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Introduction
INTRODUCTION
International law is a primary concern of the United Nations. The mandate for the activities in this field emanates from the Charter of the United Nations which, in its Preamble, sets the goal "to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained".
Hague are accessible from the Court's Press Room. Major publications detailing the work of the ICJ: The latest versions of the basic legal documents relating to the organization of the Court are posted on its website. Printed editions of this material appear in the series Acts and Documents. The International Court of Justice Yearbook contains information about the basic texts governing the work of the Court, its members (with biographies), organization, jurisdiction, functioning, administration and finances in a given year. The texts of declarations recognizing the jurisdiction of the ICJ are reproduced in full; other relevant instruments are listed. Judgments and advisory opinions given during the course of the year are summarized. A complete list of the Yearbooks can be found in the UN-I-QUE database. The Summaries of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders of the International Court of Justice condense the case-law of the ICJ and are available online. 1948-1991 (Document symbol: ST/LEG/SER.F/1; Sales number: 92.V.5), 1992-1996 (Document symbol: ST/LEG/SER.F/1/Add.1; Sales number: 97.V.7), 1997-2002 (Document symbol: ST/LEG/SER.F/1/Add.2; Sales number: 03.V.12). The Bibliography of the International Court of Justice, published annually and assigned an ICJ sales number, lists publications relating to the Court which have come to the attention of the Registry during a given year. The Bibliography formed part of the Yearbook up to the 1963-1964 edition and appears now as a separate publication. A complete list of the Bibliographies can be found in the UN-I-QUE database.
Major publications detailing the work of the ITLOS: The latest versions of the basic legal documents relating to the organization of the Tribunal are posted on its website. This material is also available in printed format (list) but the Internet versions are more current. The Yearbook (list) contains information about the organization, functioning, competence, procedure, judicial work, finances and members of the Tribunal in a given year. Included is
also a bibliography listing publications on the Tribunal which have come to the attention of the Registry during the reporting period. Full-text source materials are reprinted in annexes. Tribunal actions are recorded in the series Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders (list). Documentation relating to its proceedings is compiled in the series Pleadings, Minutes of Public Sittings and Documents (list).
Major publications detailing the work of the Tribunal: The latest versions of the Basic Legal Documents of the Tribunal are posted on its website. Printed editions of this material are available but the Internet versions are more current. The Yearbook provides information about the work, members (with biographies), jurisdiction, organization, functioning and activities of the Tribunal in a given year. Included is a bibliography which lists publications relating to the Tribunal released during the reporting period. Available in Printed editions. The Judicial Reports reprint all public indictments as well as the decisions and judgments rendered as of 1994. Available in Printed editions. The Judicial Supplements provide monthly summaries of significant decisions and judgments. The full text of these Supplements is available online.
1329 (2000) of 30 November 2000, 1411 (2002) of 17 May 2002, 1431 (2002) of 14 August 2002 and 1512 (2003) of 27 October 2003. The Tribunal reports annually to the General Assembly and the Security Council. The full text of the annual reports can be retrieved from the Tribunal's website. Basic legal documents are accessible online. Full-text information regarding completed and pending cases is also posted. The latest developments are reflected in press releases.
The Plenipotentiary Conference established a Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court to make arrangements for the establishment of the Court and its operation prior to the first session of the Assembly of States Parties.
The Preparatory Commission held 10 sessions and issued reports and proceedings on the work concluded at each session (document series symbol: PCNICC/-). The Commission also prepared a guide to its documentation. The full text of selected Commission documents can be accessed online.
The Assembly of States Parties met for the first time in New York from 3 to 10 September 2002. Assembly documentation, issued under document series symbol: ICC-ASP/-, is available online.
The ICC Press Releases website has the latest news. New York press releases are issued under the series symbol L/- and can be retrieved through the search option at the UN Press Releases website.
2008. Among other matters, the resolution established two new tribunals: the United Nations Dispute Tribunal and the United Nations Appeals Tribunal. These bodies handle internal disputes and disciplinary matters in the United Nations. The statutes of both tribunals are annexed to the resolution. The pattern of publication of decisions for these new bodies has not yet been established. The United Nations Administrative Tribunal was established by General Assembly resolution 351 A (IV) of 24 November 1949; the annexed Statute defined the mandate of the Tribunal. Its objective was designated as passing judgment upon applications alleging non-observance of contracts of employment of staff members or of their terms of appointment (Article 2 of the Statute). The Statute was amended by the General Assembly at various times; the final text is contained in AT/11/Rev.6 (Sales number: 03.X.1). General Assembly resolution 63/253 of 24 December 2008, inter alia abolished the United Nations Administrative Tribunal. The decisions of the UN Administrative Tribunal, whose numbers do not coincide with the case numbers, are first issued as separate documents under the series symbol AT/DEC/- and later cumulated. A complete list of these cumulations can be found in the UN-I-QUE database. The cumulations also include a subject index to the judgments during the period in question and give the composition of the Tribunal for the same timeframe. The full text of the decisions (from the beginning in 1950 onwards) is accessible through UNBISnet and the Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS).
adopted by the General Assembly at its 62nd session on the reports of the Sixth Committee (among others) is accessible through this Research Guide. Information relating to the work of the Sixth Committee (52nd session onwards) is also provided by the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs. Press releases are issued under the series symbol GA/L/- and can be retrieved through the search option at the Press Releases website.
Major publications detailing the work of the ILC: The Yearbook of the International Law Commission reproduces, in volume I, records of meetings which took place in a given year; volume II contains the texts of major reports produced during the year (including the annual report to the General Assembly). A complete list of the Yearbooks can be found in the UN-I-QUE database. The full text of all ILC Yearbooks is available through the Commission's website and UNBISnet . The Work of the International Law Commission, 7th edition (Sales number: 07.V.9) gives an overview of the ILC's activities and reproduces the full text of legal instruments drafted under its aegis. An updated list of these legal instruments (with, in many cases, links to the full text) is available online. The Analytical Guide to the Work of the International Law Commission, 1949-1997
(Document symbol: ST/LEG/GUIDE/1; Sales number: 98.V.10) describes the work of the ILC on legal issues falling within its mandate with references to the source materials. An online version of the Guide has been posted on the Commission's website.
Major publications detailing the work of UNCITRAL: The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Yearbook reproduces the annual report of the Commission as well as actions and comments on it, studies and reports on major subjects, the full text of legal instruments and the records of selected meetings which took place in a given year. A complete list of the Yearbooks can be found in the UN-I-QUE database. The full text of all Yearbooks is posted on the Commission's website. UNCITRAL : The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (Sales number: 86.V.8) gives an overview of UNCITRAL's activities as at August 1985 and reproduces the full text of legal instruments drafted under its aegis up to that time. A list of these legal instruments is available online, with links to full text and to status information. A Bibliography of Recent Writings related to the Work of UNCITRAL , issued annually,
forms part of the Yearbook and has additionally appeared as a separate document since 1986. An updated list of recent writings is posted on the Commission's website.