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United Nations : HeinOnline UN Library

This in-depth primer provides guidance on using UNBISNET, ODS, UN-I-QUE, and other tools to identify, understand, and locate UN documents

Purpose

This collection contains exact reproductions of major United Nations legal publications, including the complete collection of the:

  • United Nations Treaty Series;
  • League of Nations Treaty Series;
  • Monthly Statement of Treaties & International Agreements;
  • UNCITRAL Publications;
  • UNIDIR Publications;
  • United Nations Legislative Series;
  • and much more.

Finding Aids and additional features make it easy to pull up a UN Treaty by entering a UNTS Citation, search for a UN Treaty, and link to law review articles that cite a UN Treaty.

Scope

This is just a selection of material that may be of most interest to the legal researcher. Consult the website for a complete and up-to-date list.

UN Yearbooks
  • UN Yearbook of the International Law Commission (1949-2004)
  • UN Commission on International Trade Law Yearbook (1968-2007)
  • UN Disarmament Yearbook (1976-2010)
  • Yearbook on Human Rights (1946-1988)
  • UN Juridical Yearbook (1963-2009)
Treaty Publications
  • United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) & Indexes (1946-current)
  • Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (2009)
  • League of Nations Treaty Series
  • Treaty Handbook
UN Serials
  • Reports of International Arbitral Awards (1948-current)
  • Judgments of the UN Administrative Tribunal (1950-2009)
  • UNCTAD Review
  • UN Bulletin
  • UN Chronicle
  • UN Review
  • UN Document Index (1950-1973)
  • UN Legislative Series
ICJ
  • ICJ Yearbook
  • ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders
  • Summaries of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders of the ICJ
  • ICJ, Selected Documents relating to the Drafting of the Statute
Codification and Progressive Development of International Law
  • Analytical Guide to the Work of the International Law Commission, 1949-1997
  • Summary Records of the Sixth Committee, Official Records of the General Assembly (1946-1983)
  • United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of the International Criminal Court (Rome, 15 June-17 July 1998) Official Records
  • Work of the International Law Commission, 7th ed.
UNCITRAL
  • UNCITRAL Conventions
  • UNCITRAL Model Rules
  • UNCITRAL Practice Guides
ITLOS
  • Digest of International Cases on the Law of the Sea
  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
  • Law of the Sea Bulletin (1983-2010)
UNIDIR
  • After Non-Detection, What Iraq's Unfound WMD Mean for the Future of Non-Proliferation
  • Alternative Approaches in Multilateral Decision Making: Disarmament as Humanitarian Action
  • Bound to Cooperate: Conflict, Peace and People in Sierra Leone
  • Building a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East: Global Non-Proliferation Regimes and Regional Experiences
  • Celebrating the Space Age: 50 Years of Space Technology, 40 Years of the Outer Space Treaty - Conference Report, 2-3 April 2007
  • Common Security in Outer Space and International Law
  • Costs of Disarmament: Cost Benefit Analysis of SALW Destruction versus Storage
  • CTBT and Beyond
  • Developing a Biological Incident Database
  • Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Project - various reports
  • Evolving Trends in the Dual Use of Satellites
  • From Versailles to Baghdad: Post-War Armament Control of Defeated States
  • Implementing Resolution 1540: The Role of Regional Organizations
  • Implications of States' Views on an Arms Trade Treaty
  • Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Assessing the Existing Proposals
  • Space Security 2009: Moving towards a Safer Space Environment, Conference Report 15-16 June 2009
  • Unfinished Business: The Negotiation of the CTBT and the End of Nuclear Testing
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Special Features

Quick Reference Guide

HeinOnline's Quick Reference Guide provides clear detailed instructions on using the databases.

In addition to browsing through the various collections, one can search for material using one of the following finding aids:

  • Enter a United Nations Treaty Series Citation

  • Enter a League of Nations Treaty Series Citation
  • Search for a Treaty

  • Search all United Nations Publications
  • International Agreements by Popular Name
  • Scholarly Writings of Faculty Members

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