Legal Research Links
Foreign and International:
NGOs & International Organizations
THE UNITED NATIONS & ITS BRANCHES
- United Nations (UN), an umbrella organization addressing international security, health, development, and human rights.
- International Law Commission, promotes the progressive development of international law and its codification.
- UNIQUE - UN Info QUEst, a database providing access to United Nations documents ranging from 1946 through the present.
- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), furthering the harmonization of international trade.
- United Nations Scholars' Workstation, provides a collection of texts, finding aids, maps, and links to print and electronic information on international issues.
- World Bank, providing the world's largest source of development assistance.
- World Health Organization (WHO), acts as the coordinating authority on international health.
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), promoting dissemination of information and the protection of interests.
AFRICAN INTEREST
EUROPEAN INTEREST
- EUROPA - Official Website of the European Union, provides connections to the Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Central Bank, and other bodies of the EU. Also links to EUR-LEX, a database of EU law and allows access to documents, legal texts, and publications.
- European Center for Nature Conservation, providing information to the European environmental community.
- European Environment Agency (EEA), providing a gateway to European environmental information.
- International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, enforcing international human rights.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), safeguarding the freedom and security of signatory nations.
NORTH SOUTH AMERICAN INTEREST
- Mercosur / Mercosul - Mercado Comun del Cono Sur, promoting South American trade.
- Mercosur Protocols, Treaties, Discussions, in Portuguese.
- North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC), addresses regional environmental concerns, prevents trade conflicts, and promotes enforcement complementary to NAFTA.
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Secretariat, promoting free trade among the nations of North America.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), safeguarding the freedom and security of signatory nations.
- Organization of American States (OAS), addresses issues of nations in North, Central, and South America, as well as in the Carribbean. Goals include increasing free trade, curbing illegal drug traffic, improving education, and securing justice and free speech in the region.
SELECTED NGO's & INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), addresses global and regional network development.
- Center for Securities Studies & Conflict Research - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, specializing in international security and conflict analysis.
- Commonwealth Institute, connecting nations with former colonial relationships to the United Kingdom.
- GIANT: Global Information Access Net, includes the International Affairs Contact Net, a directory of international affairs organizations.
- Global Environment & Trade Study (GETS), formulates and analyzes proposals reconciling trade liberalization and environmental protection.
- International Council on Monuments & Sites (ICOMOS), dedicated to conservation of the world's historic and cultural property.
- International Labor Organization, promotes internationally recognized labor and human rights.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), organizes multilateral funding for country development.
- UNIDROIT, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law.
- World Trade Organization (WTO), promoting a healthy international economy.
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