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Title: Human rights complaints to the United Nations. Chapter 30: The law handbook 10th edition - a Find Legal Answers Tool Kit book Details »
Note: Covers treaties and other international remedies.
Date: 2007
Where: At your public library

Title: International law - Hot Topics series Details »
Author: Pearson, Linda
Note: International law is the system of rules and principles concerning relations between states, and between states and international organisations, such as the United Nations. This Hot Topic examines how international law has developed, how it differs from and interacts with domestic law and the institutions involved in international law. It also uses case studies to deal with areas such as international environmental law, enforcement of international law, and refugees.
Link: www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/liac/hot_topic/hottopic/2001/1/
Date: 2001
Where: At your public library

Legal texts

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Title: Australia and the United Nations: Human Rights Details »
Note: Contains general information about Australia's human rights policy, UN Delegation statements, reports to Parliament and UN bodies on human rights, key human rights treaties and links to other human rights agencies.
Link: www.dfat.gov.au/hr/
Date: 2005
Where: At your closest LIAC library

Title: Human rights - United Nations Details »
Link: www.un.org/rights/
Date: 2006
Where: At your closest LIAC library

Title: Human rights in Australia: treaties, statutes and cases - printed book in LIAC libraries Details »
Author: Flynn, Martin
Note: A comprehensive collection of international, Australian and comparative human rights materials. Includes each federal, State and Territory anti-discrimination laws as well as important High Court cases on a range of human rights issues including the relationship between international law and Australian law, rights protected by the Australian Constitution and the interpretation of anti-discrimination statutes. Useful for HSC and tertiary students.
Date: 2003
Where: At your closest LIAC library

Title: International Law - printed book in LIAC libraries Details »
Author: Clarke, Ben
Note: An introduction to the key principles of public international law.
Date: 2003
Where: At your closest LIAC library

Title: International law - United Nations Details »
Link: www.un.org/law/
Where: At your closest LIAC library

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Title: International law (AustLII) Details »
Note: Links to a range of international agencies and resources relating to public and private international law including international courts, tribunals, NGOs, trade bodies, treaties and human rights groups.
Link: www.worldlii.org/catalog/2500.html
Where: State Library LIAC

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