Constitutional Law

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania

The website of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania is available in both English and Lithuanian. It contains information about the Court including details of its functions and powers, proceedings and judges, and the text its rulings, decisions and conclusions from 1993 onwards. The site has statistics on petitions and inquiries received at the Court from 1993 onwards and text of the Constitution and the Law on the Constitutional Court. A list of publications of the Court and links to other sites containing Lithuanian legal information are also provided.

Grondwettelijk Hof van België

Website of the Constitutional Court of Belgium (formerly the Belgian Court of Arbitration). The Court's jurisdiction includes "the review of laws, decrees and ordinances with Title II of the Constitution (Articles 8 to 32 on the rights and freedoms of the Belgians) and with Articles 170 and 172 (legality and equality of taxes) and 191 (protection of foreign nationals)", and derives its authority from the Belgian constitution.

Association des Cours Constitutionnelles Ayant en Partage l'Usage du Français

The ACCPUF (Association des Cours Constitutionnelles Ayant en Partage l'Usage du Français) exists to develop communications and cooperation between Francophone jurisdictions. It carries out its aim by organising conferences, providing training, issuing publications and giving technical assistance, all on the subject of constitutional law. Member countries include Canada, France, Belgium, and Francophone countries in Africa, Europe and Asia.

Association for Participatory Democracy 'ADEPT'

The Association for Participatory Democracy, known also as "ADEPT" is a non governmental body which seeks to promote democratic values in Moldova. Its website provides information on its aims, organisation and recent activities. It includes access to press releases, papers and reports relating to its monitoring of elections in Moldova since 2000. Also accessible are project reports on post-communist political and economic transitions in Moldova, assessments of the state of democracy, and the development of civil society. Information is offered in English.

First Amendment Handbook

Electronic version of a handbook outlining provisions and interpretations of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The First Amendment protects freedom of religion, free speech, free press and rights of assembly and petition in the United States.

Parliament of Finland

This is the website of the parliament of Finland (Suomen Eduskunta). The site provides details of the parliament's history, speakers, committees, parties and the electoral system, alongside information about international cooperation and the parliament's relations with the EU. There is a searchable directory of members of parliament, a collection of statistical data on parliament and a diagram showing the organisation of the Parliamentary Office, depicting the hierarchical relationships between various parliamentary bodies.

Åland Parliament

Official website of the Parliament of the Islands of Åland (Åland Lagting). The Åland islands lie in the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden and have historically been of great strategic importance. This strongly influenced their achievement of a neutralised and demilitarized autonomy in 1922, when the Parliament was established.

Act On The Autonomy Of Åland

The Act on the Autonomy of Åland (in Swedish), on the website of the legislative Assembly of the Åland Islands. Åland lies between Finland and Sweden. The Act of Autonomy first came into force in 1922; it was completely revised in 1951 and 1993 and is available here as last amended on July 12 1996. Although it is not equivalent to a constitution, it is described as "constitutional in nature".

Europe and Eurasia Program

The Europe and Eurasia Program is an initiative of the American Bar Association's Center for Global Programs. It gives technical legal assistance to countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, with a view to strengthening the rule of law, with projects focusing on internet freedom, commercial law, combating corruption and strengthening judicial systems. The Program's website provides news, research papers and details of activities in each country.

History of the United Kingdom : Primary Documents

One of a series of guides to online primary resources for Western European history, compiled by Richard Hacken, European Studies bibliographer at Brigham Young University, Utah. The resources linked to are mainly transcriptions, facsimiles and translations listed chronologically, which illuminate the political, economic, social or cultural implications of important historical events.

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