On International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, we are pleased to share that the Introductory Note, written by Professor Jean Allain, on the 1926 Slavery Convention, is now available in the six official languages of the UN:

On International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, read the Procedural History of the 1981 Declaration (GA resolution 36/55), now available in the six official languages of the UN:

What do you want to know?.

A l’occasion de la journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire, regardez la série de conférences sur « Le droit international humanitaire », par le Professeur Yves Sandoz, disponible sur @UN_AVL :

On World Humanitarian Day, we invite you to watch the Mini-Series on “International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law”, by Professor Marco Sassòli, available at @UN_AVL :

The Introductory Note on the 1999 International Convention on Arrest of Ships, written by Mahin Faghfouri, is now available in the six official languages of the United Nations. @UN_AVL :

The UN Audiovisual Library is pleased to share a call for applications for internships across the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs: You can apply by 31 August 2025.

On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we invite you to watch a lecture by Professor Siegfried Wiessner, entitled “The Rights and Status of Indigenous Peoples”, available at @UN_AVL:

The Introductory Note on the 1968 Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, by Sandesh Sivakumaran, Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge, is now available at @UN_AVL:

A new entry in the Historic Archives of @UN_AVL on the 1953 Convention on the Political Rights of Women, with an Introductory Note by Ruth Aura-Odhiambo, Legal Practitioner and Former Dean of Egerton University, is now available at:

Watch the Interview with Mr. Marcin Czepelak, Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, by Ms. Yiwei Lu, on “The Permanent Court of Arbitration’s Contribution to International Law”, now available at @UN_AVL :

Watch the new lecture “The Rights of the Suspect and Accused under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court” by Xavier-Jean Keïta, Former Principal Counsel for the Office of Public Counsel for the Defense at the ICC, now available at @UN_AVL:

We pay tribute to Lady Hazel Mary Fox who generously supported the United Nations’ efforts in the teaching and dissemination of international law. Watch her lecture on “State Immunity: The Absolute and Restrictive Doctrines and New Challenges”: @UN_AVL

Une nouvelle conférence sur « Les droits du suspect et de l’accusé dans le cadre du Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale », par Xavier-Jean Keïta, Ancien Conseil Principal du Bureau du Conseil Public pour la Défense à la CPI, est disponible :

Une nouvelle conférence intitulée « Droit international et durabilité », par Seline Trevisanut, Professeure à l’Université d’Utrecht, est maintenant disponible sur @UN_AVL :

Watch the new lecture “International Law and Sustainability” by Seline Trevisanut, Professor of International Law and Sustainability at Utrecht University, now available at @UN_AVL:

Nueva conferencia de Mario Oyarzábal, Miembro de la Comisión de Derecho Internacional, sobre “La reestructuración de la deuda soberana en relación con el derecho internacional”, disponible en @UN_AVL

Watch the new lecture “Sovereign Debt Restructuring in relation to International Law” by Mr. Mario Oyarzábal, Member of the International Law Commission, now available at @UN_AVL:

On International Day in #SupportOfVictimsOfTorture, watch a lecture by Mr. Jeroen Schokkenbroek, “Preventing Torture and Other Ill-Treatment in Europe: The Role of the Council of Europe”:

On International Day of Women in Diplomacy, we invite you to watch a lecture by Judge Hilary Charlesworth, entitled “Feminist Approaches to International Law”, available at @UN_AVL

Watch the new lecture “Ten years of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals: Achievements and Challenges” by Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, now available @UN_AVL: