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United States treaties and international agreements

Law Library of Congress website providing a digitised version of United States Treaties and Other International Agreements, compiled by Charles I. Bevans. Volumes 1-4 cover multilateral treaties between 1776-1949. Volumes 5-12 include the bilateral agreements for the same period, arranged alphabetically by country. Volume 13 is a general index. Each volume is available to download as a single pdf, or as individual pdfs for each treaty, which makes it convenient to browse.

Illinois Courts

Official website of the courts of the US state of Illinois with sections covering the work of the supreme court, appellate courts and circuit courts. There are full text opinions of the supreme court back to 1996, details of justices, committees and commissions as well as policies, standards and rules. Opinions, rules and details of justices are also given for the appellate courts. Annual reports and caseload statistics are given for all courts. Information relating to the Illinois Judicial College and state law schools is also given.

United Nations Population Fund

The United Nations Population Fund, or UNFPA, is the UN agency responsible for advancing sexual and reproductive health. It also focuses on issues such as child marriage, female genital mutilation and gender-based violence. The Fund’s website describes its work and makes available reports, briefings, guidance, statistical data, news and other material. The site is provided in English, Spanish or French.

Liberty library of constitutional classics

The liberty library of constitutional classics is a freely available collection of classic books and other works on constitutional government. Most of the texts are made available in html format, with some texts available in additional formats, including pdf and Word documents. The library forms part of the website of the Constitution Society, a US-based non-profit organisation who describe themselves on their website as “dedicated to research and public education on the principles of constitutional republican government”.

Constitution of Oman

Electronic copy of the 1996 Constitution of Oman 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 2011. There are chapters on the Omani system of government, the rights and duties of citizens, and on the role of the Head of State, the Majlis Oman and the judiciary.

Constitution of Mexico

Electronic copy of the 1917 Mexican 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 2015. There are chapters on human rights and guarantees, the system of government, division of powers and accountability of public servants.

Constitution of Yemen

Electronic copy of the 1991 Yemeni 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 2015. There are chapters on the foundations of the state, basic rights of citizens and the organisation of state authorities.

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