Associations & Institutions
ABA Young Lawyers Division
The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division website is the online forum for the ABA’s largest division of over 147,000 members. It provides online resources for Division members, including committee information, publications, ongoing projects and legal resources geared towards young lawyers.
ABA Law Student Division
The American Bar Association Law Student Division website provides law students with access to membership benefits, competitions, programming and other resources dedicated to the ABA’s student members.
American Society of International Law
The American Society of International Law is a nonpartisan, educational organization promoting the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice.
International Bar Association
The International Bar Association is the world’s leading organization of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies.
International Law Institute
The ILI provides training and technical assistance to find practical solutions to the legal, economic and financial problems of developing countries.
International Law Students Association
The International Law Students Association (ISLA) is a non-profit association of students and young lawyers dedicated to the study and promotion of international law. ILSA is dedicated to supplementing the traditional domestic-focused approach to legal studies with opportunities for study, research and career networking that concentrates on international and transnational law.
International Courts & Tribunals
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
The ECCC is a mixed tribunal established by agreement between the United Nations and Cambodia to prosecute senior members of the Khmer Rouge for crimes against humanity, including genocide.
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
The ICSID is an autonomous international institution established under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States to provide facilities for conciliation and arbitration of international investment disputes.
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice was established by the United Nations Charter. It hears claims between states on a variety of matters.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The ICTR was established by the United Nations Security Council to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity that occurred during Rwandan Civil War of 1994.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The ICTY was established by the United Nations Security Council to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity that occurred during the conflicts surrounding the break-up of the former Republic of Yugoslavia.
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent judicial body established by the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea to adjudicate disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention.
London Court of International Arbitration
The LCIA is one of the longest-established international institutions for commercial dispute resolution
Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Permanent Court of Arbitration provides services for the resolution of disputes involving states, state entities, intergovernmental organizations and private parties.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court was established pursuant to an agreement between Sierra Leone and the United Nations to try war crimes and crimes against humanity after 30 November 1996 during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Law Student Publications
Job Resources
ABA CLE Career Counsel Site
The American Bar Association Career Counsel website is the ABA’s central source for online information on finding jobs and enhancing lawyer’s careers. Maintained by the ABA-CLE Career Resource Center, the site offers access to ABA job postings, tools and links to career-related resources and tips on finding the right job and maximizing career opportunities
USAJOBS
USAJOBS is the official job announcement site for the United States government.
UN Jobs
Jobs website for the United Nations.
World Bank Employment Opportunities
The World Bank Group’s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. It has a range of employment opportunities in a variety of areas.
Sources of International Law
American Society of International Law, Electronic Information System for International Law
The American Society of International Law has developed the Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL), one of the premier databases for research in international law. It contains primary materials, authoritative websites and helpful guides to researching international law.
Avalon Project at Yale Law School
The Avalon Project mounts digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. They have also linked to supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text. They have a tremendous number of important documents on their site, including those concerning the International Military Tribunal for Germany at Nuremberg.
The Hague Justice Portal
The portal is a gateway to information, news and research on the Hague organizations in the fields of international peace, justice and security. It improves access to the Hague courts, tribunals and organizations and encourages academic debate.
Harvard Law School Library Guide to Foreign and International Law Resources
The Harvard Law School Library provides an annotated guide to foreign and international law internet resources on environmental issues, human rights, immigration and asylum, intellectual property, Roman law, terrorism, trade and international treaties.
Hein Online (account required)
Hein Online is one of the premier legal research databases, specializing in historical legal content not available elsewhere online.
Legal Information Institute: Global Resources
The LII at Cornell Law School maintains a collection legal materials and resources from around the globe, including constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions and related legal materials.
Law Library of Congress
The Law Library of Congress is the world’s largest collection of primary and secondary legal documents.
Lex Mercatoria
Lex Mercatoria, one of the oldest legal websites, is dedicated to the provision of information on international commercial law with subsidiary interests in commerce and (mostly open standard) Net and information technologies that may be of interest to law academics and professionals worldwide.
New York University School of Law Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases
Project on International Courts and Tribunals
The Project of International Courts and Tribunals provides a centralized source for scholars, practitioners and laypersons to the work of international courts and tribunals.
Syracuse University College of Law Library International and Comparative Disability Law Resources
United Nations Legal Resources
The United Nations Legal Resources website provides access to all UN-affiliated tribunals, the United Nations Treaty Series, Office of Legal Affairs and other international legal organizations.
University of Chicago Library Legal Research on International Law
War Crimes Research Office
The War Crimes Research Office promotes the development and enforcement of international criminal and humanitarian law, primarily through the provision of specialized legal research assistance in the areas of international criminal and humanitarian law to international and internationalized criminal courts and tribunals.
Willamette University Library Foreign and International Law Resources
World Legal Information Institute
The World Legal Information Institute provides free access to 873 legal databases from 123 countries.
World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement
The World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement procedures.
Yale Law School Library
Foreign, Transnational and International Resources

