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Asylum Homepage of US Citizenship and Immigration Services

The Asylum section of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service website can be found under Humanitarian Benefits in the Services and Benefits section. The site provides general information about the Asylum Program and information on how to apply for asylum, and how refugees seek lawful permanent resident status. The Humanitarian Benefits section also includes information on refugees; temporary protected status; humanitarian parole; Violence Against Women Act; and Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act.

Special Libraries Association Legal Division

Website of the Legal Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) an international organisation based in Washington DC representing special librarians and information professionals in over 70 countries. The Legal Division was founded in 1993 and acts as a forum for librarians working in law firms, businesses and government libraries. The website gives contact details for the executive and advisory board of the Legal Division, their marketing leaflet (available in PDF) and the Legal Division Manual (in HTML).

Mediate.com

Mediate.com is the website of an Oregon based company providing information and services concerned with mediation and conflict resolution. The site has a freely available library of full-text articles, searchable by subject or keyword, which are made available in HTML. Some of the subjects listed on the site include the Americans With Disabilities Act, conflict coaching, negotiation, restorative justice and employment, family and international law. There are links to mediation blogs and a weekly round up blog postings on mediation and dispute resolution.

ABA Section of Family Law

Website for the American Bar Association Family Law Section which was formed in 1958 to improve the administration of justice in family law and to "serve as the national leader in the field of marital and family law". Membership is drawn from family law practitioners and law students. The Family Law Section deals with legal issues such as divorce, custody, adoption, paternity, child abduction and mediation. There are sections aimed at members, students and the general public.

Puerto Rico Self-Determination Legislation

A collection of materials and Internet links made freely available on the Puerto Rico Herald website covering the issues surrounding self-determination for the island. The text of the H.R. 856 United States - Puerto Rico Political Status Act is provided along with selected committee information. The Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act S.472 which calls for a plebiscite of Puerto Rico's citizens to determine the political status of the territory is also included along with background information to the act.

Street Law Online

Street Law Online is a non-profit organisation based in the United States, dedicated to promoting learning about law, democracy and human rights. Street Law provides practical legal education materials aimed at schools, juvenile justice facilities and community based organisations. Programs cover youth courts, juvenile justice and parents and the law and include sample materials, rationales, and curricula. Details of publications on street law include some abstracts, tables of contents and some sample lessons. An online newsletter gives updates on trainings, events and resources.

Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide

Web portal to Admiralty and Maritime law compiled by Todd Kenyon an admiralty attorney based at the United States law firm Betancourt, Van Hemmen and Greco. The emphasis is on US law and the guide is aimed at admiralty attorneys and maritime professionals. The site contains over 1500 annotated links to admiralty law links on the web, and although not updated since 2006 still contains much relevant information.

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation

A guide to basic legal citation written by Peter W. Martin and made available in HTML on the Legal Information Institute website at Cornell Law School, New York, USA. The guide is aimed at law students and deals with the citation of 'contemporary U.S. legal material'. It is based on 'The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation' (2005) which is the definitive work on legal citation. The guide was last revised in May 2007.

Center for Computer- Assisted Legal Instruction

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction is a United States consortium of more than 180 law schools, established in 1982 by the University of Minnesota Law School and Harvard Law Schools. CALI 'researches and develops computer-mediated legal instruction and supports institutions and individuals using technology in legal education'. The main product is the CALI Lessons collection of over 850 interactive tutorials on more than 20 different legal subject areas (with the emphasis on United States law), which are available to purchase.

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