Database of Hong Kong ordinances, subsidiary legislation and constitutional instruments in Chinese and English, maintained by the Hong Kong Department of Justice. Has current and historical consolidated legislation from 30 June 1997 onwards, together with original legislation - as published in the Gazette - from 2000 onwards. Official verified pdf versions are gradually being uploaded and will eventually supersede the looseleaf Laws of Hong Kong.
Website of the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, developed by the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center in the USA. The site offers the full-text of a comprehensive collection of documents on the protection and promotion of human rights from sources around the world. In addition, there are links to over 4000 other human rights sites around the world.
The Canada Gazette is the official bulletin of the Government of Canada. It publishes acts of Parliament, regulations, government notices and public notices from private sector bodies. Since 1 April 2003, the pdf version of the Canada Gazette has had the same official status as the print edition. The website, which is in French and English, provides access to the Gazette from 1998 onwards. Users can subscribe to an RSS feed.
Web pages of the Gazette du Palais, the French law journal and current awareness service for the legal profession in France. The printed Gazette has been in publication since 1881. Features of the website include the "fonds documentaire", the "s?lection gazette", and the "copies d'arr?ts". To gain full access, a subscription is needed. The site is in French throughout.
The Legislation.gov.uk website brings together the legislation held on the OPSI website and revised legislation from the Statute Law Database. The site is hosted by The National Archives on behalf of HM Government. This section of the site provides access to full text UK statutory instruments, Wales statutory instruments and Northern Ireland orders in council. There is a complete collection available from 1987 onwards and a selection provided for earlier dates. Detailed Help pages and FAQs are provided along with a glossary of terms used on the site.
The American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) promotes the study of foreign and comparative law in the United States. It publishes the American Journal of Comparative Law and organises events and meetings. The ASCL website provides a seardchable index to the Journal from 1952 to 2006. Details of recent conferences and meetings are available under "Programs". The site also outlines the Society's research opportunities and interests. A Links feature gives access to selected resources on international and comparative law.
A web database of South African legislation, including the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The site is provided free of charge, and developed by two South African companies, FNB and Guarantee Trust Hypertext Systems. The service presents South African Acts of Parliament with amendments, schedules and regulations, updated whenever an amendment is promulgated in the Government Gazette.
The Legislation.gov.uk website provides all UK public general acts from 1988 onwards and a large but incomplete collections of acts from 1801 to 1987. A search facility is available, or the acts can be browsed by year and title. N.B. Many revised versions of acts are offered, but they are often not fully up-to-date. The website is hosted by The National Archives on behalf of HM Government.
Website for the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) which was established in 1973 to carry out research relating to the law of the Republic of South Africa and to make recommendations for development, improvement, modernisation or reform. A list of current members is published on the site. Projects from the Commission's active programme of work are listed with supporting documents such as media releases, discussion papers, issue papers and reports.
Legal Week is an online legal newspaper aimed at commercial lawyers in the United Kingdom. Its website provides articles about about law firms, national and international legal developments, management and IT and deals. There is a section providing editorial comment, columns and blogs. Other areas of the site include a vacancies database, an events listing and articles aimed at law students. A searchable archive is available back to 1999.
