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Instruments |
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Inter-american Convention on the Nationality of Women |
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| Date of adoption:
26/12/1933 |
Entry into
force:
29/8/1934 |
| System of protection:
Organization of American States |
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European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers |
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| Date of adoption:
24/11/1977 |
Entry into
force:
1/5/1983 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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European Convention on Nationality |
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| Date of adoption:
6/11/1997 |
Entry into
force:
1/3/2000 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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European Convention on the Legal Status of Children born out of Wedlock |
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| Date of adoption:
15/10/1975 |
Entry into
force:
11/8/1978 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations |
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| Date of adoption:
24/4/1986 |
Entry into
force:
1/1/1991 |
| System of protection:
Council of Europe |
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Convention on the Nationality of Married Women |
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| Date of adoption:
29/1/1957 |
Entry into
force:
11/8/1958 |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness |
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| Date of adoption:
30/8/1961 |
Entry into
force:
13/12/1975 |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons |
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| Date of adoption:
28/9/1954 |
Entry into
force:
6/6/1960 |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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| General
Instruments |
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American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San Jose, Costa Rica) |
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| Date of adoption:
22/11/1969 |
Entry into
force:
18/7/1978 |
| System of protection:
Organization of American States |
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) |
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| Date of adoption:
16/12/1966 |
Entry into
force:
23/3/1976 |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) |
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| Date of adoption:
10/12/1948 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Universal |
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American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man |
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| Date of adoption:
2/5/1948 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Organization of American States |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) |
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| Date of adoption:
27/6/1981 |
Entry into
force:
21/10/1986 |
| System of protection:
Organization of African Unity |
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The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam |
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| Date of adoption:
5/8/1990 |
Entry into
force:
- |
| System of protection:
Organization of the Islamic Conference |
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| Selected
Case Law |
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B. v. France |
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| Date:
25/3/1992 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 25 March 1992, A232-C, A-235 D, n° 57/1990/248/319. |
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Transsexual - Sex-change operation - Differences between France and England - Failure of procedures to rectify civil status documents - Numerous official documents mention sex - Situation as a whole contrary to Article 8. |
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Cossey v. the United Kingdom |
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| Date:
27/9/1990 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 27 September 1990, A184. n° 16/1989/176/232. |
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Transsexual - Sex-change operation - Change of name - Plans to marry - Invalidity of marriage because of sex as it appeared on the birth certificate - No violation of Article 8 - No violation of Article 12. |
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Marckx v. Belgium |
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| Date:
13/6/1979 |
| Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
ECHR, 13 June 1979, A-231, n° 00006833/74. |
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Single mother of a natural daughter - Affiliation has to be established by official recognition - Family bonds - Inheritance: limited patrimonial rights - Discrimination compared to a legitimate family - Violation of Arts. 8, 14, Art. 1 Prot. 1. |
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Darwinia Rosa Mónaco de Gallicchio and Ximena Vicario v. Argentina |
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| Date:
27/4/1995 |
| Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
| Legal reference:
Communication No 400/1990 : Argentina. 27/04/95. CCPR/C/53/D/400/1990 |
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Procedure of recognition of a minor - Violation of Article 24(1). |
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Ibrahima Gueye et al. v. France |
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| Date:
6/4/1989 |
| Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
| Legal reference:
CCPR/C/35/D/196/1985 |
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Refusal, based on a change in nationality, to grant pension rights to Senegalese soldiers who had served France prior to Senegalese independence - Violation of Article 26 (equality before the law). |
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Sandra Lovelace v. Canada |
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| Date:
30/7/1981 |
| Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
| Legal reference:
CCPR/C/13/D/24/1977 |
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Loss of membership status of a woman belonging to an indigenous minority following marriage to a non-indigenous man - Legislation found to be discriminatory on the basis of sex - Violation of Article 27. |
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Ivcher Brostein Case (No. 74) |
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| Date:
6/2/2001 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
Ivcher Brostein, Decision and Judgement. IACHR Series C. N° 74. February 6, 2001. (See also Nos. 54, 84). |
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Television transmission denouncing atrocities committed by the Peruvian army - Loss of nationality - Violation of articles 20 (Right to a nationality), 8 & 25 (Judicial guarantees and protection), 21 (Private property) and 13 (Freedom of expression). |
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Trujillo Oroza Case (No. 64) |
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| Date:
26/1/2000 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
Trujillo Oroza, Decision and Judgement. IACHR Series C. N° 64. January 26, 2000. |
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Arbitrary arrest and detention - Forced disappearance - Recognition of responsibility by the Bolivian State - Attempt to reach a friendly settlement - Violation of arts. 3 (Juridical personality), 4 (Life), 5 (Torture), 8 & 25 (Judicial guarantees). |
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Castillo Petruzzi et al. Case (No. 59) |
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| Date:
17/11/1999 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
Castillo Petruzzi, Addendum. IACHR Series C. N° 59. November 17, 1999. (See also Nos. 41, 52). |
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Criminal suit for treason held against non-nationals - Military jurisdiction - Due process - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Partial acceptance of the preliminary objection (Vienna Convention on Consular Relations). |
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Ivcher Brostein Case (No. 54) |
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| Date:
24/9/1999 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
Ivcher Brostein, Competence. IACHR Series C. N° 54. September 24, 1999. (See also Nos. 74, 84). |
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Television transmission denouncing atrocities committed by the Peruvian army - Loss of nationality - Violation of articles 20 (Right to a nationality), 8 & 25 (Judicial guarantees and protection), 21 (Private property) and 13 (Freedom of expression). |
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Castillo Petruzzi et al. Case (No. 52) |
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| Date:
30/5/1999 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
Castillo Petruzzi, Decision and Judgement. IACHR Series C. N° 52. May 30, 1999. (See also Nos. 41, 59). |
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Criminal suit for treason held against non-nationals - Military jurisdiction - Due process - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Partial acceptance of the preliminary objection (Vienna Convention on Consular Relations). |
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Cantoral Benavides Case (No. 40) |
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| Date:
30/9/1998 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
Cantoral Benavides, Preliminary Objections. IACHR Series C. N° 40. September 3, 1998. (See also Nos. 69, 90). |
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Terrorism - Legal action against two twin brothers - Interchanged identity allowed the escape of a convict - Non bis in idem - Torture - Judicial guarantees - Reparation. |
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Castillo Petruzzi Case (No. 41) |
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| Date:
4/9/1998 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
Castillo Petruzzi, Preliminary Objections. IACHR Series C. N° 41. September 4, 1998. (See also Nos. 52, 59). |
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Criminal suit for treason held against non-nationals - Military jurisdiction - Due process - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Partial acceptance of the preliminary objection (Vienna Convention on Consular Relations). |
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Benavides Ceballos Case (No. 38) |
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| Date:
19/6/1998 |
| Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Legal reference:
Benavides Ceballos, Decision and Judgement. IACHR Series C. N° 38. June 19, 1998. |
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Arbitrary arrest and detention - Torture - Homicide - Denial of justice - Violation of article 3 (Juridical personality), 4 (Life), 5 (Humane treatment), 7 (Personal liberty), 8 and 25 (Judicial protection and guarantees) - Friendly settlement. |
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Websites |
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Commonwealth Human Rights Case Law Database (The) |
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English |
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Allows you to browse or search for summaries of recent human rights decisions from national courts in Commonwealth jurisdictions. |
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Council of Europe - Human Rights Web |
| Languages:
English French |
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Search the case-law of the European Convention on Human Rights control bodies. |
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| Languages:
English Spanish |
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Search the case law of the Inter-American Court. |
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International Human Rights Law Database (The) |
| Languages:
English |
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A resource for those seeking summaries and commentaries on international human rights case law, the database allows searches by text, 47 subjects, 81 states, 9 treaties, 9 decisionmaking bodies, and date. A powerful and quick database. |
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Repertorio de Jurisprudencia del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos |
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Spanish |
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Directory of the case law of the Inter-American Court 1980 - 1997. |
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Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances |
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HCDH / OHCHR |
Date:
1/1998 |
| Reference:
Fact Sheet No.6 (Rev.2) |
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
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The human rights Fact Sheet Series is published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva. |
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| Books |
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La Grèce devant la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme |
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P. Lambert Ed. |
| Reference:
Bruxelles, Droit & Justice, Bruylant, 2003 |
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Analysis of the European Court of Human Right's case-law concerning Greece. |
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Actors |
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International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship (ICMEC) |
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http://www.newschool.edu/icmec/ |
Type:Research / Education |
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Scholarly research and public policy analysis bearing on international migration, refugees, and the incorporation of newcomers. Causes of large international migrations and refugee flows, Patterns of demographic change and policies, etc.... |
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