Bibliographies and Research Guides

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There are many research guides and bibliographies on human rights generally as well as on specific countries, regions, or groups. This is just a small sampling of the books and articles available. To locate other materials on LawCat, use the subject search: human rights bibliography. Other more general bibliographies and research guides on international law may contain sections on human rights.

Web Guides

• ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law: Human Rights.
  Other useful chapters in this guide include:
  • Treaties
  • United Nations
  • International Criminal Law
  • International Organizations
• Bibliographies on Issues in Human Rights (UC Berkeley, Human Rights Center).
• EISIL (Electronic Information System for International Law).
• The European Human Rights System and the European Court of Human Rights. Research Guide (Columbia Law Library).
• [Update] to Guide to Country Research for Refugee Status Determination (LLRX.com).
  • [Update] to Annex: Human Rights, Country and Legal Information Resources on the Internet.
• Guide to International Refugee Law Resources on the Web (LLRX.com).
• Human Rights Articles (Derechos -- Human Rights).
• Human Rights Bibliographies, University of Minnesota Human Rights Library.
  • International Regulation of Multinational Corporations - selected web-based resources
  • Study Guide: Freedom of Religion or Belief
• Human Rights Research-Frequently Asked Questions (Columbia Law Library).
• Human Rights Research: Get Started Online (Harvard).
• International Family Law: A Selective Resource Guide (LLRX.com).
• International Protection of Human Rights: Outline of the Process and Major Documents and a Brief Research Guide (University of Toronto).
• International Women's Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Outline of Major Documents and a Brief Research Guide (University of Toronto).
• Research Guide on Internal Displacement (Forced Migration Online). Other research guides are available from FMO, arranged by region or theme.
• Research Guide: The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (Columbia Law Library).
• Researching Refugee Law (UC Berkeley Law Library)
• United Nations Documentation: Research Guide on Human Rights.
• Women's Human Rights Resources: Research Guides and Bibliographies (University of Toronto).

This guide was prepared by Marci Hoffman, International and Foreign Law Librarian, UC Berkeley Law Library, revised January 2008.