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International Insolvency Institute

Non-profit organisation whose members include insolvency practitioners, judges and academics. The aim of the III is to promote insolvency as a discipline, improve international cooperation and provide access to insolvency related materials. The website includes organisational information, details of committees and conferences and a members' directory. The Initiatives page has details of the Institute's projects; a set of insolvency protocols; and a collection of resources including a newsletter, NAFTA protocols, reports, papers, principles, guidelines and other material.

Reiss Center on Law and Security

The Reiss Center on Law and Security is a think tank based at New York University School of Law which brings together academics, practitioners and policymakers. Its website has details of courses, events and publications, including conference papers and articles. There is also a database covering reports by US presidents on their war powers, as well as an online forum covering security issues.

Water Laws

Water Laws is an online journal published by Smith Partners a Minnesota based law firm specialising in local government and water resources law. Water Laws is made freely available online and provides access to case law, legislation and comment on US (Minnesota in particular) water resources law and policy. Digests of recent decisions on water law from the Minnesota state courts and federal courts are arranged by subject. There are links to Minnesota state laws relating to water resources.

Neuroethics and Law Blog

The Neuroethics and Law Blog covers legal and ethical issues concerning the mind and the brain. It is edited by Adam J. Kolber of the University of San Diego. The blog is intended for bioethicists, legal academics, practitioners, neuroscientists, neurologists, criminologists and others. Posts highlight newly published research, news items and details of conferences and events. Links are given to journal articles, research papers and related websites. There is an archive of posts going back to July 2007.

Towards the human rights protection of minority languages in Africa

Guide to human rights protection of minority languages in Africa, by Innocent Maja, Senior Partner of a Zimbabwean law firm and a Lecturer in the Private Law Department at the University of Zimbabwe's Faculty of Law. The article 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 author provides an introduction to the subject looking at various definitions of what a minority language is and the threat of extinction to minority languages.

Guide to Estonian legal system and legal research

Online guide to the law and legal system of Estonia written by Jannu Kuusik who is a legal adviser with Tallinn City Government and Kart Miil who is a librarian at Tartu University Library. The article 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 gives background and historical information to the governmental and legal system in Estonia. There is a section dealing with the Constitution including a link to the full text of the Constitution and other legislation provided in English.

International Academy of Estate and Trust Law

The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law is a US-based organisation for notaries, solicitors, lawyers, judges and academics experienced in probate and trust law. The Academy is concerned with the study of all types of vehicles for the transfer of wealth, such as corporations, partnerships, common law trusts, statutory trusts and foundations. Its website gives an overview of the IAETL's activities, but most of it is restricted to members.

Reporters Privilege Compendium

The Reporter's Privilege Compendium is a resource for US journalists, compiled by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. It provides information on the law relating to reporter's privilege - the right not to be forced to testify or disclose sources / information in court - in each state and federal circuit. Covers the authority for and source of the right; the scope of protection; procedures for issuing and contesting subpoenas; substantive law on contesting subpoenas; what constitutes compliance; appealing and other issues.

Legal Talk Network

Website of Legal Talk Network (LTN) a company providing internet radio programmes aimed at lawyers. The programmes are made freely available and can be played on the site using Window Media Player or downloaded in mp3 format. Recent topics covered include lawyer marketing, paralegals, immigrants and the law, legal technology and age discrimination. The radio shows can be browsed by date or topic. A selection of online forums dealing with themes covered in the programmes are included on the site.

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