United States
Information Law Institute (ILI)
Website of the New York Law School's Information Law Institute which focuses on law, technology and civil liberties. The site has details of courses, events and people involved with the Institute. There are also details of research projects being undertaken at the Institute such as the IProgress Project the aim of which is to improve "intellectual property law and policy through research initiatives focused on law and regulatory reform, software innovation, and legal education". Full text papers of the Institute can be downloaded in PDF.
Center for Oceans Law and Policy
Website of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy (COLP) a research and education centre focusing on legal and public policy issues relating to the oceans and based at the University of Virginia School of Law. The site provides details of courses run at the COLP and publications produced by the Centre. There is a section providing information and documentation relating to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Materials include a full text copy of the Convention, a list of parties and related agreements and testimonies and letters supporting United States accession to the Convention.
Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
Website of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, which is based at Harvard Law School. The Center researches the development of the internet and its norms and standards and has created a global network bringing together students, academics, practitioners, and members of the public. The site provides information about the Center's research, events and engagement programmes.
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Haymarket Affair Digital Collection
The Haymarket Affair Digital Collection has been created by the Chicago Historical Society and is made freely available on their website. The Haymarket Affair refers to the violent confrontation between protestors supporting striking workers and the police which took place in Chicago's Haymarket Square in May 1886. The protestors were convicted after a bomb was thrown and several police killed.
Centre for Competition Law and Policy
Municipal Code Corporation online library
Municipal Code Corporation is a company publishing United States municipal, city and county codes and providing online access to these documents via their subscription website Municode.com. This service includes a free online library providing access to full text Codes of Ordinances, minutes and local government charters for a selection of city governments. These are arranged by state and can be accessed using a clickable map. Contact addresses and web links are also given for each city government. Other documents can be purchased on the site.
American College of Trial Lawyers
Website of the American College of Trial Lawyers a membership organisation of trial lawyers in the United States and Canada "dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the profession." The site gives details of committees and their chairs, information about events and a searchable directory of attorneys. A number of full text publications are made freely available on the site including reports covering topics such as judicial compensation, cameras in the courtroom, judicial independence and mass torts.