INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
REGIONAL
AFRICAN
ACHPR – AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS
ACtHPR – AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS | JURISPRUDENCE
Guide | African Union | Database
ACHPR – African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter)
(adopted 27 June 1981, entered into force 21 October 1986)
Arabic | English | French | Portuguese | UN Versions
Commission Jurisprudence | General Comments | States Parties, States Parties (UN) | Murray Commentary, Ssenyonjo Commentary
(adopted 11 July 2003, entered into force 25 November 2005)
States Parties | Omondi et al. Commentary, Viljoen Commentary
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COURT – Protocol to the ACHPR on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
(adopted 10 June 1998, entered into force 25 January 2004)
English | French | Portuguese
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACtHPR) | ACtHPR Jurisprudence | States Parties
ADC – African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
(adopted 30 January 2007, entered into force 15 February 2012)
Authentic Langue Texts: Arabic | English | French | Portuguese
AFRICAN: SADC – Southern African Development Community
Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights in SADC
Authentic Language Texts: English | French | Portuguese
SADC Protocol on Gender and Development
(adopted 17 August 2008, entered into force 22 February 2013)
Authentic Language Texts: English | French | Portuguese
ASEAN – ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
AHRD – ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (adopted 18 November 2012)
AICHR – ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights | Commentary
ACWC – ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children | ACWC News
EUROPEAN
ECtHR – EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS JURISPRUDENCE
ECHR – European Convention on Human Rights – Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended and supplemented (adopted 4 November 1950, entered into force 3 September 1953)
Authentic Language Texts: English | French
Unofficial: Other Languages
European Court of Human Rights Case Law Database
States Parties | Travaux | Schabas Commentary
Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers (adopted 9 December 1989)
INTER-AMERICAN
IACHR – INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
IACtHR – INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS JURISPRUDENCE
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man [sic] (adopted 2 May 1948)
English | French | Portuguese | Spanish
ACHR – American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San José, Costa Rica)
(adopted 22 November 1969, entered into force 18 July 1978)
English | French | Portuguese | Spanish
States Parties | Travaux | Hennebel/Tigroudja Commentary | Antkowiak/Gonza Commentary
(adopted 9 June 1994, entered into force 5 March 1995)
Authentic Language Texts: English | French | Portuguese | Spanish
Authentic Language Texts (Certified True Copy): English | Spanish
Other Languages: French | Portuguese