UN Legal websites

Legal websites of the

United Nations

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UN Legal websites

• International Law homepage: http://www.un.org/en/law/

• UN Treaty Collection: http://treaties.un.org/

• Progressive development and codification: http://www.un.org/law/lindex.htm

– Global search: http://untreaty.un.org/cod/globalsearch/dtSearch/Search_Forms/dtSearch.html

– Audiovisual Library of International Law: http://www.un.org/law/avl/

International Law Bodies: key urls

• General Assembly Sixth Committee: http://www.un.org/ga/sixth/

• International Law Commission: http://www.un.org/law/ilc/

• UNCITRAL: UN Commission on International Trade Law: http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/index.html

• International Court of Justice: http://www.icj-cij.org/

UN Treaty Collection

Status of Multilateral Treaties

Status: INDEX search

MTDSG Chapter

Status: Results

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Link to text of declaration, etc.

Endnote to other depositary notifications

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MTDSG Chapter

UN Treaty Series

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UNTS: Advanced Search

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# of results

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Date added to database

Date registered with the Secretary-General

UNTS: Search result

Full volume of the Treaty Series in which the treaty was published

Sometimes, a link here to the text

Authentic language(s) of the treaty

Tabs with content related to the legal instrument

Audiovisual materials icons

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