A) Books and Articles:

1. “United Nations Annual Session of Commission on Human Rights”, Keesing's Record of World Events, Cambridge, Vol. 48, No. 4:44762.

1. Abasi, Majid (2003). “Human Rights Mechanisms”, in: Mehdi Zakerian, Articles on Key Concepts of International Human Rights, Tehran: Mizan. [In Persian]
2. Eslami, Masoud (1998). “The international image of Iran and the recent presidential election”, Monthly Journal of Political and Economic Information, Vol. 11, No. 117-118. [In Persian]
3. Holsti, K.J. (1995). Foundation of International Policy Analysis, Trans. by Bahram Mostaghimi va Masoud Tarom Sari, Tehran: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Publication Center. [In Persian]
4. Johnson, Glenn (1999). Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its History, Trans. by Mohamad Jafar Poyandeh, Tehran: Ney. [In Persian]
5. Mahdavian, Hossein (2007). “Establishing the Human Rights Council: The first step in Reforming the United Nations”, Journal of Politic and Economic Information, No. 223-224. [In Persian]
6. Mehrpoor, Hossein (1996). Human Rights in International Documents and the Position of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran: Etellat Publication. [In Persian]
7. Morgenthau, Hans J (2001). The Politics Among Nations: An Endeavor For Power And Peace, Trans. by Homeyra Moshir Zadeh, Terhan: Foreign Affair Ministry Press.  [In Persian]
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9. Movahed, Mohammad Ali (2004). If there is Someone in the House, Tehran: Karnamee Publication. [In Persian]
10. Naserzadeh, Houshang (1994). Declarations of Human Rights, Tehran: Jihad Daneshgahi Publication. [In Persian]
11. Phalsafi, Hedayt (2006). “The succession of international human rights treaties: Commitment and conflict of government obligations”, Iranian Journal of International and Comparative Law, No. 4. [In Persian]
12. Rostami, Farzad (2008). “Human Rights Council and Islamic Republic of Iran”, Journal of Pajohesh Namee Hoghogh Bahsar, Vol. 2. [In Persian]
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15. Turky, Hamd (2003). Indigenous Culture and Global Challenges, Trans. by Maher Amozegar, Tehran: Amozegar . [In Persian]

3. Abraham, M (2006). A New Chapter for Human Rights: A Handbook on Issue of Transition from the Commission on Human Rights to the Human Rights Council, International service for Human Rights and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
4. Alston, P (1992). “The Commission on Human Rights”, in: P.Alston, The United Nations and Human Rights, clarendon press.
5. Alston, P (2006). “Reconceiving the UN Human Rights Regime: Challenges Confronting the New Human Rights Council”, Melbourne Journal of International law, No. 7.
6. Amnesty International; 2005, Meeting the Challenge: Transforming the Commission on Human Rights into a Human Rights Council, Amnesty International.
7. Arbour, Louise (2005A). Statement by Ms Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 14 Mar.
8. Arbour, Louise (2005B). Speech by Ms Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 20 Apr .

11. Hunter, Shireen T; (1990). Iran and the World: Continuity in a Revolutionary Decade, Bloomington: India University.

13. Joint statement on UN Reform; (2005). Amnesty International, Public Statement, AI Index: Ior 41/034/2005(public), News service No. 089, 12.

23. Shiv, Lal (1985). Iran: Selected Political Documents, New Delhi: The Election Archive.

26. Upton, H (2007).  General Assembly resolution 60/251, The Human Rights Council: First Impressions and future challenges, Human Rights law Review 29, 7.
27. Warbrick, Colin (2006).  “Current Development, Public International law, From Un Commission on Human Rights to Un Human Rights Council: One Step forwards or Two Steps sideways”, ICLQ, Vol. 55, July.
28. Yunfei, Zhang; 2006, “New Wine in a New Bottle? The Human Rights Council: Opportunities and Challenges”, Foreign Affairs Journal, No. 81, Autumn.

B) Documents:

29. A/HRC/WG.6/7/IRN/1 , 18 November 2009
30. A/HRC/WG.6/7/IRN/2, 25 November 2009
31. A/HRC/WG.6/7/IRN/3 , 30 November 2009
32. A/HRC/14/12, 12 March 2010
33. A/HRC/DEC/14/111, 23 June 2010
34. A/HRC/16/L.25/Rev.1
35. A/HRC/16/75
36. A/59/2005, 21 March 2005.
37. UN Doc A/60/251, 3 Apr 2006.
38. A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility, A/59/565, 2 December 2004.
39. UN Doc.A/60/L.48, A/Res/61251/. Available at http://www.un.org/ depts/dhl/resguide/r60.htm

C) Website:

1. Habibzadeh, Tavakol “The Islamic Republic of Iran and the right to international human rights treaties”. [In Persian] http://www.lawnet.ir/#fulltext?id=497(2007/11/07)
2. http://www.un.org/secureworld/report2.pdf.(2004)
3. Zanganeh, Hamid; "The Birth of a New Institution at the United Nations: Human Rights Council", 2006. [In Persian] http://aftab.ir/articles/politics/world/c1c1146744612_human_rights_p3.ph.

42. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/elections.htm
43. Kirgis,  Fredric L (2005). “International Aspects of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document”, October insight 051004.html., www.asil.org,
44. Lyons, Scott R (2006). “The United Nations Human Rights Council”, March 27. See: http://www.asil.org/ insight/2006/03/ insights 0603270/html
45. Pace, John (2006). “The UN Human Rights Council: Opportunities and Challenges”, April 3, 2006. See: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy /2006/04/un_human_rights_council_opportunities_php
46. The establishment of the Human Rights Council, opportunities and threats for Iran, Center for Strategic Research; Vice-President for Foreign Policy Studies. [In Persian] www.csr.ir/departments.aspx?Ing=fa 8 abtid=018depid=448semid=173
47. www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=10888&LangID=E