The non-lawyer’s guide to legal terms
Glossary explaining basic legal terminology. Covers general terms relating to litigation and terms relating to family proceedings. The glossary is provided Pinnington Law, a Manchester-based solicitors’ firm.
family law
Legal Research Guide: Maori Customary Law
Research guide on Maori customary law by Kelly Buchanan of the Library of Congress in the United States. Gives a historical introduction to the subject and explains the current situation. Provides an annotated bibliography of sources for researching Maori customary law, including land law, natural resources law, family law and criminal justice. Gives numerous links to the journal articles, reports and papers listed.
Institute for Policy & Legal Studies
The Institute for Policy & Legal Studies, an Albanian non-profit, non- governmental organisation, has made available English language versions of current, previous and draft Constitutions, the Civil Code, Family Code and Code of Administrative Procedures.
Family Law Bar Association
The Family Law Bar Assocation (FLBA) is a specialist group for barristers. The Resources section of its website includes the Assocation’s responses to government consultations, judgments, news items and FLBA reports. Some other areas of the site are restricted to members of the Association.
Department of Justice and Equality
Website of the Irish Department of Justice and Equality. The site provides information about relevant legislation and law reform work, including the criminal law codification initiative. There are also outlines of Irish law and policy on a range of topics covered by the Department; the Courts Policy page includes information about legal aid. The Publications section of the site provides annual reports, policy reports, bills, legislation and other materials. Statistics, a collection of official forms and information about consultations are also available.
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission was established in 2008. It is the Non-Departmental Public Body responsible for child maintenance. Its website provides information on its functions and activities. It includes access to full text press releases, business plans, reports and documents. These include regulations and legislation about child maintenance payments.
Child Support Agency
The Child Support Agency (CSA) in the UK is part of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. It has responsibility for ensuring that parents who live apart from their children contribute financially to their upkeep by paying child maintenance. Its website provides information on its function (including changes to its role introduced with the creation of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission in 2008). It also includes press releases, annual reports and regulations relating to child maintenance payments.
Is it legal? : a parent's guide to the law
Produced by the Family and Parenting Institute, this is the third edition of a guide to the laws that affect the day-to-day lives of parents and carers. The guide covers the law in England on subjects such as education, babysitting and child minding, marriage and cohabitation, divorce, children and crime, the Internet and many other areas from when children are babies to when they reach young adulthood.
Private International Law
Private international law information collated by the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law at the US Department of State. Covers US treaty information, US and international organisations concerned with private international law, and information about cross-border family law, dispute settlement, judicial assistance and commercial law. Also outlines the role of theAdvisory Committee on Private International Law and links to summaries of its public meetings.
Centre for Socio-Legal Research
Web pages describing the aims and work of the Centre for Socio-Legal Research based at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Research at the Centre is organised around projects looking at: the operation of the Family Advocate system, the Family Court and welfare system in South Africa. The Centre is also involved in the development of policy initiatives in the areas of family law and welfare. The site provides a staff list with contact information, brief details of activities and publications, and links to other Internet sites relevant to socio-legal studies.