International Human Rights Law

Human rights awareness month case map

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Online article and map of 50 landmark human rights cases compiled by John Louth, who is Editor-in-Chief of Academic Law Books, Journals, and Online at Oxford University Press. The map is made freely available on the OUP website. Each case has a brief description and a link to a related article or report on the case. The aim is to include cases showing the “variety of international, regional, and national mechanisms and fora for adjudicating human rights claims, and the range of rights that have been recognized.”

A Review of the Progressive Development of International Human Rights Framework on Capital Punishment

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Online guide looking at international human rights law concerning the death penalty, written by

Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

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The Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect was established in 2008 by the International Crisis Group, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam International, Refugees International and WFM-Institute for Global Policy. The work of the Centre is focused on the new international norm, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), which refers to protection of populations against genocide and other large-scale atrocities. The work of the Centre includes advocacy, research designed to further understanding of R2P and helping states to build capacity.

Customary Law Database

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The Customary Law Database is an online version of 'Customary International Humanitarian Law', a study by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which was published by Cambridge University Press in 2005. Available on the ICRC website, the database has two parts: Rules and Practice. The Rules section analyses the 161 customary rules of international humanitarian law identified by the study, while the Practice section covers the underlying practice.

International Justice

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Sub section of the website of the Global Policy Forum (GPF), focusing on the development of international law. The GPF is a non-governmental body founded in 1993 to monitor the global policy making of the United Nations. This section of its website collects together articles, analysis and news stories related to international justice, including introductory descriptions of key issues and institutions, under headings such as the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and the Alien Tort Claims Act (of the United States).

Unviversity of California Berkeley, Human Rights Center

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This research centre website provides its reports, working papers and other publications on human rights and humanitarian law, including war crimes. It also describes the work of the Center, including both completed and ongoing projects.

Bibliography for Research on International Human Rights Law

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A detailed online bibliography prepared by David Weissbrodt and Marci Hoffman in the late 1990s for the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library. The authors looked at the major bodies involved in matters of international human rights and list sources in print and electronic form relevant to human rights research.

International Women's Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

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A research guide concerned with women's human rights in an international context and outlining the major documents. The guide has been prepared by Marylin J. Raisch and published on the website of the Bora Laskin Law Library in the University of Toronto. The author provides commentary and links to primary, secondary, and other research sources.

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide : Human Rights

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Bibliographic resource guide dealing with international human rights issues and materials. This guide, written by Marci Hoffman, forms a component chapter of the ASIL's Guide to Electronic Resources for International law. The author offers background information for the subject and suggests a methodology and supporting starting points for research.

Update to Guide to Country Research for Refugee Status Determination

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A guide to finding information about refugees' and asylum seekers' country of origin, last updated in 2002 and published on the website of the Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX). The guide is written by Elisa Mason, Information Manager for the Forced Migration Online project at the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Commentary, bibliographic information and links to relevant websites are included.

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