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Supreme Judicial Council

Website of the Qatari Supreme Council of the Judiciary which oversees the courts and the independence of the judiciary. There is information on the court system in Qatar with overviews of the functions of each court including the Court of Cassation, the Court of Appeal, Court of First Instance, Investment Court, Civil Court, Family Court and Criminal Court. An encyclopedia of Qatari legislation is also given. The site can be viewed in Arabic only.

Poder Judicial Republica de Chile

Website of the Chilean judiciary which gives information on the court system and the administration of justice throughout the country. Details (including contacts and addresses) are given for the various courts including the Supreme Court, the 17 Courts of Appeals, Courts of First Instance, the Military Courts and Environment Courts. Historical information on the judiciary is also given. The site can be viewed in Spanish only.

Cour Suprême de Guinée

The Supreme Court of Guinea's website has an introduction to the court, lists of hearings for each chamber, news and event information. Also provides a collection of legislation, including codes, laws and the Constitution. The main site is in French, but a limited English version is available.

Ecourts Services: High Courts of India

Website providing information and resources relating to the Indian high courts made freely available online by the Supreme Court of India. The search interface enables cases to be searched by number or court. The status of a case, court orders and cause lists are also available and links are given to all the individual high court websites where additional information is provided.

Constitutional Court of Morocco

Website of the Moroccan Constitutional Court, which provides a searchable collection of court decisions, 2017 onwards (in Arabic), accompanied by indexes of decisions of the Constitutional Council (1999-2009) and Constitutional Chamber (1972-1986). There site also includes resolutions, court rules, the 2011 Constitution of Morocco and the Law on the Constitutional Court (in Arabic and French), and other laws (Arabic only). The Constitutional Court Review, which publishes cases, is available from 2008 onwards in French and/or Arabic.

Constitutional Court of Jordan

The Constitutional Court of Jordan was established in October 2012 and began work in 2013. The English version of its website includes translations of selected judgments and English versions of the Constitution of Jordan and the Law of the Constitutional Court; it also has general information about the court, and case statistics. The Arabic version provides cases from 2013 to the current year, court rules, the Constitution, the Law of the Constitutional Court, publications and links to law databases such as Qistas and Qarark (a login and/or subscription is required to access these).

Union of Arab Constitutional Courts and Councils

The Union of Arab Constitutional Courts and Councils (UACCC) is a network for constitutional bodies in the Arab world, founded in 1997 to foster constitutional justice and facilitate the exchange of ideas and expertise. Its website provides its founding document and rules, lists member states and gives details of its journal and symposiums. There is also a digital library, for which registration is required. The site is available in English and Arabic.

Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC)

Asian constitutional courts network, established in 2010 to exchange ideas and best practice for the promotion of constitutional democracy and the rule of law. The AACC website outlines its aims and activities and gives brief details of the constitutional courts of the member states. The Library section includes the Association’s Statute, annual reports, newsletter, annual reports, declarations and conference proceedings; it also provides constitutional court decisions / decision summaries (mainly Indonesian), a few articles and reports, and other material.

Netherlands Commercial Court

The Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) was set up 2019 as a chamber of the Amsterdam District Court. It deals with international business disputes and all proceedings and judgements are conducted in English. The court is governed by the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure which can be viewed on the site along with all NCC judgements to date. A selection of videos on using the NCC are also given.

Cayman Islands Law Courts

This website provides information on the history and structure of the Cayman Islands courts. There are profiles of the judges, information on the work of the various committees and professional directories of law firms, Justices of the Peace, licensed attorneys and Notaries Public. A link is given to Cayman Island law reports which are available via the vLex subscription database.

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