International Courts

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European Court of Human Rights
http://www.echr.coe.int

Court of the Council of Europe with general information, pending cases, judgments and decisions, basic texts, press releases, and a library.

European Court of Justice
http://europe.eu.int/cj/en/index.htm

The Court of Justice has twenty-five Judges and eight Advocates-General. The Court of Justice is charged with "ensuring the law is observed in the interpretation and application of the Treaties establishing the European Communities."

Global Courts
http://www.globalcourts.com/

Provides access (or information on access) to Supreme Court decisions from around the world.

International Court of Justice
http://europe.eu.int/cj/en/index.htm

The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the UN. Found on the site are contentious cases and advisory opinions (1946 to present), cases currently being heard or under deliberation, pending cases, general information on the ICJ, constitutive instruments, and the basis for jurisdiction of the court.

International Criminal Court (ICC)
http://www.icc-cpi.int/home.html&l=en

The ICC is an organization independent of the UN that investigates and prosectues serious crimes of concern to the international community if a State is unwilling or unable to. Serious crimes include genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Lexadin: World Law Guide - Courts/Cases
http://www.lexadin.nl/wlg/courts/nofr/courts.htm

Case law avaialble by country and court level.

Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/imt/imt.htm

Collection of documents compiled by Yale concerning the Nuremburg War Crimes Trials.

OAS Inter-American Court of Human Rights
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/iachr/iachr.html

University of Minnesota webpage containing documents, case law, annual reports, press releases, and links relevant to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

The Project on International Courts & Tribunals
http://www.pict-pcti.org

PICT is a site by the Center on International Cooperation, New York University, and the Centre for International Courts and Tribunals, University College London. It includes information on more than 20 international courts and tribunals, research areas in systemic issues, ethics, access, procedural issues, and international crime, along with other publications and materials.

UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
http://www.un.org/icty/

The ICTFY page contains the latest developments, basic legal documents, indictments and proceedings, tribunal publications, judgments, and video and audio of the courtroom in multiple languages.

UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
http://www.ictr.org/default.htm

The ICTR includes general information on the tribunal, case law, basic legal texts, a library, judicial records, and publications.

This page was last updated: 08/26/2005
Please send questions, comments, and requests for additional information to
Gail Partin, gap6@psu.edu