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ADIJ - Association pour le Développement de l'Informatique Juridique

The Association pour le Développement de l'Informatique Juridique (ADIJ), founded in 1970, is a French organisation focusing on electronic sources of legal information and the legal aspects of computing. It promotes interdisciplinary research and communication between professionals, provides training, disseminates information and provides a mediation serivce. The website publishes details of its activities and makes available the Association's constitution and annual reports. The site is in French.

Conseil de la Concurrence

Website of the Conseil de la Concurrence, the French Competition Council. The Council advises the French Government on competition, and exercises jurisdiction when market competition is distorted. It investigates cartel agreements, abuses of dominant position and low price fixing, as reported to it by government, firms, local authorities, trade associations or other organisations. The site includes details of the Council's organisational and legislative background and an outline of its procedure. The Commercial Code and laws relevant to the Competition Council are included on the site.

Ordre des Avocats de Paris

The Ordre des Avocats de Paris is an association for Parisian advocates (barristers). The website provides news updates, training and careers information, Le Bulletin du Barreau de Paris (2003 onwards) and information on the role, regulation and history of the profession. An online directory ('annuaire') of members can be searched by name, address, district, legal speciality, language spoken and other criteria. There is a password-protected area for members. The website is in French.

Cour d'Appel de Paris

The website of the Cour d'Appel de Paris presents information on the administration of justice in the Paris region of France. The organisation, jurisdiction and history of the Court are described and information is provided about the remit of each of its chambers. There are links to the websites of the various branches of the legal profession. Recent statistics are available about the work of the Court. The site also provides details of the inferior courts in the area, together with some legal information for the public.

Cour d'Appel de Toulouse

The website of the Cour d'Appel de Toulouse gives an overview of the administration of justice in the French departments of Ariège, Haute-Garonne, Tarn, and Tarn-et-Garonne. Summaries of selected decisions of the Court are available, arranged by chamber and area of law; they date from around 1989 onwards and are not searchable. Statistics on the administration of justice are presented, together with information about the lower courts (tribunal de grand instance, tribunal d'instance, tribunal de commerce, and conseil des prud'hommes).

Index to 19th Century French Political Trials from the Labadie Collection

Index to a collection of more than 400 verbatim reports of trials against leaders of revolts, journalists and their editors, which took place in France during the 19th century. The reports are part of the Labadie Collection at the Special Collections Library of the University of Michigan and the index is published on the Library's website.

Cour de Cassation

The Cour de cassation is the highest court in France, with jurisdiction to review decisions arising from lower criminal and civil courts. It deals with questions of law and the application of law, not questions of fact. Its website provides a database of cases from 1947 onwards, together with background information about the court. English translations of some recent judgments are available on the 'International' page.

Chambre des Notaires de Paris

The Chambre des Notaires de Paris is the professional body for notaries in Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. Notaries in France deal with matters of marriage and cohabitation, succession, real estate, taxation, and business law. The website provides information for the public about the law, notarial services and the notarial profession. There is a directory of notaries ("annuaire") searchable by name, address or district, together with outlines of French law relating to wills and succession, marriage and cohabitation, children, real property, taxation and businesses.

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