International Courts

International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), which has its seat in The Hague, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

European Court of Justice and the General Court

The judicial institution of the European Union

European Court of Human Rights

The judicial institution organized to enforce the European Convention on Human Rights

International Criminal Court

Independent, treaty-based court created to prosecute international crimes

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

Including news, legal documents, and official judgements

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Including news, official documents, and official judgements

Treaties, Multilateral Agreements, and other international instruments

U.N. Treaty Database

Fletcher School Multilaterals Project

The Multilaterals Project, begun in 1992, is an ongoing project designed to make available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments

International Law Commission

Prepares drafts, commentaries, and restatements of international law

Eur-Lex

The official legal site for the European Union, including links to the official journal, treaties, legislation, acts, and case law

Inter-Governmental Organizations

Council of Europe

An international organization whose main role is to strengthen democracy, human rights and the rule of law throughout its member states. Also acts as forum for examining a whole range of social problems, such as social exclusion, intolerance, the integration of migrants, the threat to private life posed by new technology, bioethical issues, terrorism, drug trafficking and criminal activities.

European Union

EUROPA, the official server of the European Union

European Union Links

A guide to European Union internet links

International Monetary Fund

An international organization of 182 countries established to foster economic cooperation, stability, growth, and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

The OECD groups 29 member countries in an organization that, most importantly, provides governments a setting in which to discuss, develop and perfect economic and social policy.

Organization of American States

An organization developed to achieve an order of peace and justice, to promote their solidarity, to strengthen the collaboration of the American States, and to defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity, and their independence.

United Nations

The main server of the United Nations, with links to the various councils, assemblies, and other documents.

United Nations Documentation Center

The U.N. site for security council & general assembly resolutions, and many many other documents. An excellent reserach resource (if a bit clunky to use)

World Bank

The World Bank is a development institution whose goal is to reduce poverty by promoting sustainable economic growth in its client countries

World Trade Organization

The Successor to the GATT, the WTO promotes world trade through negotiations or "Rounds," e.g. the Uruguay Round.

World Health Organization

An international organization whose mission is the attainment of "complete physical, mental, and social well being" for all peoples.

World International Property Organization

WIPO is responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation among States, and for the administration of various multilateral treaties dealing with the legal and administrative aspects of intellectual property.

Comprehensive List of Intergovernmental Organizations

An outstanding, comprehensive list of IGOs maintained at Northwestern University for the AALL Government Documents Roundtable

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email:
Rick Buckingham, Reference Librarian.

Last updated November 7, 2007.