Collections - Human Rights
The Library of the European Court of Human Rights has a rich collection of material on the European Convention of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, as well as material on human rights, international law, national legislation and case-law. The library develops this collection with purchased and donated items.
References to all the material in the collection can be found in the catalogue.
Specific material on the Convention and the Court can be found on the Convention Collections page.
New Acquisitions Bulletin
To keep you regularly informed about the latest additions to the collection the Library produces a 'New Acquisitions Bulletin'. It is published quarterly at the beginning of April, July, October and January.
The references are to books, chapters in books and periodical articles and are attributed to one of the Bulletin’s 11 subject areas. They are drawn from books and periodicals acquired by purchase or donation.
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2025
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- Bulletin 2 (April / June)
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342.735 % COU
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Periodicals
The Library of the ECHR holds a rich collection of periodicals covering human rights law and public international law.
The complete list of the Library's periodical collection covers human rights law and public international law. The list comprises subscription and non-subscription titles, as well as current and defunct titles.
Table of contents of human rights periodicals
The Library has selected the leading 17 periodical titles delivering scholarly articles on international human rights law and offers a current awareness service of their contents.
Click on the title image to view the contents of the latest issue.
Diritti dell'uomo - cronache e battaglie
Napoli : Editoriale Scientifica
Frequency : 3 x/year
Holdings : 1990-
ISSN : 1121-8754
Latest issue : Vol. 36 no. 1 (2025)
Diritti umani e diritto internazionale
Bologna : Il Mulino
Frequency : 3 x/year
Holdings : 2007-
ISSN : 1971-7105
Latest issue : Vol. 20, no. 1 (2026)
Europäische Grundrechte Zeitschrift
Kehl am Rhein (Germany) : Engel Verlag
Frequency : 24 x/year
Holdings : 1974
ISSN : 0341-9800
Latest issue : Jahrg. 52, H. 21-23 (2025)
European Convention on Human Rights law review
Leiden : Brill Nijhoff
Frequency : 4 x/year
Holdings : 20204
ISSN : 2666-3228
Latest issue : Vol. 7, issue 1-2 (2026)
European human rights law review
London : Sweet and Maxwell
Frequency : 6 x/year
Holdings : 19956
ISSN : 1361-1526
Latest issue : Issue 3 (2026)
Human rights law journal
Kehl am Rhein (Germany) : Engel Verlag
Frequency : 12 x/year
Holdings : 1980-
ISSN : 0174-4704
Latest issue : Vol. 45, no. 1-7 (2025)
Human rights law review
Oxford : Oxford University Press
Frequency : 4 x/year
Holdings : 2000-2020 - Online from 2020
ISSN : 1461-7781
Latest issue : Vol. 26 no. 1 (2026)
Human rights quarterly
Baltimore (USA) : Johns Hopkins University Press
Frequency : 4 x/year
Holdings : 1979-
ISSN : 0275-0392
Latest issue : Vol. 48, no. 2 (2026)
International human rights reports
Nottingham (UK) : Human Rights Law Centre
Frequency : 4 x/year
Holdings : 1994-
ISSN : 1351-542X
Latest issue : Vol. 30, no. 1 (2023)
International journal of human rights
Abingdon (UK) : Taylor & Francis Ltd
Frequency : 10 x/year
Holdings : 1997-
ISSN : 1364-2987
Latest issue : Vol. 30 no. 4 (2026)
Menschenrechtsmagazin
Potsdam (Germany) : Menschenrechtszentrum der Uni. Potsdam
Frequency : 2 x/year
Holdings : 1996-
ISSN : 1434-2828
Latest ussue: Vol. 30 no. 2 (2025)
Nederlands tijdschrift voor de mensenrechten
Leiden (Netherlands) : NJCM
Frequency : 4 x/year
Holdings : 1976-
ISSN : 0167-9434
Latest issue : Jaarg. 51, no. 2 (2026)
Netherlands quarterly of human rights (SIM)
London : Sage
Frequency : 4 x/year
Holdings : 1982
ISSN : 0924-0519
Latest issue : Vol. 44 no. 2 (2026)
Nordic journal of human rights
Oslo (Norway) : Universitetsforlaget
Frequency : 4 x/year
Holdings : 1986
ISSN : 1891-8131
Latest issue: Vol. 44 no. 2 (2026)
Peace human rights governance
Padova : University of Padova Human Rights Centre : Padova University Press
Frequency : 3 x/year
Holdings : 2017-
ISSN : 2532-649X
Latest issue : Vol. 9, no. 2 (2025)
Revue hellénique des droits de l'homme
Athènes : Sakkoulas
Frequency : 4 x/year
Holdings : 2019-
ISSN : 1108-4456
Latest issue : Vol. 106 (2025)
Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme
Bruxelles : Nemesis
Frequency : 4 x/year
Holdings : 1990-
ISSN : 0777-3579
Latest issue : Année 37 n° 146 (2026)