Library & Cultural Services: Human Rights: Key Resources

Key Resources

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Full text of international conventions and covenants is available here, also the Universal Human Rights Index for country specific information.
See also various databases.

Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law
A comprehensive online resource containing peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of public international law. Comprised of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, as well as the recently launched Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law.
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Oxford reports on international law (ORIL)
Oxford Reports on International Law (ORIL) contains reports on over 5,500 cases across public international case law, reporting on international courts, domestic courts and ad hoc tribunals. Case reports contain the full text of each decision, headnote, as well as analytical commentary.
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International law reports
The only publication wholly devoted to the systematic reporting in English of decisions of international courts and arbitrators as well as judgments of national courts. Justis provides a searchable platform for this content which covers significant cases of public international law from 1919 to now.
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