1. United Nations (UN)
Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments (New York: Centre
for Human Rights, UN, 1988)(ST/HR/1/Rev. 3) (paperback). 416p.
Texts of 67 conventions, declarations, recommendations, resolutions, and
other instruments adopted by the UN, the ILO, and UNESCO concerning
human rights. Included are the International Bill of Human Rights,
dates of the conventions' entry into force and a chronological list of
instruments in the order of their adoption.
International Human Rights Instruments of the United Nations, 1948-1982
(Pleasantville, NY: UNIFO Publishers, 1983). 175p.
Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments (New York: Centre
for Human Rights, UN, 1993) (ST/HR/1/Rev.4) (2v.).
Texts of 94 human rights instruments.
2. International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Constitution of the International Labour Organisation and Standing Orders of
the International Labour Conference (Geneva: ILO, 1985). 84p.
International Labour Office, International Labour Conventions and
Recommendations, 1919-1981 (Geneva: ILO, 1982). 1167p.
International Labour Office, Chart of Ratifications of International Labour
Conventions (Geneva: ILO, 1989). 1p.
International Labour Office, International Labour Conventions and
Recommendations, 1919-1991 (Geneva: ILO, 1992) (2v.). 1481p.
3. UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO'S Standard-Setting Instruments (Paris: UNESCO, 1981- ) (looseleaf).
UNESCO, Exectuve Board, Decisions Adopted By the Executive Board at Its 104th
Session, 104 EX/Decision 3.3 (Paris: UNESCO, 1978) (sets forth UNESCO
procedures in human rights cases). 6 p.
4. UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Resolutions and Decisions Relating to the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, (HCR/INF.49/Rev.3)(Geneva: UNHCR,
1984- )(looseleaf).
Conclusions on the International Protection of Refugees Adopted by the
Executive Committee of the UNHCR Programme, (HCR/IP/2/Eng/REV.1986)(Geneva:
UNHCR, 1986). 103p.
Collection of International Conventions, Agreements and Other Texts Concerning
Refugees (Geneva: UNHCR, 1979). 333p.
Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status Under the
1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
(Geneva: UNHCR, 1979). 93p.
Status of Accessions to and Ratifications of Multilateral Treaties Concerning
Refugees (A/AC.96/INF.172/Rev.2) (Geneva: UN, 1989).
5. Council of Europe
J. Alderson, Human Rights and the Police (Strasbourg: Council of Europe,
1984)(Council of Europe guidelines for police). 207p.
Collection of Recommendations, Resolutions and Declarations of the Committee
of Ministers Concerning Human Rights, 1949-87 (Strasbourg: Council of Europe,
1989). 214p.
Council of Europe, European Convention on Human Rights: Collected
Texts=Convention europ‚enne des droits de l'homme: recueil des textes
(Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1987). 236p.
Texts of the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols,
rules of procedure of the European Commission and Court of Human Rights
and the Committee of Ministers, and selected other human rights
instruments from other organs of the Council of Europe. Included are
signatures, ratifications, declarations, and reservations concerning the
European Convention and its Protocols.
Human Rights in International Law: Basic Texts (Strasbourg: Council of
Europe, Directorate of Human Rights, 1985)(European Convention, eight
Protocols, and other principal human rights instruments). 261p.
European Convention on Human Rights: Texts and Documents (H. Miehsler & H.
Petzold eds., K”ln: Carl Heymanns Verlag, 1982)(collection in the official
languages)(2v.).
Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights (The Hague: Martinus
Nijhoff Pub., v. 1- , 1955/1957- )(the first volume contains the Convention;
later volumes contain the Protocols as promulgated).
6. Organization of African Unity (OAU)
Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, 9
Human Rights L.J. 326 (1988).
M. Hamalengwa, C. Flinterman & E. Dankwa, The International Law of Human
Rights in Africa: Basic Documents and Annotated Bibliography (Dordrecht:
Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1988). 427p.
7. Organization of American States (OAS)
Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System
(Washington, D.C.: General Secretariat, Organization of American States,
1988)(OEA/Ser.L/V/II.71, Doc. 6, Rev. 1). 160p.
Texts of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man,
American Convention on Human Rights with information on its status, the
statute and regulations of the Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights, the statute and rules of procedure of the Inter-American Court
of Human Rights, Agreement between Costa Rica and the Court, list of
publications of the Commission and Court, and a model complaint. It is
a revision of Handbook of Existing Rules Pertaining to Human Rights in
the Inter-American System (1985).
Human Rights: The Inter-American System (T. Buergenthal & R. Norris eds.,
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1984- ) (looseleaf).
Texts of basic documents: OAS Charter, American Convention on Human
Rights and its legislative history, related inter-American conventions,
statutes, rules, decisions, advisory opinions and resolutions of the
Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, OAS General
Assembly resolutions, selected findings of country reports and annual
reports. Included are status information for instruments,
bibliographies, and indexes by case number, country, right, article of
instrument, topic and victim's name.
T. Buergenthal, R. Norris & D. Shelton, Protecting Human Rights in the
Americas: Selected Problems 323-86 (2d ed., Kehl (Germany); Arlington, VA:
Engel, 1986). 389p.
International Labour Office, Summaries of International Labour Standards
(Washington, D.C.: ILO, 1988). 126p.
Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System,
updated to July 1992 (Washington, D.C.: General Secretariat, Organization of
American States, 1992) (OEA/ser.L./ V/11.82, doc. 6 rev. 1). 181p.
Texts of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man;
American Convention on Human Rights with information on its
status; additional protocol to the American Convention on Human
Rights in the area of economic, social and cultural rights;
protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to abolish the
death penalty; Inter-American Convention to prevent and punish
torture; the statute and regulations of the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights; the statute and rules of procedure of
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; list of publications of
the Commission and a model complaint. It is a revision of
Handbook of Existing Rules Pertaining to Human Rights in the
Inter-American System (1988).
8. Helsinki Conference
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Final Act, 73 Dept. of
State Bulletin 323-50; 14 I.L.M. 1292-1325 (1975).
Human Rights, European Politics, and the Helsinki Accord: The Documentary
Evolution of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1973-75 (I.
Kavass, J. Granier & M. Dominick eds., Buffalo, NY: Hein, 1981)(6v.).
Human Rights, the Helsinki Accords, and the United States: Selected Executive
and Congressional Documents (I. Kavass & J. Granier eds., Buffalo, NY: Hein,
1982)(9 v., reprint ed.).
Arie Bloed, From Helsinki to Vienna: Basic Documents of the Helsinki Process
(1990).
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE): The Road to Helsinki
II (London: AI, 1992) (AI Index: IOR 52/01/92) (appendix 2 contains: Extracts
From The Document of the Moscow Meeting of the Conference on the Human
Dimension of the CSCE adopted October 3, 1991). 25p.
Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of
the CSCE (Washington, D.C.: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe,
1990). 24p.
Working Group on Human Rights of the European Political Co-operation,
Collection of Human Rights Documents of the European Community and its Member
States (1992). 193p.
9. Humanitarian Law
Documents on the Laws of War (A. Roberts & R. Guelff 2d ed., Oxford: Clarendon
Press, 1989)(comprehensive and annotated). 509p.
International Committee of the Red Cross, International Red Cross Handbook
(12th ed., Geneva: ICRC, 1983). 744p.
The Laws of Armed Conflicts: A Collection of Conventions, Resolutions and
Other Documents (D. Schindler & J. Toman 3d rev. ed., Dordrecht: Martinus
Nijhoff Pub., 1988). 1033p.
Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts: Manual (German Ministry of Defence ed.,
1992). 154p.
10. United States
Human Rights Documents: Compilation of Documents Pertaining to Human Rights
(Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress, Staff of House Committee on Foreign Affairs,
1983)(98th Cong., 1st Sess., Committee Print)(documents of particular interest
to the U.S.). 774p.
International Human Rights Law Group, U.S. Legislation Relating Human Rights
to U.S. Foreign Policy (4th ed., Washington, D.C: Law Group,
1989)(forthcoming).
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy:
Report and Recommendations 58-60 (New York: Lawyers Committee, 1988)
(citations to primary statutes and programs).
68p.
International Human Rights Instruments: A Compilation of Treaties, Agreements
and Declarations of Especial Interest to the United States (R. Lillich ed.,
Buffalo, NY: W.S. Hein, 1983- )
(looseleaf).
Texts of over 40 key human rights treaties and agreements concluded
through the UN, OAS, ILO, and other international bodies. Included are
related reservations, declarations, U.S. action, case citations to the
instruments, and a bibliography.
International Human Rights Law Group, U.S. Legislation Relating Human Rights
to U.S. Foreign Policy (4th ed., Buffalo, NY: Hein, 1991). 186p.
11. Other Collections
Amnesty International, Ethical Codes and Declarations Relevant to the Health
Professions (AI Index: ACT 75/01/85)(2d ed. London: AI, 1985). 59p.
Human Rights Sourcebook (A. Blaustein, R. Clark & J. Sigler eds., New York:
Paragon House Publishers, 1987)("A Washington Institute Book"). 970p.
Texts of major human rights instruments and related documents such as
procedural rules for enforcement, national constitutional provisions,
statutes, and cases.
Basic Documents on Human Rights (I. Brownlie 2d ed., Oxford: Clarendon Press,
1981). 505p.
Texts of instruments including UN, ILO, Council of Europe, OAS, and OAU.
M. Tardu, Human Rights: The International Petition System (Dobbs Ferry, NY:
Oceana Publications, Inc., 1979- )(looseleaf).
Basic Documents on Human Rights (Ian Brownlie 3d ed., Oxford: Clarendon Press,
1992). 627p.
Center for the Study of Human Rights, Twenty-Four Human Rights Documents (New
York: Columbia University, 1992). 198p.
Compendium of United Nations Standards and Norms in Crime Prevention and
Criminal Justice (New York: UN, 1992). 278p.
Felix Ermacora, Manfred Nowak, & Hannes Tretter, International Human Rights
(London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1993).
Guidelines in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Implementation and
Priorities for Further Standard Setting, Compendium of United Nations
Standards and Norms in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Geneva: UN,
1990) (A/CONF.144/INF.2). 140p.
International Human Rights Instruments: A Compilation of Treaties, Agreements
and Declarations of Especial Interest to the United States (Richard Lillich 2d
ed., Buffalo, NY: Hein, 1990) (not paginated).
Richard Lillich, International Human Rights: Documentary Supplement (Toronto:
Little, Brown & Company, 1991). 197p.
B. STATUS OF HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS
The principal compilations of human rights instruments listed above
often include the status of the instruments.
Human Rights: Status of International Instruments (New York: UN,
1987)(ST/HR/5). 336p.
Revision of Human Rights--International Instruments: Signatures,
Ratifications, Accessions, etc. previously published by the Centre
for Human Rights. Listed for each instrument are parties; dates
of signature, ratification, accession, succession, and entry into
force; texts of declarations and reservations; and notes.
Information derived from Multilateral Treaties, infra. A pocket
insert updates the information.
Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General: Status as at 31
December 1988 (New York: UN, 1989) (ST/LEG/SER.E/7). 907p.
Reservations, Declarations, Notifications and Objections Relating to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocol
Thereto (Geneva: UN, 1989)(CCPR/C/Rev. 2). 93p.
Status of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment and Reservations, Declarations and Objections Under
the Convention (Geneva: UN, 1989)(CAT/C/Add.1). 15p.
Commission on Human Rights: Forty-ninth Session, Status of the International
Covenants on Human Rights (Geneva: UN, 1992) (E/CN.4/1993/69). 17p.
Committee Against Torture, Status of the Convention Against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and Reservations,
Declarations and Objections Under the Convention (Geneva: UN, 1992)
(CAT/C/2/Rev.2). 35p.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Economic and Social
Council, Reservations, Declarations and Objections Relating to the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Geneva: UN,
1987) (E/C.12/1988/1). 27p.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Declarations,
Reservations, Withdrawals of Reservations and Objections to Reservations and
Declarations Relating to the International Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Geneva: UN, 1993) (CERD/C/60/Rev.2). 47p.
Committee on the Rights of the Child, Reservations, Declarations and
Objections Relating to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Geneva: UN,
1993) (CRC/C/2/Rev.2). 34p.
Declarations, Reservations, Objections and Notifications of Withdrawal of
Reservations Relating to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (Geneva: UN, 1991) (CEDAW/SP/1992/2). 45p.
Human Rights Committee, Reservations, Declarations, Notifications and
Objections Relating to the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights and the Optional Protocols Thereto (Geneva: UN, 1992) (CCPR/C/2/Rev.3).
110p.
International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
and Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977: Signatures, Ratifications,
Accessions and Successions as at 30 June 1993 (Geneva: ICRC, 1993). 15p.
International Labour Office, Lists of Ratifications by Convention and by
Country (Geneva: ILO, 1992). 227p.
Status of the International Human Rights Instruments and the General Situation
of Overdue Reports: Report of the Secretary-General (Geneva: UN, 1992)
(HRI/MC/1992/3). 9p.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, The Division
of Human Rights and Peace, Human Rights: Major International Instruments,
Status as of March 31, 1993 (New York: UNESCO, 1993). 31p.
World Conference on Human Rights, Status of International Human Rights
Instruments as of May 30, 1993 (Vienna: UN, 1993). 9p.
C. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
INSTRUMENTS
Collected Edition of the "Travaux Pr‚paratoires" of the European Convention on
Human Rights=Recueil des travaux pr‚paratoires de la Convention europ‚enne des
droits de l'homme (The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1975-1985)(8v.).
M. Bossuyt, Guide to the "Travaux Pr‚paratoires" of the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights (Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1987). 851p.
A. Verdoodt, Naissance et Signification de la D‚claration Universelle des
Droits de L'Homme (Louvain-Paris: Editions Nauwelaerts, 1964). 356p.
Cynthia Price Cohen, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child:
The Drafting Process, in Rechten Van Hetkind Lezingen-Bundel 2 (Eugeen
Verhellen ed., 1992).
The Collected Travaux Preparatoires of the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to
the Status of Refugees (A. Takkenberg & C.C. Tahbaz eds., Amsterdam: Dutch
Refugee Council, 1990).
Nehemiah Robinson, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: Its
History, Contents and Interpretation (New York: Institute of Jewish Affairs,
1953).
D. HUMAN RIGHTS CASE LAW, JURISPRUDENCE, DECISIONS,
AND DIGESTS
1. UN
Commission on Human Rights, Report on the . . . Session (New York: UN, 1946-).
Covers the Commission's the resolutions and decisions. Another
significant document is the Annotated Agenda, issued several weeks
before each session listing issues and documents to be considered;
ordinarily identified by the symbol: E/CN.4/year of the
session/1/Add.1.
Human Rights Committee, General Comments (New York: UN, 1989)
(CCPR/C/21/Rev.1). 25p.
Human Rights Committee, Selected Decisions Under the Optional Protocol (Second
to Sixteenth Sessions)(New York: UN, 1985) (CCPR/C/OP/1). 167p.
Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (New York: UN,
1987- ).
Reflects consideration given to reports of governments submitted
pursuant to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
(New York: UN, 1981- ).
Reflects consideration given to reports of governments submitted
pursuant to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women.
Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (New York:
UN, 1970- ).
Reflects consideration given to reports of governments under the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Report of the Human Rights Committee (New York: UN, 1977- ).
Decisions of the Human Rights Committee on cases submitted under the
Optional Protocol to the Civil and Political Covenant. Also includes
the general comments of the Committee on the meaning of various
Covenant provisions.
Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of
Minorities on its . . . Session (Geneva: UN,
1946- ).
Reports of the Sub-Commission's resolutions and decisions. Another
significant document is the Annotated Agenda, issued several weeks
before each session listing issues and documents to be considered;
ordinarily identified by the symbol: E/CN.4/Sub.2/year of the
session/1/Add.1.
Resolutions and Decisions Adopted by the General Assembly During the First
Part of its . . . Session (New York: UN).
A massive press release of each mid-January containing resolutions and
decisions of the General Assembly for the session just concluded in
December. The press release is not an official UN record, but it is the
most comprehensive account of the General Assembly's actions until the
official records are issued many months later. One volume of the
official records contains the resolutions and decisions. That volume
ordinarily has the same title as indicated above with the following
document symbol: A/number of the session/number of the supplement.
Yearbook on Human Rights (New York: UN, 1946- )(annual 1946-72, biennial 1973-
).
Extracts of selected reports on national human rights develop-
ments, texts of relevant decisions, and descriptions of human
rights activities including the specialized agencies of the UN
(Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ILO, UNESCO, and World
Health Organization (WHO)). The most recent Yearbook, published
in 1989, covers 1984.
Committee on the Rights of the Child, Compilation of the Conclusions and
Recommendations Adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (Geneva:
UN, 1993) (CRC/C/19). 15p.
Convention on the Rights of the Child, G.A. Res. 44/25, 44 U.N. GAOR Supp. No.
49 at 165, U.N. Doc. A/44/736, entered into force September 2, 1990. 16p.
Human Rights Committee, General Comment on Article 18 of the Covenant (New
York: UN, 1993) (CCPR/C/48/CRP.2/Rev.1). 5p.
Human Rights Committee, Selected Decisions Under the Optional Protocol
(Seventeenth to Thirty-Second Sessions) (New York: UN, 1990) (CCPR/C/OP/2)
(second compilation). 246p.
International Human Rights Instruments, Compilation of General Comments and
General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies (Geneva: UN,
1992) (HRI/GEN/1). 86p.
2. ILO
International Labour Office, Freedom of Association: A Workers' Education
Manual (2d rev. ed., Geneva: ILO, 1987)(Digest of decisions of the ILO Freedom
of Association Committee). 149p.
Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and
Recommendations (Geneva: International Labour Conference, 1936- ).
Observations on reports submitted by governments indicating their
compliance with ILO conventions and recommendations. The Committee of
Experts, established each year by the International Labour Conference,
held its 76th session in June 1989.
3. Council of Europe and European Community
V. Berger, The Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights: A Practical
Guide (Sarasota, FL: UNIFO Publishers, Inc., v. 1- , 1989- ). 478p.
Volume one summarizes facts and law of 117 cases (1960-1987) and
includes brief bibliographies and notes on domestic changes
influenced by the cases. Appendices include a bibliography, text
of the European Convention on Human Rights, and ratification
information.
Collection of Recommendations, Resolutions and Declarations of the Committee
of Ministers Concerning Human Rights, 1949-87 (Strasbourg: Council of Europe,
1989). 214p.
Collection of Resolutions Adopted by the Committee of Ministers in Application
of Articles 32 and 54 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 1959-1983 (Strasbourg: Council of Europe,
1984). 148p.
Digest of Strasbourg Case-Law Relating to the European Convention on Human
Rights (K”ln: C. Heymanns Verlag, 1984-1985)(6v. and supplemental updating
volumes).
European Commission of Human Rights, Decisions and Reports=D‚cisions et
rapports (Strasbourg: European Commission, v. 1- , 1975- )(continues
Collection of Decisions with indices, but about four years behind; 1989 volume
covers 1985).
European Human Rights Reports (London: European Law Centre Ltd., v. 1- ,
1979- )(unofficial).
Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (1960- ) selected
decisions of the Commission of Human Rights, and resolutions of the
Committee of Ministers. Beginning with volume five, part 18, included
are summaries and extracts of resolutions of the Committee of Ministers
and decisions of the Commission with headnotes and cross-references to
European Commission cases. Also included are decisions of the Inter-American Court of
Human Rights (OAS). The Reports are available in the
LEXIS EURCOM library and CASES file.
Publications of the European Court of Human Rights=Publications de la Cour
europ‚enne des droits de l'homme (Strasbourg: Council of Europe).
In Series A are the official texts of judgments and decisions of
the European Court of Human Rights; each decision is numbered and
separately published, but with no index. In Series B are oral
arguments, pleadings, and documents. The Yearbook of the European
Convention on Human Rights often includes summaries of decisions
of the Court of Human Rights. A bi-monthly unofficial periodical,
European Law Review, also contains summaries of European Court of
Human Rights decisions.
Reports of Cases Before the Court (Luxembourg: Court of Justice of the
European Communities, 1959- )(available in the LEXIS EURCOM Library and CASES
file).
Stock-Taking on the European Convention on Human Rights: A Periodic Note on
the Concrete Results Achieved Under the Convention: The First Thirty Years:
1954 Until 1984 (Strasbourg: European Commission of Human Rights,
1984)(updated by yearly supplements). 333p.
Brief information on the procedures of the European Commission and Court
of Human Rights and the Committee of Ministers, a summary of decisions
of those bodies between 1954 and 1984 relating to construction of the
European Human Rights Convention, statistics on the disposition of
cases, and an index by principal Convention article with a listing of
cases.
Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights (The Hague: Martinus
Nijhoff Pub., v. 1- , 1955/1957- ).
In Part One are texts of new Protocols to the European Convention,
instruments, ratifications, reservations, procedures of the European
Commission and Court of Human Rights, and descriptions of related
activities of the Council of Europe. Part Two contains the text of
selected European Commission decisions, statistical charts, summaries of
judgments of the European Court, and related resolutions of the
Committee of Ministers. Part Three covers measures implementing the
European Convention by governments, the Council of Europe, and the
European Communities. It contains a bibliography on the Convention and
an alphabetical index.
British Institute of Human Rights, Human Rights Case Digest (London, Sweet &
Maxwell, 1993).
Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights 1988-1990 (Vincent Berger ed.,
Sarasota: UNIFO Publishers, 1992). 310p.
4. OAS
Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Washington,
D.C.: OAS, 1960- ).
Covers activities of the Commission, resolutions on the cases decided by
the Commission during the year, updates on human rights situations in
several countries, and new instruments in the Inter-American human
rights system.
T. Buergenthal & R. Norris, Human Rights: The Inter-American System (Dobbs
Ferry: Oceana Pub., Inc., 1982- )
(looseleaf).
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Ten Years of Activities, 1971 -
1981 (Washington, D.C.: OAS, 1982). 403p.
Collection of decisions and activities of the Inter-American Commission
providing easy access to the jurisprudence of the Commission.
Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Annual Report (Washington, D.C.: OAS,
1976- ).
Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Judgments and Opinions (San Jose, Costa
Rica: Court Secretariat, 1982- )
A separate paperback pamphlet contains each judgment and opinion of the
Court: Series A (Advisory Opinions); Series B (Pleadings, oral
arguments, documents); Series C (contentious cases).
Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights=Anuario inter-americano de derechos
humanos (Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1985- )(1968-84 issued by the
Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights).
Background information on the Inter-American system for the protection
of human rights, bodies involved, and key instruments. Included are
texts of instruments, status information, statutes and procedural rules,
relevant resolutions, and discussion of human rights practices in
selected OAS countries.
5. Other
The International Court of Justice (3d ed., The Hague: I.C.J., 1986). 168p.
Summaries of the Court's decisions between 1946 and 1986, the Court's
history, its operation, advisory and contentious jurisdiction, and
sources of law it applies.
International Law Reports (London: Butterworth, 1919/22- ).
International Legal Materials (Washington, D.C.: American Society of
International Law, v.1- , 1962- ).
Significant decisions and instruments on many issues, including human
rights, with annual indices; also indexed by LEGALTRAC.
NOTE
Researchers should also consult references in chapter 12 of this book
for U.S. cases relating to international human rights.
E. TEXTS
American Law Institute, Restatement of the Law, Third, The Foreign Relations
Law of the United States (St. Paul, MN: American Law Institute Publishers,
1987 & Supp. 1988)(2v. and annual supplements).
Rules that restate generally accepted principles of law, including
international human rights law. See 2 Restatement 701-03, 711-13;
see also id. at 144-51. Rules are followed by comments, notes, and
references.
T. Buergenthal, International Human Rights in a Nutshell (St. Paul, MN: West
Publishing Co., 1988). 283p.
An overview of the doctrinal and institutional framework of
international human rights.
T. Buergenthal & H. Maier, Public International Law in a Nutshell (2d ed., St.
Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1990). 275p.
An introduction to the basic principles of public international
law including human rights. Research guide at 243-57 includes the
key sources of and about public international law.
R. Drinan, Cry of the Oppressed: The History and Hope of the Human Rights
Revolution (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987). 210p.
A. Eide, Pocket Guide to the Development of Human Rights Institutions and
Mechanisms (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 1989). 31p.
8 Encyclopedia of Public International Law (R. Bernhardt ed., Amsterdam:
North-Holland, 1985). 551p.
Covers human rights, the individual in international law, and
international economic relations. Separately-authored articles
include titles such as "Indigenous Populations, Protection,"
"African Charter on Human and People's Rights," and "International
Commission of Jurists."
The European Convention on Human Rights: Cases and Materials (H. Petzold, 5th
ed., K”ln: Carl Heymanns Verlag, 1984). 529p.
D. Forsythe, Human Rights and World Politics (2d rev. ed., Lincoln, NE:
University of Nebraska Press, 1989). 316p.
Human Rights in International Law: Legal and Policy Issues (T. Meron ed.,
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984). 566p.
Human Rights in the World Community: Issues and Action (R. Claude & B. Weston
eds., Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989). 376p.
The International Dimensions of Human Rights (K. Vasak & P. Alston eds.,
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press; Paris: UNESCO, 1982)(2v.). 755 p.
Volume I on Principles and Norms of Human Rights includes chapters on
self-determination and non-discrimination; sources of human rights law;
economic, social, and cultural rights; civil and political rights; and
human rights in armed conflict. Volume II on International Institutions
includes chapters on the UN, ILO, UNESCO, the International Committee of
the Red Cross, the Council of Europe, the Organization of African Unity,
and possibilities for cooperation among Asian states. Authors include
Alston, Gross Espiell, Kartashkin, Marks, Newman, Schwelb, van Boven,
and Vasak.
International Human Rights: Problems of Law and Policy (R. Lillich & F.
Newman eds., Boston: Little, Brown, 1979). 1030p.
International Protection of Human Rights (L. Sohn & T. Buergenthal eds.,
Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1973). 1402p.
7A Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia (K. Redden ed., Buffalo, NY: William S.
Hein & Co., 1984- ).
Articles on the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human
Rights; humanitarian law (including the role of the International
Committee of the Red Cross); and the Western/U.S. and Socialist
approaches to human rights. Texts of several human rights
instruments and status information are also included.
E. Osmanczyk, The Encyclopedia of the United Nations and
International Agreements (Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis, 1985)(translation
from Polish original). 1059p.
T. Buergenthal, R. Norris & D. Shelton, Protecting Human Rights in the
Americas (2d ed., Kehl (Germany); Arlington, VA: Engel, 1986). 389p.
B. Ramcharan, The Concept and Present Status of International Protection of
Human Rights: Forty Years After the Universal Declaration (Dordrecht:
Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1988). 611p.
A. Robertson & J. Merrills, Human Rights in the World: An Introduction to the
Study of the International Protection of Human Rights (3d ed., New York: St.
Martin's Press, 1989). 300p.
P. Sieghart, The International Law of Human Rights (Oxford: Clarendon Press,
1983). 569p.
United Nations Action in the Field of Human Rights (New York: UN,
1988)(ST/HR/2/Rev.3). 359p.
Detailed description of UN actions for the promotion and protection of
human rights, 1945 through 1987.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948-1988: Human Rights, The
United Nations, and Amnesty International (New York: Amnesty International
USA, 1988). 180p.
All-European Human Rights Yearbook (Zdzislaw Kedzia, Anna Korula, & Manfred
Nowak eds., Kehl: N.P. Engel, 1991). 353p.
Philip Alston, The United Nations and Human Rights, A Critical Appraisal
(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992). 765p.
Article 19, Press Law and Practice (Sandra Coliver ed., London: Article 19
International Centre Against Censorship, 1993). 307p.
Centre for Human Rights, Human Rights Study Series (Geneva: UN, 1989- ).
The Human Rights Study Series, published by the Centre for Human
Rights in Geneva, reproduces studies and reports prepared by
special rapporteurs on topical issues of human rights. The series
includes No. 1 (Right to Adequate Food as a Human Right), No. 2
(Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based
on Religion or Belief), and No. 3 (Freedom of the Individual Under
Law: An Analysis of Article 29 of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights).
Sandra Coliver, The Article 19 Freedom of Expression Manual (London: Article
19 International Centre Against Censorship, 1993). 284p.
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: An Overview of the CSCE
Process, Recent Meetings and Institutional Development (Washington, D.C.:
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1992). 47p.
The Future of Human Rights Protection in a Changing World: Fifty Years Since
the Four Freedoms Address (Asbjorn Eide & Jan Helgesen eds., Norwegian
University Press, 1991). 239p.
Group on Women and Development, Women and Human Rights (London: Zed Books Ltd,
1993).
Human Rights Reference Handbook (Theo R.G. van Banning ed., Netherlands:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1992). 181p.
International Committee of the Red Cross, Report on the Protection of War
Victims (Geneva: ICRC, 1993). 51p.
Mark Janis & Richard Kay, European Human Rights Law (Hartford, CT: University
of Connecticut Law School Foundation Press, 1990). 405p.
Dominic McGoldrick, The Human Rights Committee: Its Role in the Development
of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Oxford:
Clarendon Press, 1991). 576p.
Monitoring Human Rights in Europe (Arie Bloed, Liselotte Leicht, Manfred
Nowak, & Allan Rosas eds., Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1993). 338p.
Kenneth Randall, Federal Courts and the International Human Rights Paradigm
(1990).
A.H. Robertson & J.G. Merrils, Human Rights in Europe: A Study of the
European Convention on Human Rights (3d ed., Manchester: Manchester University
Press, 1993). 422p.
Oscar Schachter, International Law in Theory and Practice (Dordrecht: Martinus
Nijhoff Pub., 1991). 431p.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Commentary (Asbjorn Eide et al.
eds., Oslo: University Press, 1992). 474p.
World Justice?: U.S. Courts and International Human Rights (Mark Gibney ed.,
1991).
F. RESEARCH GUIDES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES
J. Andrews & W. Hines, Keyguide to Information Sources on the International
Protection of Human Rights (New York: Facts on File Publications, 1987).
169p.
Part I: background information on human rights and literature. Part
II: annotated list of sources. Part III: addresses of selected
intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.
Bibliography of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts
(2d ed., rev. & updated, Geneva: ICRC & Henry Dunant Institute, 1987). 605p.
T. Buergenthal, R. Norris & D. Shelton, Protecting Human Rights in the
Americas 315-22 (2d ed., Kehl (Germany); Arlington, VA: Engel, 1986). 389p.
M. Cohen, R. Berring & K. Olson, How to Find the Law 450-513 (9th ed., St.
Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1989). 716p.
Includes sources for texts of treaties, UN resolutions, other documents,
and decisions of international tribunals.
Dissertation Abstracts Online (listing by subject, title, and author of U.S.
dissertations since 1861; available in File 35 of the DIALOG database).
Documentation Sources on Human Rights (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 1978).
16p.
J. Friedman & M. Sherman, Human Rights: An International and Comparative Law
Bibliography (Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1985)(Bibliographies and Indexes
in Law and Political Science; no. 4). 868p.
Unannotated listing of sources by type of human right, instrument,
court, organization, and subject.
Greenfield, The Human Rights Literature of Eastern Europe, 3 Human Rts. Q.
136-48 (1981).
Greenfield, The Human Rights Literature of Latin America, 4 Human Rts. Q. 275-98, 508-21
(1982).
Greenfield, The Human Rights Literature of South Asia, 3 Human Rts. Q. 129-39
(1981).
Greenfield, The Human Rights Literature of the Soviet Union, 4 Human Rts. Q.
124-36 (1982).
Human Rights: A Directory of Resources (T. Fenton & M. Heffron comps. & eds.,
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1989). 156p.
Mostly-annotated lists of organizations, books, directories, guides,
periodicals, pamphlets, articles, and audiovisual materials related to
Third World issues. It contains an "information sources" section for
finding other materials.
L. Louis-Jacques & S. Nevin, Human Rights in the Soviet Union and Eastern
Europe: A Research Guide and Bibliography (Littleton, CO: Fred B. Rothman &
Co., 1990)(forthcoming).
Reynolds, Highest Aspirations or Barbarous Acts...The Explosion in Human
Rights Documentation: A Bibliographic Survey, 71 Law Library J. 1-48 (1978).
RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network).
A bibliographic database containing holdings of major academic
research libraries nationwide such as the Library of Congress, Harvard
Law School Library, and Columbia University Law Library. It provides
for searches by subject as well as author, title, and keyword in
context. Searches can also be limited by date and by language.
Another database, OCLC, contains the holdings of smaller, largely public
libraries and is useful for verification of a title or for determining
if another library has a book or periodical.
S. Rosenne, Practice and Methods of International Law (Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana
Publications, Inc., 1984)(reference guide to international legal materials).
169p.
C. Szladits, Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law: Books and Articles
in English (Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1955- )(Parker School
Studies in Foreign and Comparative Law)(v. 1- , 1790-Apr. 1, 1953- ).
Lists books and articles by subject, country, and author, on a variety
of topics including human rights.
Jack Tobin and Jennifer Green, Guide to Human Rights Research (Cambridge, MA:
Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School, 1994). 228p.
Excellent guides and bibliography.
Vincent-Daviss, Human Rights Law: A Research Guide to the Literature--Part I:
International Law and the United Nations, 14 N.Y.U.J. Int'l L. & Pol. 209-319
(1981).
Vincent-Daviss, Human Rights Law: A Research Guide to the Literature--Part
II: International Protection of Refugees and Humanitarian Law, 14 N.Y.U.J.
Int'l L. & Pol. 487-573 (1982).
Vincent-Daviss, Human Rights Law: A Research Guide to the Literature--Part
III: The International Labor Organization and Human Rights, 15 N.Y.U.J. Int'l
L. & Pol. 211-87 (1982).
Guide to International Legal Research, 20 Geo. Wash. J. Int'l L. & Econ. 1-413
(1986)(a comprehensive research guide to foreign and international legal
materials, arranged by type of source).
T. Young, International Human Rights: A Selected Bibliography (Los Angeles,
CA: Center for the Study of Armament & Disarmament, California State
University Los Angeles, 1978) (Political Issues Series; v. 5, no. 4). 58p.
Amnesty International, Bibliography of Publications on Health and Human Rights
Themes (London: AI, 1993) (AI Index: ACT 75/03/93). 53p.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Education Bibliography (London: AI, 1992)
(AI Index: POL 32/01/92). 63p.
Amnesty International USA Legal Support Network, Guide to Documentation
Resources for Asylum Applications (AI, 1991).
Rebecca Cook, Bibliography: The International Rights to Nondiscrimination on
the Basis of Sex, 14 Yale J. Int'l L. 161 (1989).
Rebecca Cook, Women's International Human Rights: A Bibliography, 24 N.Y.U.
Int'l L. & Pol'y 857 (1992).
Gunnar Fermann, Bibliography on International Peacekeeping (1992). 308p.
Linda Fritz, Native Law Bibliography (2d ed., 1990).
Bernard Hamilton, Index to the 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
(1993).
Human Rights Bibliography: United Nations Documents and Publications 1980-1990 (Geneva:
UN, 1993) (5v.). 2086p.
Human Rights Information and Documentation System, Information for Human
Rights: A HURIDOCS Reader for Information Workers (Geneva: HURIDOCS, 1993).
International Bibliography of Refugee Literature (Geneva: International
Refugee Integration Resource Center (IRIRC), 1985). 151p.
Lyonette Louis-Jacques & David Weissbrodt, Bibliography for Research on
International Human Rights Law, 13 Hamline L. Rev. 673-717 (1990).
Donatella Luca, A Selected Bibliography, in The 1951 Convention Relating to
the Status of Refugees 633-63 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991).
Steven Perkins, Guide to Researching International Human Rights Law, 24 Case
Western J. Int'l L. 379 (1992).
Steven Perkins, Latin American Human Rights Research 1980-1989: A Guide to
Sources and a Bibliography, 19 Den. J. Int'l L. & Pol'y 163-267 (1990).
Refugee Studies Programme, Directory of Research on Refugees and Other Forced
Migrants (Oxford: Refugee Studies Programme, 1993).
Refugee Women: Selected and Annotated Bibliography (Geneva: Centre for
Documentation of Refugees, 1989). 123p.
UNESCO, Access to Human Rights Documentation: Documentation, Databases, and
Bibliographies on Human Rights (Paris: UNESCO, 1993).
Diana Vincent-Daviss, Bibliographic Essay, in Guide to International Human
Rights Practice 249-66 (Hurst Hannum 2d ed., Philadelphia, PA: University of
Pennsylvania Press, 1992).
Includes sources for texts of international instruments, bibliographies
and research aids, serial publications, practice guides, teaching
resources, UN documents, regional documents, and works on non-governmental organization
activities.
World Bibliography of International Documentation (Theodore Dimitriv ed.,
Sarasota: UNIFO Publishers, 1981) (2v.). 846p.
G. PERIODICALS
American Journal of International Law (Washington, D.C.: American Society of
International Law, v.1- , 1907- )(quarterly).
The leading scholarly journal on contemporary concerns in public
international law, featuring discussions on such issues as status of
custom vis-a-vis executive acts, International Court of Justice decision
in Nicaragua v. United States, pros and cons regarding U.S. ratification
of the 1977 protocols to the Geneva Conventions, and the rights of
refugees.
Amnesty International, Newsletter (London: Amnesty International, v. 1- ,
1971- )(monthly)(brief articles relating to AI's current human rights
concerns).
Amnesty International USA Legal Support Network Newsletter (New York: Amnesty
International USA, v. 1- , 1984- )(about 3/year)(articles on human rights
activities at the UN, notes on current litigation, and other material of
interest to lawyers).
Bulletin of Human Rights (Geneva: UN Centre for Human Rights, v. 1- , no. 1- ,
1969- )(quarterly).
Columbia Human Rights Law Review (New York: Columbia Law School, v. 1- , 1970-
)(twice/year).
Dissemination (Geneva: ICRC, v. 1- , 1985- )(three/year)
(information regarding ratification of the Geneva Conventions and Protocols).
Harvard Human Rights Yearbook (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Law School, v. 1- ,
1988- )(a student-edited publication being converted to a periodical journal).
Human Rights (Chicago: American Bar Association, v. 1- , no. 1- , 1970-
)(magazine issued by the Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section;
available on WESTLAW in the HUMRT database).
Human Rights Internet Reporter (Cambridge, MA: Human Rights Internet, Harvard
Law School, v. 1- , 1976- )(quarterly).
Articles on human rights; calendar of upcoming conferences and
seminars; international and national developments such as NGO
activities, IGO decisions and actions, national measures related
to human rights, and news of attacks on human rights activists;
and an annotated bibliography of new literature.
Human Rights Law Journal (Kehl: Engel, v. 1- , 1980- )(quarterly; continuation
of Human Rights Review).
Articles, decisions, reports, and documentation including texts of
resolutions, declarations, case reports (e.g., European Parliament's
annual report, Human Rights in the World and Community Policy on Human
Rights for the Year...). Issued in association with the International
Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
Human Rights Newsletter (Geneva: UN Centre for Human Rights, v. 1- , no. 1- ,
1988- )(current information about the activities of the Centre).
Human Rights Quarterly: A Comparative and International Journal of the Social
Sciences, Humanities, and Law (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press,
v. 3- , 1981- )(formerly Universal Human Rights)(quarterly).
Interdisciplinary articles and book reviews related to all aspects of
human rights. Sponsored by the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights,
University of Cincinnati College of Law.
International Commission of Jurists, The Review (Geneva: The Commission, no.
1- , 1969- ).
Typically contains a "Human Rights in the World" section with a
brief report on human rights developments in selected countries,
commentaries, articles, and text of key documents.
International Committee of the Red Cross, Bulletin (Geneva: ICRC, no. 1- ,
1976- )(current highlights of ICRC activities).
International Journal of Refugee Law (Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, v. 1- ,
1989- ).
International Labour Office, Official Bulletin (Geneva: ILO, v. 1- , 1928-
)(information about the activities of the ILO, including inquiries into
conditions of workers in various countries).
International Review of the Red Cross (Geneva: International Committee of the
Red Cross, no. 1- , 1961- ).
Israel Yearbook on Human Rights (Tel Aviv: Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv
University, v.1- , 1971- ).
Minority Rights Group, Report (London: Minority Rights Group, no. 1- , 1970-
)(covers problems facing minorities around the world).
New York Law School Journal of Human Rights (New York: New York Law School, v.
5, pt. 1- , 1987- )(formerly New York Law School Human Rights Annual)(book
reviews and articles on current issues).
Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights (Utrecht: Netherlands Institute of Human
Rights, v. 7, no. 1- , 1989- )(formerly SIM Newsletter).
Nordic Journal on Human Rights=Mennesker og Rettigheter (Oslo: Norwegian
Institute of Human Rights, v.1- , no. 1-, 1983- ) (quarterly).
South African Journal on Human Rights (Johannesburg: Centre for Applied Legal
Studies, University of Witwatersrand, v. 1- ,
1985- ).
Department of State Bulletin (Washington, D.C.: Office of Public
Communications, Bureau of Public Affairs, v. 1- , 1939- ) (monthly).
Articles on activities of the President and Secretary of State, treaty
information, articles, excerpts of speeches, and an annual index;
available on LEXIS.
ACLU International Civil Liberties Report (Los Angeles: ACLU International
Human Rights Task Force, v. 1- , no. 1- , 1992- ).
CSCE ODIHR Bulletin (Warsaw: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe,
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, v. 1- , no. 1- , 1993- ).
East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights (Kampala: Human Rights and Peace
Centre, Makerere University, v. 1- , no. 1- , 1993- ).
International Refugee Documentation Network (Berlin: Berlin Institute for
Comparative Social Research, no. 10- , forthcoming).
Refugees (Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, no. 1- , Jan.
1984- ).
Reports of the Dutch Human Rights and Foreign Policy Advisory Committee (The
Hague, 1985- ).
Periodic reports on human rights, including No. 1 (On an Equal Footing:
Foreign Affairs and Human Rights), No. 3 (Crossing Borders: The Right
to Leave a Country and the Right to Return), No. 4 (Freedom of
Information), No. 5 (Development Cooperation and Human Rights), No. 7
(Human Rights Conventions under UN Supervision), No. 8 (Towards a Semi-Permanent
European Commission of Human Rights), No. 9 (The International
Mechanism for Supervising Observance of the European Convention on Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms), No. 10 (Harmonisation of Asylum Law in
Western Europe), No. 15 (The Use of Force for Humanitarian Purposes).
H. BOOK AND PERIODICAL INDICES
Library catalogs and periodical indices contain listings under the
Library of Congress Subject Headings: "HUMAN RIGHTS," "CIVIL RIGHTS
(INTERNATIONAL LAW)," and "CIVIL RIGHTS." The online catalog provides access
to keywords in the bibliographic record of a book or title of an article.
1. Print Indices
Current Bibliographical Information=Information bibliographique courante (New
York: Dag Hammarskj”ld Library, UN, v. 1- , Jan. 1971-
)(ST/LIB/Ser.K)(monthly).
Lists authors and subjects of books published by the UN, specialized
agencies, and non-UN organizations. Also covered are related articles
from over 700 periodicals. (UNDOC: A Current Index, principally a list
of new acquisitions of the Dag Hammarskj”ld Library, covers strictly UN
materials.) Human Rights materials are listed under item 141.
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals: A Subject Index to Selected International
and Comparative Law Periodicals and Collections of Essays (Chicago: American
Association of Law Libraries, v. 1- , no. 1- , 1960- )(updated quarterly).
Covers selected legal periodicals on public and private international,
comparative, and domestic law of countries other than the U.S., the
British Isles, and the British Commonwealth. "Human Rights
(International Law)" is the search term for articles on human rights.
Index to Legal Periodicals (New York: H.W. Wilson, Co., 1929- ).
Public International Law: A Current Bibliography of Articles (Berlin:
Springer-Verlag, v. 1- , 1975- )(twice/year).
List of articles in some 1,000 journals and collected works, prepared by
the Max Planck Institute; human rights articles are listed under the
classification number "12."
UNDOC: Current Index (New York: UN, Dag Hammarskj”ld Library, v. 1- , no. 1-
, Jan./Feb. 1979- )(became a quarterly in 1984) (ST/LIB/Ser.M).
Titles and document series of UN documents and publications by subject,
organization, and title. Also contains a list of mimeographed documents
republished in the official records of the main UN organs. A helpful
"User's Guide" appears in each issue.
2. Computer Indices
Congressional Masterfile (CD-ROM access to Congressional Information Service
indices for all congressional publications issued since the first Congress in
1789, by subject, witness, committee, etc.; see CIS, infra.)
LEGALTRAC (CD-ROM version of Current Law Index and Legal Resource Index;
extensive coverage of international law journals published in English; indexes
over 750 legal periodicals).
LEXIS (LAWREV contains full text of general U.S. law reviews plus LEGALTRAC
index in the LGLIND file. NEXIS, the non-legal counterpart of LEXIS, contains
full text of news wires, newspapers, and magazines; sample sources include
Current Digest of the Soviet Press, Reuters Library Report, and UN Chronicle).
PAIS INTERNATIONAL (online version of paper indices, PAIS Bulletin and PAIS
Foreign Language Index, available in DIALOG File 49; 1976- Bulletin, 1972-
Foreign Language; covers legal periodicals in various languages).
SOC SCISEARCH (multidisciplinary index corresponding to the print index,
Social Science Citation Index, available in DIALOG File 7; 1972- ; indexes
many foreign and international law journals in the major European languages).
WESTLAW (full text of selected articles from hundreds of law reviews including
many international law journals in the TP database; INT-TP is limited to
international law journals; contains LEGALTRAC in LRI database; ABA Human
Rights periodical in HUMRT database).
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) (New Canaan, CT: NewsBank)
(contains current news and information on eight countries/regions of the
world: China, East Europe, former Soviet Union, East Asia, Near East & South
Asia, Africa (Sub-Sahara), Latin America, and West Europe; available in
microfiche and hard copy).
Internet Gopher (software program that provides access to Internet resources,
such as U.N. press releases and on-line library catalogs).
IRENE (IRENE "is a project which allows organizations dealing with refugee
situations to exchange messages by using the electronic mail facilities of an
external host. IRENE is also organizing an electronic `bulletin board' to
access a variety of information on activities and issues concerning
refugees").
Peacenet (San Francisco: Institute for Global Communications) (computer
communications system with hundreds of conferences: events calendars,
newsletters, legislative alerts, press releases, action updates, breaking
stories, calls for support, and ongoing discussions on issues; coverage
includes Amnesty International news releases, Amnesty International Urgent
Action Alerts, human rights education, information about human rights in
Central America, human rights in Africa, human rights in the Americas, human
rights in Asia and the Pacific, information on the right to development, human
rights in Europe and the Middle East, information on indigenous peoples,
information on refugees, quantitative studies of human rights, human rights of
children, information on Tibet, information about the United Nations, etc.).
I. PRACTICE GUIDES
Amnesty International, Summary of Selected International Procedures and Bodies
Dealing with Human Rights Matters (London: AI, 1989). 75 p.
Short descriptions, addresses, references to books and articles, and
other relevant material for using principal human rights procedures of
IGOs and some NGOs.
Guide to International Human Rights Practice (H. Hannum ed., Philadelphia:
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1984). 310p.
General information on human rights law, the petition and reporting
procedures, NGO activities, and domestic remedies for human rights
violations, followed with references to reports, decisions, instruments,
books, and articles. Appendices contain a handy bibliographic note, a
checklist for selecting an appropriate forum, a model communication, IGO
addresses, ratification information on selected instruments, and
membership of expert bodies.
International Women's Rights Action Watch, Assessing the Status of Women (New
York: Columbia University, 1988). 44p.
A guide to preparing government reports under and using the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Symposium: International Human Rights, 20 Santa Clara L. Rev. 559-772 (1980).
The symposium contains introductory articles on the ECOSOC resolution
1503 procedure, procedures for the protection of detainees, the ILO,
UNESCO, the European Convention, and the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights.
UN Centre for Human Rights, Fact Sheets (Geneva: UN, 1987- ).
Cover various aspects of human rights: No. 1 (Human Rights Machinery),
No. 2 (The International Bill of Human Rights), No. 3 (Advisory Services
and Technical Assistance in the Field of Human Rights), No. 4 (Methods
of Combatting Torture), No. 5 (Programme of Action for the Second Decade
to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination), No. 6 (Enforced or
Involuntary Disappearances), No. 7 (Communications Procedures), and No.
8 (World Public Information Campaign for Human Rights).
UNITAR/Centre for Human Rights, Manual on Human Rights Reporting
(1990)(forthcoming).
Guidance on the preparation and consideration of governmental reports
under the major international human rights instruments.
M. Tardu, Human Rights: The International Petition System (Dobbs Ferry, NY:
Oceana Publications, Inc., 1979- )(3v. looseleaf).
Detailed discussion of procedures for individuals and NGOs in filing
complaints of human rights violations before international bodies.
Focuses mainly on the UN petition system including the ILO and UNESCO
with an overview of the European and Inter-American petition systems.
World Organisation Against Torture, Practical Guide to the International
Procedures Relative to Complaint and Appeals Against Acts of Torture,
Disappearances and Other Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (Geneva: S.O.S.
Torture, 1988). 92p.
An Activist's Guide: Bringing International Human Rights Claims in the United
States (New York: Center for Constitutional Rights, 1993). 7p.
Deborah Anker, The Law of Asylum in the United States: A Guide to
Administrative Practice and Case Law (Washington, D.C.: American Immigration
Law Foundation, 1991).
Assisting the Victims of Armed Conflict and other Disasters (F. Kalshoven ed.,
Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1989).
Asylum Law and Practice in Europe and North America (Jacqueline Bhabha &
Geoffrey Coll eds., Washington, D.C.: Federal Publications Inc., 1992).
Centre for Human Rights, Manual on Human Rights Reporting: Under Six Major
International Human Rights Instruments (Geneva: UN, 1991). 203p.
Centre for Human Rights, United Nations Reference Guide in the Field of Human
Rights (Geneva: UN, 1993). 124p.
Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs, Manual on the
Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary
Executions (Vienna: UN, 1991). 71p.
Documentation Sources in Human Rights (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 1990)
(four-part annotated guide to obtaining human rights information). 52p.
Forced Evictions & Human Rights: A Manual for Action (Utrecht, The
Netherlands: Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, 1993). 58p.
Donna Gomien, Short Guide to the European Convention on Human Rights (1991).
Guide to International Human Rights Practice (Hurst Hannum 2d ed.,
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992). 308p.
Human Rights Internet (HRI), Guide to Establishing a Human Rights
Documentation Centre, Report of a UNESCO-UNU International Training Seminar on
the Handling of Documentation & Information on Human Rights (Laurie Wiseberg
ed., 1990). 80p.
International Labour Office, Manual on Procedures Relating to International
Labour Conventions and Recommendations (Geneva: ILO, 1984). 34p.
The Law of Asylum in the United States: A Manual for Practitioners and
Adjudicators (Deborah Anker et al. eds., Washington, D.C.: American
Immigration Lawyers Association, 1989). 81p.
Beth Stephens, Michael Ratner, & Jennifer Green, Suing for Torture and Other
Human Rights Abuses in Federal Court: A Litigation Manual (New York: Center
for Constitutional Rights, 1993).
UN Centre for Human Rights, Fact Sheets (Geneva: UN, 1987- ).
Cover various aspects of human rights: No. 1 (Human Rights Machinery),
No. 2 (The International Bill of Human Rights), No. 3 (Advisory Services
and Technical Assistance in the Field of Human Rights), No. 4 (Methods
of Combating Torture), No. 5 (Programme of Action for the Second Decade
to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination), No. 6 (Enforced or
Involuntary Disappearances, Rev.1), No. 7 (Communications Procedures),
No. 8 (World Public Information Campaign for Human Rights), No. 9 (The
Rights of Indigenous Peoples), No. 10 (The Rights of the Child), No. 11
(Summary or Arbitrary Executions), No. 12 (The Committee on the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination), No. 13 (International
Humanitarian Law and Human Rights), No. 14 (Contemporary Forms of
Slavery), No. 15 (Civil and Political Rights: The Human Rights
Committee), No. 16 (The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights), No. 17 (The Committee against Torture), No. 18 (Minority
Rights), No. 19 (National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection
of Human Rights), No. 20 (Human Rights and Refugees).
David Weissbrodt & Penny Parker, The U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Its
Sub-Commission, and Related Procedures: An Orientation Manual (Geneva, 1993)
(joint publication of the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva and
the Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights in Minneapolis). 99p.
An introductory guide to NGO work with international human rights bodies
with advice on how to gather and report information; give speeches; and
make contacts with the press, Commission members, and NGOs.
J. CONGRESSIONAL MATERIAL
The Subcommittee on International Organizations of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs began a series of hearings in 1973 on human rights matters.
The hearings led to several statutes linking human rights to U.S. foreign
policy and assistance. The Subcommittee was later renamed Subcommittee on
Human Rights and International Organizations and continues to hold hearings on
human rights topics. Other subcommittees of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs (e.g., the Africa Subcommittee), the full Committee, the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations, and its subcommittees have also held hearings
and considered legislation related to human rights. For example, the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee regularly holds hearings on the confirmation of
ambassadors at which human rights questions may be asked and has occasionally
considered the ratification of human rights treaties. The Judiciary
Committees of both Senate and House have considered immigration legislation,
the Torture Victim Protection Act, and other relevant statutes.
Hearings, reports, and prints of congressional committees may be located
in CIS (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Information Service, 1970-
)(predecessor indices start with the first Congress of 1789). They may be
accessed by subject, witness, committee or subcommittee, etc. CIS
Congressional Masterfile provides online access.
K. FACTFINDING METHODOLOGY
Franck & Fairley, Procedural Due Process in Human Rights Fact-Finding by
International Agencies, 74 Am. J. Int'l L. 308 (1980).
Guidelines for International Election Observing (L. Garber ed., Washington,
D.C.: International Human Rights Law Group, 1984). 100p.
International Law and Fact-Finding in the Field of Human Rights (B. Ramcharan
ed., The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1982) (International Studies in Human
Rights; v. 1). 259p.
Articles on substantive and procedural law applicable to factfinding by
human rights bodies. Annexes include model procedural rules.
H. Thoolen & B. Verstappen, Human Rights Missions: A Study of the Fact-Finding Practice of
Non-Governmental Organizations (Dordrecht: Martinus
Nijhoff Pub., 1986)(International Studies in Human Rights). 184p.
Weissbrodt, International Trial Observers, 18 Stanford J. Int'l L. 27-121
(1982).
Weissbrodt & McCarthy, Fact-Finding by International Human Rights
Organizations, 22 Va. J. Int'l L. 1-89 (1981).
Fact-Finding Before International Tribunals (Richard Lillich ed., 1991). 338p.
D.J. Ravindran, Manuel Guzman, & Babes Ignacio, eds., Handbook on Fact Finding
and Documentation of Human Rights Violations (Thailand, 1994) (Asian Forum for
Human Rights and Development). 140p.
Monitoring Human Rights: Manual for Assessing Country Performance (Leiden:
PIOOM Foundation, 1993). 292p.
L. COUNTRY SITUATIONS
1. Legal System Information Sources
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (Tbingen: J.C.B. Mohr (Paul
Siebeck)).
Contains alphabetically-arranged "National Reports" updated by
installments. A report for a country typically provides information on
formation of the government, constitutional system (including
legislative and judicial structure), sources of law (decrees, orders,
court decisions, custom, etc.), and brief history of the development of
law, private law (contracts, torts, etc.), commercial law, intellectual
property law, civil procedure, and private international law. Each
report concludes with a short bibliography of books, articles, and/or
periodicals to consult for additional information. The entries are up
to date through the early 1970's.
Legal Traditions and Systems: An International Handbook (A. Katz ed.,
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1986)(discussion of the legal system of several
countries with notes and a selective bibliography). 450p.
Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia (K. Redden ed., Buffalo, NY: Hein, 1984-
)(looseleaf).
Description of the political organization, sources of law, legislature,
judiciary, and administrative structure of each country.
2. Country Reports
Amnesty International Report (London: Amnesty International Publications,
1962- )(annual).
Documents AI's work for the year prior to the date of issue (usually
October). Substantial information on work in many countries, for
prisoners of conscience and against torture, the death penalty,
extrajudicial executions, disappearances, and unfair trials for
political prisoners.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government
Printing Office, 1977- )(annual).
Covers human rights practices of nations that receive assistance from
the U.S. or which are members of the UN. Other nations are also
included. It includes relevant political, social, and economic
information on a country and an evaluation of each country's respect for
human rights (mainly civil and political, plus fair conditions of labor)
based on its own constitution, legislative measures, and actions towards
its citizens. Prepared by the U.S. Department of State for the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations; issued as a congressional committee print.
Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for... (New York: Lawyers Committee for Human Rights & Human Rights
Watch, 1983- )(annual is also called Critique of DOS Country Reports;
beginning in 1990 the Critique became the project of the Lawyers Committee
alone).
Freedom in the World (New York: Freedom House, 1978- )(Freedom House
Book)(annual).
Human Rights in Developing Countries (M. Nowak & T. Swinehart eds., Oslo:
Norwegian University Press, 1985- )(Publications from the Danish Center for
Human Rights)(annual).
Covers the human rights situation in such countries as Bangladesh,
Botswana, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, the
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Reports are prepared in cooperation with several human rights centers in
Europe and Canada.
International Committee of the Red Cross, Annual Report (Geneva: ICRC, 1952-
).
Covers the work of the ICRC in each country where the ICRC has made
representations or undertaken activities on behalf of prisoners of war,
civilians in armed conflict, or detainees; has supplied medical and
other material relief; or has performed other services. The annual
reports are ordinarily issued late in the year following the date of the
report.
International Handbook of Human Rights (J. Donnelly & R. Howard eds.,
Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1987). 495p.
Alphabetically-arranged studies of human rights practices in 19
countries (Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, El Salvador, India, Israel,
Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Poland, Senegal,
South Africa, Spain, Uganda, the USSR, and the U.S.). Each separately-authored study
discusses the historical background of the country as
well as civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. The
introduction provides background information about human rights in
general. The appendices contain the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, a ratification chart for human rights instruments, basic
economic and social indicators, a selected bibliography, and an index.
The Reagan/Bush Administration's Record on Human Rights in ... (New York:
Human Rights Watch & Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 1986- )(beginning in
1990 the Bush Administration Record became the project of Human Rights Watch
alone).
Reviews implementation of human rights legislation; ratification of
human rights treaties; voting record and human rights activities in the
UN; refugee, asylum, and immigration policy; and policy toward over 20
countries where human rights issues have arisen.
Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board, Quarterly Distribution from the
Information and Research Bureau of the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board
(quarterly publication of papers on human rights situations in various
countries).
Human Rights Watch, World Report (New York: Human Rights Watch, 1990- )
(annual).
Kathleen Pritchard, Human Rights Reporting in Two Nations: A Comparison of
the United States and Norway, in Human Rights and Statistics: Getting the
Record Straight 259 (Thomas Jabine & Richard Claude eds., 1992).
3. Constitutions
Constitutions of Dependencies & Special Sovereignties (A. Blaustein ed., Dobbs
Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, Inc.,
1975- ).
Constitutions of the Countries of the World (A. Blaustein & G. Flanz eds.,
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1971- ).
4. Criminal Codes and Criminal Procedure Codes
American Series of Foreign Penal Codes (South Hackensack, NJ: Fred B. Rothman
& Co.).
English-language translations of penal codes of Argentina, Austria,
China, Colombia, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany (West),
Greece, Greenland, Japan, Republic of Korea (South), Norway, Poland,
Sweden, and Turkey; criminal procedure codes of France, Federal Republic
of Germany, Israel, and Turkey.
5. Other Legislation
C. Szladits, Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law: Books and Articles
in English (Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1955- )(codes and
statutes available in books and periodicals through 1983).
6. Directories
Africa: Human Rights Directory and Bibliography, 12 Hum. Rts. Internet
Reporter 1-308 (1988/89)(special issue, no. 4).
Describes organizations concerned with human rights in Africa and lists
relevant books, articles, and periodicals.
Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations (Detroit, MI: Gale
Research Co., 1989- )(annual).
Human Rights Directory: Latin America, Africa, Asia (L. Wiseberg & H. Scoble
eds., Washington, D.C.: Human Rights Internet, 1981) (similar to the Africa
directory described above). 243p.
Human Rights Directory: Western Europe (L. Wiseberg & H. Sirett eds.,
Washington, D.C.: Human Rights Internet, 1982). 335p.
Human Rights Internet Directory: Eastern Europe & the USSR (L. Wiseberg ed.,
Cambridge, MA: Human Rights Internet, Harvard Law School, 1987). 304p.
Master List of Human Rights Organizations ( Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Human
Rights Internet, 1994).
Supplements Human Rights Internet Reporter with lists of organizations
named in the Reporter.
North American Human Rights Directory (L. Wiseberg & H. Sirett 3d ed.,
Washington, D.C.: Human Rights Internet, 1984). 264p.
Yearbook of International Organizations (Munich: K.G. Saur,
1967- ).
7. Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) Reports
Several of the numerous NGOs working in the area of human rights produce
excellent country reports on a range of rights and regions. Among those
organizations are:
Amnesty International, 1 Easton Street, London WC1 8DJ, U.K.
Article 19, 90 Borough High Street, London SE1, 1LL, U.K.
Human Rights Advocates, P.O. Box 5675, Berkeley, CA 94705 Human
Rights Watch, 485 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017
International Alert, 29 Craven Street, London WC2N 5NT
International Commission of Jurists, 109 route de Ch‰ne, CH-1223 Geneva, Switzerland
International Committee of the Red Cross, Information Department, 19 avenue de la Paix,
CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland
International Human Rights Law Group, 1601 Connecticut Ave. N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20009
International League for Human Rights, 432 Park Ave., New York,
NY 100016
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Place du Petit-Saconnex, C.P. 438,
CH-1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 330 Seventh Ave., 10th Floor,
New York, NY 10001
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, Suite 1050, 400 Second
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Minority Rights Group, 29 Craven St., London, WC2N 5NT, U.K.
Physicians for Human Rights, 58 Day Street, Somerville, MA 02144
The Human Rights Internet Reporter and the human rights directories
include entries by the above organizations and others.
8. UN Documents
The UN publishes many reports submitted by UN organs and member states
detailing countries' adherence to international human rights standards. The
Commission on Human Rights, for example, authorizes working groups, special
rapporteurs, representatives, experts, Commission members, the Secretary-General, and other
envoys to monitor violations or make direct contacts in
particular countries: Afghanistan (1984-present), Bolivia (1981-1982),
Cambodia (1993), Chile (1979-1990), Cuba (1988-present), Democratic Kampuchea
(1980-1983), El Salvador (1981-present), Equatorial Guinea (1979-1980, 1984,
1991-present), Guatemala (1983-1987, 1990-present), Haiti (1992-present), Iran
(1984-present), Iraq (1991-present), Myanmar (1992-present), Palestine (1993-present), Poland
(1982), Romania (1989-1991), Rwanda (1994-present), Somalia
(1993), Sudan (1993), and former Yugoslavia (1992-present), Zaire (1994-present).
In addition, the Commission on Human Rights has established special
rapporteurs and working groups on thematic topics: arbitrary detention (1991-present), arbitrary
executions (1982-present), sale of children (1990-present), disappearances (1980-present),
freedom of opinion and expression
(1993-present), internal displacement of persons (1992-present), abuses by
mercenaries (1987-present), racism and xenophobia (1993-present), religious
intolerance (1986-present), right to development (1993-present), torture
(1984-present), and violence against women (1994-present). The special
rapporteurs and working groups produce annual reports discussing human rights
violations in many countries and detailing country visits.
The Commission on Human Rights has authorized experts on advisory
services for the restoration of human rights in countries such as Equatorial
Guinea, Guatemala, and Haiti. The reports of those experts provide
information on countries receiving advisory services.
The ad hoc Working Group of Experts on Southern Africa, the Special
Committee Against Apartheid, and the UN Council for Namibia have also issued
specialized reports.
Within the framework of the Human Rights Committee, Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and the Committee on the Elimination of
All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), states parties are required to
submit periodic reports on domestic developments. Those reports, along with
the published questions, responses, and decisions taken by the committees,
provide indispensable information about the countries.
The Special Committee on Decolonization receives reports from its
delegations to dependent territories: American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda,
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, East Timor, Falkland Islands
(Malvinas), Gibraltar, Guam, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn, St. Helena,
Tokelau, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands,
U.S. Virgin Islands, and Western Samoa.
UN documents, listed in UNDOC: Current Index (1979- ) and predecessor
indices, are organized by document symbols referring to the UN organ, type of
document, session number, and document number. Document symbols relevant to
human rights include:
General Assembly
A/
Doument for plenary
A/INF
Information paper for the General Assembly
A/RES
General Assembly Resolution
A/C.1 through C.6,
A/SEC, A/BLR
Main committees of the General Assembly, e.g., the
Third Committee (A/C.3) considers social,
humanitarian, and cultural matters; the Sixth
Committee deals with legal matters. Documents issued
only during Assembly sessions.
A/AC.109
Special Committee on Decolonization
A/AC.115
Special Committee on Apartheid
A/AC.131
Council for Namibia
A/AC.160
Committee on International Terrorism
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
E/
Document for ECOSOC plenary
E/INF
Information papers for ECOSOC
E/RES
ECOSOC resolution
E/C.2
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
E/CN.4
Commission on Human Rights
E/CN.4/Sub.2
Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and
Protection of Minorities
E/CN.5
Commission for Social Development
E/CN.6
Commission on Status of Women
Other Major Organs
DC/
Disarmament Commission
S/
Security Council
ST/
Secretariat
T/
Trusteeship Council
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
CCPR/C
Human Rights Committee
CCPR/SP
Meetings of the states parties
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ESC/
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination
CERD/
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women
CEDAW/
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against
Women
International Convention on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
CAT
Committee Against Torture
Functional symbols
___/Add.
Addendum
___/CONF.
Conference
___/Corr.
Corrigendum
___/L.
Document with limited distribution (often draft
resolutions or reports, generally available only at
the time of issue)
___/NGO
Document submitted by a nongovernmental organization
___/PR.
Press release
___/R.
Document with restricted distribution (not generally
available to NGOs or individuals)
___/Rev.
Revision
___/SR
Summary records
___/WG.
Working group
9. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS)
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights publishes periodic
reports on its visits to investigate allegations of human rights violations in
OAS member states. Annual reports of the Commission contain updates on the
country visit reports or summaries of reports not separately issued. Reports
have been prepared on Argentina (1980), Bolivia (1981), Chile (1974, 1976,
1977, 1985), Colombia (1981), Cuba (1962, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1983),
El Salvador (1978, 1986), Guatemala (1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1993), Haiti
(1979, 1988, 1990, 1993), Nicaragua (1981, 1984, 1988), Panama (1978, 1989),
Paraguay (1978), Peru (1993), Suriname (1983, 1985), and Uruguay (1978).
10. Media Services
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS)(New Canaan, CT: NewsBank).
The FBIS Daily Report contains current news and information on eight
countries/regions of the world: China, East Europe, Soviet Union, East
Asia, Near East & South Asia, Africa (Sub-Sahara), Latin America, and
West Europe. Most of the information derives from U.S. government
monitoring of international radio services and other media. Joint
Publications Research Service (JPRS) publications issued periodically by
the National Technical Information Service (Springfield, VA) contain
less timely information. FBIS and JPRS are available in microfiche and
hardcopy.
NEXIS (online service containing the full text of news wires, newspapers, and
magazines; see Computer Indices, supra).
M. REFUGEE LAW
Guy Goodwin-Gill, Refugees in International Law (Oxford: Clarendon Press,
1983).
Atle Grahl-Madsen, The Status of Refugees in International Law (Leiden: A.W.
Sijthoff, 1966, 1972) (2v.). 981p.
James C. Hathaway, The Law of Refugee Status (Toronto: Butterworths, 1991).
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, The UNHCR at 40: Refugee Protection at
the Crossroads (New York: Lawyers Committee, 1991). 156p.
Refugees -- The Trauma of Exile: The Humanitarian Role of Red Cross and Red
Crescent (Diana Miserez ed., Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1988). 340p.
Symposium on Refugee Law: Issues and Developments, 28 Willamette L. Rev. 719
(1992).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Collection of International
Instruments Concerning Refugees (Geneva: UN, 1990) (U.N. Doc. HCR/IP/1/Eng.).
335p.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Conclusions on the
International Protection of Refugees: Adopted by the Executive Committee of
the UNHCR Programme (Geneva: UN, 1991). 157p.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Handbook for Emergencies:
Field Operations (Geneva: UN, 1982). 194p.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Handbook on Procedures and
Criteria for Determining Refugee Status (Geneva: UN, 1989). 93p.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Note on International
Protection (New York: UN, 1959) (A/AC.96/) (annual summaries of the major
challenges facing the UNHCR, as well as recommendations to improve refugee
protection).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, The State of the World's
Refugees 1993 (New York: Penguin Books, 1993). 191p.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Resolutions and
Decisions Relating to the Office of the UNHCR (New York: UN, 1989-) (U.N. Doc.
HCR/INF.49).
Paul Weis, Commentary on the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
(Oxford: Refugee Studies Programme, 1992).
N. RULES OF PROCEDURE
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Economic and Social
Council, Rules of Procedure of the Committee: Provisional Rules of Procedure
Adopted by the Committee at its Third Session and Approved by Economic and
Social Council Decision 1990/251 (Geneva: UN, 1990) (E/C.12/1990/4). 16p.
Committee on the Rights of the Child, Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Provisional Rules of Procedure (Geneva: UN, 1991) (CRC/C/4). 18p.
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, Rules of Procedure,
Thirty-seventh session (Geneva: UN, 1986) (A/AC.96/187/Rev.3). 24p.
Human Rights Committee, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Guidelines Regarding the Form and Contents of Periodic Reports from States
Parties (Geneva: UN, 1991) (CCPR/C/20/Rev.1). 3p.
Human Rights Committee, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Rules of Procedure of the Human Rights Committee (Geneva: UN, 1989)
(CCPR/C/3/Rev.2). 21p.
Rules of Procedure of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (New York: UN, 1986) (CERD/C/35/Rev.3). 33p.
Rules of Procedure of the Functional Commissions of the Economic and Social
Council (New York: UN, 1983) (E/5975/Rev.1). 19p.
Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly (embodying amendments and additions
adopted by the General Assembly up to 31 December 1978) (New York: UN, 1979)
(A/520/Rev.13). 84p.
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