| acfc | Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
| achr | American Convention on Human Rights |
| cbd | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| cc | Constitutional Court of South Africa |
| echr | European Convention on Human Rights |
| ecrml | European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages |
| fcnm | Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities |
| fsa | Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 (New Zealand) |
| iccpr | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| icerd | International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| icescr | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| hca | High Court of Australia |
| hccj | High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania |
| ilo | International Labour Organization |
| mp | Member of Parliament |
| nta | Native Title Act 1993 (Australia) |
| oas | Organization of American States |
| salrc | South African Law Reform Commission |
| sca | Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa |
| udhr | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| UN | United Nations |
| undrm | United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious, and Linguistic Minorities |
| undrip | United Nations Declaration of the Right of Indigenous Peoples |
| wlct | Women’s Legal Centre Trust |