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Essential issues of the Peruvian legal system

Online guide to the Peruvian legal system written by Sergio Endress Gómez who is a tax lawyer and Professor of Taxation and Trial Taxation at the School of Law of the Universidad de Chile and Milagros Bustillos Pinto who is a partner at Peruvian law firm Hernández & Cía. Abogados. The guide was published in 2006, and updated in 2014, on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Official website of the judiciary of England and Wales providing information on judges, magistrates and tribunal members and including reports, judgements and key facts. There is information describing the various types of judges and their role, functions and jurisdiction, court dress and forms of address. Key facts are provided including statistics, a legal calendar, an organisation chart of the court hierarchy, a glossary of legal terms and biographies of senior judges. The Learning Resources section has quizzes, historical information and webcasts.

Lawphil

Lawphil is a project of the Arellano Law Foundation in the Philippines. The project aims to make available online all Philippine laws, statutes, case law, presidential decrees and other legal materials. The site currently provides selected Philippine legislation from 1900 onwards some in full text and includes full text copies of the 1987, 1973, 1935 and 1899 Malolos Constitutions. Full text legal decisions are given from 1910 onwards and can be browsed by year or searched using the site's search engine.

Society of Advocates of Namibia

Website of the Society of Advocates of Namibia (Namibian Bar) the organisation representing members of the legal profession in Namibia. The site has information on the history and purpose of the Bar. There is background information on the Namibian legal system and the work of advocates in Namibia. The site also has a directory of members and a selection of summaries of decisions from the Namibia High Court.

Legal Assistance Centre

Website of the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) which is based in Namibia and describes itself as a "public interest law centre that is committed to creating a human rights culture and promoting access to justice in Namibia". Work at the Centre includes litigation and advice, training, research and advocacy. There is information on LAC's project work which includes the AIDS Law Unit, Medical Negligence, Gender Research and Advocacy, the Human Rights and Constitutional Unit, the Child Justice Project and the Land, Environment and Development Project.

NAMLEX- Index to the Laws of Namibia

Website providing access to NAMLEX the Index to the Laws of Namibia along with a number of individual full-text (PDF) Namibian laws. NAMLEX is published by the Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia and this page forms part of the LAC Website. The document is provided as a PDF file and contains an alphabetical listing of statutes, an index of subject terms and a brief legal history of Namibia. Each individual entry contains the title of the statute, a brief summary and a list of amendments, regulations and cases relating to the statute.

Center for the Study of the Public Domain

Website of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain (CSPD) at Duke Law School in the United States. The Center was founded in 2002 and aims to "promote research and scholarship on the contributions of the public domain to speech, culture, science and innovation." The site gives details of lectures and conferences providing papers, Powerpoint presentations and webcasts (requires RealPlayer download) covering topics such as 'Music and Theft: Technology, Sampling and the Law' and 'How Law Constructs and Constrains Culture'.

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a superior court of record for nine member states of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Montserrat. It has two divisions, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Justice. Its website provides  judgments from 1972 onwards, together with information about the history, structure and judicial officers of the Court, details of court sittings, and monthly newsletters.

Iran Bar Association

English web pages of the Iranian Bar Association. The site has information on the history and organisation of the Association. There are details of the Executive Council and members of the Iranian Bar. There is also information on the Association's links with the Iranian judiciary. Full content on the site is available in Persian only.

An Introduction to Sources for Treaty Research

Electronic guide to the resources available for researching treaties, by Mark Engsberg, Foreign and International Law Librarian at Yale's Lillian Goldman Law Library. The guide was published in 2006 (and updated in 2021) on the Globalex Website, which is run by the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University. The author identifies the tools available for researching both bilateral and multilateral treaties. There is an introduction to treaties and international agreements and an explanation of commonly used terms.

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