International Justice and the Rule of Law
General
Please also refer to the web pages on researching international
law.
Ausaid
The Australian Government's overseas aid programs.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights
For a comprehensive collection of international human rights instruments, select
International Law.
Constitutions
Constitution Finder
Constitution-Making
(United States Institute of Peace)
Human and Constitutional Rights (Columbia
Law School)
International Constitutional
Law
International Constitutional Law, University of Berne (ICL) provides English translations
of and other textual material related to constitutional documents. It cross-references
those documents for quick comparison of constitutional provisions.
Courts and Tribunals
Supreme Courts Around the World
Global Courts
Europe
Venice
Commission (European Commission of Democracy Through Law, Council of Europe)
The Venice Commission assists States in the drafting, revision, interpretation
and implementation of their constitutions and other fundamental legislative
texts.
CODICES
case law database
European Union Law
EUR-Lex
EUR-Lex, hosted by Europa, is the portal to the official European Community law
and contains : the Official Journal L series (legislation) and C series (information,
preparatory acts and notices) ; Treaties, annexes and protocols ; legislation
including regulations, directives, decisions, instruments, statutes, rules of
procedure, opinions, recommendations and Council resolutions : legislation in
preparation ; caselaw ; parliamentary questions ; and other documents including
white papers, green papers, communications and reports.
International Criminal Court
United Nations documentation on and links to the International Criminal Court.
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Special Court for Sierra Leone
South Africa
South African Constitutional Court
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Governments
Foreign
Governments (Northwestern University)
Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of
Justice
Site contains useful links
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
(UNAMA)
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Bosnia and Herzegovnia
Office of the High Representative
Office of Security and Co-Operation in Europe. Mission
to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cambodia
Cambodian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation
Links to other Ministries in Cambodia
provided by the Ministry of Commerce
East Timor - Timor Leste
United Nations Mission
in East Timor (UNTAET)
Kosovo
The UN Mission to Kosovo
Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
Rwanda Republic, Legal and Constitutional
Commission
South Africa
South Africa Government Online
South African Constitutional Assembly
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
Please also refer to our Human Rights
webpage for further resources.
Amnesty International
Press releases and reports, thematic and country based human rights reports and
a searchable database of Amnesty publications.
Derechos
Human Rights
East Timor and Indonesian Action Network (for Self-Determination and Justice)
European Centre for Minority Issues
The ECMI seeks to advance majority/minority relations in Europe through action,
search and documentation. The website has a good range of information including
statistics and primary source documents, including applicable UN Resolutions.
Human Rights Watch
This website offers background information, resources and reports on thematic
issues such as AIDS, Caste discrimination, Child soldiers, Children's rights,
Free expression, the International Criminal Court, International justice, Women's
rights, Racism and more.
International Center for
Transitional Justice
The International Center for Transitional Justice assists countries pursuing
accountability for mass atrocities or human rights abuses The website offers good
regional overviews and full text reports on activities to promote transitional
justice in various regions.
International Commission
of Jurists
The ICJ seeks to promote and protect human rights through the rule of law internationally.
They make available regional reports in the areas of access to justice, human
rights, transitional justice, and the role of justice and lawyers. We hold of
number of these reports in our collection, and also receive the following ICJ
journals: Harrassment and persecution of judges and lawyers and the
ICJ/CIJL Yearbook
Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe
(OSCE)
SMALL ARMS SURVEY
The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Graduate
Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. It serves as the principle
international source of public information on all aspects of small arms, and as
a resource centre for governments, policy makers, researchers, and activists.
The Small Arms Survey Website also contains the UN Small Arms Conference Database
which was first created by the Program on Security and Development at the Monterey
Institute of International Studies, and subsequently taken on by the Small Arms
Survey in Geneva. The purpose of the database is to track states’ positions
with respect to small arms and light weapons issues.
United
States. Institute of Peace
Other Sources and Commentary
Conciliation Resources serves as an international
resource for local organizations pursuing peacebuilding and conflict resolution
initiatives.
South Africa. Policy and Law Online
News
Truth Commissions
Digital Collection (United States Institute of Peace)
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