Human Rights in International and Australian Law

by Stuart Kaye and Ryszard Piotrowicz

Here you will find a selection of useful links to international law sites relevant to the study of International Law. The list will be a dynamic and changing list so please check this page regularly. We hope you find this useful and if you discover any other useful sites in this area please e-mail us at academic@butterworths.com.au.

Human Rights Websites
There exists a substantial number of websites relating to human rights. These include the sites of international human rights organisations, courts and tribunals, non-governmental organisations, university websites offering information and links to other sources on human rights. The most useful offer access to primary materials on the subject, and most of these can be located by referring to one of the more general websites.

Courts and Tribunals
European Court of Human Rights: http://www.dhcour.coe.fr/default.htm
Inter-American Court of Human Rights: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/iachr/iachr.html

Organisations
Council of Europe: http://www.coe.fr/index.asp
International Committee of the Red Cross: http://www.icrc.org/eng
United Nations: http://www.un.org/rights/

Universities
Eastern and Central European Internet Directory for Human Rights: http://viadrina.euv-frankfurt-o.de/~w3jursok/hr/
UWA: http://www.law.ecel.uwa.edu.au/intlaw/human_rights-general.htm
UWA: http://www.law.ecel.uwa.edu.au/intlaw/human_rights-specific.htm
Australian Human Rights Information Centre: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/ahric/

Non-governmental Organisations
Amnesty International: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/index.html