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Refugee Council of Australia

Website of the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) the national umbrella body for refugees. The RCOA is a non-profit organisation supporting refugees and conducting research and policy analysis. The site has information aimed at lawyers dealing with asylum claims, other service providers and refugees wanting to settle in Australia. There are also guides to Australia’s asylum policies and refugees and international law.

Researching the Trading Systems in the Asian-Pacific Region - APEC, ASEAN, TPP, CPTPP, RCEP and their Members

Online guide to the following trading alliances in South East Asia: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

ASEAN Legal Instruments

This page of the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) website provides information on the various legal instruments concluded among and between ASEAN Member States. The legal instruments are presented in a table and arranged according to ASEAN’s 3 community pillars: ASEAN Political Security Committee; ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Socio Cultural Committee. There is information on each agreement including signatories, status and links to the full text.

Truth Commission Digital Collection

The Truth Commission Digital Collection forms part of the Margarita S. Studemeister Digital Library in International Conflict Management at the United States Institute of Peace. There are profiles of truth commissions and commissions of inquiry set up in different countries with background information, details of members, links to establishing documents and each commission's final reports and findings. Sources of information for each profile are also given.

Researching the Laws of Puerto Rico

Online guide to Puerto Rico law written by Eduardo Colón Semidey who is a contributor to the Global Online Access to Legal Information (GOALI) programme. The guide was published in 2022 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author gives background information to Puerto Rico, an outline of the governmental structure, court system and primary sources of law with links to resources where available. A list of legal journals and electronic legal resources is also given.

A Brief Introduction to the Right to Privacy – An International Legal Perspective

Online guide to the right to privacy written by Md. Toriqul Islam who is research fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya in Malaysia. The guide was published in 2022 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The guide looks at the history, meaning and value of privacy and international and regional legal instruments which have privacy provisions including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the OECD Privacy Framework and the ASEAN Framework on Personal Data Protection.

Afriwise

Afriwise is a subscription website providing legal information on a range of African countries including laws, regulations, legal news and guidance. Topics covered include employment, immigration, competition, environmental, intellectual property and taxation law. 

Prize Papers

Website of the Prize Papers Project which provides information about and access to documents in the Prize Papers Collection. Prize Papers were collected as a result of the early modern naval practice of prize-taking - capturing ships belonging to enemy countries – and include court papers and letters. The Project is part of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities and is based at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany and the National Archives in London.

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