The United Nations (UN) is one of the main international organizations and actors in international law. The UN was founded in June 26, 1945 following WWII with the express purpose of guarding peace and preventing war. The principal constitutive document of the UN is the
The United Nations Charter (UN Charter) is a fundamental treaty of the United Nations and its system, serving as a cornerstone of international law.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the five principle organizations of the United Nations, responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
The United Nations System is based on five active principal organs (formerly six, the UN Trusteeship Council suspended operations in 1994):
United States Attorneys are the main attorneys representing the federal government in district and appellate courts. There are 93 United States attorneys that cover 94 districts.
The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) is a subagency of the Department of Justice charged with representing the federal government in court. The U.S. Attorney General directs the USAO.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the main government agency that processes immigration applications in the United States. USCIS is one of many agencies involved in immigration governance and falls under the management of the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; http://www.uscis.gov
Federal statutes enacted by Congress and signed by the President (or passed over the President's veto) are compiled into the United States Code (U.S.C.). The U.S.
The Copyright Office serves as the main administrator of copyrights in the United States; organized as a department of the Library of Congress.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (USCAAF) is a federal appellate court which exercises exclusive and worldwide jurisdiction over active members of the armed forces subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
