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Legislation of the Northwest Territories

The website of the Department of Justice in the Canadian Northwest Territories provides consolidated primary and secondary legislation, updated monthly. Basic and advanced search facilities are available, or users can browse the legislation by title (under "Alphabetical Search"). The Northwest Territories Rules of Court and the Northwest Territories Gazette (2006 - ) can be found via the same web page. The website has an English and a French version and all the documents provided are bilingual.

Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office Legislation

This web page provides a list of the legislation administered by the Barbados Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO). CAIPO is the government department with responsibility for the registration and incorporation of companies and the registration of patents, trade marks, industrial designs and other intellectual property rights. Legislation is grouped under the following headings: general; corporate affairs; intellectual property and conventions. There is a summary of each law and some of these have a link to the full text.

An introduction to the legal structure of Tokelau:a collection of primary materials, commentary, and online resources

Online guide explaining the laws and legal system of Tokelau in the South Pacific, a self-administering territory of New Zealand. The guide is by Peter Murgatroyd, Law Librarian at the Emalus Campus Library at the University of the South Pacific. It gives an introduction to Tokelau, information on sources of law and links to Tokelau legislation. There is an outline of the governmental system and government institutions along with details of the relationship Tokelau has with New Zealand.

Tribunal Constitucional del Peru

Official website of the Constitutional Court of Peru. The site contains information about the Court and gives profiles of the judges. Provides judgments, the Constitution and associated legislation. Links are given to the website of the Court Gazette and to the Centre for Constitutional Studies of the Constitutional Court , the research and academic arm of the Court. The site is in Spanish

Conditions of Work and Employment Database

This legal database is a collection of employment and conditions of employment laws made freely available by the Conditions of Work and Employment Programme (TRAVAIL) at the International Labour Organization (ILO). The database is organised into three sections covering maternity protection, minimum wages and working time. Legislation relating to maternity protection covers maternity leave, protection from discrimination and health protection.

A brief overview of the Saudi Arabian legal system

Online guide to the Saudi Arabian legal system written by Dr. Abdullah Ansary who is a Senior Fellow at the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) of George Washington University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Arabian Peninsula & Gulf Studies Program (APAG) of the University of Virginia. The guide was published in 2008 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides background and historical information on Saudi Arabia and the development of the legal system.

Guide to Antitrust Laws

Guide to US antitrust laws, on the website of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Gives an overview of the three core federal antitrust laws- the Sherman Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act. There are also sections dealing with the bodies responsible for enforcing the law, monopolies, mergers, price discrimination and competitor collaboration including practices such as price fixing, market division and bid rigging. Each section can be viewed in HTML and as a PDF factsheet.

Saudi laws compendium

Searchable collection of Saudi Arabian laws in English translation, provided by the Bureau of Experts of the Saudi Council of Ministers. The database contains the Basic Laws - including the Basic Law of Governance, the Law of Provinces, the Law of the Shura Council and the Law of the Council of Ministers - and other Saudi laws and regulations (scroll down and click on 'Translated document').

Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Official website of the South African Parliament providing background information to the Parliament, how it is structured, its functions and details of members and officers of the Parliament. There are details of the various committees and parliamentary papers, including committee reports, order papers and minutes of proceedings, can be downloaded from the site. Recent speeches can be viewed and the most recent editions of Hansard can be searched, browsed and downloaded. Bills before Parliament can be viewed in full.

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