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Documenthèque

Database of Beninese laws, decrees, ordinances and other legislation from 1960 onwards, as passed, together with documents issued by the Council of Ministers. Users can search by type of document, date and/or key word. The site is provided by the Secretariat-General of the Government of Benin, in French.

Muslim Family Law Index

Research project based at Syracuse University in the United States, assessing Islamic / Muslim family laws in 53 jurisdictions from the point of view of human rights and the rule of law. The site provides indexes showing the extent of adherence to human/women’s rights and the rule of law. It also makes available an outline of the research methodology, downloadable data, a list of publications and a database of national legislation (free registration required for access to the database).

Normativa (Legislation)

Colombian legislation provided by the Presidency's administrative department, DAPRE. Each type of legislation - laws, decrees, directives, and so on - is browseable by year, 2015 onwards; for older instruments, select ‘Normas anteriores’. There is a basic search facility. The page also links to the Diario Oficial (Official Gazette), the SUIN law portal, and information about ‘tutela’ writs. All the content is in Spanish.

Sistema Único de Información Normativa (Unified Legislation Information System)

The main legislation site for Colombia, with the current and previous constitutions, updated codes, and laws from 1864 onwards, as well as court decisions on the validity or constitutionality of legislation. Additional content, available via the home page, includes a browseable collection of codes, constitutions and key statutes (‘Normas Destacadas’) and translations of the Constitution into indigenous languages: Inga, Guambiana, Ikun, Kamentsa, Kubeo, Wayuunaiki and Nasa Yuwe. The site is provided by the Ministry of Justice, in Spanish.

The Upper House, Somali Federal Parliament

This website is for the Upper House, also known as the Senate, of the Somali Federal Parliament. The documents provided cover laws from 2019 to 2024 and are only in Somali. The website also provides information on the process of passing a bill, the history of the Senate, members, the constituency and the Secretary General. The website is translated into English as well as being available in Somali.

Federal Parliament of Somalia, House of the People

The website provides the constitution, budgets, international agreements, acts of parliament, rules for parliament members and presidential endorsements for executive orders. These documents are mostly in Somali, but there are English versions of the constitution dating back to 1960. There is also information about the federal parliament of Somalia, the current members of the House of the People and the committees of the House of the People. The site has an English interface.

State Legislation Tracker

Online tool tracking the progress of both pro- and anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation in the United States. Gives the current status of each bill and offers AI-generated comparisons between versions. Users can register for alerts regarding particular bills. The tracker is provided by the Equality Federation, a non-profit network for state LGBTQ+ advocacy bodies.

UK-EU Relations Law

Website focusing on the new legal relationship between the UK and the EU, post Brexit, written by Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers. The site gives an overview of this new developing area of law between the EU and UK and provides links to relevant legal materials. These include UK-EU agreements, EU and UK legislation, legal cases and various policy documents/guidance. There is also a blog covering all aspects of the subject, dating back to June 2020, which can be searched by keyword and browsed by topic or date.

Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica

Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (SCIJ) is a website providing Costa Rican legislation, cases and related material. Its ‘PGR Sinalevi’ database contains legislation from 1821 onwards - laws, decrees, regulations, revised codes and other publications – and decisions of the Supreme Court’s constitutional chamber. The ‘Poder Judicial’ section of the site has a case database covering the Supreme Court (all chambers), appeal courts, family court and some other courts; the ‘Hacienda’ section has tax rulings and related documents.

National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia

Website of the Serbian National Assembly (Parliament) which has 250 elected members. There are profiles of all members and details of the various committees and parliamentary groups. Important documents are given in full including the Constitution, the law on the National Assembly and rules of procedure. Full text legislation is given on the site but this can only be viewed in Serbian and Bosnian. The rest of the site can be viewed in Serbian, Bosnian and English.
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