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Alaska Law Review

This journal is published semiannually by Duke Law School in association with Alaska Bar Association. It provides an annual year-in-review of court decisions and legislative changes, as well as articles related to current legal trends and issues of practical importance to the Alaska Bar. Student editors have primary responsibility for writing and editing the review. Full text is available online from vol 14 no 2, December 1997, and is searchable by citation or keyword. Details of submission, and hard copy subscriptions, are also available on the website.

Gonzaga Journal of International Law

The Gonzaga Journal of International Law is a practice-oriented international law journal. It is edited by students from Gonzaga University School of Law in the US and includes articles, essays and commentary by practitioners, academics, students, business professionals and government officials. The entire series is available free on the web in html and pdf format.

Impeachment: a Constitutional Primer

This site contains the full-text of an article by Jason J. Vicente which was published in 1998 by the Cato Institute, an independent US based public policy institute. It traces the constitutional and historical origins of the process of impeachment in the United States and then discusses its use in practical situations. These include the case of Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal. Consideration is also given as to whether impeachment might occur in relation to Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky case . Users should note that this article is only offered in PDF.

critcrim.org

Critcrim.org is the website of the American Society of Criminology, Division on Critical Criminology and The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Section on Critical Criminology. The site aims to link scholars with interests in critical criminology by providing access to a collection of critical papers and web links to related resources.Topics covered include criminology theory, police, courts, corrections, sentencing, critical race theory, victimology, youth and crime and internet and the media. Critcrim.org's newsletter, Critical Criminologist can be downloaded from the site back to 1998.

Death Penalty Information Center

Website of the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC), a non-profit organisation providing analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. The Center was founded in 1990 and prepares in-depth reports, fact sheets, resources, statistics and press releases on the death penalty. Subjects covered include, clemency, innocence, juveniles, mental illness, race and women. A state-by-state database provides information on whether individual states have the death penalty, the number of people on death row and the number of executions since 1976.

FindLaw

A comprehensive US-centred site indexing and linking to online legal resources aimed at legal professionals and the public. The service is freely available on the internet. Legal information and links to resources for the public are arranged under the following broad headings: accidents and injuries; bankruptcy and debt; car accidents; civil rights; criminal law; dangerous products; family law; employee's rights; estate planning and probate; immigration law; intellectual property; real estate; small businesses and taxation. Information is broken down into further sub categories.

Organization of American States

The Organization for American States (OAS) is a regional forum for dialogue and cooperation on political, economic and social issues in the Americas. In addition to general information on its membership and programmes, the website contains the full-text of a number of OAS documents including its charter, annual report, conventions, treaties, all resolutions from the General Assembly and Permanent Council from 1994 onwards, and press releases from 1995 onwards. Also included are the transcripts of key speeches made by the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General since 1995.

Federal Communications Law Journal

The Federal Communications Law Journal is published by the Federal Communications Bar Association and the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington. The Journal publishes three issues per year including articles, student notes, commentaries, and book reviews examining issues such as: telecommunications, the First Amendment, broadcasting, telephony, computers, intellectual property, communications and information policy making.

US Supreme Court Decisions

A Findlaw site providing access to contemporary and historical decisions from the United States Supreme Court. FindLaw offers a free searchable database of Supreme Court decisions from 1893 to date. Decisions may be browsed by year and official United States Reports volume number and are searchable by citation, docket number, party name or key word.

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