This database maps laws from around the world relating to women’s status in the family and society. Launched in July 2018, it is under development by the Global Women's Leadership Project (GWLP) at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, in association with UN Women. In its first phase the database covers the laws of African, European and Latin American jurisdictions as well as Israel, India and Pakistan; work is continuing on Middle Eastern jurisdictions.
The European Committee of Social Rights (ESC) is a Council of Europe body which monitors compliance with the European Social Charter, a Council of Europe treaty concerning social and economic rights. HUDOC-ESC is a database of its decisions and conclusions, together with related documents such as resolutions and recommendations of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in matters relating to the Social Charter. Basic and advanced search facilities are provided. The interface and contents of the database are available in English and French.
Database of documents relating to the execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments, provided by the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Includes dossiers detailing the status of execution of each judgment (under 'Cases' on the database menu); communications from the parties to a case and from NGOs (et cetera); government action plans and reports; decisions of the Council of Ministers; memoranda; and resolutions. Coverage goes back to 1961.
Database of documents produced by the European Committee for Database of documentation relating to the work of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), a Council of Europe human rights body which monitors racism, xenophobia and intolerance in Council of Europe member states. The database contains ECRI country reports; government observations (responses to ECRI reports); policy recommendations; interim conclusions; and press releases.
CRIN is a UK-based non-profit organisation engaged in research, policy and advocacy in the field of children’s rights. Its work ifocuses on the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The Library section of the CRIN website includes a collection of UN documentation, a legal database and information about rights organisations. The legal database contains case summaries, national legislation, constitutions, treaties, standards, resolutions and other material on the subject of children’s rights; it is searchable by CRC article number, country and other criteria.
This blog has been compiled by a group of legal scholars, a number of whom are based at Middlesex University in London. The blog aims to provide “students, junior lawyers and scholars at different stages of their professional and academic careers with a platform to discuss issues related to international, transnational, European and comparative law”. Subject categories include international criminal law, human rights, EU law and public international law and posts date back to September 2014. Many of the posts are written as journal articles and include references.
The website of the Greek Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights describes the organisation and work of the ministry and provides information about the Greek judicial and prison systems (including statistics). Guidance is provided for citizens on the subjects of human rights and access to justice.The site also has details of policy consultations. The Greek legislation falling with the Ministry of Justice’s remit is also available on the site and there is a separate section providing a collection of codes.
The Law and Religion UK blog was founded in 2012 as a platform for “exploration of the interactions between law and religion, together with the associated human rights issues”, with a focus on the United Kingdom. The blog is by Frank Cranmer, parliamentary and synod editor of the Ecclesiastical Law Journal and one of the casenotes editors of Law & Justice, and David Pocklington, a former columnist for Environmental Law and Management with an LLM in canon law. The blog has an archive searchable by date, and the top posts are listed on the home page along with recent posts.
This page forms part of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Brexit blog. Posts in this section focus on the legal aspects of Brexit and cover topics such as Article 50, the European Court of Human Rights and the impact of Brexit on EU citizens living in the UK. Other themes of the blog include the impact of Brexit on economics, European politics and institutions, exit negotiations and the Great Repeal Bill.
