International Resources
Supreme
Courts in an Internationalized World (HIIL)
The summary report of the Second Hague Colloquium on Fundamental
Principles of Law whose participants examined the changing
role of supreme courts in an internationalizing world and
discussed the nature of transnational interaction between
judges and judiciaries.
Hague
Service Convention Handbook (HCCH)
A fully revised and expanded edition of the Practical Handbook
on the Hague Service Convention, including general comments
on the purpose and scope of the Convention, it’s operation,
channels of transmission provided for under the Convention,
and protection of the defendants.
Rule of Law and
Due Process in Criminal Justice Systems (OSCE)
The final report from the OSCE Human Dimension Seminar on
Upholding the Rule of Law and Due Process in Criminal Justice
Systems which examined the interaction between the different
parts of the criminal justice system, including the police,
prosecutors, defense lawyers, and the judiciary.
African Judicial Network (AJN)
The African Judicial Network (AJN) is an international partnership
of legal professionals which fosters efficient and effective
judicial systems in member's respective countries and promotes
beneficial relationships among members.
NEXOS Judicial Newsletter
(JSCA)
A monthly publication of the Justice Studies Center of the
Americas which summarizes the processes of reform and modernization
of justice systems in Latin America, reports on judicial
reform related events, and provides data to individuals
and institutions involved or interested in strengthening
judiciaries in the region.
Compilation of International Human Rights
Instruments and Monitoring Bodies (OHCHR)
A compilation of the core legal instruments comprising the
international bill of rights and numerous other universal
instruments, including declarations, principles, guidelines,
standard rules and recommendations which provide practical
guidance to States in the area of human rights.
Arab
Center for Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession
(ACIJLP)
The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and
the Legal Profession is a non-governmental institution that
works to reinforce and support the status of justice in
the Arab regions, an independence of the judiciary, the
legal profession and the respect of human rights and fundamental
freedoms.
ATLAS—Requests for
Mutual Legal Assistance (EU/EJN)
A tool which allows the identification of the competent
authority in European Union Members States that can receive
request for mutual legal assistance in the following areas:
tracing and intercepting telecommunications, examinations
and body searches, obtaining documents, summoning witnesses,
and seizing assets Also provides a fast and efficient channel
for the direct transmission of requests.
ICC-EU
Agreement on Cooperation and Assistance
This Agreement, which is entered into by the European Union
EU) and the International Criminal Court (ICC)) pursuant
to the provisions of the Treaty on European Union (EU Treaty)
and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
respectively, defines the terms of cooperation and assistance
between the EU and the ICC.
JusCogens.net: Recent Developments
in International Law
A website dedicated to recent developments in the field
of public international law. Sources include the opinions
of international tribunals, international conventions, international
organizations, international custom, and the judicial decisions
and teachings of qualified publicists.