"The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) is an instrument of international law that codified for the first time the crime of genocide. The Genocide Convention was the first human rights treaty adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1948 and signified the international community’s commitment to ‘never again’ after the atrocities committed during the Second World War. Its adoption marked a crucial step towards the development of international human rights and international criminal law as we know it today." (UN)
"The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected"
“The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.” (ICC) Information on court functionings, briefs, court records, cases and documents are available digitally on this site.
Information regarding Treaties, States Parties and commentaries related to International Humanitarian Law, a IHL database on customary law, and the ICRC national implementation database.
Research guide with background and searching information and listings of pertinent periodicals, Web sites, bibliographies, dictionaries, and related reading material.
Available documents include the UN Journal, as well as documents from the General Assembly, Security Council, Human Rights Council, Economic and Social Council and others.
“The ISSP is a cross-national collaboration programme conducting annual surveys on diverse topics relevant to social sciences. All collected data and documentation is available free of charge.”(ISSP) These include topics such as social networks, national identity and citizenship.
UN Protocol / Treaty adopted in 2000. "The protocol commits ratifying states to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, protecting and assisting victims of trafficking and promoting cooperation among states in order to meet those objectives." (Wikipedia)
UN Protocol / Treaty adopted in 2000. "The Protocol is aimed at the protection of rights of migrants and the reduction of the power and influence of organized criminal groups that abuse migrants. It emphasizes the need to provide migrants with humane treatment, and the need for comprehensive international approaches to combating people smuggling, including socio-economic measures that address the root causes of migration." (Wikipedia)