The Law Commission of India is a government body concerned with law reform and the review and repeal of obsolete laws. Its website includes an outline of the Commission's work and the full text of all its reports. A short analysis is given of how the Commission's work and recommendations are followed up and implemented by the Indian Government.
Website for the Alberta Law Reform Institute, formed in 1968 by agreement and cooperation between the Province of Alberta, the Law Society of Alberta, and the University of Alberta, and previously known as the Institute of Law Research and Reform. The Institute is exceptional in involving government, academics and the legal profession in the law reform and review process from the very beginning, and conducts research into law and the administration of justice, and makes recommendations on matters of law reform.
The Access to Justice and law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia was formed in 1991 by the Government of Nova Scotia to act as an independent advisor and review the laws of Nova Scotia. The Commission makes recommendations to improve, update and reform the law involving the general public in the consultation procedures. A full list of publications is available, together with full-text online versions of the discussion papers and final reports produced for each project the Commission works on. Details of the latest reports and project developments are given in the News section.
Website for the Australian Law Reform Commission, a permanent independent federal statutory corporation, established in 1975. The Commission is a very effective and influential agent for legal reform in Australia, and publishes a wide range of publications, including Consultation Papers, Final Reports, Annual Reports and Reform journal. The site provides a full listing of all these publications, and provides access to most recent reports in full-text. Since public consultation has always been an important feature, individual issues papers have email composition links for feedback.
Website for the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) which was established in 1973 to carry out research relating to the law of the Republic of South Africa and to make recommendations for development, improvement, modernisation or reform. A list of current members is published on the site. Projects from the Commission's active programme of work are listed with supporting documents such as media releases, discussion papers, issue papers and reports.
The Web Journal of Current Legal Issues was the first UK general law journal to be published purely electronically on the web. The award-winning journal contains refereed scholarly articles, comments and case notes and is published bi-monthly by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The focus of the journal is on current legal issues in judicial decisions, law reform, legislation, legal research, policy related socio-legal research, legal education, information technology and practice.
Website of the Law Commission, an independent body created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law under review and recommend reforms. Details of the laws currently being reviewed by the Commission are available, and responses are encouraged to current consultations and recent reports. Reports, consultation papers and other publications going back to 1996 are available on the site; earlier Law Commission reports are available on other sites and links to these are provided.
A BAILII database providing access to reports and consultation papers published by the Law Commission, which reviews the law of England and Wales. Publications are provided from 1965 onwards in pdf or html format and can be browsed by title/date, or searched by key word. There is also a link to the Law Commission website.
