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Virtual training and research centre in international law.

The Audiovisual Library of International Law is a unique multimedia resource providing high quality international law training and research materials. This innovative teaching and research tool created by the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs, is available, free of charge, to all institutions and individuals around the globe. The Audiovisual Library consists of three pillars: (1

) the Historic Archives containing documents and audiovisual materials relating to the negotiation and adoption of significant legal instruments under the auspices of the United Nations and related agencies since 1945; (2) the Lecture Series featuring a permanent collection of lectures on virtually every subject of international law given by leading international law scholars and practitioners from different countries and legal systems; and (3) the Research Library providing an on-line international law library with links to treaties, jurisprudence, publications and documents, scholarly writings and research guides.

15/07/2026

A new two-part lecture entitled “The Rules of Change of General International Law” by Enzo Cannizzaro, Professor of International Law and European Union Law at the Sapienza University of Rome, is now available on all our podcast platforms.
Listen to the lecture in Soundcloud: Part I: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/enzo-cannizzaro-2-part-1, Part II: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/enzo-cannizzaro-the-rule-of; Apple Podcasts: Part I: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/enzo-cannizzaro-the-rules-of-change/id1383408356?i=1000776750484, Part II: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/enzo-cannizzaro-the-rules-of-change/id1383408356?i=1000776751180; and Spotify: Part I: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nURC8aZPW9o9mrwX6pdfc, Part II: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MouyTjiLDiNVzOXjxQXdd?si=Urht5GuXRrag4Eapb4mXIw&nd=1&dlsi=7b65d6b7363545c4.

08/07/2026

A new lecture entitled “State of Necessity in International Law” by Attila Tanzi, Professor of International Law at the University of Bologna, is now available on all our podcast platforms.
Listen to the lecture in Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/attila-tanzi-2-state-of; Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/attila-tanzi-state-of-necessity-in-international-law/id1383408356?i=1000775771451; and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2K3NKCGiU4sBFxSZh0ToO1

01/07/2026

Une nouvelle conférence intitulée « La dynamique des règles internationales » par Béatrice Bonafé, Professeure de droit international à l’Université Paris Panthéon-Assas et à l’Université La Sapienza de Rome, est maintenant disponible sur toutes nos plateformes de podcasts.

Vous pouvez l’écouter sur SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/beatrice-bonafe-la-dynamique ; Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/beatrice-bonafe-la-dynamique-des-re-gles-internationales/id1383408356?i=1000774842219 ; et Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/351Tj9UpIF9Ex46G6aCDzo

24/06/2026

A new lecture entitled “The Legal Regime of Countermeasures in International Law” by Federica Paddeu, Associate Professor of Law at Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, is now available on all our podcast platforms.
Listen to the lecture in Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/federica-paddeu-the-legal; Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/federica-paddeu-the-legal-regime-of-countermeasures/id1383408356?i=1000773883579; and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UcckXUQeAf3SdrWEInxoO

17/06/2026

A new lecture entitled “Human Rights and Disasters” by Giulio Bartolini, Professor at Roma Tre University, is now available on all our podcast platforms.
Listen to the lecture in Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/giulio-bartolini-human-rights; Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/giulio-bartolini-human-rights-and-disasters/id1383408356?i=1000772967088; and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/15CSjF4DYkWevaJ53ji52T

10/06/2026

A new lecture entitled “The Protection of Internally Displaced Persons and International Law: at the Intersection of Legal Regimes” by Paula Gaviria Betancur, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Internally Displaced Persons, is now available on all our podcast platforms.
Listen to the lecture in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/paula-gaviria-the-protection, Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/paula-gaviria-betancur-the-protection-of/id1383408356?i=1000771870283 and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ieSBpxjMGcjer10mxmKj4

08/06/2026

Applications for the 2026 United Nations Regional Course in International Law Asia-Pacific, scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 23 November to 16 December 2026, are now being accepted. The deadline for applications is Monday, 29 June 2026.

The Regional Course will be conducted in English. For further information, including application forms, please consult the website: https://legal.un.org/poa/rcil/asia/index.html.

03/06/2026

Una nueva conferencia de Diego Fernández Arroyo, Profesor en Sciences Po París, sobre “Los discursos de la legitimidad en el arbitraje internacional”, se encuentra disponible en todas las plataformas de podcasts de la AVL.
Escuche la conferencia en SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/diego-fernandez-arroyo-los; Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/diego-fernandez-arroyo-los-discursos-de-la/id1383408356?i=1000770772493 y Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bzAXnpZJs1UbUKUq86xoV

29/05/2026

A new lecture entitled “The Evolutionary Interpretation of Treaties” by Eirik Bjorge, Professor of Law at the University of Bristol Law School, is now available on all our podcast platforms.
Listen to the lecture in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/bjorge-the-evolutionary, Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/eirik-bjorge-the-evolutionary-interpretation-of-treaties/id1383408356?i=1000770008101 and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nfn7APzXZUBJUGK8gNd77

22/05/2026

To contribute to the preparation by participants of the 35th edition of the Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs has compiled resources available on the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law (AVL). Please review them here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:9f06b200-cb46-44ad-8671-539fd920940e
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