Website of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, founded in 1899 to advance reforms in the law and promote international uniformity in maritime law. The site provides information on the Association's activities and committees. There is a directory of members, a news page and a calendar of events. Members of the association can log in to a dedicated portal.
The Spotlight on Drug Courts presents documents and information on drug court initiatives in the United States. Drug courts are defined as special courts handling "cases involving drug-addicted offenders through an extensive supervision and treatment program." These pages are presented as part of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) website. A summary considers the background, ethos and goals of drug courts. Goals include reducing recidivism, reducing substance abuse among participants, and rehabilitating participants.
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.
Wex is an ambitious effort to construct a collaboratively-created, public-access law dictionary and encyclopedia. It comprises a series of guidance summaries on legal topics in United States law, sponsored by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School and made freely available on the LII website. Broad topics covered by the series include: Commercial law; Criminal law and Criminal procedure; Employment; Energy; Intellectual Property; International law; Legal ethic; and Tax.
A set of more than sixty legal research guides by librarians at the UCLA Law School in California, USA. The guides cover Californian law, US federal law, foreign law, international law and EU law, as well as mobile apps for law, admission to law school, US state regulations, dockets, legal writing and many other topics.
Report on investigations into anti money laundering efforts in the United States securities industry, carried out by the US General Accounting Office (GAO) and published on their website. The GAO is a non-partisan agency within the legislative branch of the US government, established by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 with a remit to independently audit government agencies.
Report on crime in the United States produced annually by the Federal Bureau for Investigation (FBI) and made freely available on their website. The report collates data from approximately 17,000 law enforcement jurisdictions and taking account of geographic and demographic factors identifies and examines trends in crime from a national perspective.
This site provides access to a collection of historical documents relating to bilateral relations between Chile and USA which have been archived by Project Avalon at Yale University. They include the 1832 Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce and Navigation and the 1900 Extradition Convention. The site may be searched by subject keyword or browsed.
This site provides a collection of documents relating to bilateral relations between Bolivia and USA which have been archived by Project Avalon at Yale University. They include the 1858 Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Commerce and Navigation and the 1900 Extradition Convention.
