A special commemorative event entitled "The International Law Commission: Sixty Years: And Now", on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the International Law Commission.
UN Bodies
- General Assembly Sixth Committee (Legal)
Current information on agenda items, summaries of work, and documents. - International Law Commission
Programme of work, activities, conventions, reports and information. - United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Modernization and harmonization of international trade law.
Thematic Issues
- Codification and Progressive Development of International Law
Links to current activities concerning the codification and progressive development of international law. - Oceans and Law of the Sea
Oceans and Law of the Sea, main issues, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, documents and links. -
Treaties
The practice of the Secretary-General as Depositary and the registration and publication of treaties. - Other Legal Areas
Other UN websites containing legal information.
International Courts and Tribunals
- International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Programme of work, judgments, opinions and other texts. - Secretary-General's Trust Fund
- United Nations Administrative Tribunal (UNAT)
History, facts and cases. - International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Overview, documents, news, judgements, cases, etc. - International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
Overview, documents, news, judgements, cases, etc. - Special Court for Sierra Leone
Overview, documents, news, judgements, cases, etc. - Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Overview, documents, news, judgments, cases, etc. - Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Tribunal established to try all those who are allegedly responsible for the attack of 14 February 2005 in Beirut that killed the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others.
Legal Resources and Training
- United Nations Treaty Collection (UNTC)
Treaties deposited with the Secretary-General and/or registered with the Secretariat. - Audiovisual Library of International Law (AVL)
International law historic archives, video lectures and research library. - Legal Technical Assistance
Information on technical assistance provided to States on legal matters. - Programme of Assistance
Fellowship programmes, regional courses and symposia, as well as dissemination of publications and information relating to international law. - Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT)
System for collecting and disseminating information on court decisions and arbitral awards relating to the Conventions and Model Laws that have emanated from the work of the Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). - Bibliography of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL
Includes comprehensive bibliography compiled by UNCITRAL from 1968 to present, as well as latest updates collected in the time span from the publication of the last Bibliography to date.