International Law and Human Rights: Web Resources

Guide to international law by subject produced by the American Society of International Law. This is a good place to start to get an overview of research methods.

Also produced by ASIL, EISIL is "an open database of authenticated primary and other materials across the breadth of international law, which until now have been scattered in libraries, archives and specialized web sites."

Excellent place to start to get an overview of primary documents related to areas of international law.

Good for reviewing the legal structures of different countries.

"GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research. Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law, GlobaLex is committed to the dissemination of high-level international, foreign, and comparative law research tools in order to accommodate the needs of an increasingly global educational and practicing legal world."

The database available on this site "provides information on the status of over 500 major multilateral instruments deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (including the texts of reservations, declarations and objections) and covers a range of subject matter such as Human Rights, Disarmament, Commodities, Refugees, the Environment and the Law of the Sea."

"Treaties in Force is prepared by the Department of State for the purpose of providing information on treaties and other international agreements to which the United States has become a party and which are carried on the records of the Department of State as being in force as of its stated publication date..."

A comprehensive guide to a variety of useful international law web resources.

Guide to Resources

UNHCR portal for law, statistics, policy papers, etc. on refugees.

The UNHCR provides data, reports, maps and other information essential for field operations. It also carries statistical reports on the people of concern to UNHCR: refugees, asylum-seekers, returned refugees, the internally displaced and stateless people. Detailed information on country of asylum, place of origin, gender, age, location and legal status of refugees is available.

Currently six comics are available, and others are forthcoming on topics ranging from human trafficking to drug addiction. Most stories feature extra resources such as concept art, maps, interviews, and animations