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Women's Human Rights by Niamh Reilly
ISBN: 9780745636993
Publication Date: 2009-11-09
Women's Rights Are Human Rights by United Nations (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9789211542066
Publication Date: 2015-01-28
Feminist Dialogues on International Law by Gina Heathcote
ISBN: 9780199685103
Publication Date: 2019-03-24

Human Rights - Websites

UN Women Watch
Curated news and events on gender equality from across the United Nations.
Human Rights Watch
Established in 1978, Human Rights Watch is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy, often in partnership with local human rights groups. Each year, Human Rights Watch publishes more than 100 reports and briefings on human rights conditions in some 90 countries, generating extensive coverage in local and international media.
Human Rights - United Nations
Information on how the United Nations promotes and protects human rights.
Human Rights Library (University of Minnesota)
Contains more than 60,000 core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments

Best Resources for Gender, Sexuality and the Law

Women's Studies International
Index of core disciplines in women's studies

Feminist research in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education; Indexing and abstracting with some full-text; 1972 - present
Gender Watch
Collection of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.

With archival material dating back to 1970, GenderWatch is a repository of an important historical perspectives.; Full-text; 1970 - present
Political Science Complete
Provides full-text articles, papers and books relating to political science

Full-text; Major resource for scholarly research relating to political theory, political behavior, public policy, law, international relations, comparative politics and non-governmental organizations.
PAIS Index
Major index of research on national and international public policies.

Abstracts; 1972 - current; Includes academic resources as well as government reports and think tank documents.
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
Comprehensive source for research in international politics & policy written by scholars, research institutes, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and think-tanks.

Includes information from journals, books, policy briefs & case studies.; Full-text; 1991 - present
Academic Search Complete
Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary resource containing a large number of peer-reviewed journals.

This is good place to start for most topics, including all sciences, religion, law, history, psychology, political science, criminal justice, literature, current events, sociology and communications.
Abstracts and full-text for most journal articles; Varies by title many from 1980s-present
Legal Collection
Index of law journals

Current issues, legal studies, scholarly arguments, and trends of the legal world.; Abstracts with some full-text

GlobaLex Research Tools (NYU Law)
GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research.
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals is an index to articles and book reviews from more than five hundred legal journals published worldwide.
JustisOne
JustisOne gives you access to hundreds of thousands of case judgments and legislation from common law jurisdictions around the world
Commonwealth Legal Institute
The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute aims to provide one central Internet location from which it is possible to search - for free - core legal information from all Commonwealth countries.
World Legal Institute
The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility.

Archives of Sexuality and Gender
Primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender. With material dating back to the sixteenth century, researchers can examine how sexual norms have changed over time, health and hygiene, the development of sex education, the rise of sexology, changing gender roles, social movements and activism, erotica, and many other interesting topical areas.