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Parliament of Ukraine

Official website of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada). This site provides short profiles of members of the Ukrainian Parliament, details of events and news items. Abstracts of Ukrainian laws can be viewed in English but full text legislation is available in Ukrainian only. The site can be viewed in Ukrainian, Russian and English

Laws of Malaysia

A collection of laws in the Laws of Malaysia series, a compilation and reprint of laws published in volume form pursuant to Section 14A of the Revision of Laws Act 1968. It is the only official and authoritative publication of the laws of Malaysia. The LOM series incorporates all principal laws of Malaysia enacted after 1969 and pre-1969 laws which have been revised by the Commissioner of Law Revision. This resource is provided by the website of the Attorney General’s Chambers. The website can be viewed in Bahasa Malaysia and the text of most laws is available in both languages.

Grand National Assembly of Türkiye

The Grand National Assembly's website has information in English and Turkish on the law-making process in Turkey, including introduction of bills, committee deliberation, budgetary process, ratification of international treaties and publication of laws. It also provides English translations of key documents including the Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye and the assembly's  Rules of Procedure. Content in Turkish only includes the verbatim report of proceedings, a legislation database and a database of assembly resolutions. 

President of the Republic of Belarus

This website is maintained by the Presidency of the Republic of Belarus. Summaries of laws are given in English with the full texts in Belarusian. Press releases, interviews, news and information are given in English along with background on the country covering the economy, civil society, history, culture and institutions of Belarus. An outline of the governmental system is provided and there are links to the websites of government ministries, regional executive committees and other agencies.

US International Grantmaking

United States international Grantmaking (USIG) is a not-for-profit joint project of the Council on Foundations and the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law. The purpose of its website is to give guidance and information, but not legal advice, to potential grantmakers. The site provides a survey of relevant laws for a wide selection of jurisdictions. For each country, the survey focuses on nonprofit organisations, tax laws, legal forms and other relevant legislation, combined with specific local legal issues eg. political activities or legislation against discrimination.

Congreso Nacional Chile

Official site of the Congreso Nacionale Chile (Chilean National Parliament). The Parliament comprises the ‘Cámara de Senadores’ Senate (Upper House) and the ‘Cámara de Diputados’ (Chamber of Deputies). The section of the site relating to the Upper House provides background information about the structure of the Senate and about individual committees covering different subject areas and the status of bills currently in progress. Full-text access is also available to the Fundamental law of the Chilean Parliament (Ley Orgánica) and to the Chilean Constitution.

Congreso de la Nación Argentina

Site of the Argentine Congress, which consists of the “Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación” (Chamber of Deputies) and the “Honorable Cámara de Senadores” (Chamber of Senates). The site is divided into two parts, for the two Chambers but the content of the sections is similar. It provides background information about the structure and political make up and about the various Committees. It gives full-text access to a wide range of Government documents; these are mostly in Spanish, but the Constitution is available in English translation. Documents to download are in PDF format.

Library of the National Parliament of Chile

The Library of the Congreso Nacionale serves members of Parliament and the general public and is an official repository for the parliamentary archives. The website includes the 'Ley Chile' database of laws, codes and treaties, as well as providing current and historic versions of the Constitution, together with a legal glossary. The library's publications and online catalogue are available, and the Formacion Civica section has links to the Boletin Legislativo (Legislative Bulletin) and other material. There is also information about the political history of Chile.

Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional

Site of the Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional, the Bolivian national assembly (‘plurinacional’ in that it represents all the various indigenous and ethnic communities in Bolivia). Full-text access is available to recent Acts and Bills and to the Bolivian Constitution in PDF format. An outline is provided of the aims and objectives of the Assembly. A Press section, arranged by subject area, provides photos and notes concerning recent events. An additional section is concerned with transparency and public access to information and provides relevant legislation in full text.

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