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Introduction International law consists of rules and principles which govern the relations and dealings of nations with each other. Most of the time a distinction is made between Public International Law and Conflict of Laws (sometimes referred to as Private International Law) Public International Law is concerned with the relations between States or the relations between states and individual nationals of other states. If the sea, law of space and the environment etc... Conflict of Laws (or Private International law in civil systems) is the body of conventions, model laws, legal guides, and other documents and instruments that regulate private relationships across national borders. Some topics in conflict of laws include international trade and international dispute resolution. There are several international courts and tribunals, each of which has a different jurisdiction. Below you will find the names of the courts, brief descriptions, and sources for the case law from each, some courts are still in organizational stages and do not have completed case-law.
Oxford Reports on International Law (ORIL) brings together decisions on public international law from international courts and tribunals, domestic courts and ad hoc tribunals. Integrating the full scope of international case law for the first time in an easily navigable online environment, ORIL draws upon the expertise of leading scholars and local experts to provide high quality, timely, reports and analysis. Case reports contain: Headnote; Summary of case facts and judicial holdings/arbitral decision or award; Full text of the opinion of the Court/arbitral tribunal; Analytical commentary from scholarly experts; List of cases and instruments cited; Accurate translations into English of key passages of non-English decisions. The library subscribes to all modules available which includes: Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts; Oxford Reports on International Criminal Law; Oxford Reports on International Human Rights Law; Oxford Reports on International Courts of General Jurisdiction; Oxford Reports on International Investment Claims See the following information on courts covered by ORIL http://www.oxfordlawreports.com/faqs#available
Published by Cambridge University Press these reports contain decisions translated into English from international courts and arbitrators as well as judgments of national courts. International Legal Materials K 1.I663 + Online journal International Legal Materials republished selected documents of importance and does contain some case-law. EISIL: International Dispute Settlement http://www.eisil.org/ Provides information on mechanisms for resolving international disputes, such as international courts and tribunals, arbitral bodies, commissions, administrative tribunals and other dispute settlement bodies. These bodies are organized according to the area of international law under their jurisdiction. PICT (Project on International Courts and Tribunals) http://www.pict-pcti.org/ Contains a listing of international courts and tribunals and links to the full-text of selected cases and decisions from these international courts where (or if) available. If you are looking for an international court not listed below PICT is a good place to try. Case-Law & Courts: International http://www.library.uq.edu.au/law/research/judgments_int.html Website from the University of Queensland, Australia. Provides links to national domestic case-law and international courts and tribunals. World Courts http://www.worldcourts.com/ By Anatoly I. Vlasov. Provides information on international judicial organizations (PCIJ, ICJ, ECHR etc.) such as decisions, conventions, history, jurisdiction, structure and statistics. Translations into Russian are available on the website, but the content is mostly in English. International Organisations European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance - see: European Union Case-Law International Court of Justice - see: International Human Rights Case-Law Human Rights Committee - see: International Human Rights Case Law: Human Rights Committee Other Treaty Bodies - see: International Human Rights Case Law: Other Treaty Bodies International Criminal Court - see: International Human Rights Case Law: ICC Other Criminal Tribunals - See: International Human Rights Case Law: International Criminal Tribunals OAS: Inter-American System - see: International Human Rights Case-Law: Regional systems European Court of Human Rights (Council of Europe) - see: International Human Rights Case-Law: Council of Europe International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Tribunal for disputes arising out of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, based in Hamburg, Germany. Website International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea http://www.itlos.org/start2_en.html Database International Law Reports KZ 199.I6 + Online Oxford Reports on International Law WTO - dispute Settlement System Websites Dispute Settlement Gateway http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_e.htm Dispute settlement reports / World Trade Organization K 4600.A53 Databases
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WTO & GATT Panel Decisions covers the period 1948 to 1996 World
Trade Organization Dispute Settlement 1996 to the present. International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes Website i. ICSID: Cases http://icsid.worldbank.org/ICSID/Index.jsp
i. ICSID reports : reports of cases decided under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, 1965 / edited by R. Rayfuse ; consulting editor E. Lauterpacht
K 3830.3 Databases i. Westlaw - Westlaw International > International/Worldwide Materials > Multi-National Materials > International Organizations & Institutions > ICSID. ii. International Law Reports KZ 199.I6 + Online iii. Oxford Reports on International Law WIPO - Arbitration and Mediation Website WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/index.html Databases
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World Intellectual Property Organization Domain Decisions Permanent Court of Arbitration An international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands. It was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference. Unlike the ICJ, the PCA is not just open to states but also to other parties. The PCA provides services for the resolution of disputes involving various combinations of states, state entities, intergovernmental organizations, and private parties. Website International Permanent Court of Arbitration http://www.pca-cpa.org/ Databases Westlaw - Westlaw > Westlaw International > Regional and Topical Subscriptions > Topical Subscriptions > Arbitration > Awards & Case Law > Permanent Court of Arbitration Awards (PCA-AWARDS) International Law Reports KZ 199.I6 + Online Oxford Reports on International Law European Free Trade Association Court The EFTA Court has jurisdiction with regard to EFTA States which are parties to the EEA Agreement (at present Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). Website EFTA Court http://www.eftacourt.lu/ i. European Commercial Cases KJ 1600.A51 + Online journal Databases i. International Law Reports KZ 199.I6 + Online International Court of Arbitration The International Court of Arbitration is an institution for the resolution of international commercial disputes. Website ICC - International Court of Arbitration http://www.iccwbo.org/court/ i. Collection of arbitral awards = Recueil des sentences arbitrales de la CCI / Jean-Jacques Arnaldez, Yves Derains, Dominique Hascher.
K 2400.A49 Databases Westlaw - Westlaw > Westlaw International > International Directory (Left-hand menu under search for a database) > Topical practice areas > Alternative Dispute Resolution > choose either International Chamber of Commerce - All (ICC-ALL) or International Commercial Arbitration - All (ICA-ALL) International Law Reports KZ 199.I6 + Online Oxford Reports on International Law
International Criminal Courts for the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and
Sierra Leone: A Guide to Online and Print Resources ASIL Guide to
Electronic Resources for International Law
International Law: Resource Guide International
Legal Research Tutorial
Suffolk University Law School: International Law: Primary Sources
Introduction to
International Law Research
GlobalLex:
International Law Other International Courts
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