Codifying Public International Law - A New International Law Commission Site

The International Law Commission, a United Nations body whose object is nothing less than "the  promotion of the progressive development of international law and its codification," has a new, content-rich web site.

Since its beginnings in 1948, the ILC has addressed: the law of treaties; the succession of states; state jurisdiction and immunity from jurisdiction; the law of international organizations; the position of the individual in international law; international criminal law; the law of international spaces (including the law of the sea); the law of international relations; and the settlement of disputes.

The new ILC web site features background information, a research guide, a topical summary of the areas of international law the ILC has considered or is considering, and a fully-searchable and nearly-complete collection of all ILC documents from 1948 to the present.

[A tip of the hat to the reference librarians at the UN's Dag Hammarskjöld Library and their UN Pulse blog.]