Law Library at Allard Hall
United Nations
The United Nations is the largest intergovernmental organization in the world. Its mandate includes peace and security, economic and social development, human rights, and international law. Established in 1945, the UN currently has 193 members and is composed of six main organs: General Assembly (GA); Security Council (SC): Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); Trusteeship Council; Secretariat; and the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
- UN DocumentsAccess the UN Documents to find documents from the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, and the Secretariat. To locate additional documents, use the UN Official Document System (ODS) which is the official repository of UN documents and includes full-text images of the documents. The system allows for both keyword and advanced searching, but does not contain press releases, UN treaties or UN sales publications.
- United Nations International Law Page (Publications Global Search)