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Mexican Senate

Official website of the Mexican Senate (Parliament) providing access to information on the members of the Senate and its political make up. Copies of the Parliamentary Gazette can be viewed on the site along with full text laws and decrees of the Senate. There is background information on the structure, organisation and history of the Senate, an outline of the legislative process and details of parliamentary committees. Most of the site including any full-text documentation is presented in Spanish. A few pages are made available in English.

Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas

Website of the Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas (Legal Research Institute) at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico). The site has information about the organisation and activities of the Institute including profiles of staff. There are details of Institute publications, some of which can be freely accessed online. The site provides Mexican federal and state legislation, including an English translation of the Constitution and a searchable version of the Mexican Official Gazette.

Mexican Law Review

The Mexican Law Review is an English language publication of the Instituto de Investigaciones Jur¦dicas (Legal Research Institute) at the Universidad Nacional Aut¥noma de M?xico (National Autonomous University of Mexico). The aim of the Law Review is to bring together English translations of articles on Mexican and Latin American law. The Review is published twice a year and issues are available online from 2004 onwards.

Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

Website of the Mexican Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), a government agency with responsibility for environmental protection. Most of the site is in Spanish, but English translations of a number of key documents and some background information are provided. Documents include the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection and a summary of the Environmental Justice Administration Program 2001-2006. The section from the Criminal Code dealing with Environmental Crimes is also included on the site.

Arbitration Centre of Mexico

Website of the Centro de Arbitraje de Mexico (CAM), an organisation offering national and international arbitration services and education and training to advance arbitration culture in Mexico. The site provides information about CAM's services including training, a selection of model clauses and agreements and full-text rules of arbitration. There is also a newsletter, details of publications and upcoming seminars and events.

Biblioteca Jurídica Virtual

Online library of Mexican law books and journals, provided on an open-access basic by the Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM). Journals are accessible from 1990 onwards and over 6,000 Mexican law books are provided. The library can be searched by author or title. The site is mostly in Spanish, but an English interface is available.

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