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European University Institute

The European University Institute was founded in 1972 by the European Community Member States to provide advanced academic and cultural training on a European basis. Its website offers information on the purpose of the Institute and details of its ongoing research. The site provides free access to the EUI publications repository, Cadmus, which contains bibliographic details of books, articles and theses and full text content of EUI working papers.

Foodlaw-Reading

These pages have been prepared by Dr David Jukes, Senior Lecturer in Food Regulation at the University of Reading to assist students taking courses in food law. The site has teaching materials and information on the law relating to additives and food labelling. There are legal news items concerning food law in the UK, the EU, CODEX, FAO and WHO, from 1996 onwards. <p> Links are provided to food legislation for the United Kingdom and European Union. UK links go back to 1995; some legislation is listed back to 1959, but the site does not profess to be complete.

Cornell Law Review

The Cornell Law Review is a journal devoted to the study and analysis of contemporary legal issues and problems. The Review (formerly the Cornell Law Quarterly) has been published continuously since 1915 and is edited by second- and third-year law students chosen on the basis of their academic standing or by a writing competition. The Review is published 6 times a year by the Cornell Law School, New York. About seven years worth of issues are available online in full text. Subscription information is included and back copies are available from William S. Hein & Co.

Unbound: Harvard Journal of the Legal Left

Unbound is a freely available online journal published by students and professors at Harvard Law School. The journal is provided in full-text and is described as being a place for "left legal intellectual discussion". There are feature articles and book reviews with subjects such as the role of social justice in US legal education and the concepts of 'right' and 'left' in international law covered in the first issue. Articles can be viewed in PDF and the site also carries details of the editorial board and submission guidelines.

Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute

Website of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute (CJEI) based at the Dalhousie Law School in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The CJEI forms a network of Commonwealth judicial education bodies providing judicial education programmes and teaching tools. The site provides information on patrons and recent as well as upcoming events organised by the CJEI. A selection of in-house newsletters, bulletins and speeches are made freely available in PDF format.

LLM-Guide.com

The LLM-Guide.com provides an online listing of the postgraduate Master of Laws courses currently offered by universities around the world. The site is sponsored by the Indiana University School of Law, Leiden University's Faculty of Law, the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center and other institutions. Law schools are arranged by region including the United States, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Asia. These regions are then sub-divided by country or state. Listings include contact details and a link to the course programme.

Honorable Society of King's Inns

The Honorable Society of King's Inns is the body which governs entry to the barristers' profession in Ireland. The site features details of the King's Inns admissions requirements and of the educational courses offered: the Diploma in Legal Studies and the Degree of Barrister-at-Law. Links are available to prominent Irish and international legal resources. A short history of the institution is included, illustrated with pictures of the architecture and profiles of famous graduates.

Lawbore

Lawbore, the legal portal of City University in London, is aimed at City law students and others looking for legal information. The site is arranged by subject and includes sections covering banking, commercial, constitutional, criminal, family, environmental, employment and human rights law. There are also sections providing access to legal gateways, research tools, careers information and specific legal documents. Each section provides background information to the subject, a selection of links to related sites and to relevant articles and legal documents.

Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

The Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen is Denmark's largest law school, and one of the largest in Northern Europe. The library facilities include the Law Research Library, which contains a large collection of international literature on law subjects, and the Library of Criminology and Criminal Law. The holdings of the Library of Criminology and Criminal Law cover the subjects: Criminology, Criminal Law and Sociology of Law.

MootingNet

MootingNet is an online guide to mooting aimed at law students. It is hosted by Firstlight, a specialist internet information company. The website provides background information on mooting, speech writing, court etiquette, delivering a speech and responding to questions. There is a list of contacts for Mooting Officers at UK universities, organisers of mooting competitions around the country and previous competition winners.

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