International Standards
In this section of the website you will find a selection of international standards on a variety of human dimension issues (for a list of topics, see column to the left). Browse this section to view excerpts from and full texts of universal and regional treaties and non-treaty instruments, OSCE commitments and international case-law.
The data contained in this section is intended to assist law drafters, legal professionals and public officials in ensuring compliance with international human rights standards.
European Court of Human Rights - case of Glimmerveen and Hagenbeek v. Netherlands (1979)
Date: 1979-01-01, en, pdf
Helsinki Final Act (1975) (excerpts)
Date: 1975-08-01, en, pdf
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rightss (1966) (excerpt)
Date: 1966-12-16, en, pdf
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) (excerpt)
Date: 1966-12-16, en, pdf
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965)
Date: 1965-12-21, en, pdf
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965) (excerpt)
Date: 1965-12-21, en, pdf
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950) (excerpts)
Date: 1950-11-04, en, pdf