Brill Publishers is an international publishing house founded in 1683 with a rich history and a strong international focus. Brill’s publications focus on international law, the humanities and social sciences and selected areas in the sciences. The Peace Palace Library subscribes to the following reference works:
Commentaries on World Trade Law online
Commentaries on World Trade Law Online is a comprehensive, standard reference work on WTO Law. The Commentaries explain the provisions of the WTO Agreements article by article, setting out the interpretation of each article in the case law, in practice and in scholarly writing. Start your research here
Encyclopedia of public international law in Asia online
Incorporating the work of numerous leading scholars, the Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online provides a detailed description of the practice and implementation of international law in various Asian states. Each jurisdiction included in the Encyclopedia follows a standard structure for the broadest comparative advantage and starts with a Country Snapshot (Date of Independence, Date of Admission to the United Nations, Geographical Size, Population, Demographic Information, Form of Government, System of Law), followed by a State Report Overview. Start your research here
Handbook of WTO/GATT Dispute Settlement
instant access to a vast legal research database that includes:
- Updated summaries of 300+ WTO/GATT panel, Appellate Body, or arbitrator reports.
- Nine comprehensive indexes cross-referencing the reports by key word, article, country, subject, panelist, member, and more.
- Easy citation lists to track adoption status of reports.
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International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online
Available online for the first time, the International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online offers full-text searching across all archival content published in this renowned reference work over the last three decades. The Encyclopedia is the first broad, systematic and international compendium of comparative law.
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International Law and World Order: Weston & Carlson Basic Documents
This online documentary compendium gathers in a single easy-to-use collection the most significant and influential legal primary sources of the post-WWII global order. It is both a comprehensive documentary history of public international law over the past 70 years and an anthology of currently operational international instruments. Start your research here
International Maritime Boundaries
International Maritime Boundaries Online is an unmatched comprehensive reference for international State practice concerning maritime boundary delimitation, and is used and referenced widely by practitioners of international law. Complete with hyperlinked maps and keyword search functionality, features include a systematic examination of all international maritime boundaries worldwide illustrated with maps and detailed analyses of the status of maritime boundary delimitations in each of the ten regions of the world. Start your research here
Palestine: The British Mandate, 1917–1948 (NEW)
This collection offers a comprehensive range of primary sources on the history of Mandatory Palestine. It gives access to the principal memoranda, statements and reports published during the time of the British Mandate, from the Balfour Declaration of 1917 to the end of the Mandate in 1948. It includes the White Papers and reports relating to the Official Commissions sent to Palestine. Also included are the British reports to the Permanent Mandate Commission of the League of Nations, since Palestine was assigned to the League of Nations, Great Britain being the trustee. In addition, the collection contains sources pertaining to the social, demographic and economic development of Palestine. Start your research here
Publications of the Hague Academy of International Law
The Publications of the Hague Academy of International Law are divided into four series:
- Colloques/Workshop Series
The Hague Academy publishes the papers from the Workshops which it organizes, each looking at future oriented topics in international law. Start your research here
- Special Editions Online
The Special Editions is a collection of handbooks on selected topics of international law. Start your research here
- The Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations
The publications of the Centre for Studies and Research focus on some of the most topical and complex issues in international relations. Identified problems are studied from a broad global perspective by researchers from all over the world, combining, where appropriate, expertise in public and private international law. Start your research here
- Collected Courses of The Hague Academy of International Law
A key feature of Brill and one of its most prestigious collections are the Collected Courses of The Hague Academy of International Law (Recueil des Cours). These contributions by prestigious authors deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law. Start your research here
Rosenne’s Law and Practice of International Courts (1920-2015)
The popularity of his monumental and definitive works established Shabtai Rosenne as the undisputed expert on the International Court of Justice’s law and practice of his time. The Fifth Edition by Malcolm N. Shaw (updated through 2015) is an essential component of all international law libraries and an indispensable work for those practicing in the field, who will all appreciate access to the most recent work on the Court. Start your research here
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
These Commentaries are based almost entirely on the formal and informal documentation of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III, 1973-1982), coupled, where necessary, with the personal knowledge of editors, contributors, or reviewers, many of whom were principal negotiators or UN personnel who participated in the Conference. The scope and duration of the “Virginia Commentary” project is without precedent as an academic undertaking in the field of international law. Start your research here
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