Researching International Environmental Law

Wildlife, Habitat, and Biodiversity

• Convention on Biological Diversity
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
• Convention on Migratory Species
• International Whaling Commission
• Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife
• RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands
• World Heritage Convention
• Man and the Biosphere Program

Oceans and Fisheries

• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
• Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
• Links to International Fisheries Organizations
• Food and Agriculture Organization, Fisheries
• Regional Fisheries Bodies
• PEW Oceans Commission Documents
• NOAA Fisheries
• Fisheries-related Convention Texts
• U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
• United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea

Air and Atmosphere

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (and Kyoto Protocol)
• The Montreal Protocol
• The Ozone Secretariat (Montreal Protocol Secretariat)
• Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

Hazardous Wastes and Chemicals

• Basel Convention on Transboundary Shipments of Hazardous Waste
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
• The Rotterdam Convention (Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade)

International Trade

• World Trade Organization
• Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• Mercosur
• Links to Free Trade Agreements
• NAFTA Secretariat
• NAFTA Investment Cases
• NAFTA Environmental Commission
• WTO, List of Panel and Appellate Body Reports

International Financial Institutions

• World Bank
• Asian Development Bank
• Inter-American Development Bank

Citizen Enforcement Mechanisms

• Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters
• World Bank Inspection Panel
• Asian Development Bank Accountability Mechanism
• Inter-American Development Bank Independent Investigation Mechanism

International Court of Justice

• International Court of Justice Homepage
• Database of ICJ cases

Foreign Law Resources

• Australia Cases
• Australasian Legal Institute
• Brazilian Environmental Laws
• Brazilian Supreme Court
• Constitutions of the World
• ECOLEX Joint Environmental Law Information Service
• Environmental Agencies of the World
• Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide
• Fiji: Judicial Decisions
• Foreign & International Law from J.W. Long Law Library, Willamette University
• Foreign & International Law Database from Washburn School of Law
• Legal Information Institute, World Law
• Philippine Laws on the Environment
• United Kingdom Parliament Home Page

General Sources

• Fletcher Multilaterals Project (a database of multilateral conventions and research tools)
• The American Society of International Law, International Environmental Law Webpage (links to environmental treaties, secretariats, websites, and literature)
• Globelaw (providing a comprehensive list of links concerning international environmental law)
• Cornell Foreign Law Research Guide
• FindLaw (links to foreign and international law)