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Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations

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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)

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ECLT works for the elimination of child labour in tobacco growing, in order to give these children a better chance in life. 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. There is a range of online reports on children and the tobacco industry.

World Anti-Doping Code

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG)

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The Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) is is a Montreal-based independent research and media group made up of progressive writers, academics and activists who are critical of globalisation and the New World Order. The CRG website, which is in English and French, provides news updates, reports and videos covering the activities of global banks, financial institutions and multinationals.

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance

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Website of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) a network of independent law firms with expertise in advertising, marketing and promotion law. The website gives access to GALA's members around the world providing contact details, URLs and profiles of the law firms. Some of the law firms provide in-house articles to download. There are also updates on the advertising and marketing law in each country and a page of legal news.

Center for Democracy and Technology

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Non-profit organisation based in Washington DC, working to promote democracy in the digital age. The CDT is concerned with issues such as free expression, privacy, surveillance, elections, digital copyright, cryptography and artificial intelligence, in the United States and around the world. Its website provides CDT reports and resources for the general public.

Statewatch Observatory In Defence of Freedom and Democracy (2001-2009)

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Information compiled by civil rights organisation Statewatch between 2001 and 2009, covering changes in civil rights worldwide in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the Madrid bombings of March 11, 2004. Topics covered include data protection and identity card schemes. The page is no longer updated.

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