Legal Links

These are sites that we consider to be the very best. They have lots of content, are updated frequently, are well indexed and attractively designed. They are must see and bookmark sites.

MARITIME LEGAL RESOURCES:

Text of Relevant Sections of the US Code and US Constitution:

Text of Shipping Conventions and Treaties:

Collections:

FEDERAL LAW AND RESOURCES

GENERAL INTERNATIONAL LAW AND RESOURCES

  • Guide to the World: Searchable database relating to hundreds of nations.
  • International Law Materials: Great database, including large treaty collections, law journals and materials relating to GATT, NATO, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the European Union, and the United Nations and more.
  • International Trade Law Materials: Very useful site, including key US laws relating to international trade, international trade agreements, international organizations and links to related sites.
  • International Trade Law Monitor: Wealth of searchable information on international trade including treaties, conventions, and a comprehensive subject table of contents.
  • Library of Congress Guide to Nations: Well-organized database listing numerous links to sites regarding hundreds of nations.
  • World-Wide Government Information Services: Access thousands of sites on governments around the world, many in the language of the relevant nation. Best for information on Europe and the United States, including an extensive listing of US state sites.
  • European Union: The main site of the EU, available in 11 languages, contains news and information on EU institutions, policies and law.
  • Harvard Law School Law Library – International Collection: Excellent annotated links to foreign laws, treaties, international organizations, human rights, immigration and other areas of international law.
  • National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade: Latin American legal database includes links to related sites and trade reports (requires subscription).
  • United Nations: The primary site to the UN has lots of information and resources.

ARBITRATION RESOURCES

OTHER USEFUL LINKS