Asian and Pacific Law: Tonga

Includes cases from the Privy Council, Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Land Court and Magistrates Court, as well as access to the Tongan Law Reports 1908-2010. Also includes links to legislation, subsidiary legislation and some bills, and various other resources. From the Pacific Legal Information Institute database.

The Attorney General's Office hosts the Tongan Legislation Online site, which contains the law of Tonga consolidated to the end of 2016.

From the International Labour Organization. Tongan 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.

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.

From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.

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 information on regional frameworks, and a Tonga situational analysis assessing legislation, policy and services for women with disabilities.

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 U.S. Library of Congress.

From the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Includes access to Hansard from 2011 and a list of conventions to which Tonga is a signatory.

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

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

Bilateral and multilateral treaties involving Tonga.

Bilateral and multilateral treaties involving Tonga.

Bilateral and multilateral agreements between Tonga and Australia. Via AustLII.

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

From the Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Project. Includes adherence information on treaties in the following subject areas: humanitarian law, human rights law, weapons, refugees, criminal law and terrorism. Also includes links to international court and tribunal decisions.