Asian and Pacific Law: Vanuatu

Includes cases from the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and Magistrates Court; Unreported Judgments 1911-1994; Vanuatu Law Reports 1980-1994; Sessional Legislation from 1981 (incomplete) and select consolidated legislation; select Law Commission publications 2013-2014 and other resources.

Select full text legislation.

Hansard available from 1993 - 2009. NOTE: not all years available. English version only available for 2009 - all other available years provided in French language.

From the International Labour Organization. Vanuatu labour, social security and related human rights legislation index, providing abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information with some full text.

Includes key and related domestic Acts and regulations in the area of intellectual property.

From CRIN (Children's Rights International Network), and featuring information on researching the law as well as a list of relevant legislation.

Domestic environmental law related laws and regulations. Ecolex is compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Links to relevant international and domestic legislation, information concerning international and regional treaties adherence, links to resolutions and reports from the UN and regional organisations, and a link to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review. From the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

Includes food and trade statistics, and facts and domestic legislation regarding pests and diseases, forestry, food security, natural resources, technical co-operation and water management.

From the US Library of Congress.

An article by Miranda Forsyth appearing in (2004) 35 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 427.

By Miranda Forsyth, published in 2009, and available via ANU Press. Free download - Please read the Conditions of Use before downloading.

From the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Produced by the Pacific Judicial Education Programme, in collaboration with the Vanuatu National Judicial Education Committee, and with assistance from the governments of Australia, New Zealand and Canada. A practical guide to many aspects of the Jurisdiction of the Courts, including information on the constitution, sources of the law, human rights considerations, judicial procedure and conduct etc.

Includes information about the Commission and publications such as annual reports, and law reform issues papers and final reports.

Use the dropdown menu to find a country. From the Dag Hammarskjold Library. Provides direct access to official documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States. Includes Resolutions granting membership, statements in the General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council, sponsored draft resolutions, and Periodic Reports on Human Rights Conventions.

From the International Labour Organization, and including national labour laws, surveys, treaty ratifications and official comments on the country by the UN supervisory bodies.

From the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations Secretariat. Legislation and treaty information.

Provides details of bilateral and multilateral agreements between the European Union and Vanuatu.

Provides information regarding the Vietnam's interaction with UN treaty based and charter based human rights bodies, including reports, observations, publications and other materials.

Bilateral and multilateral treaties involving Vanuatu.

Multilateral and bilateral treaties involving the two countries. Includes treaties not yet in force.

From the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, this provides information on which human rights treaties Vanuatu has ratified. Also provides links to the treaties.