Crimes of War
"The Crimes of War Project was established in 1999 to educate the general public and concerned professionals about international humanitarian law (IHL)-with specific emphasis on the Geneva Conventions." Resources provide related links, a timeline of IHL treaties and conventions, a bibliography, and more.

Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases
A searchable collection of links, to a wide variety of international informational and legal resources. It is arranged topically by area of the law or type of resource. From New York University School of Law Library.

Hague Conference on Private International Law
Full text and status of various Hague Conventions on international law. Published by the intergovernmental organization that works to unify rules of international civil law and to negotiate treaties that become known as Hague Conventions. In addition to full-text and status information on more than forty Conventions, the site lists member countries and central authorities, and provides news and events information. Available in English and French.

International Court of Justice
Offers the text of the official judgments, advisory opinions, and orders in English and French, the two official languages of the Court. In addition, the site contains information on the Court, a listing of judges, an ICJ resource guide, Statute of the ICJ and United Nations Charter, and annotated pointers to selected international law sites.

International Humanitarian Law
Full-text of 91 treaties from 1856 to date, commentaries on the four Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, an up-to-date list of signatures, ratifications relating to IHL treaties and full text of reservations.

International Religious Freedom Report
The Department of State's annual report, which provides "a description of the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, including any violations of religious freedom and any trends toward improvement." Reports on nearly two hundred countries include religious demography, societal attitudes, and abuses and restrictions on religious freedom.

Lex Mercatoria
This collection includes treaties, conventions, model laws, rules and other relevant trade instruments, international organizations, and more. Has a subject index and is searchable.

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
The WIPO, concerned with protecting copyright, trademark, and industrial design, provides treaties, databases, statistics, definitions, and a directory of global and regional organizations. Also available in French, Spanish, and Russian.

	Debbie Celia, Reference Librarian
	Tel: 203-291-4849	E-mail: dcelia@westportlibrary.org

Last update: 8/07