International Law

Foreign and International Law

This page offers information about Foreign Law by Geographical Region: Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and the Pacific. Furthermore, it covers World Constitutions, International Criminal Justice, Economic Resources, Environmental Laws, Human Right Issues, International Treaties, and Public International Law.

The International Court of Justice

This website contains information about the International Court of Justice based in the Hague (Netherland). Additionally, it gives information about statutes, treaties and decisions of the ICJ.

International Organizations

United Nations Home Page

Through this location, one has access to actual U.N. documents, including resolutions passed by the U.N. General Assembly, Security Council, and Economic and Social Council. In addition, an overview of the United Nations as a whole as well as a pictorial timeline of important events in U.N. history are offered. It is also possible to view text of current events affecting the U.N., recent news, structure, and resources. Users may purchase published works of the United Nations through the "publications" icon on the home page.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Home Page

This page contains detailed information about the organization and its members. Furthermore, it offers the opportunuity to research the organization's archives for various speeches and documents.

Organization of American States Home Page

The data found in this site relates to international issues in the Americas. Included are a special link for public information and a special section for press releases. With its Fifty plus members, the OAS is always full of new information.

ASEANWEB

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) offers public information on the affairs of southeast Asia, and on how they are linked to the rest of the world. Access to an array of special events being coordinated by the organization is also accessible.

Europa

A wealth of information on the region is readily available. Among others, information on integration, activity in the Balkans, status of the Organization for Security, Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the political climate of Europe in general.

CIA World Factbook

This is the Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook Online. It gives access to links offering general information about virtually all the nations in the world.

International Economy

The Embassy Page

A list of embassies and consulates in the major countries of the world can be found in this page. Each embassy homepages gi10-Jan-2008 10:36 AM Current articles and addresses pertaining to economic topics such as trade balances, imports and exports, trading partners, and problems inherent to the said country can be found here. Also included are links with information on travel, health, law, and trade data. One link to note is the MSU-CIBER : International Business Resources on the WWW. This link contains news, both domestic and international, as well as journals and research papers.

International Economics

Treated at length on this site and linked to a multitude of sub-sites is International Trade. In addition, data about International Finance, Foreign Exchange, International Factor Movement and Business, International Organizations and International Treaties are available here.

International Trade

This site is, for the most, devoted to business. The main screen displays a map of the world with devided in sections. These sections are connected to links in which a list of companies, products and services offered in these areas can be found. Other headings in this webpage include: the World Trade Organization, the National Law Center, as well as the US International Trade Commission.

Social, Economic and Political Change

The basic question of interest is "Why does society develop the way that it does?" How did the various political systems develop, how do different customs and social systems come about. Some specific topics include: what is globalization and how is it happening, why did industrialization first occur in Europe, how far will democratization spread and in what forms.

This site Dr. Gene Shackman's attempt to study those questions. He presents information that looks at long term, large scale changes in social, political and economic systems at the national and international levels. This site presents links to sites with theories, approaches, data and research. The principal aim is to present information that can be used to explain historical change, growth and development.

Regions Of the World

The Yahoo Countries Page

This web site includes more than 220 country links ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Detailed information on each country, covering subjects such as government, politics, society and culture can be obtained.

Political Database of the Americas

This web site was produced by Georgetown University's Resource Unit on Democratic Governability at the Center for Latin American Studies. It presents an overview of the Americas. The site is divided into eight categories which are General Information, Political Parties, Elections, Miscellaneous Political Data, Comparative Studies, Government, and International Affairs. A subcategory called "Country Summaries and Flags" gives some information about circa 35 countries. In another subcategory called "Magazines and Newspapers", current and past constitutions of the said countries can be found.

European Union

In this page data about European politics is explored. Several offshoot links inform about topics such as the war in Bosnia or the Irish conflict.

African Politics

This web site is maintained by the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. It deals with politics in fifty-six countries of Africa. Each country's page covers a variety of governmental information.

East Asian and Pacific Affairs

This site is maintained by the U.S. Department of State. It contains information regarding relations the U.S. generally has with the countries in this region. There are six categories. They include Recent Statements, Speeches and Testimony, Key Policy Statements, Country Information, Contacts, Related Foreign Affairs Sites and U.S. Embassies and Consulates. Through the "Related Foreign Affairs" category, agencies and home pages can be accessed.