LibGuides: International Human Rights Law: Treaties and Conventions

International Human Rights Treaties and Conventions

International Bill of Human Rights

The International Bill of Human Rights is an informal name given to one General Assembly resolution and two international treaties established by the United Nations.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 (UDHR)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 (ICCPR)
Optional Protocol to the ICCPR 1966
Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR aiming at the abolition of the death penalty 1989
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966 (ICESCR)
Optional Protocol to the ICESCR 2008