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Cornell Death Penalty Project

The Cornell Death Penalty Project is based at the Cornell Law School in New York. The aim of the Project is to foster "scholarship related to the death penalty and its administration". The Project conducts research and sponsors a clinic enabling students to assist with the representation of capital defendants. The site includes details of clinic case studies and a list of articles on the death penalty written by faculty members. Links are given to the full articles which are made available on subscription services, Westlaw and Lexis Nexis.

Embassy of the Republic of Haiti in Washington DC

This is the official website of the Haitian Embassy in the United States. It provides access to basic factual information about the economy, business opportunities, culture and society of Haiti. It includes access to press releases from the Haitian government plus links to Haitian government Websites. The press releases contain information on elections, human rights and violence in the region. The Resources section includes some legal material, such as the 1987 Constitution (in Haitian Creole, French and English) and the Haitian electoral and adoption laws (in French).

Columbia Science and Technology Law Review

The Columbia Science and Technology Law Review (STLR) is published annually by the University of Columbia Law School in the United States. The journal is focused on the legal aspects of science and technology issues and recent articles have covered topics such as data mining and domestic security, patent law, FDA regulation of nanomedicine and competition policy in the telecoms industry. Abstracts are provided for all articles and the full-text can be viewed in PDF. Issues of STLR are available online back to volume 7 2005- 2006.

International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) and Other Law Library-Related Associations and International Conferences on Legal Information and Law Librarianship

Online annotated list of law library organisations compiled by Lyonette Louis-Jacques, Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law at D'Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago. Includes international library associations such as the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Association of Law Libraries (IALL), regional organisations such as the Caribbean Association of Law Libraries and national groups listed by country.

CrimeLynx

CrimeLynx is a web portal produced by Colorado-based criminal defence attorney Jeralyn Merritt. The site is aimed at criminal defence practitioners and has an emphasis on US law. There is a collection of legal research links, covering Federal criminal statutes, rules and circuit court opinions, Supreme Court materials, criminal defence organisations and resources focusing on the death penalty and computer crime. There are also links to investigative tools and policy organisations.

Constitution of Syria

This site contains the full-text of the Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic which is made freely available in English by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. Both the 2012 Constitution and the 2017 draft Constitution can be viewed in HTML with the 2017 draft also available in PDF.

Constitution of Slovenia

This site contains the full-text of the Slovenia Constitution which is made freely available in English by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution was adopted in 1991 and includes amendments up to 2016. The document covers human rights and fundamental freedoms, economic and social relations, administration of the state, local government, public finance, constitutionality and legality and the Constitutional Court.

Constitution of Paraguay

Electronic copy of the 1992 Constitution of Paraguay, amended up to 2011, and made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution can be viewed in PDF or HTML formats and has sections on the fundamental rights, duties and guarantees and on the political order of the Republic.

Constitution of Russia

Electronic copy of the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation, amended up to 2014, and made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution can be viewed in PDF or HTML formats and has sections on rights and freedoms, the federal structure and the role of the President, Federal Assembly and judiciary.

Constitution of Saudi Arabia

Electronic copy of the 1993 Constitution of Saudi Arabia, amended up to 2013, and made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution can be viewed in PDF or HTML formats and covers the system of government including the monarchy, Shura Council law, features of the Saudi family, economic principles, rights and duties, the authorities of the state, financial affairs and control bodies.
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