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United Nations iLibrary

Digital repository for UN sale publications, launched in February 2016. The publications can be read for free online, but a subscription is required to download pdf versions. The collection consists of books, studies, reports and other sale publications; for resolutions, meeting records and other official documents, see the UN Official Document System. A wide range of subjects is covered; law titles include the Law of the Sea Bulletin and the Yearbook of the International Law Commission (recent issues only; older issues are available free on other UN websites).

World Refugee Day resources

Details of book chapters, journal articles and free web resources on the subject of refugee law. Sections cover issues such as ‘who is a refugee? ‘and ‘what rights do refugees have?’  Designed for people working with refugees and anyone interested in the framework of rights and obligations concerning refugees, the collection was offered free of charge from 2018 to 2019 by publisher OUP, but free full-text access is no longer available. 

Human rights awareness month case map

Online article and map of 50 landmark human rights cases compiled by John Louth, who is Editor-in-Chief of Academic Law Books, Journals, and Online at Oxford University Press. The map is made freely available on the OUP website. Each case has a brief description and a link to a related article or report on the case. The aim is to include cases showing the “variety of international, regional, and national mechanisms and fora for adjudicating human rights claims, and the range of rights that have been recognized.”

Cyberwarfare and collateral damages

Online article explaining cyberwarfare, collateral damage and the role of victims, written by Edoardo E. Artese and Valentin Vitkov, who are Italian lawyers specialising in IT law. The article was published in 2015 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors provide a definition of cyberwarfare, comparisons with other types of warfare and how it is dealt with under international law. There is a section on collateral damages and victims and examples are given of recent cyberattacks.

How To Conduct Free Legal Research Using Google Scholar in 2015

Online guide to using the free Google Scholar search engine to find United States legal cases, opinions and journal articles. The guide is written by Nicole Black who is a New York based attorney and published in April 2015 on LLRX.com. This step-by-step guide covers case searching, finding citations and creating alerts. Part 2 of Nicole Black’s article (focusing on the more advanced search features) is posted in the same edition of LLRX.com. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals.

African Legal Information Institute

The African Legal Information Institute (AfricanLII) makes available treaties, cases, resolutions, decisions, reports and other publications of African regional organisations. It also provides access to legislation and cases from 16 African countries, via its search facility. The home page has links to regional and national African websites. AfricanLII is a project of the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU) at the University of Cape Town law faculty.

International Law and Consumer Protection: The history of consumer protection

Article on consumer protection law written by Antonella Corradi who works at the Ministry of Cultural Activities and Heritage of Italy. The article was published in 2015 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law
The author provides a brief history of consumer protection, details of consumer organisations and sections on European and United States consumer protection law.

Planetary Protection Obligations of States Pursuant to the Space Treaties and with Special Emphasis on National Legislations Provisions

Article by lawyer Gustavo Boccardo, published on New York University's Globalex website and last updated in 2018. Discusses contamination of space by space exploration missions and the reverse, where potentially dangerous organisms are bought back to Earth in samples for scientific analysis. Covers the Outer Space Treaty and to the planetary protection policies of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). Also gives an overview of planetary protection provisions in the national law of states who are parties to the Outer Space Treaty.

Privacy and Data Security Violations: What’s the Harm?

Article on privacy and data security written by Daniel J. Solove who is John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School. The article was published in August 2014 on LLRX.com and looks at United States law regarding breaches in data protection and the concept of harm in these circumstances. This is the first of four articles on this topic published in this issue of LLRX.com. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals.

Why the Law Often Doesn’t Recognize Privacy and Data Security Harms

Article on privacy and data security written by Daniel J. Solove who is John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School. The article was published in August 2014 on LLRX.com and looks at United States law regarding breaches in data protection and the difficulty the law has in recognising and dealing with the concept of harm in these circumstances. This is the second of four articles on this topic published in this issue of LLRX.com. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals.

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