CIL Document Database User Guide - Centre for International Law

Overview

The CIL Document Database is a free public resource for researchers and policy makers. The database comprises over 600 ASEAN and 300 international law and policy documents in areas relevant to CIL’s research. The collection is selected and cross-referenced by a dedicated CIL research team. Each entry includes a downloadable full text document with a content page, and summary information including instrument status, citations, dispute settlement and entry into force provisions, and annual updates on ratification status in all ten ASEAN member states.

Database entries may be searched by keyword, title, date, category and ratification status. An advanced search function also enables full-text search by keyword and category.

For queries, clarifications or suggestions of documents to be included in the database, please email cilcsw@nus.edu.sg.

The database collection is organised according to the following categories:
International Law and Policy
1. Environment
2. General International Law
3. Human Rights
4. International Dispute Resolution
5. Nuclear
  1. Environmental
  2. Nuclear Liability
  3. Nuclear Safety
  4. Nuclear Security
  5. Organisations
  6. Radiation Protection
  7. Safeguards and Non-Proliferation
  8. Technical Cooperation, Science and Technology
6. Oceans/Law of the Sea
  1. Fisheries
  2. International Maritime Organization
  3. Joint Development
  4. Maritime Boundaries
  5. Marine Environment
  6. Offshore
  7. Regional/Bilateral
  8. Seabed
7. Penal Matters
8. Polar Regions
ASEAN Law and Policy
1. ASEAN Constituent Documents. Milestone official documents for ASEAN’s establishment. The development of key principles of ASEAN cooperation, vision for the ASEAN Community and major plans of action for the whole of ASEAN.
2. ASEAN Summit Documents. Documents signed, adopted or endorsed by the supreme body of ASEAN— the ‘ASEAN leaders’ or heads of state or government, including documents done by the Leaders with external partners. This category does not include documents signed at the ministerial level.
3. ASEAN Economic Community. Selected official documents of the ASEAN Economic Community and respective sectoral meetings.
  1. ASEAN Economic Community/ASEAN Economic Ministers
  2. ASEAN Economic Community/Customs
  3. ASEAN Economic Community/ASEAN Free Trade Area
  4. ASEAN Economic Community/Energy
  5. ASEAN Economic Community/Finance
  6. ASEAN Economic Community/Food, Agriculture and Forestry
  7. ASEAN Economic Community/Industry
  8. ASEAN Economic Community/Investment
  9. ASEAN Economic Community/Initiative for ASEAN Integration
  10. ASEAN Economic Community/Minerals
  11. ASEAN Economic Community/Services
  12. ASEAN Economic Community/Science and Technology
  13. ASEAN Economic Community/Telecommunications and IT
  14. ASEAN Economic Community/Tourism
  15. ASEAN Economic Community/Transport
4. ASEAN Political-Security Community. Selected official documents of the ASEAN Political-Security Community.
  1. ASEAN Political-Security Community/ASEAN Foreign Ministers (formerly known as the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting)
  2. ASEAN Political-Security Community/Defence
  3. ASEAN Political-Security Community/Law
  4. ASEAN Political-Security Community/Transnational Crime
5. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. Selected official documents of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community:
  1. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Culture and Arts
  2. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Disaster Management
  3. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Drugs
  4. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Education
  5. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Environment
  6. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Haze
  7. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Health
  8. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Information
  9. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Labour
  10. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Rural Development and Poverty Eradication
  11. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Social Welfare and Development
  12. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Sports
  13. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Women
  14. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community/Youth
6. ASEAN External Relations. Selected official documents relating to ASEAN’s relationships with dialogue partners, regional forums and other external relations.
  1. ASEAN External Relations/Australia
  2. ASEAN External Relations/Canada
  3. ASEAN External Relations/China
  4. ASEAN External Relations/European Union
  5. ASEAN External Relations/India
  6. ASEAN External Relations/Japan
  7. ASEAN External Relations/Republic of Korea
  8. ASEAN External Relations/New Zealand
  9. ASEAN External Relations/Russia
  10. ASEAN External Relations/United Nations
  11. ASEAN External Relations/USA
  12. ASEAN External Relations/ASEAN Regional Forum
  13. ASEAN External Relations/ASEAN+3 (APT)
  14. ASEAN External Relations/East Asia Summit
  15. ASEAN External Relations/International Organisations
7. ASEAN Procedure. Official documents on procedural matters including immunities and privileges, dispute settlement, as well as terms of reference, rules of procedure and regulations.
  1. ASEAN Procedure/Dispute Settlement
  2. ASEAN Procedure/Immunities and Privileges
8. ASEAN Accession. Official documents on accession of new members to ASEAN as well as accession of ASEAN members and dialogue partners to existing agreements.
9. ASEAN Secretariat. Official documents relating to the establishment and administration of the ASEAN Secretariat.
10. ASEAN Human Rights. Documents related to human rights in ASEAN, including the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and other mechanisms.
11. ASEAN Other. Documents related to other ASEAN institutions and cooperation, such as the ASEAN Foundation and the ASEAN Development Fund.