links
Useful Links
HRLA Bursary Award Application
Corporate Legal Accountability announcement
International Courts
International Court of Justice
Court website for judgments and information
http://www.icj-cij.org
International Criminal Court
Includes Rome Statute, Preparatory Commission and Assembly of States Parties
http://www.un.org/law/icc/
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ICTR documents, judgments and information
http://www.ictr.org/
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
ICTY documents, judgments and information
http://www.un.org/icty/
Intergovernmental Organisations
International Labour Organization
Documents and resources on international labour law. Includes ILOLEX Database
on International Labour Standards and NATLEX Database of national laws on
labour, social security and related human rights.
http://www.ilo.org/
International Law Commission
UN organisation to promote the progressive development of international
law and its codification. Includes sessions, reports, documents and texts.
http://www.un.org/law/ilc/index.htm
Ratification of Principal International Human Rights Treaties
Table of ratification status of UN human rights treaties.
http://www.unhchr.ch/pdf/report.pdf
Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
United Nations Sub-Commission website. Includes sessions, documents, rules
of procedure and mechanisms.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/2/sc.htm
Treaty body database
UN database including search engine by country, treaty, type etc. Includes
reporting status and ratifications and reservations.
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf
UN Commission on Human Rights
Includes sessions, mechanisms, rules and documents.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/2/chr.htm
UN Committee Against Torture
UN Treaty Monitoring Body for the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Includes sessions, individual
complaints and press releases.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cat/index.html
UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
UN Treaty Monitoring Body for the International Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Includes sessions, individual complaints
and press releases.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cerd.htm
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
UN Treaty Monitoring Body for the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Includes sessions, general comments, draft
Optional Protocol and press releases.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cescr.htm
UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
UN Treaty Monitoring Body for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women. Includes sessions, individual complaints
and press releases.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cedw.htm
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
UN Treaty Monitoring Body for the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Includes reports, sessions, optional protocol, recommendations and press
releases.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc/
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website. Includes documents,
treaties, conferences, UN human rights bodies and news
http://www.ohchr.org/english/
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
http://www.unhcr.ch
UN Human Rights Committee
UN Treaty Monitoring Body for International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR). Includes sessions, rules of procedure, individual complaints,
official records and press releases.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/hrc.htm
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Text of declaration.
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
Regional Human Rights Governmental Organisations:
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Commission website for communications, reports, basic documents and information
http://www.achpr.org/english/_info/news_en.html
African Human Rights Resources Centre
Part of University of Minnesota Human Rights library database.
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/
Council of Europe
Extensive website including news and COE bodies
http://www.coe.int/portalT.asp
Council of Europe Directorate General of Human Rights
Includes developments, bulletins and human rights handbooks
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Human_rights/
Council of Europe Minorities Page
Includes Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities,
Advisory Committee and state reports
http://www.humanrights.coe.int/Minorities/Eng/SiteMap.htm
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Text, context and history of the Charter
http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/unit/charte/index_en.html
EUR-Lex
The portal to European Union law, including treaties, legislation, official
journal, case law, parliamentary questions and documents of public interest
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html
European Commission
Includes Justice and Home Affairs section
http://europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Includes ECRI statute, publications and European Conference Against Racism
http://www.coe.int/t/E/human_rights/ecri/
European Commissioner for Human Rights
Council of Europe position. Includes mandate, opinions, reports, recommendations
and seminars.
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Commissioner_H.R/Communication_Unit/
European Court of Human Rights
Court website for judgements and information
http://www.echr.coe.int/
HUDOC
Search engine for ECtHR case law
http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/search.asp?skin=hudoc-en
European Court of Justice
ECJ case law and information
http://www.curia.eu.int/en/index.htm
European Social Charter
Includes European Committee of Social Rights, state reports, recent conclusions,
collective complaints, activities and database.
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Human_Rights/Esc/
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Commission website for basic documents, reports and information
http://www.cidh.oas.org/DefaultE.htm
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Court website for judgements, basic documents and information
http://www.corteidh.or.cr/index_ing.html
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
News, information, documents and reports. Includes Office for Democratic
Institutions and Human Rights.
http://www.osce.org/
Organization of American States
OAS website including information, publications and documents
http://www.oas.org/
Non-Governmental Organisations:
Amnesty International
AI international website
http://amnesty.org/
Anti-Slavery
UK organisation that monitors slavery, trafficking, forced labour, and forced
prostitution worldwide.
http://www.antislavery.org/
Article 19
Global Campaign for Free Expression. Includes the Virtual Freedom of Expression
Handbook, country information, thematic material and news
http://www.article19.org/
Human Rights Watch
Includes country information, publications and news.
http://www.hrw.org/
Interights
International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights. Includes
Commonwealth Human Rights Law Database and International Human Rights Law
Database.
http://www.interights.org/
International Commission of Jurists
Includes fact-finding mission reports and downloadable publications.
http://www.icj.org/
International Committee of the Red Cross
Humanitarian law, activities, news and information
http://www.icrc.org./eng
Jacobin Club
The Club de Jacobin has returned in the same year as the double century of Thomas Paine's passing. He was not a Jacobin, but expoused many of the same ideals and had the support of English Jacobins
http://jacobincl.googlepages.com
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
Independent national voluntary organisation, campaigning for justice and
combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy. JCWI provides
free advice and casework, training courses, and a range of publications.
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/
JUSTICE
UK section of the International Commission of Jurists. Includes policy briefings,
news, details of conferences and publications
http://www.justice.org.uk/
Liberty
Formerly NCCL. Includes, briefings, details of legal training and seminars
and news.
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/
Minority Rights Group International
MRG has otherwise been promoting and protecting inority rights in over 50 countries for over 40 years.
Penal Reform International
International NGO founded in London. Website includes policy documents and
reports, theme issues and comprehensive regional information and news.
http://www.penalreform.org/
Physicians for Human Rights UK
A voluntary organisation of doctors involved in campaigning, education,
and investigating and documenting gross human rights violations.
http://www.phruk.net/
Privacy International
Watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. Includes country
reports, international agreements on privacy and human rights, news and
activities.
http://www.privacyinternational.org/
Redress
London-based, internationally focused group that helps torture survivors
use legal remedies to obtain reparation.
http://www.redress.org/
Refugee Council
Includes news, publications, resources and events
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
Reprieve
Organisation providing legal representation and humanitarian assistance
to impoverished people facing the death penalty at the hands of the state
in the US and the Caribbean.
http://www.reprieve.org.uk/
Solicitors' International Human Rights Group
Promotes awareness of international human rights within the legal profession
and mobilises solicitors into effective action in support of those rights.
http://www.sihrg.org
Statewatch
Monitoring the state and civil liberties in the EU.
http://www.poptel.org.uk/statewatch/
Strategic Choices in the Design of Truth Commissions
This website contains the leading research on past Truth Commissions in
a manner that is oriented towards decision making, to enable designers of
future Commissions to identify the critical factors and potential solutions
relevant to their societies. The Truth Commissions covered are Argentina,
Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, and South Africa.
http://www.truthcommission.org
Women's Human Rights Net
An international network of women's human rights organizations. Information,
news and reports.
http://www.whrnet.org/
World Organisation Against Torture
Helps national human rights organisations fight torture. Site contains details
of programmes and appeals.
http://www.omct.org/
Country Specific databases and institutions:
Australasian Legal Information Institute
Cases and legislation for all Australian jurisdictions and New Zealand.
http://www.austlii.edu.au
Australian High Court
Court website for information and judgements
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/
http://www.hcourt.gov.au/
Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Includes decisions. legislation, reports and publications
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/
Australian Law Reform Commission
Includes reports, consultation papers, discussion papers, news, Reform journal
and details of current inquiries.
http://www.alrc.gov.au/
Canadian Legal Information Institute
Judgements and legislation for Canada and all states
http://www.canlii.org/
Canadian Supreme Court
Court website for judgements and information. Includes judgements since
1983, news releases from 1997 and weekly bulletins from 1994.
http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/judgments/index_e.html
Hong Kong Legal Information Institute
Cases and legislation for Hong Kong. Includes Court of Final Appeal, Court
of Appeal and Court of First Instance.
http://www.hklii.org/
India resources on WorldLII
Links to Internet resources on Indian courts, case law and legislation.
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2179.html
New Zealand Court of Appeal judgements
Court of Appeal judgements since 1995
http://www.brookers.co.nz/legal/judgments/
New Zealand Court of Appeal judgements
Selected Court of Appeal judgements since 1998
http://www.austlii.edu.au/nz/cases/NZCA/
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Includes reports, publications and research.
http://www.nihrc.org/
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute
Case law and legislation
http://www.paclii.org/
Scottish Human Rights Centre
Includes advice and information service, advice leaflets and briefing papers.
http://www.scottishhumanrightscentre.org.uk/
South African Constitutional Court
Court website for judgements and information
http://www.concourt.gov.za/
South African Human Rights Commission
Contains publications, news and campaign information.
http://www.sahrc.org.za/
United States Supreme Court
Court website for judgements and information
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
US Supreme Court Collection
Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute website. Comprehensive website
with useful search facilities
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
Information based websites:
Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutes
Information and links to national human rights commissions in the Asia Pacific
region
http://www.apf.hreoc.gov.au/index.html
Beagle Human Rights Page
Domestic and European human rights cases arranged by Convention article
and subject matter
http://www.beagle.org.uk/hra/newindex.htm
British and Irish Legal Information Institute
Cases and legislation for England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland,
Scotland and UK
http://www.bailii.org/
British Council Human Rights Network
Includes information about organisations in the UK and internationally which
are working in human rights; news about activities, programmes, research,
events, and publications from these organisations; and human rights news
and information from around the world.
http://www.humanrights.britishcouncil.org/
British Institute of Human Rights
Includes research, policy, training and events.
http://www.bihr.org/
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Includes events and information about publications.
http://www.biicl.org/default.htm
Centre for Constitutional Rights
New York based non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to
protecting and advancing the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution
and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
http://www.ccr-ny.org/programs/rsejustice.asp
Children's Legal Centre
Independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children
and young people.
http://www2.essex.ac.uk/clc/
Children's Rights Alliance for England
An alliance of over 180 organisations committed to promoting children’s
human rights.
http://www.crights.org.uk
Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Includes ratification information, news, updates and documents.
http://www.iccnow.org/index.html
Commission for Racial Equality
Includes information, legal advice and news.
http://www.cre.gov.uk/
Constitution Finder
Constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents for around
the world.
http://confinder.richmond.edu/
Daily Law Notes
Case summaries for the House of Lords, the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal
and all divisions of the High Court and the European Court of Justice.
http://www.lawreports.co.uk/indexdln.htm
Derechos
Internet based human rights organization focussing on Latin America
http://www.derechos.org/
European Centre for Minority Issues
Practice-oriented research, information and documentation, and advisory
services concerning minority-majority relations in Europe.
http://www.ecmi.de/doc/index.html
FindLaw
General American search engine for US federal and state courts, decisions
and legislation, government sites and foreign and international resources.
http://lp.findlaw.com/
House of Lords
Includes judgments, appeal committee reports, civil and criminal practice
directions
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld/ldjudinf.htm
Howard League for Penal Reform
Information, campaigns, publications and events
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/howard.league/
Human and Constitutional Rights
Website of the Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law School. Includes a
Hot Topics section with information on current HR issues.
http://www.hrcr.org/
Human Rights Brief
Online journal from the Washington College of Law's Centre for Human Rights
and Humanitarian Law.
http://www.wcl.american.edu/pub/humright/brief/
Human Rights Library
University of Minnesota database. Excellent coverage of international and
regional documents and materials, with dedicated search engines available.
Also, links to over 2,300 sites organized by type of document, type of organization,
region and topic.
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Includes online library catalogue.
http://ials.sas.ac.uk/
Institute of Race Relations
Research and analysis that informs the struggle for racial justice in Britain
and internationally.
http://www.irr.org.uk/
International Centre for Journalists
Information and newsletters on freedom of the press
http://www.icfj.org/
International Centre for Prison Studies
Established in 1997 as part of King's College School of Law, ICPS seeks
to assist governments and other relevant agencies to develop appropriate
policies on prisons and the use of imprisonment. It carries out its work
on a project or consultancy basis for international agencies, governmental
and non-governmental organisations. Website includes downloadable publications
and speeches, Prison Health section and World Prison Brief.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/rel/icps/home.html
International Child Abduction Database
Hague Convention site. Includes latest cases on Convention on Civil aspects
of International Child Abduction and searchable database of caselaw. Requires
registration (free).Hague Convention site. Includes latest cases on Convention
on Civil aspects of International Child Abduction and searchable database
of caselaw.
http://212.206.44.26/
International Criminal Law - Guide to Electronic Resources
American Society of Law Guide by Gail Partin.
http://www.asil.org/resource/crim1.htm#Human
Rights and War Crimes
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
Website includes news and press releases.
http://www.iol.ie/%7Eiccl/home.htm
Law, Social Justice and Global Development
Online journal from The Electronic Law Journals Project, Warwick Law School.
http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/global/
Lexus Nexus
Bar Handbook Publisher
http://www1.lexisnexis.co.uk/thebarhandbook
Minority Rights Database
University of East London site containing resources and information on minority
rights.
http://www.uel.ac.uk/law/mr/min.html
Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)
Research institute at the University of Utrecht.
http://www.law.uu.nl/english/sim/
Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
Yale University database.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/imt/imt.htm
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights. Includes reports and publications,
meetings and press notices.
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/joint_committee_on_human_rights.cfm
Privy Council Judicial Committee
Includes judgements, jurisdiction and legislation
http://www.privy-council.org.uk/output/page5.asp
Refugee Case Law
Selected recent court decisions that interpret the legal definition of a
"refugee", including cases from the highest national courts of
Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United
Kingdom, and the United States.
http://www.refugeecaselaw.org/Refugee/Default.asp
US State Department Human Rights Reports 1993-1999
Please see other site for more recent reports: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/c1470.htm
http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/hrp_reports_mainhp.html
US State Department Human Rights Reports 1999-2001
For earlier reports, please see other site: http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/hrp_reports_mainhp.html
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/c1470.htm
Women's Human Rights Resources
From Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto.
http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/diana/
World Legal Information Institute
Useful search engine for Internet legal resources for all countries and
regions.
http://www.worldlii.org/
Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal
Online journal.
http://www.yale.edu/yhrdlj/index_enhanced.htm
