Website of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which oversees the supervision of financial services industries around the world. The site describes the structure of the organization and its work and makes available IOSCO policy documents, press releases, speeches, annual reports and other materials. It also provides a directory of national authorities which are members of IOSCO.
Official website of the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission, which reviews the operation of Gibraltar's legislation and the effectiveness of financial services supervision. The site presents information about the Commission and its work, in press releases, the annual review and newsletters. Additional general guidance information about the jurisdiction of Gibraltar, Financial Services, Banking Market, Insurance Market, Investment Services Market and Trusts and Companies is also available.
Section of the Supreme Court of Florida website containing court documents relating to the Florida recount dispute in the 2000 US Presidential Election. Includes filings, motions, opinions and orders of the Supreme Court of Florida and the federal Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. The dispute concerned legal challenges made by Democrat Party contender Al Gore and Republican Party contender George W. Bush in regard to the design of ballot papers and counting of votes in the region.
Website for the Canada Industrial Relations Board, formed in 1999, and replacing the former Canada Labour Relations Board. The CIRB is an independent quasi-judicial tribunal responsible for the interpretation and administration of Part I (Industrial Relations) and certain provisions of Part II (Occupational Safety and Health) of the Canada Labour Code. The site is available in English and French, and includes a database of summaries of the Board's decisions passed to date in HTML format.
Website for Lex Africa, a network of selected leading law firms throughout the countries of Africa. The site is hosted by Werksmans Attorneys in Johannesburg, South Africa. Each firm listed has information in HTML format about its staff, contact details, main areas of practice, and a guide to doing business in that particular country. Links are provided to other African business and trade sites.
Website presenting the text of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, included on the official site of the Department of Justice Canada. The Charter is an important statement of human rights policy and is enacted as Schedule B to the Constitution Act 1982 (1982, c.79). In the UK, the Charter is Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (1982, c.11). The Charter is presented on the site in English and French language versions in HTML format.
Web pages for the Library serving the Faculty of Law in the University of Oslo, providing access to the BIBSYS consortium library catalogue, other bibliographic databases as well as commentary and research guidance on the legal information system in Norway. The site also presents information about the library, opening hours, loan policy, inter-library loans and other services such as electronic journals and student information. The site features a bulletin board, search facility with links to Norwegian legislation in English translation and Norwegian law gateways.
An official service established by the Norwegian central government authorities and the board of the Norwegian Association of local and regional authorities to provide free access to public sector information and services on the Internet supplied by Norway's public bodies at state, county and municipal levels. The service is designed for use by the general public and government officials. The service links particularly to information and statements about the Government, Parliament, Supreme Court, Immigration policy and Labour policy.
A resource site and Internet gateway service giving access in particular to Norwegian primary and secondary legal materials on the Internet as well as providing comprehensive link collections covering other Nordic countries (including Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland and Sweden, other jurisdictions round the world and international and European law in general.) The service has been developed as a joint project by the Law faculties at the Universities of Oslo, Bergen and Tromso in Norway.
A searchable Web database providing free access to full-text Norwegian legislation (acts and regulations) in English translation. Legislation may be searched by date, number or words in the title. On screen help is offered on making searches. The database indicates dates, document numbering, language and format of the available translations. The translations are unofficial documents and only updated at the time of translation. Possible formats for linked texts include: HTML, PDF or Word. Bibliographic information is given for acts unavailable in electronic format.
