Sources of International Human Rights Law:
From the General to the Particular
Charter of the United Nations
(Charter)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR)
International Covenant
on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights
(ICESCR)
International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights
(ICCPR)
Racial
Discrim.
(CERD)
Discrim.
against
Women
(CEDAW)
Torture
and Cruel,
Inhuman or
Degrading
Treatment/
Punishment
(CAT)
Declarations,
guidelines, bodies of
principles, minimum rules
Rights of the
Child
(CRC)
Migrant
Workers
(MWC)
Decisions and General
Comments of treaty bodies
OHCHR Police Trainer’s Guide
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