Website of the Indigenous Law Centre of Canada (formerly the Native Law Centre) at the University of Saskatchewanan, which is dedicated to the study and development of indigenous law in Canada. The work of the Centre involves running educational programs, conducting research and developing publications with the aim of assisting in the formulation of policy and justice in the areas of Aboriginal rights in Canada and around the world.
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the official parliament of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The website gives information on legislative proceedings and documents, legislation, members of the Legislative Assembly, the Legislative Library and other information for the public. Bills, Hansard (Debates), Reports of Legislative Committees and other related documents from 1992 onwards are also provided. Transcripts of these materials can be searched by keywords and date, and progress of current Bills followed.
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the official parliament of Alberta province of Canada, and its website provides services to the Members of the Legislative Assembly and the public. The site contains information on members and their duties, transcripts of Bills and their Amendments, Assembly documents, Alberta Hansard and Records of the House, including Standing and Special Committees. The Bills section includes copies of proposed Bills and approved Amendments.
This is the main gateway to the websites of the government of Israel. It includes links to all the main government department websites and the Prime Minister's office. Also provided are links to recent government press releases, documents, reports and statistics; these cover economic, political, social and foreign policy, including the Middle East Peace Process, the official stance towards Palestine and the settlements in the West Bank. There are also guides to studying, working and visiting Israel, elections in Israel and Holocaust Remembrance.
ECOLEX is an environmental law information service operated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN). It is partly funded by the Dutch government. The website provides a searchable database which combines the environmental law information held by all three bodies. This comprises multilateral treaties; national legislation; European Union instruments; international "soft law" and related documents; bibliographic details of law and policy literature; and judicial decisions.
The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) was established in 1990 and is based in London. It provides legal mediation and arbitration, consultancy and training services to firms, and cases are also referred from outside organisations and the courts. The site gives full details of the services available and procedures for application. There is background information on dispute resolution services including adjudication, arbitration, early neutral intervention, expert determination and mediation.
The American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence is based in Washington, D.C., USA. The Commission provides support to attorneys representing victims of domestic violence. The site includes information about Commission members, an online newsletter and a selection of resources to download. These include a tool for attorneys on screening for domestic violence and a report onincorporating domestic violence into the law school curriculum.
Cyber Avocat is a compilation in French of answers to frequently asked questions about French law. FAQ in French stands for "Foire aux Questions". The site is compiled and maintained by Brigitte Bogucki, a lawyer based in Paris. It does not seek to be exhaustive but to provide general information on French law and legal practice. The most substantial feature of the site is the series of drop-down menus of FAQs on different aspects of French law: the family, courts, housing, employment, and miscellaneous.
The UK Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) is a team of lawyers based in Whitehall, London, who draft Government Bills for introduction into Parliament (except those relating only to Scotland). The site publishes an overview of the stages in the drafting of a bill and its passage through Parliament. A history of the PCO is presented, and other features of the site include an essay on legislative drafting by Geoffrey Bowman, and a set of links to parliamentary and government websites.
This site from the French Ministry of Culture includes a variety of texts concerning the legal basis of the French language. In particular 'Le français et le droit' includes the text of law no. 94-665 of 4 August 1994 recognising the special character and status of the French language in France. The site also publishes a legal history of the French language, and details of the position in France of regional and foreign languages. Another document on the site concerns the duties of public bodies to promote French.
