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National Intellectual Property Center

Website of the National Intellectual Property Center (previously the Georgian Patent Office) the body responsible for granting patents and registering trademarks in Georgia. The site provides history and background to the setting up of the Center and the development of the legal framework relating to intellectual property protection in Georgia. There is guidance to patent law, trademark registration and copyright protection in Georgia including copies of the relevant legislation (in English) and PDF copies of required forms.

Refworld (UNHCR)

A large collection of law and policy documentation relating to refugees and statelessness, provided free by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) since 2007 as a resource for decision-making on refugee status. The database includes country reports sourced from the UN, NGOs, governments, international organisations, academic institutions and judicial bodies, focusing on the country situation and human rights issues.

Danish Civil Aviation Administration

Statens LuftfartsvÁsen, the Danish Civil Aviation Administration is the government organisation responsible for aviation regulation in Denmark, the Faeroe Islands and Greenland. This website outlines the organisation's responsibilities as regulator and gives an overview of its vision and organisation. There is an area giving access to Danish air law and regulations, including links to international organisations concerned with establishing international aviation standards.

Patent and Trademark Office of the Principality of Andorra

Website of the Patent and Trademark Office of the Principality of Andorra (OMPA) the government department with responsibility for intellectual property matters. The site provides access to full-text intellectual property laws made freely available in English in PDF. These include laws relating to trade names and company names, establishment signs, copyright issues and patents. There are also regulations and guidance to obtaining an ".ad" domain name and laws relating to the use of state emblems and signs.

Consell General Principat d'Andorra

Website of the Consell General Principat d'Andorra- the Andorran Parliament. The site explains the structure and the role of the Council General and gives the names of the members of various Council General bodies. There is a full-text copy of the Andorran Constitution available in English and a link to the Official Journal of the Principality of Andorra. Written and oral questions can be viewed on the site along with laws passed from 1993 onwards. Although parts of the site can be viewed in English, French and Spanish most of the site is available in Catalan only.

EU Bookshop

EU Bookshop is run by the Office for Official Publications of the European Union (also known as the Publications Office). It provides free access to the full text of all EU official publications issued since 1952. This includes all reports, documents and yearbooks from the key EU institutions and Agencies, covering all aspects of EU domestic and foreign policy, including issues relating to the EURO, EU accession and enlargement, legislation and political reports. Users can search or browse the website.

National Council of the Slovak Republic

Official website of the National Council of the Slovak Republic described on the site as the "sole constitutional and legislative body of the Slovak Republic". The National Council is an elected body with legislative, domestic and foreign policy powers, the power of scrutiny and the power to create state bodies. The site gives information on the background, history and organisation of the National Council. There is information on the status and powers of Members of Parliament along with MPs contact details and a biography of the Speaker.

Law Library Microform Consortium

The Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC) is a non-profit, library cooperative based at the University of Hawaii in the United States. The LLMC was founded in 1976 and provides a subscription service giving access to legal and government publications in microfiche format and digitally online. The site has online catalogues listing the titles offered in microfiche format. These include US federal and state legal materials, US military law, canon law, Anglo-American legal periodicals, Anglo-American legal treatises and a collection of native American legal materials.

Attorney General's Chambers of Singapore

Website of the Attorney General of Singapore who is the principal legal advisor to the government. The site has background information about the role and history of the Attorney General and the work of the various divisions within the Attorney General's Chambers. Publications are provided in full text PDF. These include consultation papers, speeches, law reform reports and legislation. There is also a link to the Singapore Statutes Online database providing access to the full text of all current acts of Singapore.

New Zealand Legal Information Institute

The New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) is a joint project of the University of Otago, the Victoria University of Wellington and the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). It provides free access to decisions of New Zealand courts and tribunals, starting at various dates in the 1990s and 2000s; New Zealand acts in force (all dates); selected articles from six legal journals, the New Zealand Treaty Series (1944 - ); and publications of the New Zealand Law Commission. The content can be browsed or searched.

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