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Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Social Law

This website gives an introduction to the Max-Planck-Institut für Ausländisches und Internationales Sozialrecht, its staff, Library, teaching and research, in both English and German. Details of the Institute's publications are provided, including contents lists for its journal, "Zeitsschrift für Ausländisches und Internationales Arbeits-und Sozialrecht" (ZIAS), from volume 16 issue 3 (2002) onwards.

Gazette du Palais

The Gazette du Palais is a law journal and news service for the French legal profession, published since 1881. Its website includes contents lists and article summaries from recent issues; a subscription is needed for full access. The site is in French.

Constitutional Council of France

Website of the French Conseil Constitutionnel, a permanent French court created by the Constitution of the 5th Republic on 4th October 1958. The Court has powers to decide on the lawfulness of presidential elections and the conduct of referendums, and can give its opinions when consulted by the French head of state. The site offers details of the Conseil's current business and recent decisions (Actualit?s), and gives a direct link to the Constitution of 1958.

Foreign Law Translations

Free database of foreign legislation and cases translated into English, provided by the Institute for Transnational Law at the University of Texas at Austin. Foreign Law Translations makes available translated French, German, Austrian and Israeli cases and French and German legislation in the areas of constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law; most of the content is from France and Germany. The site also has a glossary of French legal terms and a list of German legal abbreviations

French Law on the Internet - The Basics and Free Resources

Guide to online French legal resources, by Emmanuel Barthe, a law librarian researcher at French law firm BMH Avocats. Published in 2005 on New York University's Globalex website, the guide focuses on free French legal resources for business lawyers. It includes French official sites providing gazettes, bulletins, cases and other official material. There is also information on legal journals and materials provided by law firms.

France victimes

France victimes (formerly 'Institut National d'Aide aux Victimes et de Médiation') is a federation of about French organisations offering support to victims - whether of crime, violence, abuse, accidents, or other misfortunes - and providing mediation services. The website includes annual reports, statistics and policy documents on subjects including domestic violence, discrimination, children and human rights. Guidance is available for victims, plus a directory of support organisations and details of telephone help lines. The site is all in French, apart from an introductory page in English.

Le Défenseur des droits

Children's rights information from the office of the Défenseur des droits in France. Explains the role of the Défenseur and provides their reports and opinions, together with summaries of relevant French laws and information about the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. Emergency telephone numbers are also given. The site is in French.

Droits d'urgence

Droits d'urgence is a French lawyers' association providing free legal advice to poor and marginalised people. The site offers basic information on the association's work, including its charter and code of practice for volunteers, and its programme of legal advice / information in Paris and elsewhere. Established in 1995, the association co-operates with a number of local authorities and humanitarian agencies in France. The site is in French.
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