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IP Watchdog

IP Watchdog is a website providing information on intellectual property, internet and antitrust law. The site is produced by Gene Quinn, a patent attorney and professor of law, and focuses on United States law. There are sections dealing with different aspects of patent, copyright and trademark law, inventions and confidentiality agreements. There is a section aimed at businesses and one providing advice on Patent Bar exams. The inventions section provides guidance on the patent and invention process and intellectual property issues.

Open Society Justice Initiative

The Open Society Justice Initiative is a programme of the Open Society Institute, a private foundation established by the philanthropist George Soros in 1993. It is concerned with the promotion of law reform, the protection human rights and the development of international law. The site gives details of current and past activities, covering areas such as national criminal justice reform, international justice, freedom of information and expression, equality and citizenship, anti-corruption and development of legal capacity.

Labor Law Talk

Labor Law Talk is a moderated United States based message forum focusing on employment law issues. The emphasis is on US law and topics include working hours, pay, discrimination, disability and wrongful dismissal. The site is free to use but you are required to register before you can post messages on the discussion forums. An archive of postings can be browsed by forum and a selection of FAQs provide advice on using Labor Law Talk. The site links to other web resources providing free employment law information.

Personal Injury

Personal Injury is a website focusing on US personal injury law produced by Einstein Law, a company specialising in legal web directories and portals. The site provides background information on different aspects of personal injury including damages and awards and tort law. It also provides detailed information on personal injury claims such as medical malpractice, car accidents, product liability, brain injury and workers' compensation. There is a directory of personal injury lawyers in the United States and a glossary of terms.

LawTroves

LawTroves are a selection of legal resource guides compiled by United States law firm Swiggart & Agin, LLC. The guides are focused on Massachusetts law and cover bankruptcy, corporate law, real estate and trademark and domain names. Each LawTrove provides access to FAQs, legislation, organisations, reading lists and other legal resources.

The Sunnah: Practice and Law (Shari'ah and Madh'habs)

Resource guide to Islamic law produced by professor Alan Godlas of the Department of Religion at the University of Georgia. Outlines the 'Five Pillars of Islam' providing background information, quotes from the Qur'an and annotated links to online resources dealing with each theme. There is also background and links to information about the sunnah (practice of the prophet Muhammad) and the Sunni madh'hab (schools of law). A selection of links to other articles and materials on Islamic law is also given.

One: National Gay and Lesbian Archives

The One institute is located in Los Angeles. It is one of the world's largest research libraries specialising in Gay, Lesbian and transsexual social and political history and current events. It includes an extensive collection on HIV/ AIDS history. Its website provides basic information on the content of the collection, recent events and the facility to search the Library catalogue. This contains bibliographic details about books, pamphlets, working papers, conference reports, archives and all types of grey literature relating to gay, lesbian and transsexual interest.

Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights

Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights is an eduational charity which was initiated in 1993. Karamah seeks to highlight how global human rights issues affect muslims, and supports Muslim communities in America and abroad in the pursuit of justice. The website provides details of the projects Karamah is involved with including one on Islamic jurisprudence and a domestic violence initiative.

Election Law at Ohio State

Election Law at Ohio State is a research, education and outreach programme based at Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University. It focuses on the law relating to United States federal, state and local elections. The site includes a case tracker, with links to court documents, a blog, news items and links to articles on election law. 

GLAD

GLAD is a New England based civil rights organisation working to end discrimination based on sexual orientation. There is background and historical information about GLAD. The 'rights and resources' section has legal guidance for the following states: Massachusetts; Connecticut; Maine; New Hampshire; Rhode Island and Vermont. This covers topics such as discrimination, employment, family law (marriage, adoption, child custody), hate crimes, sex laws and students' rights. There is also information on the rights of people with HIV.

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