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Resolution Institute

Website of the Resolution Institute, an organisation formed following a merger between the Australian Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators (IAMA) and the Leading Edge Alternative Dispute Resolvers (LEADR). The Resolution Institute is a non profit membership organisation promoting arbitration and facilitating the sharing of knowledge about alternative dispute settlement throughout associated professions and industries. The site provides membership information including training, qualifications, events etc.

Law Handbook Online- Victoria

Electronic version of the Law Handbook, a practical, plain English guide to the law in Australia. The Handbook was compiled, and made freely available online, by the Fitzroy Legal Service a community legal centre based in Victoria. The Law Handbook is arranged by topic headings such as dealing with the legal system, families and children, managing your money, fair treatment, buying and selling and dealing with the government. The text has links to external web resources including legislation and organisations, other sections within the Handbook and words featured in the glossary.

National Judicial College of Australia

Website of the National Judicial College of Australia, the organisation that provides training and professional development for judicial officers in Australia. The site has details of Council members and other officials and details of courses offered by the College. There is information on past and future conferences held by the College and full text conference papers are available to download. Recent topics covered include judicial reasoning, the Australian justice system in 2020 and communication in the courtroom.

National Legal Aid

Website of National Legal Aid (NLA) the organisation representing the state Legal Aid Commissions in Australia. The stated aim of the NLA is to "promote leadership and management of a national system of legal aid through the coordinated efforts of Commissions by sharing resources, knowledge and systems which enhance best practice and value for money in the delivery of legal aid to clients across eight States and Territories".

Australian Human Rights Centre (on AustLII)

This section of the AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute) website provides information about the Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRCentre), an inter-disciplinary research and teaching institute based at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The Centre is engaged in research and teaching on Australian and international human rights law and publishes the Australian Journal of Human Rights and the Human Rights Defender.

Construction law made easy

This website provides guidance and background information to Australian construction law and has been compiled by construction lawyers at Minter Ellison, a law firm with offices in Australia, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The resource contains 24 chapters with headings including contract law, project delivery, the building code of Australia, building industry regulation, tendering and dispute resolution. A brief overview of the contents of each chapter is available along with a legal glossary of construction law terms.

Legal History of Australia and the United Kingdom

A research guide on the legal history of Australia and the UK created and maintained by the Law Library at Melbourne Law School. Links are given to legal history resources and materials held in collections at the University of Melbourne. There are sections including legal history blogs, resources focusing on Australia and the Common Law Tradition and legal history societies and collections.

 

Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law

Website of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL). ANSZIL was established in 1992 and is hosted by the Centre for International and Public Law at the Australian National University and the New Zealand Centre for Public Law at the Victoria University of Wellington. ANZSIL aims to promote and develop the discipline of international law and provide a forum for ¶academics, government lawyers, NGOs, students and practitioners of international law to discuss research and issues of practice in international law÷.

Griffith University Innocence Project

Website of the Innocence Project at Griffith University in Australia. The aim of this pro-bono project is to bring lawyers, law students and academics together to help free innocent persons who have been wrongly convicted in Australia.The site has profiles of Board Members and gives details of programmes and courses offered by the Project. There are references to articles produced by staff on the Project some of which are given in full text.

Australian Privacy and Surveillance Law Library

The Australian Privacy and Surveillance Law Library is an AustLII project providing access to a searchable collection of Australian legal materials specialising in privacy and surveillance law. The Library has been developed in conjunction with the interpreting Privacy Principles (iPP) Project which is based at theCyberspace Law & Policy Centre at the University of New South Wales. There are databases containing case law, legislation, law journals and law reform publications as well as links to external related resources.

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