- American Convention on Human Rights pact of San Jose, Costa Rica (18 July 1978)
- Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary (6 Sept 1985)
- Charter of the United Nations (26 June 1945)
- Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (17 Dec 1979)
- Convention against Discrimination in Education (14 Dec 1960)
- Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour as Modified by the Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946 (28 June 1930, orig.)
- Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize (9 July 1948)
- Convention Concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment (19 June 1976)
- Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour (25 June 1957)
- Convention Concerning the Application of the Principles of the right to Organize and to Bargain Collectively (1 July 1949)
- Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (25 July 1951)
- Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages
- Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- Convention on the International Right of Correction (24 Aug 1962)
- Convention on the Nationality of Married Women (11 Aug 1958)
- Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity (11 Nov 1970)
- Convention on the Political Rights of Women (31 March 1953)
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (9 Dec 1948)
- Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
- Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
- Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery (25 Sept 1926) and Protocol (7 Dec 1953)
- Council of Europe: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
- Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power (29 Nov 1985)
- Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice (27 Nov 1978)
- Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with special reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally (3 Dec 1986)
- Declaration on Social Progress and Development (11 Dec 1969)
- Declaration on Territorial Asylum (14 Dec 1967)
- Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
- Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (20 Nov 1963)
- Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (7 Nov 1967)
- Declaration on Fundamental Principles concerning the Contribution of the Mass Media to Strengthening Peace and International Understanding, to the Promotion of Human Rights and to Countering Racialism, Apartheid and Incitement to War (28 Nov 1978)
- Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (14 Dec 1960)
- Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live (13 Dec 1985)
- Declaration of the Principles of International Cultural Co-operation (4 Nov 1966)
- Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding between Peoples (7 Dec 1965)
- Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (9 Dec 1975)
- Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict (14 Dec 1974)
- Declaration on the Right to Development (4 Dec 1986)
- Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (9 Dec 1975)
- Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons (20 Dec 1971)
- Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace (12 Nov 1984)
- Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind (10 Nov 1975)
- Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (25 Jun 1958)
- Draft Declaration of Principles on Human Rights and the Environment, 1994
- Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Employment Policy Convention (9 July 1964)
- Equal Remuneration Convention (23 May 1953)
- The European Convention on Human Rights
- Forced Labour Convention (28 June 1930)
- General Assembly resolution 1803 (XVII) of 14 December 1962, "Permanent sovereignty over natural resources"
- Geneva Convention I (12 Aug 1949)
- Geneva Convention II: At Sea (12 Aug 1949)
- Geneva Convention III: Prisoners of War (12 Aug 1949)
- Geneva Convention IV: Civilian Persons in Time of War (12 Aug 1949)
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- International Convention against Apartheid in Sports (10 Dec 1985)
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (7 March 1966)
- International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (18 July 1976)
- Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention (27 Jun 1978)
- Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (23 March 1976)
- Petition for Aid from human rights organizations re: Cuban female prisoners of conscience
- Principles of international co-operation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity (3 Dec 1973)
- Principles of Medical Ethics relevant to the Role of Health personnel, particularly Physicians, in the Protection of Prisoners and Detainees against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (18 Dec 1982)
- Proclamation of Teheran (13 May 1968)
- Protocol Amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926
- Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be responsible for seeking a settlement of any disputes which may arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education
- Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
- Protocol I Relating to the Status of Refugees (31 Jan 1967)
- Recommendation on Consent to marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages (1 Nov 1965)
- Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty (25 May 1984)
- Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (15 Dec 1989)
- Slavery Convention (9 Mar 1927)
- Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice ("The Beijing Rules") (29 Nov 1985)
- Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (13 May 1977)
- Statute of the Office of the United Nations Hight Commissioner (14 Dec 1950)
- Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition
- Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1993) - World Conference on Human Rights
- Worker's Representatives Convention (30 Jun 1973)
- Additional Articles relating to the Condition of the Wounded in War, Geneva (20 October 1868)
- Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field. Geneva, 22 August 1864
- Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulation concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land (29 July 1899.
- Declaration Renouncing the Use, in Time of War, of certain Explosive Projectiles (29 Nov/11 Dec 1868)
- Declaration Respecting Maritime Law. Paris, 16 April 1856.
- Final Act Of the International Peace Conference (29 July 1899)
- Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field (Lieber Code) (24 April 1863)
- The Laws of War on Land (9 Sept 1880)
- Project of an International Declaration concerning the Laws and Customs of War (27 Aug 1874)
- Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977.
- Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II), 8 June 1977
- Resolutions of the Geneva International Conference. Geneva, (26-29 Oct 1863)