A legal research guide for Asia and the Pacific region, created by the library at the University of Sydney. Includes regional legal information as well as covering twenty-five individual jurisdictions. For each jurisdiction, there are annotated links to sources of legislation and cases, information about the legal system, information relating to international law (such as participation in treaties), and links to research guides.
From the Fiji Islands section of the PACLII database. Contains selected decisions of the UK Privy Council decisions for Fiji, from the years 1979, 1981 and 1986. Can be browsed by year or party name.
From the Fiji islands section of the PACLII database. Diagram of the superiority of the court system in Fiji, with clear explanation of the executive authority and function of each of the levels. Works through the jurisdictions of each of the courts.
The Fiji Parliament Home Page provides useful information about Fiji, its history, constitution, laws, executive government, Parliament, tourist and investor information, and was developed by Fijian parliament research officers under the guidance of the Peruvian Congress. From the links on the left of the page, you can find a useful list index of the laws of Fiji with notes regarding amendments, lists of Government ministers and detailed information about the Fijian legislative process.
Official website of the Native Lands Trust Board (NLTB) of Fiji, the body with responsibility for administering native land for the benefit of the indigenous landowner in Fiji. The site has information on the history and background of the NLTB, its corporate objectives and the type of leases currently administered. There is also information on the ownership structure of land in Fiji and a selection of commentary articles.
Website of the Fiji Law Society (FLS) the organisation with responsibility for representing and regulating the legal profession in Fiji. The site gives information about the FLS including profiles of Council members, a directory of members and disciplinary decisions. The Society's monthly newsletter, including legislative updates and court dates, can be viewed on the site in PDF. Links to Fiji legislation on PacLII (the Pacific Legal Information Institute) are also given.
This site contains the full-text of the Constitution of Fiji made freely available in English by International Constitutional Law (ICL) at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The Constitution was adopted in 1988 and this version includes amendments made up to 2000. The document covers the state, citizenship, a Bill of Rights, social justice, Parliament, executive government, the Great Council of Chiefs, the judiciary, accountability and emergency powers.There is background and historical information relating to the Constitution and a link to the Fiji Government website.
A PacLII database containing Fiji legislation from the 1985 Revised Edition of the Laws of Fiji, arranged alphabetically. PacLII, the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute, provides free access to legislation and cases for jurisdictions in the South Pacific. It is a joint initiative of the University of the South Pacific and the Australasian Legal Information Institute.
A PacLII database containing decisions of the Fiji Magistrate's Court from 1974 onwards. The cases can be browsed by name or year and there is a search facility. PacLII, the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute, provides free access to legislation and cases for jurisdictions in the South Pacific. It is a joint initiative of the University of the South Pacific and the Australasian Legal Information Institute.
A PacLII database containing selected decisions of the High Court of Fiji from 1976 onwards. The cases can be browsed by name or year, and there is a search facility. PacLII, the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute, provides legislation and cases for jurisdictions in the South Pacific; it is a joint initiative of the University of the South Pacific and the Australasian Legal Information Institute.
