Series

Reports of International Arbitral Awards / Recueil des Sentences Arbitrales

International arbitral and judicial awards are of considerable importance, for they are a "subsidiary means for the determination of the rules of law" as provided in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice. They are also important from the point of view of the progressive development of international law, a task which Article 13 of the Charter places under the responsibility of the General Assembly of the United Nations.Prior to the publication of the United Nations Reports of International Arbitral Awards, there existed no systematic collection of such decisions. Yet the need of one had been felt for a long while by the various national and international bodies concerned with international law and by all those interested in its development. This publication is prepared by the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs. 

Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders/Recueil des arrêts, avis consultatifs et ordonnances

This series contains the reports of the decisions of the Court in both English and French. Each decision is published separately immediately after having been rendered in an unbound format. At the end of the year these separate decisions are collected in one single volume. At the beginning of each following year an analytical index is published concerning the previous year’s decisions. The collected decisions, complete with an index for each given year are sold ready bound in one or more cloth hardbound volume(s). Note that concerning decisions that relate to any particular case it will generally be necessary to refer to several volumes. Cette série contient les rapports des décisions de la Cour en anglais et en français. Chaque décision est publiée séparément et immédiatement après avoir été rendue dans un format non relié. A la fin de chaque année, ces décisions séparées sont rassemblées en un seul volume unique. Au début de chaque année suivante, un index analytique est publié concernant les décisions de l'année précédente. Les décisions recueillies, accompagnées d'un index pour chaque année donnée, sont vendues reliées en un ou plusieurs volumes reliés en tissu. A noter qu'en ce qui concerne les décisions relatives à un cas particulier il sera généralement nécessaire de se référer à plusieurs volumes.

Reports of the International Court of Justice

Every year the Court submits a report on its activities to the United Nations General Assembly. The Report covers the period from 1 August of one year to 31 July of the next. It generally includes an introductory summary and information relating to the organization, jurisdiction and judicial work of the Court, visits, events and lectures, the Court’s publications and documents, and administrative and budgetary issues. 

Resúmenes de los Fallos, Opiniones Consultivas y Providencias de la Corte Internacional de Justicia

Statement of Treaties and International Agreements / Relev des Traits et Accords Internationaux

This publication is issued monthly by the Treaty Section of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs pursuant to article 13 of the UN Regulations prior to their publication in the UNTS pursuant to Article 102 of the UN Charter. It contains detailed record of treaties and related subsequent treaty actions which were registered or filed and recorded with the United Nations Secretariat on a given month. It is updated monthly. Old Turpin link: http://ebiz.turpin-distribution.com/JournalDetails.aspx?ProductCode=PC5…

The Law of the Sea: A Select Bibliography

Prepared by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, the bibliographies in this collection is divided into subject categories based mainly on the major topics of the Convention on the Law of the Sea. The books and articles within each category are listed alphabetically by author and a complete author index is also included.

The Work of the International Law Commission

This series provides an introduction to the work of the International Law Commission (ILC), with sufficient references to facilitate further research. Volume I of each edition discusses the nature and role of the ILC, as well as of its programme of work, working methods and relationship with governments and other legal bodies. It includes a brief summary of the work undertaken on each topic considered since 1949, as well as several annexes, containing its Statute, relevant historical information, and a selected bibliography. Volume II of each edition reproduces the full texts of the final draft instruments prepared by the ILC and submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration, as well as of multilateral conventions adopted by diplomatic conferences convened under the auspices of the United Nations or by the General Assembly, on the basis of draft articles prepared by the ILC. 

United Nations Juridical Yearbook

Pursuant to resolution 1814 (XVII) of 18 December 1962, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to publish a juridical yearbook which would include certain documentary materials of a legal character concerning the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations as presented in an outline annexed to the resolution. The United Nations Juridical Yearbook has since been published on an annual basis reviewing legal developments starting from 1963. 

United Nations Legislative Series

In 1950, the International Law Commission considered ways and means for making customary international law more readily available, in accordance with article 24 of its Statute. The Commission recommended, inter alia, that the General Assembly of the United Nations should authorize the Secretariat to prepare and issue, with as wide a distribution as possible, a Legislative Series containing the texts of current national legislation on matters of international interest. In this connection, it was recommended that the Secretariat should assemble and publish from time to time collections of the texts of national legislation on special topics of general interest. The Legislative Series is prepared by the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs. The first 25 volumes in the Legislative Series have addressed a broad range of special topics of general interest relating, inter alia, to the law of the sea, the law of treaties, nationality, diplomatic and consular law, international organizations, State succession, non-navigational uses of international watercourses, jurisdictional immunities of States and their property, the multilateral treaty-making process as well as the prevention and suppression of international terrorism. The legal materials contained in this series have included not only national legislation but also treaties, judicial decisions, diplomatic correspondence and other relevant materials depending on the topic.

United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies

In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the United Nations Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000 treaties reproduced in their authentic languages, together with translations into English and French, as necessary. / Conformément à l'article 102 de la Charte et aux résolutions pertinentes de l'Assemblée générale, tous les traités et accords internationaux enregistrés ou classés auprès du Secrétariat depuis 1946 sont publiés dans le Recueil des traités. À l'heure actuelle, la collection comprend environ 30.000 traités reproduits dans leur langue d’origine, avec des traductions en anglais et en français, si nécessaire.