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Research Handbook on International Human Rights Law
The United Nations and human rights 1
Economic, social and cultural rights
Non-state actors and international human rights law 97
Human rights in economic globalisation 139
Human rights and development 167
Gender and international human rights law
Refugees and displaced persons: the refugee definition and ‘humanitarian’ protection 215
The International Court of Justice and human rights 299
The Council of Europe and the protection of human rights:
The Inter-American human rights system
African human rights law in theory and practice 388
The political economy and culture of human rights in East Asia 414
Islam and the realization of human rights in the Muslim world 440
Religion, belief and international human rights
DRIP feed: the slow reconstruction of self-determination for Indigenous peoples 492
Counter-terrorism and human rights 512

Collective Violence and International Crimes

State Responsibility and Criminal Liability of Individuals

Fundamentals of International Criminal Law

Gender-related Violence and International Criminal Law and Justice

Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law 111

International Criminal Justice in Historical Perspective:

Politics and Justice: The Role of the Security Council 168

International v. National Prosecution of International Crimes 208

Actus Reus 229
Ad Litem Judges 230
Aggression 236
Aiding and Abetting 239
Amicus Curiae 243
Amnesty 243
Anonymous Witness 244
Apartheid as an International Crime 245
Arbitrary Arrests and Detentions 247
Armenian Genocide 248
Arms Trafficking 250
Aut Dedere Aut Judicare 253
Bosnian Special Court 258
Child Soldiers (Recruitment and Use in Armed Confl ict) 261
Child Witnesses 262
Code of Conduct for Defence Counsel (Appearing before International Criminal Courts and Tribunals)
Combatants 268
Command Responsibility 270
Commission on the Responsibility of Authors of War (Report of) 272
Commissions of Inquiry 272
Conspiracy 279
Contempt of Court 280
Control Council Law No. 10 281
Courts Martial 283
Crimes Against Humanity 284
Culpa 288
Death Penalty (International Crimes) 291
De Facto Command 291
Defence Counsel 292
De Jure Command 295
Deportation and Forcible Transfer 295
Detention (Ad Hoc International Tribunals) 296
Disappearances (Forced) 299
Disclosure 299
Discovery 300

Immunities of Persons from Jurisdiction 368
Inchoate Crimes 372
Incitement (to Commit Genocide) 373
Independence and Impartiality of Tribunals 374
Interlocutory Appeal 378
Internal Armed Conflict 379
International Armed Conflict 382
International Committee of the Red Cross 383
Iraqi High Tribunal 386
Joint Criminal Enterprise 391
Dolus Eventualis 302
Dolus Specialis 304
Double Jeopardy 304

East Timor Special Panels 307
Effective Control 308
Elements of Crimes (in the ICC) 308
Enemy Combatants 309
Enforced Disappearances 309
Enforcement of Sentences 310
Equality of Arms 311
Ethnic Cleansing 312
European Arrest Warrant 313
Evidence 313
Examination-in-chief 317
Exculpatory Evidence 317
Ex Post Facto Law 318
Excuses and Justifications 318
Extenuating Circumstances 320
Extermination (as a Crime Against Humanity) 320
Extradition 321
Extraordinary Chambers of Cambodia 322
Fair Trial 324
Financing (of Persons or Groups Committing International Crimes) 325
Forced Marriages 326
Forced Pregnancy 326
Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocols 330
Genocide 332
Grave Breaches 336
Guilty Plea 338
Hague Conventions on the Laws of Warfare 340
Headquarters Agreements 341
Hearsay 342
Pardon and Commutation of Sentences 450
Passive Personality Principle 451
Penalties 452
Persecution 453
Pillage 454
Piracy 455
Presumption of Innocence 457
Primacy (of Ad Hoc Tribunals) 461
Principle of Legality (General) 462
Prisoners of War 462
Privileges and Immunities of International Personnel 464
Proof (Burden of) 467
Rape 477
Recklessness 479
Referral 483
Renditions (Extraordinary) 485
Reparation to Victims 487
Respect for Human Rights in International Criminal Proceedings 489
Retroactive Legislation 490
Rome Diplomatic Conference (1998) 493
Rule 61 Proceedings (ICTY, ICTR) 494
Rules of Procedure and Evidence 495
Rwandan Genocide Cases 498
Safe-Conduct 506
Self-Defence 506
Self-Representation 508
Sentencing 509
Separate and Dissenting Opinions 510
Kosovo Special Courts 403
Latin American Truth and Reconciliation Commission 405
Lawful Combatants 406
Lieber Code 409
Mens Rea 412
Mental Disease 415
Military Commissions and Courts-Martial in the USA 418
Military Tribunals 420
Mistake of Fact 421
Mistake of Law 422
Mitigating Circumstances 423
Mixed or Internationalized Courts 424
Murder 426
National Legislation on International Crimes 428
Nationality Principle 430
Ne Bis in Idem 431
Necessity and Duress 431
Negligence 433
Nexus with Armed Confl ict 435
Nexus with Widespread and Systematic Attacks 436
Non-retroactivity 437
Nullum Crimen Sine Lege 438
Nuremberg International Military Tribunal 441
Offences Against the Administration of Justice 444
Trial in Absentia 542
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (General) 543
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in Africa and Asia 545
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in Latin America 547
Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa 551
Tu Quoque Principle 553
Unexploded Ordnances 554
United Nations War Crimes Commission 554
Universal Jurisdiction 555
Universality Principle 558
Unlawful Combatants 558
War Crimes (International Armed Conflicts) 566
War Crimes (Non-international Armed Conflicts) 568
Wilful Killing 571
Witness Protection 571
Sexual Violence 513
Slavery 514
Special Court for Sierra Leone 515
Special Intent 517
Special Tribunal for Lebanon 519
Specificity of International Criminal Rules 520
Standard of Proof 521
Statute of Limitations 522
Subpoenas 524
Superior Orders 525
Superior Responsibility 527
Terrorism 533
Timor Leste Special Panels 535
Tokyo International Military Tribunal 535
Torture 537

Handbook for the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons

HANDBOOK ON NUCLEAR LAW

Cybersecurity in France

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

The Court of Arbitration for Sport for the XXIII Olympic Games

The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic

Self-Determination and Secession Under International Law

Veil Bans in the European Court of Human Rights

Hybrid War Under International Law

The American Declaration on The Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and Targeted Killings

The UN International Law Commission and Crimes Against Humanity

The South China Sea Arbitration

The Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in UN Peacekeeping

The (Il?)legality of Nuclear Weapons Tests Under International Law

25 years ago... Srebrenica

Regulating Non-State Actors towards an accountable world”

Asylum Seekers and the Right to Work!

The Universality of Rights vs the Uniqueness of Human Animals in the Law

The compatibility of the crime of ‘encouraging terrorism’ and the right to freedom of expression under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Human Rights Under Threat: States’ Withdrawal from and Non-compliance with ECHR

Sustainable Data Privacy Protection in Commercial Practices

Commercial Aspects on the Data Privacy Protection of Individuals in the European Union Compared to the United States, and Technical Implications

European Border and Coast Guard

An Analysis of Regulation 2016/1624 on the Allocation of Competences and the Responsibility to Protect Fundamental Rights of Asylum-Seekers

Internally displaced persons in Ukraine: gaps in Law and Practive

Can a veto undermine international peace and security? A discussion on the legitimacy of veto decisions concerning the situation Syrian

Streamlining of Asylum Procedures in the EU

End of a blockbuster? Preventing evergreening of pharmaceutical patents under EU competition law

Is the Genocide Convention Built on Ashes of Trauma?

Personality rights, defamation and the internet

Abandon All Labour Rights, Ye Who Enter Here - The Labour Rights of Prisoners
Rethinking the Lotus Principle: New Perspectives on the Kosovo Advisory Opinion

Blurred lines, - an analysis on the privatisation of migration detention in the EU and its consequences

Law over mind, and body? A study of the debate and aftermath of the abortion travels to Poland in 1965 and the case of a midwife invoking her conscience in 2017

GENDER IN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE CONTEXTS: Reproductive Rights in the Spanish Case of Stolen Babies

The principle of rule of law in times of financial crisis – institutional analysis

Vulnerable Asylum Seekers in the Common European Asylum System. The Treatment and Identification of Unaccompanied Minors and Women in the Asylum Procedure

Two Clicks Away An analysis of the offence of viewing child sexual abuse materials on the Internet

International Environmental Law

Global Environmental Law and the International Lawmaking Process

Historical Evolution of Environmental Law

Settlement of Environmental Legal Disputes 55

Foundations of International Environmental Law

Regulation of Natural Resources

Compliance and Governance Mechanisms in Environmental Law

The Global Marine Environment; legal issues

Water Resources and the Law

Fisheries Resources and Environmental Law

Biodiversity and Environmental Law

Air Pollution and Environmental Law

Trade and the Environment; Legal issues

African Human Rights Case Law

Asylum Legal Information

Refugees, Asylum, Nationality, Displaced Persons & Freedom of Movement; a handbook.

European Asylum Law

European Migration Law

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

The Human Rights Committee (CCPR)
The Committee against Torture (CAT)
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Forced Migration - The Evolution of International Refugee Law and Organization
Expulsion in Public International Law
The Kampala Convention
The Sources of International Migration Law
The Principle of Non-refoulement in International Law

Polar Regions

Database

The Antarctic Treaty

WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT REPORTS AND ARBITRATION AWARDS

European Accompanied migrant minors in detention
European Children’s rights
European Gestational surrogacy
European International child abductions
European Parental rights
European Protection of minors
European Reproductive rights
European Unaccompanied migrant minors in detention
Criminal Field Domestic violence
Criminal Field Police arrest and assistance of a lawyer
Criminal Field Protection of minors
Criminal Field Right not to be tried or punished twice
Criminal Field Secret detention sites
Criminal Field Terrorism
Criminal Field Trafficking in human beings
Criminal Field Violence against women
Detention Accompanied migrant minors in detention
Detention Detention and mental health
Detention Detention conditions and treatment of prisoners
Detention Extradition and life imprisonment
Detention Hunger strikes in detention
Detention Life imprisonment
Detention Migrants in detention
Detention Prisoners’ right to vote
Detention Prisoners’ health-related rights
Detention Secret detention sites
Detention Reproductive Rights
Detention Unaccompanied migrant minors in detention
Prohibition of discrimination Gender equality
Prohibition of discrimination Gender Identity
Prohibition of discrimination Homosexuality criminal aspects
Prohibition of discrimination Roma and Travellers
Prohibition of discrimination Sexual orientation issues
Case-law concerning the European Union
European Union “Dublin” cases
Expulsion / Extradition Accompanied migrant minors in detention
Expulsion / Extradition Collective expulsions of aliens
Expulsion / Extradition “Dublin” cases
Expulsion / Extradition Interim measures
Unaccompanied migrant minors in detention
Freedom of assembly and association Political parties and associations
Freedom of assembly and association Trade union rights
Freedom of expression Access to Internet
Freedom of expression Hate speech
Freedom of expression Protection of journalistic sources
Freedom of expression Protection of reputation
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion Conscientious objection
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion Freedom of religion
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion Religious symbols and clothing
Health Detention and mental health
Health Environment
Health End of life and the ECHR
Health
Health Hunger strikes in detention
Health Persons with disabilities and the ECHR
Health Prisoners’ health-related rights
Health Reproductive Rights
Private life Deprivation of citizenship
Private life Legal professional privilege
Private life Mass surveillance
Private life Protection of personal data
Private life Protection of reputation
Private life Right to the protection of one’s image
Private life Surveillance at workplace
Right to free elections Prisoners’ right to vote
Right to free elections Right to vote
Right to life Death penalty abolition
Right to life End of life and the ECHR
Right to life
Work and business
Legal professional privilege
Slavery, servitude and forced labour
Surveillance at workplace
Work and business Taxation
Work and business Trade union rights
Work-related rights
Armed conflicts
Austerity measures
Derogation in time of emergency
Elderly people and the ECHR
Extra-territorial jurisdiction
Interim measures
New technologies
Pilot judgments
Sport and the ECHR
Article 1 Obligation to respect human rights
Article 2 Right to life
Article 4 Prohibition of slavery and forced labour
Article 5 Right to liberty and security
Article 6 (civil limb) Right to a fair trial (civil limb)
Article 6 (criminal limb) Right to a fair trial (criminal limb)
Article 7 No punishment without law
Article 8 Right to respect for private and family life
Article 9 Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Article 15 Derogation in time of emergency
Article 18 Limitation on use of restrictions on rights
Article 2 of Protocol No.1 Right to Education
Article 3 of Protocol No.1 Right to free elections
Article 4 of Protocol No.4 Prohibition of collective expulsions of aliens
Article 4 of Protocol No.7 Right not to be tried or punished twice

ECHR and Bioethics and the case-law of the Court
ECHR and Case-law of the Court on young people
ECHR and Child abuse
ECHR and Cultural rights
ECHR and Extra-territorial jurisdiction
ECHR and Freedom of religion
ECHR and Health related issues
ECHR and Internet
ECHR and National security and European case-law
ECHR and New admissibility criterion
ECHR and NGOs in the case-law of the Court
ECHR and Positive obligations under Article 10
ECHR and References to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
ECHR and Role of public prosecutor
ECHR and The conduct of public assemblies in the Court’s case-law
ECHR and Use of Council of Europe treaties in the case-law of the Court
ECHR and Bioethics and the case-law of the Court

“The long and winding road to... Rome”; A brief history of the ICC

African Constitutional Law Review

Aggression and international criminal law

British Criminal Law Reports

Cambodia Tribunal bulletin

Cambodia Tribunal; Selected Documents

Council of Europe Law bulletin

Council of Europe publications: Conventions and agreements series

Crime in Europe; reporter

Crimes against Humanity and international criminal law

Eastern and Central European Journal on Crime and Criminal Law

Eastern and Central European Journal on Environmental Law

East-European Journal on Constitutional Law

East-European law collection

Encyclopedia on the ICTY

Volume 1;

Volume 2;

Volume 3;

Encyclopedia on the ICTY

Volume 1;

Volume 2;

Volume 3;

Environment and the Law; 1993 2xyr

Environmental Law and the European Union

European business law collection

European Court of Human Rights law Review

European Criminal Law bulletin

European Cyber Law digest

European Environmental Law Annual

European Human Rights Law Reporter, 3 issues a year

The European continent suffered much devastation from the effects of World War II. To renew efforts of peacekeeping and cooperation with one another after the war ended, leaders throughout the region founded three organizations: the Council of Europe, the European Union (formerly the European Coal and Steel Community), and later, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (formerly the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe). These organizations have survived the Cold War and the fall of Communism, and continue to this day to serve as forums for dialogue and exchange within the European continent.

Although these organizations were founded to bring peace and stability to Europe, they were each established with different purposes:

•The Council of Europe promotes the rule of law, human rights, and democracy. It has established the European Court of Human rights to safeguard human rights

•The European Union was devised as an institution for promoting trade and economic stability for its members.

•The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was founded to maintain peace and military security within Europe.

Today, these organizations have evolved to address many overlapping issues, all dealing to some extent with human rights, though the Council of Europe remains the most involved.

The different regulatory bodies of the European Union have each brought their own contributions to the system of European Human Rights Law as we know it today. The European Court of Human Rights is guarding this system, and its decisions contain several landmarks of major importance. The European Human Rights law reporter is a series of books that contains judicial opinions from a selection of case law from the ECHR concerning European Human Rights. However, domestic case law concerning European Human Rights is also thoroughly researched. Thus, this series offers an in-depth overview of today’s most important human rights case law and also covers the landmark judgments given by the EHCR so far.

European Torture Law Review; 2 issues a year

Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is

“...any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person, information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to, lawful sanctions.”

In addition to state-sponsored torture, individuals or groups may be motivated to inflict torture on others for similar reasons to those of a state; however, the motive for torture can also be for the sadistic gratification of the torturer. Torture is prohibited under international law and the domestic laws of most countries. Amnesty International estimates that at least 81 world governments currently practice torture, some openly.

Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of effecting political re-education and coercion. In the 21st century, torture is considered to be a violation of human rights, and is declared to be unacceptable by Article 5 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Signatories of the Third Geneva Convention and Fourth Geneva Convention officially agree not to torture prisoners in armed conflicts. Torture is also prohibited by the United Nations Convention Against Torture, which has been ratified by 145 states.

National and international legal prohibitions on torture derive from a consensus that torture and ill-treatment are immoral, as well as being impractical. Despite these international conventions, however, many organizations (e.g. Amnesty International) that monitor abuses of human rights report a widespread use of torture condoned by states in many regions of the world.

In Europe, several initiatives have been undertaken to prohibit and fight torture. The European Torture Law Review discusses these instruments and also keeps track of any case law emerging considering this area of law. Subjects and treaties that are discussed include the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its protocols and case law of the ECHR. For legal academics who work in the field of laws of torture and their implementation, our law review is a very valuable research tool.

European Transport Law Review

Foreign Law Series; 1995+

Genocide and international criminal law

Genocide on Trial

German Criminal Law Review

Global (Ant)artic law Review

This law review collection produces material with respect to the Antarctic Laws and regulations. The most important body of regulations in the area of Antarctic law is the Antarctic Treaty System, also referred to as ATS. The ATS is a unique suite of international legal instruments that regulate the actions of member states (countries) in the area south of 60° South latitude. The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population. For the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all of the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude. The treaty, entering into force in 1961 and eventually signed by 47 countries, sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, establishes freedom of scientific investigation and bans military activity on that continent. The treaty was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War. The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat headquarters have been located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, since September 2004.

Cooperation with outstanding international lawyers, policy-makers and academics, all working in the field of Antarctic Law has resulted in the most extensive and thorough law review in this area of law.

Global Agricultural Law Review

Global Animal Law Review

Animal law is a combination of statutory and case law in which the nature – legal, social or biological – of nonhuman animals is an important factor. Animal law encompasses companion animals, wildlife, animals used in entertainment and animals raised for food and research. The emerging field of animal law is often analogized to the environmental law movement 30 years ago. Animal law issues encompass a broad spectrum of approaches—from philosophical explorations of the rights of animals to pragmatic discussions about the rights of those who use animals, who has standing to sue when an animal is harmed in a way that violates the law, and what constitutes legal cruelty. Animal law permeates and affects most traditional areas of the law – including tort, contract, criminal and constitutional law.

It is also an area of law that has been neglected in literature and study for many years. There is a worldwide lack of structure and patterns in this area of law. The most progressive country has been the USA so far, but there is no comparative research to show the international standing of animal law as of today. That is why this law review has emerged, it tries to give a complete overview of existing regulations and laws concerning animal law in the international legal field. In addition to that, national legislation and policies concerning the most important animal laws are also discussed. Thus, this law review is an important and valuable research tool for environmentalists, animal law scholars and education in animal law.

Global Arms, Weapons and Law review

Global Banking and Financial Law Review

Global Business law collection

Global collection on the rights of Indigenous and tribal peoples

Indigenous peoples are people, communities, and nations who claim a historical continuity and cultural affinity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies which sprung up on their original territories, and therefore consider themselves distinct from societies of the majority cultures that have contested their cultural sovereignty and self-determination. To preserve their basic human rights, has proven to be a challenge in domestic and international law throughout the years. A major step towards international recognition of indigenous peoples’ rights is The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly during its 62nd session at UN Headquarters in New York City on 13 September 2007.

While as a General Assembly Declaration it is not a legally binding instrument under international law, according to a UN press release, it does "represent the dynamic development of international legal norms and it reflects the commitment of the UN's member states to move in certain directions"; the UN describes it as setting "an important standard for the treatment of indigenous peoples that will undoubtedly be a significant tool towards eliminating human rights violations against the planet's 370 million indigenous people and assisting them in combating discrimination and marginalization."

Next to the UN, other major international organizations such as the International Labour Organization have also adopted instruments to guarantee the rights of indigenous and tribal people. In this collection, we focus on the various international human rights tools, dealing with indigenous rights, as well as on the ILO Conventions that were the first legal instruments for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. In addition, the United Nations framework is included, varying from general documents to the collection of reports of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples. Our collection provides a coherent overview of all the major international instruments, laws, regulations and case law in this area of law, thus offering a valuable legal tool for academic collections.

Global Comparative law Review

Global Constitutional Law Collection; constitutions of the world

Global Constitutional Law Review

Global Diplomatic and Consular law review

Global Doping Law Reporter

Global Drugs and Law Review

Global Economic competition law Review

Global Environmental Law Annual

Global environmental law collection

Editorial board, GLA, 6 volumes, 3000+ pages, $ 650

Areas of concern in environmental law include air quality, water quality, global climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, species protection, pesticides and hazardous chemicals, waste management, remediation of contaminated land and brownfields, smart growth, sustainable development, impact review and conservation, stewardship and management of public lands and natural resources. While many countries worldwide have since accumulated impressive sets of environmental laws, their implementation has often been woeful.

In recent years, environmental law has become seen as a critical means of promoting sustainable development (or "sustainability"). Policy concepts such as the precautionary principle, public participation, environmental justice, and the "polluter pays"-principle have informed many environmental law reforms in this respect . There has been considerable experimentation in the search for more effective methods of environmental control beyond traditional "command-and-control" style regulation. Eco-taxes, emission trading, voluntary standards such as ISO 14000 and negotiated agreements are some of these innovations. The environmental law collection discusses all these issues, and gives a complete and in-depth overview of the current state of affairs in the international legal arena.

Global environmental law digest

Environmental law is the special body of official rules, decisions, and actions concerning environmental quality, natural resources, and ecological sustainability. The global environmental law digest includes a summary of the most important and intrusive environmental laws, instruments and regulations. Furthermore, our environmental law digest offers a complete bi-annual update of the most important environmental laws passed, case law and legal discussions in this area of law. Updated and assembled by prominent legal scholars, this digest offers a complete current state of affairs for its readers.

Global Genocide Collection; COL

Global Health and Patient Law Review

Global Human rights Law annual

Human rights are rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. Proponents of the concept usually assert that everyone is endowed with certain entitlements merely by reason of being human. Human rights are thus conceived in a universalist and egalitarian fashion. Such entitlements can exist as shared norms of actual human moralities, as justified moral norms or natural rights supported by strong reasons, or as legal rights either at a national level or within international law. However, there is no consensus as to precise nature of what in particular should or should not be regarded as a human right in any of the preceding senses, and the abstract concept of human rights has been a subject of intense legal and philosophical debate and criticism.

Our human rights annual is published to map out the legal debate going on in the area of human rights. Not only do we show you the most important legislative tools in international human rights law, we also discuss the latest case law and upcoming legal initiatives. In addition, prominent domestic human rights issues in conflict areas will be researched in depth and brought to your attention. Our annual is the most extensive human rights journal in its class.

Global Human Rights Law Collection

Global Human Rights Protection: children; 2 issues a year

To guarantee the human rights of children is to invest in the future. Children's rights are the building blocks for a solid human rights culture, the basis for securing human rights for future generations. As human beings, children are entitled to all the rights guaranteed by the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) and the various covenants that have developed from it. But children also need special protection and care. They must be able to depend on the adult world to take care of them, to defend their rights and to help them to develop and realize their potential. Governments pay almost universal lip service to this ideal, yet have signally failed to ensure that the rights of children are respected. The international community has long recognized the need to protect children from such abuses. The 1959 UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child set out ten principles which provided a powerful moral framework for children's rights, but which were not legally enforceable. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (the CRC) was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989, and entered into force the following year. Since then, the CRC has been ratified by every single UN member state in the world, except Somalia -- which has had no central government able to do so for many years -- and the United States of America (USA).

This publication was created with the aim of creating a reference point in the global protection of children through human rights legislation. It contains a collection of all main international and regional legal instruments pertaining to the human rights specifically aimed at children. Binding as well as non-binding instruments falling within the fields of public as well as private international law are included.

Global Human Rights Protection: woman; 2 issues a year

The term women's rights refers to freedoms and entitlements of women and girls of all ages. These rights may or may not be institutionalized, ignored or suppressed by law, local custom, and behavior in a particular society. These liberties are grouped together and differentiated from broader notions of human rights because they often differ from the freedoms inherently possessed by or recognized for men and boys, and because activists for this issue claim an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls. Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include, though are not limited to, the right: to bodily integrity and autonomy; to vote (suffrage); to hold public office; to work; to fair wages or equal pay; to own property; to education; to serve in the military or be conscripted; to enter into legal contracts; and to have marital, parental and religious rights. Women and their supporters have campaigned and in some places continue to campaign for the same rights as men.

This book on the protection of human rights concerning women points out the special legal instruments that have been developed over the years to protect the rights of women. It includes all international guidelines, policy and instruments developed by the UN and focuses on the progress made in succession to convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW), and the committee that stems from this convention.

Global Humanitarian Law Collection

International humanitarian law (IHL), often referred to as the laws of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus that comprises "the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and customary international law." It defines the conduct and responsibilities of belligerent nations, neutral nations and individuals engaged in warfare, in relation to each other and to protected persons, usually meaning civilians. The law is mandatory for nations bound by the appropriate treaties. There are also other customary unwritten rules of war, many of which were explored at the Nuremberg War Trials. By extension, they also define both the permissive rights of these powers as well as prohibitions on their conduct when dealing with irregular forces and non-signatories.

This Global Humanitarian Law Collection embodies the most prominent international humanitarian law. Special attention has been given to the Geneva Conventions and relevant case law, to provide a state of the art overview of the current body of humanitarian law. Newly developed laws, international as well as applicable case law, are also thoroughly researched and discussed in this collection. It is simply a must have for any legal scholar who is concerned with international humanitarian law.

Global Humanitarian Law Reporter; 2 issues a year

Our humanitarian law reporter focuses on newly developed international and national case law concerning humanitarian law. The prominent international lawyers, professors and outstanding legal researchers will keep track of any developments in this area of law and discuss them in our reporter. This makes it a valuable tool for legal scholars in order to keep up to date with the state of affairs, but also to have an independent source for their own research.

Global Index to Criminal Laws of the World

Global Index to International Case Law

Global Insurance Law Review

Global Intellectual property Law Review

Global International Courts Review

Global International Criminal Law Review

Global International Law Annual

Global International Peace and Security Law Review

Global International private law Review

Global Journal on air and space law

Global journal on arbitration

Global Journal on Crime and Criminal Law

Global Journal on Cyberlaw

Global Journal on Energy Law

Editorial board, GLA subscription, 2 issues a year

Energy laws govern the use and taxation of energy, both renewable and non-renewable. These laws are the primary authorities (such as case law, statutes, rules, regulations and edicts) related to energy. In contrast, energy policy refers to the policy and politics of energy. In the twentieth century, energy law focused mostly on natural gas regulation, but was expanded to include other areas of energy regulation as well. It also includes the legal provision for oil, gasoline, and "extraction taxes."

This journal aims to provide a legal overview on national and international legal regimes on energy law, required for the peaceful uses of energy, including international trade in nuclear materials and equipment and to address issues of liability and compensation for nuclear damage. It also aims to assist in the development, strengthening and harmonization of energy legislation that is based upon internationally accepted principles for the safe and environmentally friendly use of energy. It is continuously updated and provides the most accurate and latest development in the field of energy law.

Global journal on family law

Global Journal on Gender Law; 2 issues a year

Global Journal on Human Rights Law

Global Journal on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Law; 2 issues a year

Our journal has taken the latter declaration as a focus point to research the development of indigenous ad tribal peoples law from thereon. It provides an in-depth discussion of issues and case law regarding this area in international law and keeps track of recent developments in important international legal organizations.

Global Journal on Juvenile and Children Law; 2 issues a year

Children's rights are the perceived human rights of children with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to the young, including their right to association with both biological parents, human identity as well as the basic needs for food, universal state-paid education, health care and criminal laws appropriate for the age and development of the child. Interpretations of children's rights range from allowing children the capacity for autonomous action to the enforcement of children being physically, mentally and emotionally free from abuse, though what constitutes "abuse" is a matter of debate. Other definitions include the rights to care and nurturing. Juveniles minors and can sometimes be tried as adults. However not all minors are prone to criminal responsibility. Special regulations and laws apply concerning juveniles.

The journal maps out existing juvenile and children law in international legal context. In addition, it provides a discussion platform for prominent academics and international lawyers. This results in a journal on juvenile in children law providing the most in-depth research on the topic whilst being dynamic in its content.

Global Journal on Nuclear Law

Editorial board, GLA, subscription, 2 issues a year

Nuclear Law refers to the law related to the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. More specifically, Nuclear law has been defined as the body of special legal norms created to regulate the conduct of legal or natural persons engaged in activities related to fissionable materials, ionizing radiation and exposure to natural sources of radiation. Nuclear energy poses special risks to the health and safety of persons and to the environment, risks that must be carefully managed. However, nuclear material and technology also hold the promise of significant benefits, in a variety of fields, from medicine and agriculture to electricity production and industry. A human activity that involves only hazards and no benefits calls for a legal regime of prohibition, not regulation. Thus a basic feature of nuclear energy legislation is its dual focus on risks and benefits. The purpose and function of nuclear law is that of all law, namely to promote and to protect; to promote the development of nuclear science and technology and to protect mankind against any hazards possibly connected therewith.

Our journal on nuclear law focuses on the major international treaties in Nuclear law and their implementation, but also widely discusses relevant national legislations. Intrusive international legal measures and regulations are thoroughly researched and drawn out in a comprehensive overview. In addition, the journal informs you of the latest developments and case law of nuclear law in the international legal arena.

Global Journal on Ocean and Fisheries law

Global Journal on Oil and Gas Law

Global Journal on the Law of the International Criminal Court

Global journal on trade law

Global Journal on War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Law

Global Journal on Waste Law

Editorial board, GLA, subscription, 2 issues a year

Waste law is the area of environmental law governing the treatment, storage, disposal, management and transport of waste, of whatever type. These laws also include recycling laws. All waste disposal and recycling activities are subject to legal requirements, even if the material is not hazardous. This journal provides a forum for scholars and experts to reflect their ideas and descriptions of developments in Waste Law in a national and international legal context. It is intended to be a journal for scientists, legal scholars, academic as well as a research tool for law students and professors.

Global Journal on Water Law

Global Journal on Woman Law

Women have looked to the law as a tool to change their circumstances, while at the same time the law is one of the instruments which confirms their dependent status as citizens. The first phase of the Women's Movement, in proclaiming that women were capable of reason as well as reproduction and nurturing, claimed a place for women in the public sphere, while also relying upon the concept of "separate spheres" to delineate their areas of strength and competence.

Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include, though are not limited to, the right: to bodily integrity and autonomy; to vote (suffrage); to hold public office; to work; to fair wages or equal pay; to own property; to education; to serve in the military or be conscripted; to enter into legal contracts; and to have marital, parental and religious rights. Women and their supporters have campaigned and in some places continue to campaign for the same rights as men.

This journal discusses the wide spectrum of laws concerning women. It ranges from the most important international instruments (The CEDAW) to domestic rules and regulations of international importance.

Global Labour Law Review

Global Law and Religion Review; 2 issues a year

The law that originally stems from religion, is also known as Canon law. Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of churches. The way that such church law is legislated, interpreted and at times adjudicated varies widely among these three bodies of churches. In all three traditions, a canon was initially a rule adopted by a council (From Greek kanon / κανών, Hebrew kaneh / קנה, for rule, standard, or measure); these canons formed the foundation of canon law.

The global law and religion review lays out the main laws developed through canon law. Its further activities are carried out in relation to the theory and practice of substantive law concerning religion, the focus being principally upon religious law and national and international law affecting religion, with regard to their historical, theological, social, economical and comparative contexts.

Global Law and waste collection

Editorial board, GLA, 4 volumes, 2000+ pages

In this collection, basic materials, international legal treaties and regulations and related documents are being presented. On a frequent basis new volumes will be added to the collection.

Global Law Book Review

Global Law of the Sea bulletin

Global Law of the sea Collection

Global Law on Wars Review

Global Law Review

Global Law Review; East Edition

Global Marine and coastal law review

Editorial board, GLA, annual subscription, 1 issue a year

The Marine and Coastal Law review addresses all aspects of marine and coastal law. Its breadth of coverage extends to all of the legal issues arising from: Maritime Boundary Delimitation; Marine and Coastal Environmental Protection; Fisheries Law; Marine and Coastal Minerals Exploration and Exploitation; Marine and Coastal Management Law andPublic Law Aspects of Shipping. An international Editorial Board supplies a distinctive feature: a vigorous ‘Current Legal Developments’ section which provides notes and commentary on international treaties and case law, national statute law, national court decisions, and other aspects of state practice; includes the relevant original documentation where appropriate; and monitors developments in relevant international organizations at a global and regional level.

The law review aims to bring together the leading cases in international marine and coastal law, thereby capturing both the historical development of the law and the most important contemporary cases of interest to the student and the practitioner. It also provides a comprehensive overview of existing and upcoming international legislation and developments in the area of marine and coastal law.

Global Mergers and Acquisitions Law Review

Global Minority and Group Rights Law Review; 2 issues a year

Questions concerning minorities are high on the agendas of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, and other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. Events in eastern Europe, the former USSR and in Yugoslavia pushed minorities to the forefront of international consciousness in the 1990s, and the fate of groups in various theatres of conflict continues to trouble the international conscience.

Following Bosnia, we think of Kosovo, and Chechnya. There have been other conflicts, not always violent, where ethnicity is part of the context if not the whole story. For Europe, we could name Estonia and Latvia, Greece and Turkey, the United Kingdom, Spain and Cyprus, the Caucasus and beyond, as among the corners where an ethnic or part-ethnic drama is still being played out, though some situations are less dramatic than before, and in others there are prospects of reconciliation.

Among the presented subjects in this law review are: the European Convention on Human Rights, The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, The Advisory Committee, The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Protection of a specific minority: the case of Roma/Gypsies, Council of Europe summits and decisions of the Committee of Ministers.

Global nuclear law collection

The term Nuclear Law refers to the law related to the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. For many years the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assisted Member States, at their request, in developing their domestic legal arrangements for regulating the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and ionizing radiation, as mandated by the IAEA’s Statute. With the expansion of the uses of nuclear techniques in a variety of fields, more States have come to realize that a well structured legal framework is necessary for meeting the technical and management requirements designed to protect public health, safety and the environment. As a result, the IAEA has received an increasing number of requests from Member States for assistance in drafting or reviewing their nuclear laws. For this reason, it was felt that a reference book on nuclear law could be useful in helping legislators, government officials, technical experts, lawyers, diplomats, users of nuclear technology, the media and the public of Member States to understand these requirements.

The primary audience for this book is expected to be persons in States with a less developed nuclear legislative framework who may be involved or interested in the development of a new law covering nuclear activities. A secondary audience would be persons in States interested in revising or consolidating existing laws so as to make them more consistent and efficient, or persons wishing to add legislation in a technical area (or technical areas) in which recent activity has revealed a deficiency in legal arrangements. Also, this book may be of interest to governments that wish to conform their national legislation to international instruments in the nuclear field. Even States with well developed legal structures may find some benefit in using this book as a means of confirming that all necessary legal issues in the nuclear area have been covered, or at least considered, in the framing of their legislation. In addition, it is expected that this book will be useful for teaching nuclear law, at academic institutions and in technical assistance programmes of the IAEA and of other relevant bodies, both international and national.

Global Patent Law Review

Global Penitentiary Law Review

Global review of banking and finance law books and publications

Global review of business law books and publications

Global Review of computer law books and publications

Global review of constitutional law books and publications

Global review of criminal law books and publications

Global Review of economic publications

Global review of environmental law books and publications

Environmental law has been exhaustively discussed in politics and the international legal arena. As a result, an extensive number of publications and legal research has been conducted. The danger of overregulation is starting to take form, especially when there is no comprehensive overview of the most important environmental law studies. This book abides to create a reference point for environmental law, collecting all the important state of the art materials and documents and thus providing a valuable research tool in the area of environmental law.

Global review of human right law books and publications; 2 issues a year

This review magazine discusses all the latest publications concerning human rights in the international legal arena. It gives an overview of materials available but also critically investigates the level of the judicial content of the human right law books that are being presented. Also, articles concerning case law are being reviewed and placed in this journal. These reasons make it into a instrument for comparative legal research in the human rights area.

Global review of international law books and publications

Global review of legal electronic publications

Global review of legal reference publications

Global review of media law books and publications

Global Review of Media law books and publications

Global review of student law books and publications

Global review of taxation law books and publications

Global Telecommunication and Media Law Review

Global Terrorism and Law Collection

Global Terrorism Law bulletin

Global Torture and Law Review; 2 issues a year

Our law review forms a discussion platform for legal scholars that are researching, teaching or otherwise working in the area of torture and law. We discuss relevant international case law, laws and regulations, and where appropriate, domestic legislation is brought to the reader’s attention.

Global Trade Law Review

Global Trafficking in Human Beings Law Reporter; 2 issues a year

Human trafficking is the illegal trade in human beings for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor; a modern-day form of slavery. It is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, tied with the illegal arms industry as the second largest, after the drug-trade.

Adopted by the United Nations in Palermo, Italy in 2000, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (also referred to as the Trafficking Protocol) is an international set of diplomatic guidelines established by the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. The Trafficking Protocol is one of three Protocols adopted to supplement the Convention.

The Protocol is the first global legally binding instrument with an agreed definition on trafficking in persons. The intention behind this definition is to facilitate convergence in national approaches with regard to the establishment of domestic criminal offences that would support efficient international cooperation in investigating and prosecuting trafficking in persons cases. An additional objective of the Protocol is to protect and assist the victims of trafficking in persons with full respect for their human rights.

Our law reporter focuses on newly developed international and national case law concerning trafficking in human beings. The prominent international lawyers, professors and outstanding legal researchers will keep track of any developments in this area of law and discuss them in our reporter. This makes it a valuable tool for legal scholars in order to keep up to date with the state of affairs, but also to have an independent source for their own research.

Global Transboundary and Organized Crime Law Reporter

Global Transport Law Review

Global War Crimes Tribunal Collection

Global Woman Laws; selected documents; 2 volumes

Global yearbook on African international law

Global yearbook on Asian international law

Hague Conventions; A compilation of Documents

Two international peace conferences were held just before and after the turn of the 20th century at The Hague, the Netherlands. These conferences shaped modern International (Criminal) Law. In this publication the most important documents related to this conference are being presented. The book starts with an introduction explaining the importance of the Conferences and conventions on the development of modern International Law.

Humanitarian Law; Selected Documents D. de Ruiter (ed.)

This book contains the most important treaties and instruments of international humanitarian law from 1856 to the present.

Human Sciences series; 1994/3yr

Humanitarian Law digest

The humanitarian law digest includes a summary of the most important and intrusive humanitarian laws, instruments and regulations. Furthermore, our humanitarian law digest offers a complete bi-annual update of the most important humanitarian laws passed, case law and legal discussions in this area of law. Updated and assembled by prominent legal scholars, this digest offers a complete current state of affairs for its readers.

ICA Council of Europe treaties series; 2000+

ICA courts and tribunals reporter; 1985+

ICA Encyclopaedia on national courts and tribunals: Asia

ICA Encyclopaedia on national courts and tribunals: Europe

ICA Encyclopaedia on the European Court of Human Rights

ICA Human Rights law review; 1990+

The ICA Human Rights law review focuses on legal issues in an international context. Current case law regarding human rights is thoroughly discussed as well relevant national and international laws.

ICA International Courts and Tribunals series; 2007+

ICA International Criminal Law Collection

ICA international criminal law reports; 2004+

ICA International Law Collection; 1990+

ICA International law review; 2008+

ICA refugee law review; 1990+

ICA Series on national courts and tribunals; 2007+

ICTR Reporter

ICTR Reporter; 19xx+

ICTY Collection;+1991

ICTY Reporter; 19xx+

Internally Displaced Persons series

International Arbitration series; 2007+

International Constitutional law reports; 1990

International Court of Justice Reporter (Volume 1: 2008)

International Courts and Tribunals cases

Volume 1; Thomas Lubanga case

Volume 2; The Milosevic Trial

Volume 3; The Sadam Hussein Trial

International courts and tribunals cases series

International Criminal Law; Selected basic documents

International criminal legal materials reporter; 1990+

International Environmental law reports; 1996

Environmental law is a complex and interlocking body of statutes, common law, treaties, conventions, regulations and policies which, very broadly, operate to regulate the interaction of humanity and the rest of the biophysical or natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing or minimizing the impacts of human activity, both on the natural environment for its own sake, and on humanity itself. Environmental law draws from and is influenced by principles of environmentalism, including ecology, conservation, stewardship, responsibility and sustainability. While many countries worldwide have since accumulated impressive sets of environmental laws, their implementation has often been woeful. In recent years, environmental law has become seen as a critical means of promoting sustainable development (or "sustainability"). Policy concepts such as the precautionary principle, public participation, environmental justice, and the "polluter pays"-principle have informed many environmental law reforms in this respect .

As a consequence, international Environmental law is a field of law subject to rapid changes and reformations. To keep up with the current state of affairs concerning international environmental law, it is necessary to conduct and ongoing research aimed at the present legal discussions, case law and other relevant sources. Our law report offers the result of this research, conducted by prominent academics and highly respected international lawyers, and therefore is the only reporter in its kind to completely inform you of the latest issues concerning international environmental law.

International Fisheries Law Collection

International human rights collection; 2000+

Human rights refer to the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. Examples of rights and freedoms which have come to be commonly thought of as human rights include civil and political rights, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression, and equality before the law; and social, cultural and economic rights, including the right to participate in culture, the right to food, the right to work, and the right to education.

Our extensive International Human Rights Law Collection studies the impact of pressing and current important political and legal topics on Human Rights. It is unique in its kind, because the studies undertaken to give an overview of human rights issues according to these topics are extensive as well as thorough. It answers for example questions on which impacts current political developments, such as the status of refugees, cloning and biomedicine, have on human rights. The laws and regulations that are essential for each topic are also debated and mapped out for a convenient use in case of reference. This collection is used as a reference manual on human rights, as well as a legal tool for several academic human rights studies. In this series various parts describe the protection of Human Rights such as; Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Disabilities, Minorities, Refugees, the United Nations and the Protection of Human Rights.

International Human rights law reports; 1996

Our law reporter focuses on newly developed international and national case law concerning international human rights law. The prominent international lawyers, professors and outstanding legal researchers will keep track of any developments in this area of law and discuss them in our reporter. This makes it a valuable tool for legal scholars in order to keep up to date with the state of affairs, but also to have an independent source for their own research.

International humanitarian law review; 200x+

Our law review forms a discussion platform for legal scholars that are researching, teaching or otherwise working in the area of humanitarian law. We discuss relevant international case law, laws and regulations, and where appropriate, domestic legislation is brought to the reader’s attention.

International humanitarian legal materials reporter; 200x+

Our humanitarian legal materials reporter focuses on newly developed international and national case law concerning humanitarian law. The prominent international lawyers, professors and outstanding legal researchers will keep track of any developments in this area of law and discuss them in our reporter. This makes it a valuable tool for legal scholars in order to keep up to date with the state of affairs, but also to have an independent source for their own research.

International Law Commission Reports; 1990+

International Law of the sea series;

International Law Reporter

International Peace Keeping and Law Review

International politics and law series; 1992 2yr

International Seabed Authority; Collection

Volume 1;

Volume 2;

ITLOS Law Review

Labour Law in the European Union

Labour Laws of Europe

Law Reports of the Court of Justice of the EC; 1992

Legal Encyclopedia on the Yugoslav crisis Graham Greene & Cecile Hoitink (eds.)

National Truth and Reconciliation commisions; Facts and materials

Nuclear Energy Law collection

This publication aims to provide a legal overview on national and international legal regimes on nuclear energy law, required for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, including international trade in nuclear materials and equipment and to address issues of liability and compensation for nuclear damage. It also aims to assist in the development, strengthening and harmonization of nuclear legislation that is based upon internationally accepted principles for the safe and peaceful use of nuclear energy.

This collection gives a highly valuable collection dissemination of information on nuclear law generally and on topical nuclear law issues.

REFUGEE LAW AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION; A WORLDWIDE COLLECTION

Refugees in National and International law; 1997

Rwanda Tribunal; Selected Documents

Sexual offenses in International Criminal Law; Cases and documents

Special Tribunal For Lebanon Collection

Terrorism and Law reports 1993 2yr

The A(nta)rtic Law Collection

This collection produces material with respect to the Antarctic Laws and regulations. The most important body of regulations in the area of Antarctic law is the Antarctic Treaty System, also referred to as ATS. The ATS is a unique suite of international legal instruments that regulate the actions of member states (countries) in the area south of 60° South latitude. The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population. For the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all of the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude. The treaty, entering into force in 1961 and eventually signed by 47 countries, sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, establishes freedom of scientific investigation and bans military activity on that continent. The treaty was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War. The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat headquarters have been located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, since September 2004.

It is hoped that this collection will be of help both to those familiar with the Antarctic Treaty System and to newcomers who want to learn about Antarctica and its regulatory system. In addition, the collection provides a clear and comprehensive overview of laws and regulations that are relevant to the ATS and its influence. In short, legal scholars, environmentalists and academicians find all the upcoming and existing laws and regulations concerning our most precious natural reserve Antarctica in this extensive work.

The Ad Hoc tribunals and the International Criminal Court

The African Human Rights protection system; 2 volumes

Until the 1970s, the Organization of African Unity(OAU) did not have any systems to deal with charges of human rights violations within member states, although there had been calls for the establishment of such a human rights system as early as 1961. The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights was adopted by the OAU in 1981 and came into force in 1986. In 1987, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights was established and held its first session in Addis Ababa. The principle of non-interference in the domestic affairs of member states was often used to prevent the OAU from dealing with charges of human rights violations within member states. But in the late 1970s human rights became a prominent issue in international politics partly because the US President Jimmy Carter gave the central role to human rights in foreign policy. Massive human rights violations by the regimes of Idi Amin in Uganda, Macias Nguema in Equatorial Guinea, and Jean-Bedel Bokassa in Central African Empire also contributed to the final decision of African leaders to move towards creating a human rights protection system for the continent. The human rights protection mechanism in Africa has several limitations and shortcomings such as claw back clauses in the African Character and the African Commission's subordination to the OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government. The Protocol on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was adopted at the OAU summit in 1998. The African Court is expected to contribute to the protection and promotion of human rights in Africa.

This publication maps out all the measures taken by the Organization of African Unity to guarantee human rights in Africa. We also discuss the success and implementation of these measures. Furthermore, we have researched relevant case law and the implementation in domestic legislation.

The arab law yearbook

The ASIR Law review; 1996

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

The Convention on the Rights of the Child; 6 volumes

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC, CROC or UNCRC) is an human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children. The Convention generally defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless an earlier age of majority is recognized by a country's law.

Nations that ratify this convention are bound to it by international law. Compliance is monitored by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child which is composed of members from countries around the world. Once a year, the Committee submits a report to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, which also hears a statement from the CRC Chair, and the Assembly adopts a Resolution on the Rights of the Child.

This handbook compiles all the international documentation on the convention of the rights of the child. Well researched and studied in-depth, it provides a reference point for the international legal platform.

The East Timor Special Panels; An introduction

The establishment of the Hariri Tribunal

The EU criminal law review

The European Convention on Human Rights reports

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe. Drafted in 1950 by the then newly formed Council of Europe, the convention entered into force on 3 September 1953. All Council of Europe member states are party to the Convention and new members are expected to ratify the convention at the earliest opportunity.

The Convention established the European Court of Human Rights. Any person who feels his or her rights have been violated under the Convention by a state party can take a case to the Court. Judgments finding violations are binding on the States concerned and they are obliged to execute them. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe monitors the execution of judgments, particularly to ensure payment of the amounts awarded by the Court to the applicants in compensation for the damage they have sustained. The establishment of a Court to protect individuals from human rights violations is an innovative feature for an international convention on human rights, as it gives the individual an active role on the international arena (traditionally, only states are considered actors in international law). The European Convention is still the only international human rights agreement providing such a high degree of individual protection. State parties can also take cases against other state parties to the Court, although this power is rarely used.

Our reports on the ECHR take the viewpoint on the EHCR of legal scholars and prominent academics and closely follow new developments concerning the EHCR.

The European Court of Human Rights Collection; 2 issues a year

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is an international judicial body, established under the European Convention on Human Rights of 1950 to monitor respect of human rights by states. The European Convention on Human Rights, or formally named Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, is a convention adopted by the Council of Europe. All 47 member states of the Council of Europe are parties to the Convention. Applications against Contracting Parties for human rights violations can be brought before the Court by other states, other parties or individuals. The Court’s mission is to enforce the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, by ruling over complaints against human rights violations committed by States Parties, and brought to the Court either by other States Parties or by individuals subject to the jurisdiction of a State Party.

In this collection all the judgments of the court are being published and reviews and comments are being added.

The European Human Rights protection system

Although these organizations were founded to bring peace and stability to Europe, they were each established with different purposes:

•The Council of Europe promotes the rule of law, human rights, and democracy.

•The European Union was devised as an institution for promoting trade and economic stability for its members.

•The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was founded to maintain peace and military security within Europe.

These organizations each have their way and purpose to protect human rights in Europe. In our handbook on the European Human Rights Protection System, we discuss the applicability of the organizations legislations and policies to the safeguarding of human rights in Europe. It is a very valuable legal tool in any academic collection.

The extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Collection

Volume 1; February 2011

Volume 2; February 2011

Volume 3; February 2011

The far east journal on comparative criminal law

The Geneva Conventions Collection; 6 volumes

The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties and three additional protocols that set the standards in international law for humanitarian treatment of the victims of war. The singular term Geneva Convention refers to the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of World War II, updating the terms of the first three treaties and adding a fourth treaty. The language is extensive, with articles defining the basic rights of those captured during a military conflict, establishing protections for the wounded, and addressing protections for civilians in and around a war zone. The treaties of 1949 have been ratified, in whole or with reservations, by 194 countries.

In addition to an extensive overview of the actual texts of the Conventions, our collection covers all the international binding agreements that stem from these conventions, as well as other committees and regulations that have arisen as a consequence to the Geneva Conventions.

The Global Water Law Collection

Water law is the field of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource. It is most closely related to property law, but has also become influenced by environmental law. Because water is vital to living things and to a variety of economic activities, laws attempting to govern it have far-reaching effects.

Water is essential not only to individual humans, but also to human societies. Yet potable water is an increasingly scarce resource, particularly when viewed against the backdrop of an expanding global population, changing water technologies, and the prospect of global climate change. The world`s 261 international river basins, covering 45 percent of Earth`s land surface (excluding Antarctica), are shared by more than one nation. Even the most cordial and cooperative of neighboring nations have found it difficult to achieve mutually acceptable arrangements to govern their trans boundary surface waters, even in relatively humid regions where fresh water usually is found in sufficient abundance to satisfy most or all needs. Therefore water law is a very important international topic of legislation. The UN has held several important conventions on water law. They set many new standards in international water law, such as the "no-harm rule," and equitable utilization.

This collection discusses those UN rules, but also gives a complete overview on several other sources of international law concerning water. Is provides an in-depth study of several issues that arise when making a legal framework on this boundary crossing phenomenon.

The ICTR series; 2007+

The Inter-American Human Rights Law Review

The International climate change collection; 2008+

Climate change is often described as the change of climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and that is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. There are many legal initiatives that have been brought under various legal theories in national and international forums. Climate change impacts are already affecting people and the planet. And the science shows it will get far, far worse. The biggest impacts will be on the lives and livelihoods of the poor and developing countries, especially small island states. The biggest culprits are the rich and the developed countries. Progress has been made: we have international agreements; more resources for scientific research, leading to stronger evidence; some policy advances; a change in industry rhetoric; and a certain increase in public awareness. But all this falls far short of what is needed. At the heart of the problem is the production and use of fossil fuel – particularly the emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of coal, oil and gas. Developed countries have now accepted legally-binding emissions targets in the Kyoto Protocol, but these are widely recognized to be seriously inadequate, and the US has opted out.

Over the last few years, many kinds of legal action have been taken around the world to enforce the law to combat climate change. A range of national and international legal theories have been invoked by dozens of different organizations, communities and individuals, such as human rights law, constitutional law, emission control regulation, endangered species protection, freedom of information and international legal obligations. Judgments and administrative decisions have begun to come through.

The international climate change collection has the goal to map out all the legislative initiatives in a comprehensive catalog. Later volumes will thoroughly discuss the major international legislation and treaties started due to climate change. It also will provide a full dialogue of legal discussions on landmark cases concerning climate change and applicable domestic legislation. This valuable research tool is not to be missed in any legal practitioners’ library and is mainly developed to be used by environmental NGO’s, universities and other educational institutes, legal researchers and other academics in the field of environmental law.

The International Court of Justice Series

The International Court of Justice series; 2007+

The International Court of Justice; Facts and documents about the history and work of the Court

The International Criminal Court Reporter

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Collection

Volume 1: basic documents

Volume the Volga case part 1

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; Basic Documents

The International Tribunal for Yugoslavia Reporter

Volume 13 published in 2011

12 volume available (volume 1; 1998)

The Iraqi Special Tribunal for Crimes Against Humanity

The issue of: Defense in International Criminal Proceedings

The issue of: Evidence before the Ad Hoc Tribunals

The issue of: Mutual Legal Assistance in International Criminal matters

The issue of: Prosecution and punishment of International Crimes by National Courts

The issue of: Punishment and prosecution by International Courts

The Law of the sea Tribunal reporter

The Middle east peace reports; 1996

The Palestine law review

The Permanent Court of International Justice Collection

The Permanent Court of International Justice; Its history and landmark cases

The rights of Children in International Criminal Law

Children as actors and victims of crime

The rights of parties and international criminal law

The rights of indigenous peoples

The Sierra Leone Special Court Collection

The Sierra Leone Special Court; Basic Documents

The Sierra Leone Tribunal Law bulletin

The Sierra Leone Tribunal Law Reporter

The Special Court for Sierra Leone; History, work and future

The Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in East Timor

The United Nations and Air and Space Law Collection; COL

The United Nations and disarmament Collection

The United Nations and global development Collection

The United Nations and Human Rights Collection

The United Nations and international peace and security Collection

The United Nations and international trade Collection

The United Nations and Peacekeeping Collection

The United Nations and Somalia Collection

The United Nations and the Environment Collection

The United Nations and the fight against Crime Collection

The United Nations and the International Court of Justice Collection

The United Nations and the protection of the rights of children Collection; COL

The United Nations and the protection of the rights of Indigenous peoples Collection; COL

The United Nations and the protection of the rights of refugees Collection; COL

The United Nations and the protection of the rights of woman

The United Nations and the Question of the Western Sahara

The United Nations and their organisation

The United Nations and Torture Collection; COL

The United Nations justice reports; 1970+

The United Nations Legal Collection; General Assembly

The United Nations Legal Collection; Secretary General

The UNMIK and Kosovar Court system; Facts, cases and materials

The WTO-Collection

Torture in International Criminal Law

UNHCR law review; 1995+

United Nations Law Review

Vidya constitutional law review; 1997

Vidya criminal law review; 1997+

Vidya environmental law review; 1997+

War Crimes and international crimnial law

World index to legal systems: Africa

World index to legal systems: America

World index to legal systems: Asia

World index to legal systems: Europe

World index to legal systems: International organisations

WTO Law review; 200x