
Almost 8 months have passed since the Peace Palace Centenary on August 28th took place, but Embassy book donations continue to pour in. This month, the Embassies of Switzerland, Iraq and Latvia generously donated to our special book donation project and enriched our National Law Collection. Find out which publications are now part of the Library Collection.
On February 20, we received a pleasant visit from Mr. Philippe Brandt, Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of Switzerland. The Swiss Embassy generously donated 17 publications and has enriched our Library Collection with the following titles:
These are:
- Schulin H. and P.N. Vogt, OR : Schweizerisches Obligationenrecht und Nebenerlasse, Basel : Helbing Lichtenhahn, 2013
- Niggli, M.A., StGB, StPO : Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch, Strafprozessordnung und Nebenerlasse,
- Basel : Helbing Lichtenhahn, 2013
- Büchler, A., Bauer Th., and S.V. Berti and others, ZGB : Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch und Nebenerlasse,Basel : Helbing Lichtenhahn, 2013
- Auer A:, Malinverni G. and Michel Hottelier, Droit constitutionnel suisse, Berne : Stampfli, 2013
- Braconi, A., , Code civil suisse et code des obligations annotés, Helbing Lichtenhahn. 2013
- Trechsel, S. and Peter Aebersold, Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch : Praxiskommentar, Switzerland, 2013
- Werra de J. and Philippe Gilliéron, Propriete intellectuelle : loi sur le droit d'auteur, loi sur la protection des marques, loi sur les designs, loi sur les brevets, droit international privé (art. 109-111 et 122 LDIP ; art. 5 ch. 3. 6 ch. 1 et 22 ch.4 CL), droit de la concurrence (art. 3 al. 2 LCart) : commentaire , Bale : Helbing Lichtenhahn, 2013
- Amstutz, M., Breitschmid and Andreas Furrer, Handkommentar zum Schweizer Privatrecht, Zürich : Schulthess, 2012
- Hanni, P., Belser, E.M., and Bernhard Waldmann, Öff. Recht ( Öffentliches Recht), Basel : Helbing Lichtenhahn, 2012
- Dupuis, M., CP: Code pénal, Bâle : Helbing Lichtenhahn, Switzerland, 2013
- Muller, J.P. and M.Chr. Schefer, Grundrechte in der Schweiz : im Rahmen der Bundesverfassung, der EMRK und der UNO-Pakte, Bern : Stämpfli, 2013
On March 3, we welcomed Ms. Kani Shareef, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Iraq in the Reading Room of the Library. The Embassy of Iraq generously donated 31 publications on the subject of family law, civil law, criminal law and the Iraqi constitution to the Libary.
N.B. Titles will soon follow here!

- Balodis, R., Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri : VI nodaļa. Tiesa. VII nodaļa. Valsts kontrole,Riga: Latvijas Vestnesis, 2013
- Pētersone Z., Intelektuālā īpašuma civiltiesiskās aizsardzības līdzekļi, Riga : Tiesu namu aģentūra, , 2013
- The Supreme court of the Republic of Latvia, Riga : United Press, 2012
- Sanita Osipova, Developing the rule of law in Latvia reflections in the fields of legal history, legal philosophy and legal sociology, Münster : Sonderpunkt Wissenschaftsverlag, 2008
The Peace Palace Library would like to express its deep gratitude and appreciation to the Embassies of Switzerland, Iraq and Latvia in response to their recent book donations to our special book project as part of our centennial celebrations.