United Nations Documents
The United Nations is as international organization founded in 1945 with the purpose of maintaining peace and harmonious relations among nations.
For more information on the purpose, structure and function of the UN, see this page from the UN website:
https://www.un.org/en/model-united-nations/introduction
The UN's Dag Hammarskjöld Library offers a valuable Guide on UN legal research tools. In particular, Library's General Resources page covers a useful listing of UN websites.
The links below offer a sampling of some of the most prominent resources for UN documents and other publications:
- United Nations Official Document System (ODS) [Electronic]Covers all types of United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. See the scope not on entering the database for other coverage.
- UN Chronicle [Print and Electronic]Official UN magazine - information and debate on the activities of the UN. Also available online at:
http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/chronicle/ - United Nations World Wide Web Site [Electronic]Official gateway to UN information. Access to documents, news, UN activities, and more.
- United Nations Digital Library [Electronic]Access to UN documents, voting data, speeches, maps, and open access publications.
- United Nations Global Search [Electronic]Portal for simultaneous keyword searching across multiple types of UN publications, including International Law Commission documents (e.g. yearbooks), Proceedings of Diplomatic conferences, Summaries of ICJ judgments, Reports of International Arbitral Awards, Repertory of Practice of UN Organs, and the UN Juridical Yearbook.
- World Treaty Library (HeinOnline)Includes the United Nations Treaty Series, the League of Nation Treaty series, the U.S. Treaties and Agreements collection, access to United Nations Publications, and more.