International Human Rights Lexicon

International Human Rights Lexicon

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Sexuality

Core Documents

African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

American Convention on Human Rights

American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man

Arab Charter of Human Rights

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Documents

Treaties

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

Protocol to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

UN Reports and Resolutions

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions (2003)

Resolution on The Question of the Death Penalty (2003)

UN Treaty Body General Comments

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights General Comment 14 on the Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health

UN Treaty Body Views

Mansson, Nikula and Putkonen v Finland (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 14/61)

Toonen v Australia (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 488/1992)

Young v Australia (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 941/2000)

Regional Documents

Regional Treaties

Treaty Establishing the European Community

Treaty on European Union

European Union

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Directive on a General Framework for Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation

Judgements and Decisions by Regional Courts and Bodies

European Commission of Human Rights

Sutherland v United Kingdom

European Court of Human Rights

B v France

Dudgeon v United Kingdom

Fretté v France

Goodwin v United Kingdom

I v United Kingdom

Karner v Austria

L and V v Austria

Lustig-Prean and Beckett v United Kingdom

Modinos v Cyprus

Norris v Ireland

Rees v United Kingdom

Salgueiro da Silva Mouta v Portugal

SL v Austria

Smith and Grady v United Kingdom

European Court of Justice

Grant v South-West Trains Limited

KB v National Health Service Pensions Agency

P v S and Cornwall County Council

Other Documents

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Documents

Guidelines on International Protection: Membership of a Particular Social Group

National Decisions

Lawrence v Texas (United States of America Supreme Court)