Website of the Pan-African Parliament, the legislative arm of the African Union. The PAP was established in 2004 by the Constitutive Act of the African Union and includes representatives from all 55 member states. The site gives details of MPs and the permanent committees and sets out the objectives of the Parliament which includes formulating model laws that member states can adopt. The site can be viewed in English and French.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (formerly known as the Organisation of the Islamic Conference) was founded in 1969, and exists to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world. International agreements are available on its website under Conventions, on the topics of international relations, trade, investments, civil aviation and telecommunications. A list of OIC member states, which have signed / ratified agreements on economic, commercial and technical cooperation, is published. The OIC website is available in English, Arabic and French versions.
Website of the Majlis Ash Shura (national Consultative Council) of Saudi Arabia. Members of the Majlis Ash Shura are appointed by the King and their role is to advise the him on issues of public interest. The site has basic facts about Saudi Arabia and the Shura Council including an organisation chart and profiles of members. Laws and internal rules and regulations relating to the Shura Council are also provided. The site can be viewed in English and Arabic.
Online guide to the Saudi Arabian legal system written by Dr. Abdullah Ansary who is a Senior Fellow at the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) of George Washington University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Arabian Peninsula & Gulf Studies Program (APAG) of the University of Virginia. The guide was published in 2008 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides background and historical information on Saudi Arabia and the development of the legal system.
Searchable collection of Saudi Arabian laws in English translation, on the website of the Bureau of Experts, which is affiliated to the Saudi Council of Ministers. The database contains the Basic Laws which include the Basic Law of Governance, the Law of Provinces, the Law of the Shura Council and the Law of the Council of Ministers. Other Saudi laws included cover areas such as media and publishing, money laundering, company, economy and investment laws, property, judicial authority and human rights, mining, labour, and finance.
Website of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Gulf Cooperation Council) a trade organisation involving the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait. The site provides organisational and background information about the GCC along with details of work achieved in the areas of legal, security, political and military cooperation between its members. The digital library provides access to agreements and regulations of the GCC covering economics, environment, law and patents.
