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Electronic Immigration Network

EIN is a voluntary sector organisation providing information on immigration and refugee law. It is aimed primarily at immigration law practitioners and advisors, but it also contains freely available information for others interested in the subject. Freely available resources include links to government publications, news and events information. There are subject sections covering asylum, refugee and immigration issues in Europe, United Kingdom and worldwide. Sections of the site are reserved for members only including case law, legislation and country information.

Europa

Europa is the official website of the European Union and its homepage is a portal to EU information and documentation. The site explains how the EU works and gives details of its policies on all topics. The EU Law section explains how laws are made and provides links to EU treaties, legislation and cases. The Publications section includes official reports, statistics and other documents. There is also a section providing information for businesses. The site is run by the European Commission on behalf of the EU as a whole; it is available in all the official EU languages.

Companies House (UK)

All limited companies in the UK must register with Companies House, which is an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Companies House section of the UK government website provides a free database of company information, covering the current and previous names of each company, its registered address, insolvency details (if any) and other data. It also provides guidance on guides about setting up a company, registering a company related matters, and makes available official forms.

Chatham House

Chatham House was founded in 1920 (as the Royal Institute of International Affairs) to stimulate debate and research on important developments in the international arena. Its website contains details about the Institute, its members, publications and recent events. Some documents can be viewed online, others are offered to subscribers only. All aspects of British foreign policy and international security are covered, including US foreign policy and the 'war against terrorism' and the Middle-East conflict.

Global Fund for Women

The Global Fund for Women is "a nonprofit grantmaking foundation that advances women's human rights worldwide." It is "a network of women and men who believe that ensuring women's full equality and participation in society is one of the most effective ways to build a just, peaceful and sustainable world." It was established in 1987, and "makes grants to seed, strengthen and link women's rights groups based outside the United States working to address human rights issues".

Legal Aid Agency

The Legal Aid Agency is the body responsible for the administration of legal aid in England and Wales. The Agency gives means-tested financial help for people needing legal advice and administers legal aid for civil and criminal cases. There is guidance on how to apply for legal aid and information for service providers. The site has a list of current tenders and news items.

ARENA (Advanced Research on the Europeanisation of the Nation-State)

ARENA is a research programme focusing on developments in the governance of Europe. It is based at the University of Oslo. The website provides details of ARENA working papers from 1994 to the present, with links to the full text of many. Items published in the ARENA Reprint Series are listed without the full text. Information about the ARENA Report Series is also given, with some links to the full report. The site hosts the RECON Online Working Papers series on democracy in Europe; the full text of these is available. Details of seminars and other events are given.

Chr. Michelsen Institute

The Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) is an independent institute based in Bergen Norway. The CMI is engaged in research and advisory work in a broad set of development issues, using a variety of social science perspectives. Contains information about their research programmes and projects, staff, publications and upcoming events.

New Zealand Government

Website of the New Zealand Government portal which provides access to government and local government information and services. Links to government agencies and services are arranged alphabetically and by a range of subject headings which include business, education, employment, farming, housing, law, social welfare, sport and taxation. These subject headings provide links to documents, forms, legislation and statistics made available on different government websites.

European Journal of Law and Technology

The European Journal of Law and Technology (EJLT) was formerly known as the Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT). It is an eLib funded project to provide a peer reviewed journal for legal academics. It is intended to be a "living" journal which is not merely text on screen but will include multimedia features and encourage debate among readers. Regular features include book reviews, software, news items and conference announcements. The first issue was published in January 1996. EJLT is also available on BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute).

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