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Society of Maritime Arbitrators

Website of the Society of Maritime Arbitrators (SMA) an organisation based in the United States whose aim is to promote alternate dispute resolution (ADR) in the maritime industry. The site provides access to SMA rules, profiles of members and its code of ethics. There is a copy of the United States Federal Arbitration Act and a guide to maritime arbitration in New York. The SMA's newsletter is made available in full-text online in HTML or PDF format. This contains legal news and summaries of recent decisions and awards.

Al-Islam.Org: Digital Islamic Library

Al-Islam.Org is a special project of the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP). It aims to digitise and present on the Internet quality Islamic resources, related to the history, law, religious practice, and society of the Islamic religion and the Muslim peoples with particular emphasis on Twelver Shia Islamic school of thought. It is divided into a number of subject areas where users can find links to articles, papers, presentations and reports. Topics of interest to social scientists include: Islamic law, Islamic philosophy and Islam and politics.

Center for Constitutional Rights

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) was established in 1966. It is a leading independent US body which campaigns and litigates for the protection of US civil liberties and international human rights. Its website provides information on the aims of the organisation and its campaigns. It includes access to press releases, case notes, campaign materials and full-text pamphlets and reports.

NHGRI Policy and Legislation Database

This part of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) website provides free access to United States legal materials relating to genetic research. The database includes federal and state laws and statutes, federal legislative materials and federal administrative and executive materials. Topics covered include patenting, discrimination, genetic testing and counselling and privacy of genetic information. Content can be searched for by type, topic or source. There is also a clickable map which can be used to select state materials.

Hieros Gamos: Advertising Law

Online resource guide offering annotated links to websites in the field of advertising law and regulation. The links are organised into categories including United States, Europe, international, organisations relating to advertising law and links to publications, articles and lawyers covering advertising law.

Constitution of India

Electronic copy of the 1949 Constitution of India, amended up to 2016, made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. There are sections on the functions and powers of the main branches of government, including the executive, legislative and the judiciary. It also sets out the rights and responsibilities of the individual citizen in India.

Constitution of Ukraine

Electronic copy of the 1996 Constitution of Ukraine, amended to 2019, made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. There are chapters covering rights, freedoms and duties, the role of the parliament (Verkhovna Rada), president and cabinet of ministers, Ukraine's territorial structure, Crimea and the Constitutional Court.

Constitution of Tajikistan

Electronic copy of the 1994 Tajikistan Constitution made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and is amended up to 2003. The document sets out the rights and powers of the executive, legislative and judicial functions of government in the region. It also details the individual rights of the citizen.

Constitution of South Korea

Electronic full text copy of the 1948 Constitution of the Republic of Korea as amended up to 1987 made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution sets out the functions and powers of the executive, legislative and judicial functions of government in the region. It also describes the rights and duties of the individual citizen.
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