| achpr | African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
| achr | American Convention on Human Rights |
| cedaw | Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| cerd | International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| cjeu | Court of Justice of the European Union |
| cm | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe |
| CoE | Council of Europe |
| crc | Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| crpd | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| cse | Charte sociale européenne |
| cse (rev) | Charte sociale européenne révisée |
| echr | European Convention on Human Rights |
| ECmHR | European Commission of Human Rights |
| ecsr | European Committee of Social Rights |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| esc | European Social Charter |
| esc (rev) | European Social Charter (Revised) |
| etuc | European Trade Union Confederation |
| EU | European Union |
| hrc | Human Rights Committee |
| IACtHR | Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| iccpr | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| icescr | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| icj | International Court of Justice |
| icrmw | International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families |
| ilo | International Labour Organization |
| ngo(s) | Non-Governmental Organization(s) |
| oas | Organization of American States |
| oecd | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| oj | Official Journal |
| teu | Treaty on European Union |
| tfeu | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
| udhr | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| UN | United Nations Organization |
| who | World Health Organization |