Human Rights

A comprehensive overview of national and international human rights law treaties, statutes, bodies, etc.

This court rules on individual or State applications alleging violations of the civil and political rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights.

Established by the Rome treaty, the ICC has a mandate to try individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression.

The primary judicial body of the United Nations.

Established by the Organization of American States to apply the American Convention on Human Rights.

Intended to complement and reinforce the functions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

A collection of human rights cases tried in the U.S. court system. Part of the Avalon Project by Yale University.