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Forced Migration Review

Website of Forced Migration Review (FMR) the journal of the Refugee Studies Centre, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. The journal is published three times each year in collaboration with the Global IDP Project of the Norwegian Refugee Council. The editors are Marion Couldrey and Tim Morris. "FMR provides a forum for debate on the most immediate issues facing refugees and internally displaced people and those working with them". The journal includes articles, research abstracts, conference reports and news items.

Charity Law Unit

Web pages of the Charity Law Unit at the School of Law, University of Liverpool. The Unit was established in 1994 to develop research and teaching on charity law in the UK. The site presents details of its research, conferences, courses, seminars and teaching. Lists of recent publications, conference papers, seminar presentations and recent theses are available; a few of these have links to the full text.

Notaries Society

Website of the Notaries Society, the professional body founded in 1882 to represent notaries practising in England and Wales, outside London. The site provides information for members of the profession and the general public on the role of the notary and details of how to qualify. A contact directory assists with finding a notary. Parts of the site are restricted to members only.

Restitution and Unjust Enrichment legal resources

Collection of resources developed by Steve Hedley of University College Cork. Restitution is a branch of the private law of obligations. The website offers an introduction to the concept of restitution and unjust enrichment, with postings on journal articles, books, cases, courses at law faculties, and a discussion group. There are links to journal articles (full-text or abstract) on restitution and contracts, and restitution and mistaken or compelled payment, restitution and family relationships, and subrogation.

Irish Statutory Instruments

A BAILII database containing Irish Statutory Instruments (SIs) from 1922 onwards. The SIs may be browsed by title or year, or searched. The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is a collaborative service aiming to provide public access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Privy Council Decisions

Full text judgments in cases heard by the UK Privy Council, made freely available on BAILII, the British and Irish Legal Information Institute website. The Privy Council is the court of final appeal for those Commonwealth countries which have retained the appeal to Her Majesty in Council, or, in the case of Republics, to the Judicial Committee. It is also the final court of appeal for the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and UK overseas territories, and has the function of being the court of final appeal for determining "devolution issues" in the UK.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Web pages of the UK Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the professional body for arbitrators founded in 1915, which aims to promote arbitration as an alternative method of dispute resolution to litigation. The website presents information on different aspects of the Institute's work and services including training courses and news items. There is a link to the Institute's wholly owned subsidiary, IDRS providing details of their commercial and consumer dispute services. Other areas of the site are restricted to members only.

British Management Data Foundation

Web pages of the British Management Data Foundation, an independent body active since 1979, with a membership base of major British companies. The Foundation is concerned with global competitiveness in business. Its website gives a profile of the Foundation and provides summaries of BMDF meetings. BMDF publications about the EU treaties of Amsterdam and Nice and the Constitutional Treaty are featured (but there is nothing available about the recent Treaty of Lisbon).

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