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Animal Legal and Historical Web Center

Website of the Animal Legal and Historical Web Center which is a project based at the Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law. The site provides free access to primary legal materials and guides to the law. US laws and cases are arranged by state or subject. Subjects covered include animal rights, dog fighting and exotic pets. There is also information on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The emphasis of the site is on U.S law but it includes legal materials from other countries such as the United Kingdom, Brazil, Malawi, Poland and Taiwan.

Infolegis: Pesquisa Juridica no Brasil

Website produced by Edilenice Passos, who works with the Federal Senate Consultancy Staff in Brazil. Infolegis is a free website presenting a selection of Brazilian laws translated into English; these are not official translations. A link is given to an English version of the Brazilian Constitution; other translated laws included on the site cover banking, leasing, intellectual property rights and arbitration. There is an alphabetical list of Brazilian law by topics, including guidance to the law and links to relevant agencies.

Brazil Federal Supreme Court

Official website of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil. The site has a judgments database and provides background and historical information about the Court. It also has a selection of case summaries made in English, Spanish and French. Links are given to Brazilian legislation, including the Constitution. The site is in Portuguese and Spanish; it also has a limited English interface.

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