DocLaw is a gateway to US Federal government resources and other governmental materials on the internet, provided by the School of Law at Washburn University in Kansas. Documents and links are arranged on the site primarily by subject, federal agency or government department. Additional pages of links are available via the "Choose Destination" drop-down menu: legislative materials, primary law, reference sites and research guides.
US internet resource site designed to provide access to legal reference information on the web including sites concerned with legal, governmental and political matters. Site sections identify and collate internet links for US Federal Government information, State and Local Government, Legislation, Legal Research, Directories and Journals and Publishers. A series of News features highlight legal, government and political news relating mainly to the United States of America. RefLaw forms part of the WashLaw web service developed by the Washburn University School of Law Library.
Website of the professional association for US law libraries and legal information specialists. AALL was founded in 1906 "to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship, and to provide leadership in the field of legal information." The site provides information about the work of the Association covering policy, publications, products and professional development services. A What's New section, collection of Press Releases and recent announcements are included.
The American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy was established in 1955 and is an important special interest group for the study of all aspects of political and legal philosophy. It publishes the yearbook NOMOS. Its website provides basic information on the purpose of the group and tables of contents of NOMOS.
Website of the United States Sentencing Commission. The Commission is an independent government agency which establishes policies on sentencing and punishment for US federal courts. It also advises Congress on crime policy and collects and publishes information on sentencing in the United States. The site publishes many documents to support and reflect the Commission's mandate including background and historical information.
Website of the US Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), the official body responsible for funding state compensation schemes for crime victims, supporting them and promoting their rights and contributing to the development of policy. It provides a large amount of information for victims, professionals who work with them and those carrying out research in the area. The site explains the organisation and work of the OVC and makes available its reports to Congress (1996 onwards). There is detailed guidance about applying for funding and organising events.
Presents an abstract of the final report of the Investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board into the in-flight break-up of TWA Flight 800 on July 17, 1996, over the Atlantic Ocean near New York State, USA. Other items published on this site include documents of a Public Hearing on the accident investigation, held in December 1997, and documents on the investigation 1998-2000, including press releases, statements by the Chairman, factual reports, interview transcripts, and documents pertaining to witnesses.
Website of the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces which has "jurisdiction over members of the armed forces on active duty and other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice". The site publishes details of the Court's constitutional basis, designation and history, and outlines the jurisdiction exercised by the Court and the Court's relationship to other US courts of law. It also publishes the full text opinions of the Court from 1997 onwards. The full-text (PDF) of the Annual Report of the Code Committee on Military Justice is available.
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is a not-for-profit research and education institute based in Washington, US, which aims to shape the fields of environmental law, policy, and management in the US and beyond. The site provides information about the work of the ELI, including an overview of its programs relating to water resources; land and biodiversity; and innovation in governance. There is a searchable database of more than 4000 official guidance and policy documents, which ELR subscribers and Associates of the ELI can download for free, while others are charged a small fee.
Website for the New England Law Library Consortium, a co-operative association of law schools, and law libraries. The site gives a history of NELLCO, outlining the Consortium's aims, administration and programme of co-operative initiatives in the field of information sharing, networking and innovation in information technology. A list of participating members of the Consortium with links to their individual libraries is available. The NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repository provides free access to working papers, reports, lecture series and workshop presentations of NELLCO members.
