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Lexadin

An extensive collection of structured links to world legal information resources on the internet, maintained by Lexadin, the legal technology service based in the Netherlands. The guide offers thousands of links to legal sites in more than 40 countries. The links are organised under the following headings, and subdivided by country: law firms, legislation, law schools, courts and cases, articles and organisations. The site offers users the option to suggest other useful resources under its "add a site" button.

Ministry of Law and Justice, India

Official Website for the Government of India's Ministry of Law and Justice. The site explains the work of the Ministry. The section on the Department of Legal Affairs describes the organisational set-up and functions of the Department. The Department of Justice section provides information about the Supreme Court, High Courts and Family Court. The Legislative Department web pages provide information about the Constitution of India, and a Chronological table of acts enacted from 1834 onwards with history of subsequent amendments.

Roman Law Resources

Website providing information on Roman law sources and literature and on the teaching and study of Roman law. The site has been developed by Ernest Metzger at the Centre for the Study of the Civil Law Tradition, University of Aberdeen. Materials include collections of primary and secondary full text sources on Roman and civil law and links to the full-text online versions of Justinian's Digest and Palingenesia of Latin Laws. The site features a bulletin board, links to legal journals in the field, bibliographies, portals, projects and teaching materials.

Guide to Law Online

The Guide to Law Online, developed by the Law Library of Congress in the US, is a global directory of websites concerned with law and government. It focuses on sites of interest to legal researchers and provides links and some annotations. The guide is arranged by jurisdiction under four main headings: International, US Federal, US States and Territories and Nations (of the world - Afghanistan to Zimbabwe).

American Board of Forensic Psychology

The American Board of Forensic Psychology is responsible for issuing the Diploma in Forensic Psychology which is a professional qualification that signifies forensic competence. Forensic Psychology is "the application of the science and profession of psychology to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system". The website of this organisation offers information on professional development in this field, forms and bylaws to download as well as an introduction to forensic psychology.

University of Baltimore Law Forum

Web pages for a student law journal produced at the University of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The journal aims to provide information for the Maryland legal community, including sampling of recent court decisions and more substantial articles on the justice system, legal practice and court procedures of state and wider relevance. Articles, commentary and profiles are written by judges, professors, practitioners, and students. The website currently presents full-text issues from 1999 to 2004.

Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Founded in the late 1960s, the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform is published by the University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, USA. The journal is dedicated to law reform orientated articles and student notes. It seeks to improve the law and its administration by providing a forum for discussion that identifies contemporary issues for reform efforts, proposes concrete means to accomplish change, and evaluates the impact of law reform in the US. As contributions to this discussion, the Journal welcomes multidisciplinary and empirical work.

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