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Government Gazettes Online

Global guide to government gazettes, official publications which typically contain legislation, government notices and other documents. The site is provided by the University of Michigan. For each country, it gives the title of the gazette, a description of the contents, the date range available on the web and the frequency of publication, with a link to the gazette's website.

Spam Laws

Spam Laws is a subscription website focusing on laws in the United States, Europe and other countries relating to unsolicited commercial email (spam). The US legal materials include proposed and enacted federal and state laws along with selected cases. Europe and other countries are listed by country with links to a variety of legal materials including legislation, reports, websites, EU directives, position papers and surveys. Other sections deal with and give guidance on identity theft, phishing, scams and spyware. Some content is made freely available. Spam Laws is maintained by Atara Media.

International Space Law

This section of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) website provides access to legal materials and background documents about international space law. These include treaties (bilateral and multilateral); General Assembly resolutions; a database of national laws and official documents relating to outer space (including a directory of space law courses, 'Educational opportunities in space law'); and studies by UNOOSA.

Canadian Tax Treaties

This webpage, provided by the Canadian Department of Finance, lists recent changes to treaties and provides a collection of  tax treaties in force, arranged by country. Information is also given about treaties that are not yet in force and treaties that are under negotiation. 

Lehman, Lee and Xu

Website of Lehman, Lee and Xu a Chinese law firm established in 1992 with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The site has links to Chinese laws and regulations available in English. The laws are arranged by subject and cover areas such as banking, construction, criminal law, finance and trade. The site also has guides to the law in China in the form of FAQ's, a glossary of Chinese legal terms and a page of web links.

Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority

This is the official website of the Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority responsible for the administration of electronic communications, railways and industrial safety in Estonia. The site has background information and documentation on the role of the Authority in each of these areas. Links are given to full text legislation grouped by subject including digital signatures, electronic communications, electrical safety, energy efficiency, mining safety and precious metals.

Supreme Court of Jamaica

The official website of the Supreme Court of Jamaica provides court listings, a judgments database (mainly cases from 1997 onwards), forms, court rules, practice directions, the Judicature (Supreme Court) Act and the Jamaica Sentencing Guidelines. It also has statistics, news and other information.

Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

This is the official parliament website of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It provides background information about the House of Representatives and Senate and their committees, together with news and publications. Hansard is available from 1990 onwards and acts from 1999 onwards. The current and previous constitutions of Trinidad and Tobago are also on the site, and there is information about the progress of current bills.

New York Legislative Service

Website of the non-profit research organisation the New York Legislative Service which focuses on New York State and New York City law and legislation. There is information on the site about NY Legislative Service publications and services. The site briefly explains various aspects of the New York legislative process and provides links to New York state and city government agencies.

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