The Human Rights Law Index is a collection of international treaties and case law from African courts on topics relating to human rights. The case selection aims to provide a snapshot of human rights law in a country, as well as within the African Union. The index currently covers over 1000 documents.
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights | The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) is an... |
SADC Protocol on Culture, Information and Sport 2001 | To re-enforce the central role played by culture and sport in the integration and co-operation of... |
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage | The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization... |
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance | AFRICAN CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE PREAMBLE We, the Member States of the... |
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child | AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD PREAMBLE The African Member States of the... |
AU Convention Governing Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa | PREAMBLE We, the Heads of State and Government, assembled in the city of Addis Ababa, 1. Noting... |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/... |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women | Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 34/... |
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance | International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Preamble... |
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | Preamble The States Parties to the present Convention, (a) Recalling the principles proclaimed... |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Adopted and opened for signature,... |
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution... |
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at... |
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination | Adopted and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) of 21... |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution... |
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa | Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa... |
International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families | Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990 Preamble The States Parties to... |
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | Adopted on 18 December 2002 at the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly of the United... |
Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict | Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/... |
Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography | Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/... |
Convention on the Rights of the Child | Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/... |
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Immigration Act, 1964 | Immigration Act, 1964 1964 01 February 1965 Part I- PRELIMINARY 2. Interpretation In this Act... |
Money Laundering (Prevention) Act, 2001 | Money Laundering (Prevention) Act, 2001 2001 13 November 2001 13th November 2001 An Act to... |
Insurance Act, 2005 | Insurance Act, 2005 2005 7 THE INSURANCE ACT, 2005--------------------- (Act No. of 2005) AN... |
Competition Act, 2007 | Competition Act, 2007 2007 8 THE COMPETITION ACT, 2007 (Act No. 8 of 2007) ________________... |
Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland Act, 2005 | Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland Act, 2005 2005 NA 08 February 2011 THE CONSTITUTION... |
Employment Act | Employment Act 1980 1 01 January 1981 |
Income Tax | Income Tax 1975 1 11 July 1975 |
Swaziland Revenue Authority | Swaziland Revenue Authority 2008 1 01 August 2008 Swaziland Revenue Authority Act 2008.pdf |
Retirement Funds Act | Retirement Funds Act 2005 1 01 October 2005 THE RETIREMENT FUNDS ACT 2005.pdf |
Public Holidays Act, 1938 | Public Holidays Act, 1938 1938 71 23 December 1938 the_public_holidays_act_doc_15191.doc The ... |
Comapnies Act, 2009 | Comapnies Act, 2009 2009 5 01 April 2010 COMPANIES ACT_0.doc COMPANIES ACT, 2009 Date of... |
ant | The High Court Act 1954 21 May 1954 |
Customs and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2002 | 2001 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Customs and Excise Act, 2003 | 2003 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Customs and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2004 | 2004 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Customs and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2005 | 2005 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Customs and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2007 | 2007 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Customs and Excise Act, 2008 | 2008 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Customs and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2009 | 2009 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Citizens Economic Empowerment Act, 2006 | 2006 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Computer Misuses and Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2004 | 2004 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Constitutional Offices (Emoluments) (Amendment) Act, 1998 | 1998 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Constitutional Offices (Emoluments) (Amendment) Act, 2000 | 2000 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Constitutional Offices (Emoluments) (Amendment) Act, 2002 | 2002 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Constitutional Offices (Emoluments) (Amendment) Act, 2005 | 2005 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Constitutional Offices (Emoluments) (Amendment) Act, 2009 | 2009 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Constitutional Offices Conference (Emoluments) (Amendment) Act, 2007 | 2007 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Constitutional Offices Emoluments (Amendment) Act, 2008 | 2008 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |
Control of Goods (Amendment) Act, 1997 | 1997 There is no HTML version of this Act. Please download the PDF version from the link... |