The main criteria for acquisition are the content and the level of the books, and their relevance to the Institute's research and teaching areas.
In general, the Library will not accept the following materials:
Wherever possible, the donor must arrange for the material to be delivered to the Library.
Documents that are no longer useful to the library may be discarded. The main criteria for deselection are:
Documents relating to the core themes of the collection, such as international law, international politics or development, are not deselected.