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Attorney General's Chambers (Brunei)

Website of the Attorney General of Brunei Darussalam, the principal legal advisor to the government. Provides background information on the role of the Attorney General and a list of all holders of the post back to 1959. Outline information on the divisions of the Attorney General's Chambers dealing with civil law, criminal law and legislative drafting is also given. Selected laws of Brunei are available on the site in PDF format.

Pacific Legal Network

Pacific Legal Network (PLN) is a group of law firms based in Australia and throughout the Pacific region who have expertise in the Pacific Islands jurisdictions. The website has information about the legal services provided by PLN and two newsletters are made freely available on the site. BankNote covers anti-money laundering issues and PLN News provides news and comment on developments in the law of the Pacific region. There are also legal updates given providing information on new legislation in the region.

International Criminal Court

Website of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is based at the Hague in the Netherlands. It role is to promote the rule of law and deal with the most serious international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The founding Rome Statute is available on the website, together with other basic legal texts, information about ongoing cases and annual reports. Background information about the Court is also provided, including details of its history, organisation and management. The site can be viewed in English or French.

Military Law and Peacekeeping Library (Australia)

An AustLII database providing access to Australian defence related legislation, regulations, case law, treaties and decisions of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal. The project is supported by the Australian Department of Defence Legal Service. Other sections of the site include links to the international materials relating to military law made available by Worldlii and links to legal resources of a selection of other countries.

Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa

Official website of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa. The site gives background and historical information about the court including brief details of judges and a collection of speeches delivered by the Chief Justice. Full text judgements of the Court are available online back to 1999. These can be browsed by date or name. The Court's bulletin gives information on judgements reserved, cases enrolled for hearing and appeals disposed of without written reasons.The Court roll, practice directions and a page of related web links are also provided.

Antarctic Treaty

This section of the British Antarctic Survey website provides the Antarctic Treaty 1959, with an explanatory introduction and a list of signatories. It also makes available the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals and the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law

Website of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) an organisation established in 1954 to represent patent agents and trade mark practitioners practising in South Africa. The site has information about SAIIPL including a copy of the Institute's Constitution, Code of Ethics and Regulations. Background information, explaining basic intellectual property terms, is given on the site There is also a register of members including contact details.

Advertising Regulatory Board of South Africa

The website of the Advertising Regulatory Board of South Africa (AR) is an online information resource giving information about the ARB's role and practice within South Africa's marketing communications industry. Set up to provide a system of self-regulation, the ARB seeks to uphold its Code of Practice and mediate between the industry and its consumers. The ARB's Code of Advertising Practice is available in full-text on the site. A summary of the Code aimed at the consumer is also provided. There is a section on complaint procedures, as well as recent rulings.

Advertising Standards Authority Inc. New Zealand

The website of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) offers detailed information about self-regulatory principles and practice for the advertising industry in New Zealand. The site gives full-text access to "the Codes" as developed by the ASA, each code relating to a specific area of advertising activity. There is also a section on procedures to be followed when making a complaint to the Advertising Standards Complaints Board. Full text decisions made by the Board from 2000 onwards can be searched and browsed on the site.

Istituto dell'Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria

The Website of the Istituto dell'Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria (IAP) is an online resource providing information about the organisation's responsibilities and the Code of Marketing Communication. As a founding member of the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA), the IAP is committed to advertising self regulation within its own country and the European Union. The site gives the full-text of the Code which governs its members' practice.

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