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Global Warming: a comparative guide to the EU and the US and their approaches to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol

Guide by Deborah Paulus-Jagric, Reference Librarian for Educational Services at New York University Law School Library, updated by Heidi Frostestad Kuehl, Law Library Director and Associate Professor of Law at Northern Illinois University College of Law. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically, the guide gives background and historical information on the Convention and Protocol, with references and links to printed and online material.

Environmental Law

Environmental Law, a journal produced by the students of Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, is available online from volume 36 onwards, together with contents lists from earlier volumes. The related Ninth Circuit Review,  containing case summaries and court opinions from the US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, can be accessed from the same website. 

Virginia Law Review

Website of the Virginia Law Review, providing access from volume 93 (2007) onwards. The law review is run by students at the University of Virginia; established in 1913, it is intended for legal scholars, practitioners, the judiciary and students.

Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse is an initiative of the Law School at Washington University in St. Louis. Designed to increase understanding of civil rights litigation in the United States, it is a collection of US civil rights case documents, focusing on areas such as child welfare, disability rights, immigration, prison conditions, election/voting rights, juvenile institutions, nursing home conditions, public housing and school desegregation.

Researching Native American legal issues

Guide to native American legal materials and resources by Jan Bissett, Reference Librarian with Dickinson Wright PLLC, and Margi Heinen, Manager of Library Services at Sherman and Howard. The guide was published as a column in LLRX.com in February 2007. The authors provide links to websites examining the relationship between American Indian tribes and the United States government, including full-text treaties and tribal codes and constitutions. There are also links to other research guides, law libraries and resources on commercial databases such as HeinOnline.

Early recognized treaties with American Indian nations

Nine early treaties between indigenous tribes and the United States government, provided by the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The treaties were ratified between 1722 and 1805 and are accompanied by an online version of Charles J. Kappler's 'Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties'. A search facility is available on the site.

Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota

The Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota is a non-profit organisation for legal, financial other specialists providing a collaborative approach to family law disputes. Its website explains what collaborative law is, outlines the roles of different collaborative law professionals and gives details of the services offered by the institute. There is a divorce information pack, a set of links to organisations dealing with domestic violence, and a list of recommended reading - for adults, children and teenagers - on the subject of divorce.

American Judges Association

Website of the American Judges Association (AJA), an independent organisation for judges from all jurisdictions in the United States and Canada. Has information about officers and t committees and provides publications including the periodical, Court Review, a briefing about procedural fairness in drug-treatment courts, and guidance for judges dealing with domestic violence cases. There is also a collection of training webinars for judges.

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