A Review of the Progressive Development of International Human Rights Framework on Capital Punishment
Online guide looking at international human rights law concerning the death penalty, written by
International Human Rights Law
Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
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
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.
Unviversity of California Berkeley, Human Rights Center
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
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.
ASIL Electronic Resource Guide : Human Rights
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.
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Online version of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989, on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This web page also contains links to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and information on the status of ratifications, declarations and reservations. The Convention can be viewed in English, French, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
New Zealand Human Rights Commission
Website of the Human Rights Commission in New Zealand, offering background information on the function, personnel and organisation of the Commission with notes on the complaints process. The site offers opinions and decisions on complaints, texts of research papers, reports and submissions from the HRC and electronic versions of press releases, publications, and recent human rights speeches and addresses. Information is also provided on the international human rights movement with links to other human rights sites. Interfaces for a range of languages are provided.
Human Rights and Rule of Law
Webpages of the Council of Europe's Directorate of Human Rights and the Rule of Law. The site highlights matters of topical concern and presents a menu of general human rights information. Activities can be viewed country by country. The latest publications are highlighted.
European Court of Human Rights
Web pages of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which has been in existence since 1959 and which was set up under the European Convention on Human Rights. The website includes the HUDOC database of ECtHR cases, European Commission of Human Rights decisions and reports and resolutions of the Committee of Ministers. The site also provides details of pending cases; the text of the European Convention on Human Rights and its protocols; and the rules of the Court together with information about its composition, organisation and historical background.