International law and jurisdiction
EU Justice and Home Affairs
Online: a guide to european law, including asylum- and immigration-issues. Additional: background information, legal texts etc.
European Court of Human Rights
Information on the court, calendar of scheduled hearings and pending cases, information on and full text of the European Convention on Human Rights and Additional Protocols. Database of case-law. Languages: English, French
International Legal Search Engine - Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
The International Legal Search Engine allows easy access the international rules binding a specific country. It includes more than 200 conventions in the field of human rights and humanitarian law. Languages: French, English, Spanish
Refugee Caselaw (University of Michigan Law School)
The Refugee Caselaw Site, directed by Prof. James C. Hathaway, is a collection of selected leading cases which interpret and apply the UN's refugee definition.
The core collection contains cases from the highest national courts of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since 2004, the collection has been incrementally expanded to include decisions from 28 other asylum countries, as well as the most important decisions of lower courts and tribunals in the core collection states. These cases are selected and indexed by teams of leading experts and members of the International Association of Refugee Law Judges from around the world.
The core collection contains cases from the highest national courts of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since 2004, the collection has been incrementally expanded to include decisions from 28 other asylum countries, as well as the most important decisions of lower courts and tribunals in the core collection states. These cases are selected and indexed by teams of leading experts and members of the International Association of Refugee Law Judges from around the world.
