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World Legal Information Institute Catalog: Western Europe

This website is part of the World Legal Information Institute's directory of law websites. Sites are listed by country and category (courts and case law, government, legislation, lawyers and so on), with links. There are also more detailed subject headings, such as Banking and Finance law or Intellectual Property, which vary from country to country. There is a search facility as well. The site is in English.

World Legal Information Institute Catalog : Eastern Europe

This website is part of the World Legal Information Institute's directory of law sites. Under each country, links are groups by category (e.g. for courts and case law, government, legislation); there are also more detailed subject headings, such as Banking and Finance Law, which vary from country to country. It is also possible to search the whole Eastern European section. The site is in English.

About Cookies

About Cookies is a free website, produced by global law firm Pinsent Masons, which provides information on the law relating to cookies (small text files that websites can place on an internet user's hard drive). Practical guidance on controlling and deleting cookies is given on the site with instructions relating to the most popular browsers. There is also guidance to the law on cookies with links to the full text of relevant legislation and a selection of FAQs which include information on the history and purpose of cookies.

Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations

The Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations is produced by the University of Cardiff. It covers journals, law reports and other legal publications from the UK, Ireland, Commonwealth jurisdictions and the United States, including titles covering international and comparative law. The index can be searched by title or by abbreviation, and filtered by jurisdiction. Results provide the official abbreviation, alternative abbreviations, the ISSN and the jurisdiction to which the publication belongs.

Eliminate Child Labour in Tobacco

ECLT works for the elimination of child labour in tobacco growing. It is based in Switzerland. The site has information about child labour around the world and about ECLT's partnership between trade unions, tobacco growers and the corporate sector. It provides reports and news updates as well as online courses on various aspects of child labour.

World Anti-Doping Code

The World Anti-Doping Code is a worldwide standard for anti-doping regulations established by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and is made freely available on their website. The code was originally designed in 2004 to harmonise rules and regulations regarding doping in sport across all countries and sports. Through the Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-Doping in Sport, Governments have indicated their readiness to adopt the code. The code was updated in January 2009; further details regarding revisions are available on the site.

Ius Laboris

Ius laboris is a global law firm based in Belgium, specialising in human resources law. Its website gives details of workshops and events and provides publications and news updates. The site is in English.

Weblaw

Weblaw is the website of the technology law department at London-based law firm, Simons Muirhead & Burton LLP. Describes the range of services offered and provides articles, news, blogs and videos on legal tech, internet, data protection and e-commerce topics.

Disability Discrimination Laws Country Index

Online collection of disability discrimination laws from around the world made freely available on the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) Website. The site lists more than 50 countries who have enacted anti-discrimination laws relating to people with disabilities. Most of the laws are given in full but some entries have just the sections relevant to disability discrimination. Translations (sometimes in the form of summaries) are given for non-English materials along with a source for the translation. The site also provides a list of sources for the various laws.

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