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International Human Rights: Legal Instruments

Human Rights Treaty Collections

Full-Text Collections                                                     Topical Treaty Collections

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Council of Europe Treaty Office.  Search for treaties, parties, reservations & declarations 

European Court of Human Rights, Official Texts

Database on the United Nations Human Rights Treaty System

Flare Index to Treaties

International Humanitarian Law (ICRC) Treaties and States Parties.  

Legislationline (OSCE)

NORMLEX (ILO, labor and related issues)

Treaties and Agreements (OAS)

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Basic Documents)

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Core Human Rights Instruments 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Refworld (see the "Law" tab)

United Nations Treaty Collection (for more information on researching UN treaties, see United Nations Treaties research guide.)

   United Nations Treaty Series (via HeinOnline) (UCB only)

University of Minnesota Human Rights Library

Women & Justice Collection: Cornell's LII Guide to international, regional, and foreign national law related to gender justice and gender-based violence.

Right to Education:  Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies:  Collection of international agreements and documents containing mention of the right to Education.  

Climate Change & Human Rights Resource Collection:  National Academies collection of webinars, reports, international agreements & related documentation about climate change impact on human rights.