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The Lawyer.com

Online version of The Lawyer magazine, which is produced by business publishing company Centaur Holdings. The site is aimed at the legal profession and includes legal news, feature articles, analysis and business information. Content can be browsed by region and practice area and there are headings for in-house and public service, practice management, law firms and the Bar, jobs and education and training. A number of special supplements and details of awards and events are also provided. A searchable archive extending back to 1994 is also available

Intellectual Property Society

Web pages of the Intellectual Property Society, a membership organisation whose purpose is to, "increase public awareness of, and participation in, the evolution of intellectual property rights and emerging technologies." The Ipsociety organises events and forums, details of which, appear on the site.The 'readings' section of the site presents articles and presentations by members of the Society which can be viewed in PDF format.

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.

United States Military Commissions: A Quick Guide to Available Resources

Online resource guide to United States military commissions (a form of military tribunal) compiled by Stephen Young who is a reference librarian at the Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library at the Catholic University of America. The guide provides links and references to primary and secondary materials relating to US military commissions and includes an introduction explaining what military commissions and tribunals are. There is a selection of relevant journal articles and an annotated list of links to Internet sites and finding tools.

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 background information and full-text copies of the Antarctic Treaty 1959 and related agreements including the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1972), Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora (1964), the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980) and the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991). This collection of international agreements is known as the Antarctic Treaty System.

Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques

Website of the Italian Istituto di Teoria e Tecniche dell'Informazione Giuridica (ITTIG) (Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques) which was established in 2002. The ITTG carries out "research, specialized training, consultancy and technical-scientific transferal in the field of information and communications technology applied to law and public administration." The site gives details of research projects and publications, consultancy work and courses offered by the Institute.

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