New EISIL International Law Web Site Wins `International Association of Law Libraries 2004 Website Award' of Excellence.

WASHINGTON -- The Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL), the most comprehensive electronic resource of authoritative information on international law, has won the prestigious International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) 2004 Website Award. The award is presented annually to Web sites that make outstanding contributions to international law research.

Developed by a team of legal research professionals under the auspices of the American Society of International Law, the new EISIL Web site currently includes some 1500 documents, Web sites and research guides, covering 300 topics. The EISIL site, available for use free of charge at www.eisil.org, is hosted by the American Society of International Law (ASIL) and was developed under a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The new EISIL site debuted in September.

"The EISIL Web site provides extraordinarily well-organized information relating to international law sources," said James Butler, Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, and Chair of the IALL Website Award Committee. "The Committee looks forward to future developments of the site, and I have it now bookmarked as an essential tool for finding international source material."

The other IALL 2004 Committee members were Jules Winterton, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London; Lyonette Louis-Jacques, University of Chicago; and Lisbeth Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen.

"We are delighted that the new EISIL Web site has been recognized with this award and believe the site will help make previously hard-to-find information on international law more accessible to lawyers, librarians, teachers and students worldwide," said Charlotte Ku, Executive Director of ASIL. "We look forward to expanding EISIL's content and utility in the months ahead."

About the International Association of Law Libraries

Founded in 1959, the International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) is a global, non-profit membership organization with more than more than 600 members from 50 countries. Through its membership, the IALL seeks to promote the work of individuals, libraries, and other organizations involved in the acquisition, management and use of information on international law. More information on the IALL is available on the organization's Website at www.iall.org.

About the Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL)

Developed by the American Society of International Law under a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL - www.eisil.org) is the most comprehensive electronic resource of authoritative information on international law.

EISIL enables lawyers, scholars, librarians and novice users to find information on hundreds of international law subjects with unprecedented speed and ease. EISIL aggregates access to the highest quality primary materials, authoritative Web sites and helpful research guides, which previously were scattered across law libraries, archives and specialized Web sites.

EISIL includes some 1,500 selected sources, organized into 13 subject groupings in a fully searchable database. For each source, EISIL also offers helpful background information for researchers, such as citations and references, dates when laws or treaties were concluded and links to related resources.

EISIL is managed by the Washington, D.C.-based American Society of International Law (ASIL). Founded in 1906, ASIL is the leading non-profit membership organization dedicated to advancing the study and use of international law. Additional information on ASIL is available online at www.asil.org or by calling 202-939-6000.