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...you can find a short Introduction (German) to research  methods, with interactive links and background information on the most important online databases. This memo does not replace participation in library introduction events (RWI, ZB) and the associated practical sessions.

Homepage of the Bundesrat and the Bundesverwaltung
Here you will find the Amtliche and Systematische Sammlung of Swiss constitutional law, the Bundesblatt and the administrative practice of the national authorities.

Homepage of the  Swiss Parliament (the Bundesversammlung) 
Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht) 
Swiss Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) 
Asylrekurskommission (asylum-related appeals)
Direktion für Völkerrecht of the Swiss Department for Foreign Affairs

Curia Vista (Database of the Swiss Parliament)

Treaty Collections

Database of the international treaties concluded by Switzerland (EDA) 
UN Treaty Series (UNTS) 
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library  

International Organisations and Courts

 
UN Human Rights Council

UN Committee against Torture  
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)  
World Trade Organisation (WTO) 
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)  
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

International Court of Justice (ICJ) 
International Criminal Court (ICC) 
International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) 

For a detailed overview on the international courts and tribunals, see: Project on International Courts and Tribunals.

Main portal of the European Union  
Here you will find information on the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and other Institutions.

Eur-Lex (Collection of the legal provisions of the EU) 
European Court of Justice (ECJ)   
Collection of provisions relevant to the sectoral agreements between Switzerland and the EU
Office for Integration EDA/EVD  
Main Portal of the Council of Europe   
Treaty database of the Council of Europe
European Court of Human Rights
Database of the Judgments and Decisions of the ECHR (HUDOC)  
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Committee against Torture of the Council of Europe   

German Federal Constitutional Court   
U.S. Supreme Court  
Russian Supreme Court  
Polish Constitutional Court   

American Society of International Law 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Völkerrecht  
Informationsverbund der Deutschschweizer Bibliotheken  
Schweizer Bibliothekskataloge (Link collection by Switch)
Library of the MPI for foreign public law and public international law
Library catalogue of the ICRC   

Additional links related to public international law