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Open Access. The Protection Manual is UNHCR's repository of protection policy and guidance. The Protection Manual is updated whenever a new protection policy or guidance document is published, and can thus be relied upon to represent the latest UNHCR protection policy / guidance. The Protection Manual is organized by theme/subject. Under each heading, the documents are arranged in reverse chronological order and are accessible through a hyperlink. Documents from external sources are generally not included (unless they provide guidance on protection-related topics that also applies to or has specifically been endorsed by UNHCR, such as interagency guidance). At the end of each subject heading, relevant related sources are listed, containing older guidance and documents which serve as background reading.

The Handbook was first published in 1979 and re-issued in 1992 and in 2019 Available as a free download pdf format

Open access. Free pdf download from UN website. 2003 work edited by Edward Newman and Joanne van Selm. Hard copy is available in Official Papers at O.UNU/2003(7) on the ground floor of the Bodleian Law Library.

Open access. Collections case Law from national and international courts, administrative bodies and tribunals.

Section of official website of UN's International Organization for Migration is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.

Based at the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford, the Migration Observatory provides impartial, independent, authoritative, evidence-based analysis of data on migration and migrants in the UK, to inform media, public and policy debates, and to generate high quality research on international migration and public policy issues

Open Access. From Oxford University's Refugee Studies Centre.

Open Access - downloadable PDF. Glossary by UNESCO

Open Access hosted by the Institute for Human Rights and Business.

Open Access In response to the refugee crisis in Europe, Oxford University Press made more than 30 book chapters, journal articles, and pieces of content from online resources freely accessible to assist those working with refugees on the ground, as well as anyone who would like to know more about the framework of rights and obligations concerning refugees. The materials are structured around four key questions: who is a refugee, what rights do they have, what are transit states’ obligations, and what are the duties of the state where a refugee applies for asylum. Other useful resources are linked to at the bottom of the page.

The Rights in Exile Programme promotes the legal protection of refugees, globally, and is run by AMERA International. We do this by centralizing resources for legal assistance providers and refugees themselves.

Website maintained by Queens University Canada. The Multiculturalism Policy Index is a scholarly research project that monitors the evolution of multiculturalism policies in 21 Western democracies. The project is designed to provide information about multiculturalism policies in a standardized format that aids comparative research and contributes to the understanding of state-minority relations. The project provides an index for each of three types of minorities: one index relating to immigrant groups, one relating to historic national minorities, and one relating to indigenous peoples. The MCP Index for immigrant minorities is now available on annual basis, with scores for each MCP policy in each country from 1960 to 2020. The data identifies the precise year in which a country adopted and/or retrenched any particular MCP, and includes early developments in countries such as Canada and Australia which introduced MCPs prior to 1980.The Multiculturalism Policy Index and supporting documentation are freely available for researchers, public officials, journalists, students, activists, and others interested in the topic.

The Bodleian Law Library (the Law Bod or BLL) is Oxford University's research library for law, human rights, criminology and socio-legal studies. It supports the staff and students of the Faculty of Law and the wider legal community. Please visit the official website - via this link - for opening hours, floor plans, services etc

The Bodleian Social Science Library (SSL) supports teaching and research subjects which can be of interdisciplinary interest to lawyers - criminology, socio-legal studies, sociology, politics, international relations, economics, geography (including environmental studies) and refugee studies. Please visit the SSL's official website - via this link - for opening hours, services etc