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Acts and Documents Concerning the Organization of the Court/Actes et documents relatifs à l'organisation de la Cour

This series consists of the International Court of Justice's various basic documents as adopted and amended since its creation. Seven bilingual editions (English and French) have been published since 1946, the latest being in 2021. They include the Charter of the United Nations, the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Rules of Court, the Practice Directions, the Resolution concerning the Internal Judicial Practice of the Court and a number of other texts. These volumes also include exhaustive indexes in both the official languages of the Court.


Bibliography of the International Court of Justice/Bibliographie de la Cour Internationale de Justice

The Registry of the Court usually prepares a bibliography of work and documents that relate to the institution and that were collected during the previous year. Bibliographies Nos. 1-18 formed Chapter IX of the Yearbook and the Annuaire up to the 1963-1964 edition. Subsequent bibliographies were issued as separate fascicles between 1964 and 2003. Starting with Bibliography No. 58, they are published digitally. Le greffe de la Cour prépare généralement une bibliographie des travaux et documents relatifs à l'institution et qui ont été rassemblés au cours de l'année précédente. Les bibliographies nos 1-18 ont constitué le chapitre IX du Yearbook et de l'Annuaire jusqu'à l'édition 1963-1964. Les bibliographies suivantes ont été publiées sous forme de fascicules séparés entre 1964 et 2003. À partir de la bibliographie n° 58, elles sont publiées sous forme numérique.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Special Bibliography / Bibliographie spéciale sur le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR)

Since the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) by the UN Security Council in 1994, a substantial volume of judicial records has been produced documenting the trial and appellate processes at the ICTR. Those processes have, over years of judicial activity, produced a new, unique and evolving jurisprudence in the field of international criminal justice. That jurisprudence has inspired a large number of legal professionals and scholars around the world to carry out research on a number of novel issues arising from prosecuting the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes at an international level. The impact of the ICTR jurisprudence on the quest for the generation of new knowledge has been demonstrated by the global response to the compendious Special Bibliography compiled by the Legal Library.


Law of the Sea Bulletin

The Law of the Sea Bulletin provides cogent and timely information on important issues related to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Issued three times a year, it provides legal material relevant to the Law of the Sea including national legislation, bilateral agreements and multilateral treaties as well as information on decisions of the International Court of Justice, arbitration tribunals and other dispute settlement procedures.
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Multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General

This publication provides information on the status of over 500 major multilateral instruments deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (including the texts of reservations, declarations and objections) and covers a range of subject matter such as Human Rights, Disarmament, Commodities, Refugees, the Environment and the Law of the Sea. The number of treaties deposited with the Secretary-General keeps growing steadily. This publication reflects the status of these instruments, as Member States sign, ratify, accede or lodge declarations, reservations or objections. It is available in English and French.

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Pleadings, Oral Arguments, Documents/Mémoires, plaidoiries et documents

Volumes in this series are published as soon as possible after the closure of each case and contain the documentation that relates to that case in its original language, which is either English or French. These are divided into three parts. Firstly, the document instituting the proceedings and the written pleadings. Secondly, the verbatim record of the oral proceedings. And thirdly, any documents submitted to the Court after the closure of the written proceedings. One or more volumes are issued for each case. Note that volumes that were released up to 31 December 1964 (Sales No. 286) are sold in cloth hardbound form whereas subsequent volumes are paperbound. Les volumes de cette série sont publiés dès que possible après la clôture de chaque affaire et contiennent la documentation relative à ladite affaire dans sa langue d'origine, soit l'anglais ou le français. Ceux-ci sont divisés en trois parties. En premier lieu, l'acte introductif d'instance et les pièces de procédure écrites. Deuxièmement, le compte rendu de la procédure orale. Et troisièmement, tout document soumis à la Cour après la clôture de la procédure écrite. Un ou plusieurs volumes sont publiés pour chaque cas. Notez que les volumes qui ont été publiés jusqu'au 31 décembre 1964 (numéro de vente 286) sont vendus sous forme cartonnée en tissu alors que les volumes suivants sont reliés en papier.

Recueil des Traités Index Cumulatif

In order to facilitate reference to the United Nations Treaty Series, the Secretariat publishes a Cumulative Index (in English and French). This continues the practice of the League of Nations, which published a similar index to its Treaty Series. A volume of the United Nations Treaty Series Cumulative Index is issued for every fifty volumes of the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS). This series has been discontinued. The last issue is number 54.

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Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council

The Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council, mandated by the General Assembly in resolution 686 (VII) in 1952, provides comprehensive coverage of the Security Council’s interpretation and application of the United Nations Charter and its own Provisional Rules of Procedure since 1946. Its primary purpose is to provide Member States, including those elected to serve on the Security Council, the United Nations system, academics and others with a source of information regarding the evolving practice of the Security Council. 

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Report of the International Law Commission

The International Law Commission was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 for the "promotion of the progressive development of international law and its codification. It holds an annual session at the United Nations Office at Geneva.