International Law: International Law - Regional and Domestic Perspectives

Including text of treaties Australia is a signatory to, Australian treaties not yet in force, the Select Documents on International Law database, which contains information about treaty amendments etc. and other Australian treaty related resources.

A 1995 report by the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee, via AustLII.

From DFAT, an overview including information on Australian involvement in peace and security, environmental issues, human rights and indigenous issues, UN reform, and international economic cooperation.

An overview of Australia and international law, including law of the sea, sanctions and counter-terrorism. From DFAT.

Includes information regarding Australia's role on the UN Security Council

Includes information on the UN criminal justice system, law of the sea and Antarctic law, international security law, international trade law, and information regarding investor-state arbitration in the context of tobacco plain packaging.

Hardcopy yearbook held in the Law Library from volume 1, 1965. Includes journal articles, legislative developments, and cases relevant to international law for each year.

A Department of the Commonwealth Government of Australia.

Via AustLII. Includes links to relevant Australian case law, legislation, and treaties.

From the Candian Government, and including sections on Canada and the International Criminal Court, and Canadian Statements on International Law.

The Department reports on legal issues concerning foreign affairs and international law developments. It is responsible for concluding bilateral and multilateral treaties and conducting international judicial cooperation between China and other countries. Website includes sections "Cina's Work on Treaty and Law" and "Bilateral Treaties and Agreements". From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Resources are in English.

Provides details and access to over 14000 treaties invlolving the UK. from the UK Government Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The Command Papers include a variety of documents, not just the treaties themselves. The database also includes treaty related explanatory memoranda where available, extrinsic parliamentary materials designed to explain a treaty in simple terms when debating whether to become a signatory to it. From the UK Government Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Formerly called the Customs Court, this court creates a comprehensive system for judicial review of civil actions arising out of import transactions and provides uniformity in the judicial decision-making process for these transactions.

Published by the U.S. State Department's Office of the Legal Adviser, this publication offers an historical record of the views and practice of the Government of the United States in public and private international law. The site provides access to 1989-2009 volumes. See the HeinOnline Foreign and International Law Database for years 1973 - 1980.

The USITC is a quasijudicial Federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on matters of trade. It investigates the effects of dumped and subsidized imports on domestic industries, conducts global safeguard investigations, and adjudicates cases involving imports that allegedly infringe intellectual property rights. Through such proceedings, the agency facilitates a rules-based international trading system.

From the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation website.

A general (not specifically legal) database containing literature relevant to the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation organisation.

NOTE - coverage ends October 2003.

Law and Policy Reform page.

From Europa, the official website of the European Union.

For searching Westlaw International's extensive legal journal collection, choose International Materials in the right frame of the main Westlaw page, then choose World Journals in the right frame of the resultant page.

For other relevant collections, choose International Materials in the right frame of the main Westlaw page, then choose International Materials Index in the right frame of the resultant page. You can then browse or search the index for relevant international resources held within Westlaw International.