Part One: General International Law 1
Ⅰ INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED OR SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS 2
1. Charter of the United Nations and related instruments 2
2. Basic instruments on human rights 12
3. Declarations and resolutions 34
(a) Human Rights 34
(b) Security and disarmament 47
(c) Peace, international understanding 51
(d) Social progress and economic development 56
Ⅱ TEXTS ADOPTED BY SPECIALIZED AGENCIES WITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM 70
1. Unesco: Constitution and relevant resolutions 70
2. Instruments adopted by other agencies 71
Ⅲ INSTRUMENTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 91
1. Europe 91
2. The Americas 91
3. Africa 91
4. Asia 92
5. Arab region 92
6. Trans-regional instruments 92
Part Two: Information Law 125
1. Historic documents 126
2. Freedom of information 127
3. Free flow of information 142
4. Media regulation 168
5. Practice of journalism 177
6. Protection of the individual: privacy and related matters 182
7. Development of communications 187
8. Communication policies 204
9. New World Information and Communication Order 217
10. Other emerging concepts: the right to communicate 225
Part Three: Telecommunications Law 227
1. Instruments adopted within the framework of the International Telecommunication Union 228
2. Other instruments 232
Part Four: Postal Law 261
Part Five: Space Law 266
1. Outer space treaty and related UN documents 266
2. Texts adopted by other UN agencies 267
3. Operational agreements 267
Part Six: Intellectual Property Rights 298
Ⅰ. LIST OF CURRENTLY VALID INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS 299
1. Organizational structure 299
2. Copyright and neighbouring rights 299
3. Industrial property rights 299
4. Rules concerning industrial property rights in other areas: examples 301
Ⅱ. EXCERPTS FROM MAJOR CONVENTIONS 301
Part Seven: Informatics Law 314
1. Protection of individual rights, in particular privacy 315
2. Organizational structure 315
Part Eight: Trade and Customs Regulation 331
1. Economic and trade agreements 331
2. Customs agreements 332
Part Nine: Culture and Education 345
1. Culture 345
2. Education 346
Part Ten: National Security and Law Enforcement 362