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Foreign and International Law
- Constitute"The worlds' constitutions to read, search and compare."
- International Court of Justice (World Court)This is the web site of the International Court of Justice (often known as the World Court), the principle judicial body of the United Nations.
- International Law and Justice (United Nations)This site has a wealth of information on International law and the United Nations.
- Treaties in ForceFrom the United States Department of State. An annual list of treaties to which the U.S .is presently a party.
- United Nations Treaty CollectionOver 500 treaties which have been deposited with the United Nations.
- World Legal Information InstituteInformation and hundreds of law related databases from around the world. You can search all the databases, browse through lists of databases by country or browse by subject (the subject link is at the bottom of the left column).
Evaluating Web Sites
How can you tell if a web site is trustworthy or not? It's not always easy, but there are things that you can look for that will help you decide.
- Who is the author? Are they qualified to talk about this subject?
- How accurate is the information? You may need to compare what you find with another source to answer this question.
- Who is the audience? This can influence how much detail is included.
- What point of view is being represented? All sites have a bias, but is it obvious or are they trying to hide something?
- How up to date is the site? Older information may no longer be accurate.
- How comprehensive is the page? Some pages may leave out critical information.