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Freely accessible databases of international jurisprudence, country information and other legal sources on refugee law and international protection.
Refworld
Refworld contains a vast collection of reports and information relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks.
The information has been compiled from UNHCR’s global network of field offices, governments, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and judicial bodies.
Content: country information, jurisprudence, laws and other legal sources
European Country of Origin Information Network
ecoi.net covers more than 160 country of origin information sources on a regular basis, among them, reliable information sources or sources with a high reputation, such as the United Nations, international non-governmental organisations, news and media services or government departments dealing with asylum and refugee issues. However, ecoi.net also includes less prestigious sources if they offer an added information value.
Content: country information
European Database of Asylum Law
The European Database of Asylum Law (EDAL) is an online database that contains asylum-related case law from 22 European states, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. Our work covers jurisprudence from the following states: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom. The database is managed by the European COuncil on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE).
Content: jurisprudence
European Union Agency for Asylum Case Law Database
- Provide a unique source of timely and accurate information on new asylum jurisprudence issued by national and international courts (covering both the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights);
- Manage and store information related to case law concerning the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) implementation at national and European level.
Content: jurisprudence
Statelessness Case Law Database
The Statelessness Case Law Database is a free online resource containing national and regional case law covering Europe, as well as international jurisprudence addressing statelessness. The database covers jurisprudence from any jurisdiction in Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Union and UN human rights treaty bodies. It is managed by the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) with contributions and support from ENS members and partners.
Content: jurisprudence
European Court of Human Rights Database
The Council of Europe’s database (HUDOC) provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-Law Information Note), the European Commission of Human Rights (decisions and reports) and the Committee of Ministers (resolutions).
Content: jurisprudence
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Database
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) is an autonomous judicial institution whose purpose is the application and interpretation of the American Convention on Human Rights. The Court exercises its functions in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Convention and the present Statute. Access all the judgments, advisory opinions and much more through their website.
Content: jurisprudence
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Database
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is the judicial arm of the African Union and one of the three regional human rights courts together with the European Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human rights. It was established to protect the human and peoples’ rights in Africa principally through delivery of judgments. The Court has its permanent seat in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania. Access their judgments, orders, provisional measures and much more through their website.
Content: jurisprudence
Court of Justice of the European Union
The European Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) website provides access to the text of Opinions of Advocates General and Judgments of the Courts from June 1997 onwards.
Content: jurisprudence
Asylum Information Database
The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is a database managed by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), containing information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection across 23 countries. This includes 19 European Union (EU) Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia) and 4 non-EU countries (Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, United Kingdom).
The overall goal of the database is to contribute to the improvement of asylum policies and practices in Europe and the situation of asylum seekers by providing all relevant actors with appropriate tools and information to support their advocacy and litigation efforts, both at the national and European level. These objectives are carried out by AIDA through activities such as: country reports, comparative reports, fact-finding visits, legal briefings, statistical updates.
Content: laws and state practice
Statelessness Index
The Statelessness Index is a comparative tool that assesses European countries’ law, policy, and practice on the protection of stateless people and the prevention and reduction of statelessness, against international norms and good practice. It is a tool created for civil society, governments, researchers, the media, and other interested individuals, including stateless people and their communities. The Index was developed and is maintained by the European Network on Statelessness (ENS).
Content: laws and state practice
Global Citizenship Observatory
The Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT) is an online observatory committed to fact-based and non-partisan analysis of citizenship laws and electoral rights around the world. We are a global research network based at the European University Institute as part of the Global Governance Programme at the Robert Schuman Centre.
Content: laws and state practice
Institute Statelessness and Inclusion
The ISI resources page offers open access to all of ISI research products and reports, including the ISI Flagship Statelessness reports, Statelessness Essentials Booklet series, ISI joint submissions to the (UN) Human Rights mechanisms, Statelessness and Citizenship Review articles, Paperless People podcast series, Working Papers series, Monthly Bulletins, Year in Review series and more!
Content: various legal sources