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Singapore Journal of Legal Studies

Website of the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, a peer reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore. The SJLS focuses on legal developments in Singapore, Asia and other common law countries. The site provides abstracts of articles back to 1991, contents pages back to 1959 and selected full-text (PDF) available from 2004 onwards. Recent articles have looked at the use of trusts in Asia, enforcing corporate disclosure, transnational crime and the rights of users in works protected by copyright.

Constitution of Mongolia

Electronic copy of the 1992 Constitution of Morocco, amended to 2001, made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution details the structure of the state, the role and powers of the main branches of government including the legislature, executive and judiciary, regional government and the Constitutional Court. It also sets out the rights and responsibilities of the individual citizen within the region.

Inter-Pacific Bar Association

Website of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) an international organisation of lawyers who have an interest, or are based, in the Asia-Pacific region. The IPBA was established in 1991 and focuses on business and commercial law. The site gives background information about the IPBA including a copy of its Constitution, details of officers and events. There is information on the work of the various committees which cover international trade, aerospace, energy, environmental and maritime law.

Asian Law Centre

Website of the Asian Law Centre at the University of Melbourne. The Centre promotes the teaching of Asian law in Australia and seeks to increase the understanding of Australian law in Asia. The site provides information about courses, research, events, and details of work in progress at the Asian Law Centre. There is free access to the Centre's bibliographic database, Asian Law Online, and a list of research links which can be searched by country. There is access to the contents and abstracts of the Australian Journal of Asian Law, and to the Melbourne Asia Policy Papers

Asian Law Online

Asian Law Online is a bibliographic database produced by the Asian Law Centre at the University of Melbourne School of Law. It comprises references to English-language books, journal articles, theses and book chapters. The database can be browsed by subject and country, or searched by keyword and other criteria. Some records give catalogue references for materials available at the University of Melbourne Library and others link to materials available on subscription services.

Australian Journal of Asian Law

The Australian Journal of Asian Law is a joint initiative of the Asian Law Centre at the University of Melbourne, the Law Faculty of the Australian National University and the School of Law at the University of Washington. It is published 3 times a year and includes articles, book reviews and case notes. A link is given on the page to SSRN (Social Science Research Network) where the journal can be viewed and downloaded in full.

Asia Foundation

The Asia Foundation is an international non-profit organisation based in San Francisco; it seeks to further the mutual interests of the US and the Asia Pacific region. The Foundation's main areas of interest are governance, law, civil society, economic reform and development, international relations and women's political participation. The website gives information about the programmes it funds, news of its activities and events and a list of its publications, many of which are freely available online.

Asian Patent Attorneys Association

Website of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), an NGO that seeks to promote intellectual property protection in the Asian region (including Australia and New Zealand). The site provides a newsletter and gives details of APAA committees and regional groups, a history of the organisation, and details of conferences and meetings. Parts of the site are restricted to members.

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