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United Arab Emirates E-Legal Portal

The United Arab Emirates E-Legal Portal forms part of the UAE Ministry of Justice website. The site includes a collection of full text legislation arranged by subject including environment, housing, security, insurance, finance, telecommunications and weapons. There is also a copy of the UAE Constitution. The collection is presented in English as well as Arabic and can be searched by keyword. Other resources on the site are provided in Arabic only. These include international treaties, civil and criminal High Court decisions and other official publications and consultations.

Droit des affaires en Mauritanie

Collection of legal materials relating to business and company law in Mauritania made freely available online by Droit-Afrique.com a web portal to business law in French-speaking Africa. The site offers links to full text Mauritanian laws dealing with finance, taxation, customs, intellectual property, employment, investment and mining. There are also laws covering banking, insurance, property, maritime, company and criminal law. Additional links are given to government departments and regional organisations that Mauritania is a member of. The site is provided in French throughout.

Brazil Federal Supreme Court

Official website of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil. The site has a judgments database and provides background and historical information about the Court. It also has a selection of case summaries made in English, Spanish and French. Links are given to Brazilian legislation, including the Constitution. The site is in Portuguese and Spanish; it also has a limited English interface.

State legislation on comprehensive health care coverage

Online guide to selected legislation in the US states of Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont which attempts to provide comprehensive health care coverage for all residents. The guide is made freely available by the Law Library of Congress as one of their series of Current Legal Topics. The introduction gives an outline of the healthcare system in the United States and of the approaches taken by Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.

Inter-American Cooperation Portal on Cyber-Crime

The Inter-American Cooperation Portal on Cyber-Crime is the website of the Group of Governmental Experts on Cyber Crime established by the Department of Legal Cooperation at the Organization of American States (OAS). The purpose of the group is to look at the issues surrounding cyber crime in OAS member countries, including national legislation, policies and practices, and identify ways of cooperating within the Inter-American system to combat these crimes.

OpenRegs.com

The OpenRegs.com website was created by Jerry Brito, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, to act as an alternative to the official US government's website Regulations.gov which provides information on final and proposed legislation in the US federal register. The 'unofficial site' contains additional information such as the ability to browse and register to receive updates more easily. It also offers user discussion forums and a blog which discusses regulation news. All aspects of American government legislation are covered.

Basic Laws of Israel

The Basic Laws of Israel, made freely available on the website of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament). The site includes an introduction to the Basic Laws, a summary of each law, a link to the full text and to details of the Knesset that passed each law. There are Basic Laws covering the following areas: the Knesset; Israel Lands; President of the State; the Government; the State Economy; the Army; Jerusalem, Capital of Israel; the Judiciary; the State Comptroller; Human Dignity and Liberty; the government and Freedom of Occupation.

Laws of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands

Full-text laws of the Pitcairn Islands, provided on the official website of the Pitcairn Islands Government. The Pitcairn Islands group comprises the islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno and is a British Overseas Territory. This electronic version of the 'Revised Edition of the Laws of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno 2001' contains the ordinances and subsidiary legislation in force on the 31 December 2000 with subsequent amendments. The laws can be browsed alphabetically by title and searched by keyword.

Law & Justice Zimbabwe

Website providing access to the law and legal information of Zimbabwe, provided Aripano Infinity, a web developer based in Harare in Zimbabwe. The site offers full-text Zimbabwean legislation covering a range of subject areas including local government, administration of justice, civil law and procedure, citizenship and immigration, environment, agriculture, commerce and industry, telecommunications and health. Judgments of the Supreme Court and High Court are available in full for the years 2003 to 2007.

Cameroon Legislation

Online guide providing a compilation of links to full text Cameroon legislation made freely available by Lexadin a legal technology service based in the Netherlands. Laws provided on the site are taken from a range of sources and are organised by subject including electoral law, administrative law, criminal law, commerce, company law, employment law, banking law, mining, communications and media and environmental law. There is also a full text copy of the Cameroon Constitution. Most of the texts linked to are in French.

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