International Human Rights Law

Activities of the European Commission - Human Rights (From website)

• European Commission
  • EU and human rights
  • Fundamental rights, security, justice
  • Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights
  • European Union at the United Nations
• European Parliament
  • Human rights - Fundamental rights
• Council of the European Union
  • Council of the European Union
  • European Union External Action
• European Economic and Social Committee
  • External relations section
  • Employment, social affairs and citizenship section
• Committee of the Regions
  • Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX)
• EU  agencies
  • European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  • European Data Protection Supervisor
  • Europol
  • Eurojust

Commissioner Homepage

The fundamental objectives of the Commissioner for Human Rights are laid out in Resolution (99) 50 on the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. According to this resolution, the Commissioner is mandated to:

• foster the effective observance of human rights, and assist member states in the implementation of Council of Europe human rights standards;
• promote education in and awareness of human rights in Council of Europe member states;
• identify possible shortcomings in the law and practice concerning human rights;
• facilitate the activities of national ombudsperson institutions and other human rights structures; and
• provide advice and information regarding the protection of human rights across the region.

Documents

• Country Monitoring
• Issue papers
• Opinions
• Recommendations
• Publications

Court Homepage

The European Court of Human Rights is an international court set up in 1959. It rules on individual or State applications alleging violations of the civil and political rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights. (From Website)

Basic Documents

• The Convention
• Protocols
• Judgements and Decisions
• Reports
• Pending Cases