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Oklahoma Bar Association

Website of the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) a non-profit, membership organisation whose role is to promote understanding of the law to the public and to regulate the legal profession in the US state of Oklahoma. The site has details of officers and governors of the OBA and information about the association's outreach programmes, sections and committees. Information brochures on a range of legal topics can be freely downloaded from the site. These include buying a home, divorce, making a will, lawyers and legal fees, criminal law and a detailed senior citizens' handbook.

State Bar of Arizona

Website of the State Bar of Arizona (Azbar) a membership organisation representing and regulating the legal profession practising in Arizona in the United States. As well as information about the organisation itself the site provides advice and information for lawyers and the public. There is a directory of Arizona lawyers, links to Arizona legal information and consumer brochures, aimed at the public, dealing with common legal problems. There is also advice on working with lawyers and details of lawyers who have been disciplined by the State Bar.

Recording Industry Association of America

The website of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) provides information about the organisation and its role in representing the US recording industry. One of its key goals is to help protect its members' legal rights in areas such as copyright enforcement and webcasting. Information on the site covers topical matters such as anti-piracy, copyright issues, music copyright notices and music and the internet. There is information about federal, state and international laws governing these areas.

Alliance for Justice

Website of Alliance for Justice (AFJ) an umbrella group for United States organisations working to "advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates." The AFJ raises public awareness on policy issues by publishing policy alerts, reports and fact sheets provided on the site along with detailed profiles of judges nominated to the federal bench.

NYU School of Law: Jean Monnet Center

The Jean Monnet Center at New York University School of Law is supported by the European Commission under the Jean Monnet project. The Center is concerned with European integration and its website provides details of the Center's activities, courses and staff, plus useful information for researchers. Jean Monnet Working Papers are available in full text from 1995 onwards; recent working papers have covered cultural diversity, judicial protection of individuals and EU constitutionalism after the failure of the Constitutional Treaty.

Review of Law and Economics

The Review of Law and Economics is an electronic legal journal published in cooperation with the European Association of Law and Economics (EALE) and the Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) and made available on the bepress website. The journal publishes articles on "theoretical and empirical interdisciplinary research in law and economics-related subjects". Article summaries are provided in HTML and include the date the article was submitted and a suggested citation. Full-text articles are available in PDF to users whose institutions subscribe to the titles.

Aviation Attorneys.com

Website of Aviation Attorneys.com an online directory of aviation lawyers in the United States. The site is part of ExpertHub which provides directories for a range of professions The directory is not browsable but enables users to email aviation lawyers in their area. The site includes free articles on aviation law covering aviation accidents, airport complaints, aircraft licences and aviation injury claims.Users can post questions and comments on the site and there is a glossary of aviation law terms.

GlobaLex

GlobaLex is a large collection of legal research guides covering foreign and international law, published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. It is aimed at legal academics, practitioners and librarians. The guides are organised under the following headings: International Law Research; Comparative Law Research; Foreign Law Research; and Tools for Building Foreign, Comparative and International Law Collections. They provide commentary and background information as well as links to key web resources.

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