Welcome to Geneva!

Geneva - Pont des Bergues, by Xavier von Erlach

“Y en a point comme nous!” (There are none like us!). Like probably all nations on Earth, Swiss people are often convinced to live in a special (and God-blessed) country, the “land of milk and money”, as an irreverent Englishman wrote once. Apart from its gorgeous landscapes, Switzerland has many particular features, not always positive. As a new cohort of students arrives to spend some time here, we have selected books and films to introduce them to Switzerland and Geneva.

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Register for IALL’s 41st annual course, 8-11 October 2023

IALL banner, featuring a photo of Geneva, the UN, the Jet d'eau, and other international organisations

This year’s annual course of the International Association of Law Libraries (IALL), “Like Clockwork? Multilateralism and International Law in Geneva” is organised by the ICRC Library, the UNOG Library & Archives, and of course the IHEID Library. Early bird registration is open until July 23 for the conference. Registrations are closing on August 15, 2023.

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