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Guide to Georgian legal research

Electronic resource guide to Georgia legal research written by Irma Aladashvili who works for the State Fund for Protection and Assistance of (Statutory) Victims of Human Trafficking in Tbilisi, Georgia, Anna V. Dolidze who is a Candidate for Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) at Cornell Law School and Nana Patsia who is Coordinator of the Law Library at the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association.

Legal Ethics Forum

The Legal Ethics Forum is a blog produced by professors from the University of Texas Law School, Cornell Law School and UC Berkeley School of Law. The site includes discussion and news stories raising legal ethics issues with posts starting from February 2005. Links are provided to other articles and related materials. The site also provides links to other sites dealing with legal ethics including American Bar Association resources, professional organisations, ethics practice sites, academic centres, legal ethics journals and sites dealing with judicial ethics.

UC Berkeley War Crimes Center

The UC Berkeley War Crimes Center was founded in 2000. It is involved in training judges and monitoring and archiving information relating to war crimes trials. Its website provides information on the purpose and activities of the Center. It includes news about ongong trials plus access to full-text documents relating to specific cases. Topics covered include: the Nuremberg 1945 trials, war crimes tribunals and trials relating to Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Indonesia and East Timor.

Laboratory Animals: an Executive, Legislative and Judicial Narrative and Research Guide

Research guide to the legal status of animals used in laboratory research, written by Deborah Paulus-Jagric, Reference Librarian at New York University, Law School Library. The article was published in the features section of LLRX.com in February 2005. The focus of the guide is on United States law and in particular examines the legislative history and amendments to the Animal Welfare Act and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regulations. The article also looks at key cases covering the debate providing references and links to web-based resources.

International Center for Transitional Justice

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) is an organisation working with countries where there have been mass atrocities or abuses of human rights. The site outlines the Center's research, training and legal and policy analysis and makes available its reports, briefings and other publications. The organisation has initiatives in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.The site is in English, Spanish, French and Arabic.

Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

Website of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, founded in 1999 and based at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. A large collection of the Center's publications is available on the website for free, including research reports, conference reports and articles. Information is also provided about events and courses and there are profiles of the research fellows and staff.

Opinio Juris

Opinio Juris is a blog devoted to international law and international relations. Its posts seek 'to describe and analyse international law where it is most controversial and ambiguous.' It was established in 2005 by Chris Borgen of St. John's University Law School, Peggy McGuinness of the University of Missouri Law School and Julian Ku of Hofstra Law School; since 2018 it has been run in partnership with the International Commission of Jurists. The blog can be browsed by region or by topic. 

World Jurist Association

The World Jurist Association (WJA) is a US-based non-governmental organisation, founded in 1963 to provide a forum for lawyers, judges and academics seeking to promote the rule of law worldwide. The website gives information about the work of the Association, events, membership and internships. The Publications section lists WJA conference papers ("WorkPapers"), which can be ordered for a small fee; it also provides contents lists and abstracts for the Association's journal, Law/Technology (volume 36 onwards).

International Municipal Lawyers Association

Website of the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) a membership organisation for local government lawyers based in the United States. The site provides information about the organisation including PDF copies of IMLA policy papers, annual reports, conference papers and the bi-monthly Municipal Lawyer magazine. A page of web links provides access to US local government resources including municipal codes and policies and city and county home pages. Details of conferences and seminars and a link to the IMLA blog are also given.

Law Library Microform Consortium

The Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC) is a Minnesota-based non-profit organisation. The LLMC was founded in 1976 to preserve ageing legal and government publications initially in microfiche format and now digitally online. The database has historical materials including statutes, session laws, judicial decisions, administrative regulations, and government reports from jurisdictions around the world. LLMC can be browsed by jurisdiction, date (from the eleventh century), language or type of material or searched by keyword.

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