European Union Human Rights
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Conventions, Treaties and Secondary Legislation
Council of Europe
- European Social Charter
- European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
European Union
- Charter of Fundamental Rights
- Treaty Establishing the European Community (2002 Consolidated)
- Treaty on European Union (2002 Consolidated)
- Treaty Establishing a Constitution for the Europe
- Free Movement Directive 2004/38/EC
- Framework Employment Directive 2000/78/EC
- Race Equality Directive 2000/43/EC
National Constitutions and Laws
- Constitutions of the Countries of the World [BU]
- International Constitutional Law (University of Bern)
- Constitution Finder (University of Richmond)
- National Constitutions (Constitution Society)
- N-Lex (Portal to the National Law of the Member States of the European Union)
- BU Foreign Law Research Guide
National Courts
- Constitutional Courts (Venice Commission)
- CODICES (Commission of Venice) database of constitutional court cases.
- International Law Reports [BU]
- International Law in Domestic Courts [BU]
European Court of Justice
- About
- Statute of the Court of Justice
- Lastest Documents
- Case Database (since 1997)
- EU-CS (Westlaw)
- INTLAW;ECJ (Lexis)
- Press Releases
European Court of Human Rights and European Committee of Social Rights
European Court of Human Rights
- About
- Basic Texts
- HUDOC database
- EHR-RPTS (Westlaw)
- INTLAW;HRIGHT (Lexis)
- Press releases
European Committee of Social Rights
Selected Landmark Cases
National Courts
- Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child v. Grogan, [1989] IR 753, [1997] IESC 4
European Court of Justice
- Kadi v. Council, 2005 ECR II-3649
- Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child v. Grogan, 1991 ECR I-4685
- Stauder v. City of Ulm, Sozialamt, 1969 ECR 419
- Familiapress Zeitungsverlag, 1997 ECR I-3689
- Foto-frost v. Hauptzollamt Lubeck-Ost, 1987 ECR 4199
- Carpenter v. Sec. of State for the Home Dept., 2002 ECR I-6279
- Chen and Zhu v. Sec. of State for the Home Dept., 2004 ECR I--9925
- Connolly v. Commission, 1995 ECR II-847
- Baumbast v. Sec. of State for the Home Dept., 2002 ECR I-7091
- Kremzow v. Austria, 1997 ECR I-2629
European Court of Human Rights
- Leyla Sahin v. Turkey, Application no. 44774/98 ( 10 November 2005)
- Case of Open Door and Dublin Well Women v. Ireland, Applications 14234/88 and 14235/88 (29 October 1992)
Portals, Directories, Programs and Secondary Sources
- European Union - Human Rights Activities (through Europa)
- European Parliament - Human Rights
- Jean Monnet Program - European Interest Links focused on Human Rights
- Legal Journals Index (via Westlaw)
- Eur-Lex
- Law Links: European Union
- Encyclopedia of Human Rights
Blogs, News and Newletters
Research Guides
- International Human Rights Research Guide (Globalex)
- European Human Rights System (Columbia)
- Human Rights Research Guide (BU)
- International Human Rights (ASIL)
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Last updated: March 2011