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collection of civil liberty law material compiled by the Electronic Frontier Foundation
collection of computers and accademic freedom law material compiled by the Electronic Frontier Foundation
collection of human rights law material compiled by PeaceNet and the Association for Progressive Communications
collection of human rights law material compiled by the Victoria Law Foundation
Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Equal Opportunity, and Discrimination laws (complied by the General Services Administrati
civil rights laws and related material compiled by the Legal Information Institute (Cornell)
human rights document collection compiled by the University of Minnesota
human rights documents compiled by Human Rights Watch
treaties compiled by Cornell University Law School
treaties and related material compiled by the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena (U.S., 1995) (affirmative action programs strictly scrutinised)
Alabama Constitution of 1875, article I (Declaration of Rights)
Alabama Constitution of 1868, article I (Declaration of Rights)
Alabama Constitution of 1865, article I (Declaration of Rights)
Alabama Constitution of 1861, article I (Declaration of Rights)
Alabama Constitution of 1819, article I (Declaration of Rights)
Albania Constitution, article 4 (Human Rights, Minorities)
Angola Constitution, part II (Fundamental Rights and Duties)
Argentina Constitution, Declaration of Rights and Guarantees (in Spanish)
Arkansas Constitution, article II (Declaration of Rights)
Armenia Constitution, chapter 2 (Fundamental Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms)
Australia Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission decisions
Austria Basic Law on the General Rights of Nationals (1867)
Austria Law on Personal Freedom (1862)
Austria Law on the Right of the Home (1862)
Austria Resolution of October 30, 1918 (censorship, press, assembly, and association)
Belarus Constitution, section II (The Individual, Society, and the State)
Board of County Comm'rs, Wabaunsee County, Kansas v. Umbehr (U.S., 1996)(gov't contractor's right to criticise gov't)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Agreement, annex 6 (Agreement on Human Rights)
Brazil Contitution, title II (rights and Fundamental guarantees) (in Portuguese)
British Bill of Rights
British Columbia Civil Rights Protection Act
Brown v. Board of Education, 349 U.S. 294 (1955) (racial segregation of public schools)
Bulgaria Constitution, chapter 1 (Fundamental Principles)
Bulgaria Constitution, chapter 2 (Fundamental Rights and Obligations of Citizens)
California Civil Rights Initiative (1996)
California Declaration of Rights
California Proposition 209 (discrimination by State and other public entities)
Cambodia Constitution, chapter III (Rights and Obligations Of Khmer Citizens)
Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canada Equality Rights Law material (compiled by Deborah McIntosh)
Canada House of Commons Comm. on Human Rights & the Status of Persons with Disabilities documents (in English & French)
Canada Human Rights Commission publications (in English and French)
Canada obscenity law material (compiled by Deborah McIntosh)
Canadian Multiculturalism Act
Canadian Northwest Petition of Rights (1884)
Chechnya Constitution, section 2 (Rights, Freedom, and Responsibility of the Citizens)
China Declaration of Human Rights (proposed)
China (Peoples Republic of) Constitution, chapter 2 (Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens)
Cohens v. Virginia (U.S., 1821) (right of individuals to sue states in Federal court)
Congo Constitution, title II (Fundamental Rights and Liberties)
declarations of rights from the constitutions of the states of the United States and other sources
Delaware Attorney General Opinion 95-IB29 (Human Relations Commission awards)
Delaware Constitution article I (Bill of Rights)
Denmark Constitution, part VIII (Individual Rights)
District of Columbia Emancipation Act (April 16, 1862)
Du Plessis v. De Klerk (S. Afr., 1996) (retroactive application of rights)
Eclipse Enterprises, Inc. v. Gulotta (E.D.N.Y., 1995) ("True Crime" trading cards as free speech)
Egypt Constitution, part 3 (Public Freedoms, Rights and Duties)
Emancipation Proclamation
Eritrea Constitution, chapter III (Fundamental Rights, Freedoms, and Duties)
Estonia Constitution, chapter II (Fundamental Rights, Liberties, and Duties)
Estonia Law on Cultural Autonomy for National Minorities
European Convention on Human Rights
European Convention on Safeguarding Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties (in French)
European Court of Human Rights decisions
European Court of Human Rights material (in German)
Finland Constitution, part II (General Rights and Legal Protection of Finish Citizens)
France Declaration of Rights
Freedom of Choice Act of 1993 (proposed)
Georgia Constitution article I (Bill of Rights)
Germany, Basic Law of the Federal Republic of, chapter I (Basic Rights)
Hong Kong, Basic Law of, chapter 3 (Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Residents)
Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance 1991
Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston (U.S., 1995) (free speech & parade participation)
Idaho Constitution article I (Declaration of Rights)
Illinois Constitution, article I (Bill of Rights)
India Constitution, part III (Fundamental Rights)
Iran Constitution, chapter III (Rights of the People)
Iraq Interim Constitution, Chapter III (Fundamental Rights and Duties)
Ireland Constitution, articles 40-44 (Fundamental Rights)
Ireland's proposed revisions (Fundamental rights and non-discrimination) to the European Union Treaties
Israel Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty
Israel Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law
Israel Supreme Court decisions on civil liberties
Japan Constitution, chapter III (Rights and Duties of the People)
Kentucky Administrative Regulations, title 104 (Commission on Human Rights)
Kentucky Bill of Rights
Kentucky Revised Statutes, chapter 19 (Human Rights Commission)
Korea (Republic) Constitution, chapter II (Rights and Duties of the Citizens)
Kuwait Constitution, part III (Public Rights and Duties)
Latin American human rights constitutional provisions (in Spanish)
Latvia Declaration of Accession to International Instruments Relating to Human Rights
Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (U.S., 1995) (constitutional responsibilities of government corporations)
Lithuania Constitution, chapter 2 (The Individual and the State)
Luxembourg Constitution, chapter II (Luxembourgers and Their Rights)
Macau Special Administrative Region Basic Law, chapter 3 (Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Residents)
Madagascar Constitution, title II (Liberties, Rights, Duties)
Maine Constitution, Article I (Declaration of Rights)
Malaysia Penal Code (selected sections)
Malta Constitution, chapter IV (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual)
Manning v. Hill, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 (Can.) (defamation vs. free speech)
Maryland anti-discrimination laws (summaries)
Maryland Declaration of Rights
Maryland Toleration Act (1649)
Mexico Constitution, title I, chapter I (Rights of the Individual) (in Spanish)
Michigan Constitution, article I (Declaration of Rights)
Miller v. Johnson (U.S., 1995) (elections)
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363 (Department of Human Rights)
Moldova Constitution, title II (Fundamental Rights, Freedoms and Duties)
Mongolia Constitution, chapter 2 (Human Rights and Freedoms)
Namibia Constitution, chapter III (Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms)
Namibia Constitution, article 131 (Entrenchment of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms)
Nepal Constitution, part 3 (Fundamental Rights)
New Brunswick Human Rights Commission publications (in English and French)
New Hampshire Bill of Rights
New Jersey Code, title 10 (civil rights)
New Jersey Constitution, article I (Rights and Priviledges)
New York Civil Rights Law
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
New Zealand Films, Videos and Publications Classification Act 1993
New Zealand Human Rights Act 1993
Nfld. Assoc. of Pub. Employees v. The Queen(Can., 1996)(bona fide occupation qualif'n exempt'n to job discriminat'n law)
Nicaragua Constitution, title IV (Rights, Responsibilities, and Guarantees) (in Spanish)
Oceana Publications civil rights books (brief summaries)
Oman Constitution, part 3 (Public Rights and Duties)
Ontario Bill of Rights (excerpts)
Oregon 1994 Ballot Measure 7 (discrimination)
Oregon 1994 Ballot Measure 13 (homosexuality)
Oregon 1994 Ballot Measure 19 (child pornography)
Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe documents
Philippines Constitution, article III (Bill of Rights)
Poland Act of July 15th, 1987, on the Commissioner for Citizens' Rights
Puerto Rico Constitution, article II (Bill of Rights) (in English and Spanish)
R. v. Burlingham, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 206 (Can.) (right to counsel)
Report of the United States under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (July 1994)
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) (abortion)
Romania Constitution title 2, chapter II (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms)
Romer v. Evans (U.S., 1996) (state may not ban municipal homosexual anti-discrimination laws)
Russia Constitution, chapter 2 (Rights and Liberties of Man and Citizen)
Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1856) (Dred Scott decision - rights of escaped slaves)
Scott v. University of Mississippi (N.D. Miss., 1996, mem.) (age discrimination remedies)
South Africa Bill of Rights (October 9, 1995) with explanatory memoranda
South Africa Constitutional Assembly Supplemental Memorandum on Bill of Rights
South Africa Constitutional Assembly Theme Committee 4 (Fundamental Rights) documents
South Africa Human Rights Commission, June 1, 1995, draft report
South Africa Human Rights Commission, June 9, 1995, draft report
South Africa Human Rights Commission, July 17, 1995, draft report
South Africa Human Rights Commission, August 6, 1995, draft report
Spain Constitution, title I (fundamental laws and rights) (in Spanish)
Sri Lanka March 1997 draft Constitution, chapter III (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms)
State v. Guenzel (N.H., 1996) (civil sanctions and double jeapordy)
Strathclyde Regional Council v. Zafar (H.L., 1997) (presumption of racial descrimination)
Supreme Court abortion decisions
Supreme Court civil rights decisions
Supreme Court freedom of expression cases (oral arguments)
Supreme Court freedom of speech decisions
Supreme Court freedom of the press decisions
Syria Constitution, part 4 (Freedom, Rights, Duties)
Texas Constitution, article I (Bill of Rights)
Treaty of Saint-Germain, part III, section V (protection of minorities)
Tunisia Constitution, article 6 (Equality)
Tunisia Constitution, article 12 (Presumption of Innocence)
Turkey Constitution, part 2 (Fundamental Rights and Duties)
U.N. General Assembly Resolution 36/157 (protection of human rights in Chile)
U.N. General Assembly Resolution 46/134 (Situation of Human Rights in Iraq)
U.S. Bill of Rights
U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1993 (proposed)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Veronia School District 47J v. Acton (U.S., 1995) (privacy)
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action: World Conference on Human Rights
Virginia Constitution, article I (Bill of Rights)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Washington Administrative Code, title 34 (Commission on Asian-American Affairs)
Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, Equal Rights Division
Yugoslavia Constitution, section II (Freedoms, Rights, and Duties of Mand and the Citizen)
Zambia Constitution, part III (Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedom of the Individual)
civil rights law memos (compiled by Law Journal Extra!)
American Bar Association Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section material
American Bar Association Standing Committee On Lawyers' Professional Liability material
Amend1-L (Free Speech) LISTSERV archive
American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly material
American Bar Association Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Legal Profession material
American Civil Liberties Union material (WWW)
art and free speech material compiled by Artists' Response to Illegal State Tactics
"Australia's Criminal Justice System Fails Lesbians and Gay Men" by Andy Fitzgerald
"Burma Human Rights Practices, 1993" U.S. State Department
"Burma Human Rights Practices, 1994" U.S. State Department
Centre for International and Comparative Human Rights Law states of emergency database
"Civil Rights, Discrimination and You" Maryland State Bar Association
Civil Rights Law (civilrts) LISTSERV
"Civil Rights vs. Civil Liberties" by Thomas C. Grey
"Constitutional Status of Sexual Orientation: Homosexuality as a Suspect Classification" Harvard Law Review
"Culture, Information, and Screening Discrimination" by B. Cornell & I. Welch (abstract)
"Current Developments--A Report on Aboriginal Women & Bias in the Western Australian Justice System" by Catherine Iorns
Equal Employment Opportunitiy Commission publications
"Discrimination/General: Bibliography" California Bar
East European Constitutionalism Review
"Ethnic Vietnamese in Cambodia: A Case Study of the Tension Between Foreign Policy and Human Rights" by Brian Owsley
"Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) FAQ" by Mark Eckenwiler
"Free Speech and Privacy in the Information Age" by Mr. Justice John Sopinka (Canada)
"Free Speech Online" compiled by Magellan (McKinley Group)
"Freeing the 1st Amendment: Critical Prespectives on Freedom of Expression" by David Allen & Robert Jensen (review of)
"Hate-Motivated Violence" by Glenn A. Gilmour (in English and French)
"Hate Speech Symposium: . . . Comparative American, Canadian, and Israeli Approaches" Touro International Law Review
"High Court of Australia and Individual Rights" by Desmond Lane
homosexuality and the law (compiled by Queer Resources Directory)
human rights material compiled by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Turkey
"Human Rights and the External Relations of the European Community: An Analysis of Doctrine and Practice" Barbara Brandtner and Allan Rosas
"Human Rights and Universal Responsibility" by the XIV Dalia Lama (U.N. World Conf. on Human Rights)
"Human Rights Brief" law journal
Human Rights-L listserv archive (at Washburn University Law School)
"Human Rights Practices, 1993 [Asia]" U.S. State Department (Asian countries)
"Human Rights Practices" U.S. State Department
"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Individual Rights in America: A Citizen's Guide to Internet Resources" by Michele Pfaff
"International Sexual Slavery" by Youngik Yoon
"Islamic Republic of Iran: Myth vs. Reality" Embassy of Iran in Canada
"Jordan Human Rights Practices, 1993" Government of Jordan
"Judicial Amendment of Statutes to Conform to the Charter of Rights" by Peter W. Hogg
"Kingfish & the Constitution: Huey Long, the 1st Amend. & the Emergence of Modern Press Freedom" by R. Cortner (review)
"Labor Abstracts" (vol. 1, no. 4)
"Law and Your Rights" Alberta Commission for Community Living
Law Journal Extra! civil rights material
"Law's Promise, Law's Expression" by Kenneth L. Karst (review of)
"Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1936-1961" by Mark V. Tushnet (review of)
National Journal of Sexual Orientation Law
"Natural Law and Natural Rights" by James A. Donald
"New Ground Rules for Discrimination Disputes" by Mark I. Schickman
"Obesity and Discrimination among U.S. Lawyers" by Itsik Saporta and Jennifer Halpern
"Private Networks, Public Speech: Constitutional Speech Dimensions of Access to Private Networks" by Allen S. Hammond
"Post-Soviet Media Law & Policy Newsletter"
"Privacy Rights and State Spying in the Civil Rights Era: The Sovereignty Commission Archive Suit" Mississippi American Civil Liberties Union
"Promoting Progress: The Supreme Court's Duty of Care" by R. Sinder, J. Lopker, and R. Heifetz
"Racial/Ethnic Bias" California Bar
"Racial Vilification and ICERD in Australia" by Louise Johns
"Racism and Your Rights" Community Legal Education Association (Manitoba)
"Racist Speech, Outsider Jurisprudence, and the Meaning of America" by Steven H. Shiffrin
"Relationship between Human Rights and Language Rights" by Maxwell Yalden
"Rethinking the Borederlands: Between Chicano Culture and Legal Discourse" by Carl Gutierrez-Jones (review of)
"Rights of Language and Cultural Minorities in the Event of Quebec Sovereignty" by Jose Woehrling (in French)
"Rights of Man" by Thomas Paine
"Seniors and the Law" Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan
sexual orientation and the law (collection #1)
sexual orientation and the law (collection #2)
"Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Bibliography" California Bar
"Vienna World Conference On Human Rights: Bridge to Nowhere or Bridge Over Troubled Waters?" by Koen Davidse
"Why Human Rights Matter for Everyone" by Sir Ronald Wilson
William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal
W3 Lawyer civil rights law material
Yale Human Rights and Development Journal
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