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Europe and Eurasia Program

The Europe and Eurasia Program is an initiative of the American Bar Association's Center for Global Programs. It gives technical legal assistance to countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, with a view to strengthening the rule of law, with projects focusing on internet freedom, commercial law, combating corruption and strengthening judicial systems. The Program's website provides news, research papers and details of activities in each country.

Food and Drug Law Institute

The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) is a US non-profit organisation established in 1949 to facilitate public discussion and education on laws, regulations and policies affecting health care technologies, food and cosmetics. Its website covers the FDLI's activities, which include organising conferences and course and publishing titles such as the Food & Drug Law Journal and the yearly FDA Directory. Contents and abstracts from the Food & Drug Law Journal are available, together with a few open access articles. E-learning resources can be accessed for a fee, via the Virtual Learning page.

Algerian law guide

A commentary and bibliographic resource guide concerned with Algerian law, legal materials and research written by Dahmène Touchent, a legal information specialist and journalist responsible for the Algerian legal database, Lexalgeria. The guide is published on the Globalex website and is made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author presents an overview of law and the legal system in Algeria with reference to the main print, electronic, and free web sources.

Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

Website for the Vis arbitral moot, made available by the Institute of International Commercial Law at Pace Law School in the United States. The moot is an annual competition open to law students from any country, which aims to train the legal professionals of the future in methods of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The website acts as the main source of information and news on the moot for competitors and judges, collating links to relevant legal texts, sponsoring organizations and useful links in Vienna, where the moot takes place.

Global Exchange

Global Exchange is a US-based NGO carrying out research and campaigns and providing education to promote social, environmental and political justice. Its website offers information about its human rights, democracy and justice campaigns. It also provides news, webcasts and a blog.

September 11th sourcebooks

A digital library of documents relating to the September 11 terrorist attacks, created and maintained by the National Security Archive, George Washington University. Their main strength is is publishing declassified security documents from the American government. These include the complete air-ground transcripts of the hijacked 9/11 flight recordings as well as numerous White House memos and briefings relating to the 'war against terrorism'. Material is being continuously added to the site.

International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution

Website of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), a US based organisation founded to advocate the use of alternative dispute resolution in mainstream law firm practice. The organisation's membership consists of global corporations, law firms, legal academics and related public institutions and it is responsible for an ongoing programme of research, development and education to promote ADR. The site provides further information about the history, mission and membership of the Institute, alongside news of current activities and contact details.

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