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UNRIC Library Newsletter The May issue of the Library Newsletter was published on 19 May 2009. UNRIC Library Backgrounders New backgrounders on the following subjects are available: Redesigned Website of the United Nations Diplomatic Conferences for Treaties United Nations Legal Publications
http://www.un.org
The redesigned UN website has been launched by the Department of Public Information (DPI) on 4 May 2009 in the 6 UN languages with a new structure, improved navigation and usability, and greater coherence. The site introduces a new branding concept and embodies the Organization's priorities on multilingualism and web accessibility. The five thematic pages are colour-coded and serve as gateways to information on those themes.
http://untreaty.un.org/cod/diplomaticconferences/index.html
This new website of the UN Office of Legal Affairs provides access to the official records of a series of diplomatic conferences, convoked by the United Nations in order to negotiate and adopt several treaties based on drafts worked out by the International Law Commission and considered by the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the General Assembly. The user is provided access by individual document, and the entire collection of proceedings is searchable in full-text format.
Using this function you can search various legal publications or combination of publications or all the publications. Accessible are: ILC Documents (including Yearbooks), Proceedings of Diplomatic conferences, Summaries of ICJ judgments, Reports of International Arbitral Awards, Repertory of Practice of UN Organs, UN Juridical Yearbook.
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