Website of the Malaysian Chief Registrar's Office the body with responsibility for the administration of the Malaysian courts. The site provides background information to the role of the Chief Registrar's Office and the court system in Malaysia. There is a detailed description of the Federal Court covering the constitution, history and status of the court. There are profiles of members of the judiciary and contact details for the different courts.
The Education Law Unit is an initiative of the Govan Law Centre, an independent, charitable community controlled law centre in Scotland. The Unit can provide legal representation in education law cases and the website has information on education law in Scotland for anyone who advises children with special educational needs or their parents. There are links to education law news stories and full text cases the Govan Law Centre has been involved with.
Law Online is a portal to Singapore legal resources. The site is available in English and provides links to legal resources organised by subject including legislation, family law, intellectual property law as well as financial, property and business sites. There is a directory of links to Singapore legal firms along with other legal institutions, associations, government departments, journals and news sites. The site also provides access to sites providing sample forms and documents.
Website of the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum a scholarly journal published twice yearly by the Duke University School of Law in the United States. The journal includes in-depth articles and notes focusing on legal and policy issues relating to the environment. The most recent issue focuses on the environmental challenges facing President Obama including international climate negotiations, energy consumption and US climate policy and carbon sequestration from coal. Articles can be viewed in PDF and issues are available online back to 1996.
The Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law is published twice yearly by Duke University School of Law in the United States. The journal includes in-depth articles from international scholars and practitioners, commentary, book reviews and student notes. Issues are available free from 1997 onwards and can either be browsed, or searched by citation or key word.
Website of the Duke Law and Technology Review (DLTR) an online journal of the Duke University School of Law in the United States. The journal contains articles, referred to as iBriefs, which are published regularly throughout the year. The DLTR focuses on new legal developments relating to subjects such as e-commerce, cyber crime, media and communications, intellectual property and biotechnology. The iBriefs are ordered by date and subject category and are available back to 2006 as abstracts or in full-text HTML or PDF articles.
The Cornell Death Penalty Project is based at the Cornell Law School in New York. The aim of the Project is to foster "scholarship related to the death penalty and its administration". The Project conducts research and sponsors a clinic enabling students to assist with the representation of capital defendants. The site includes details of clinic case studies and a list of articles on the death penalty written by faculty members. Links are given to the full articles which are made available on subscription services, Westlaw and Lexis Nexis.
The Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) is the umbrella organisation of the fourteen Canadian law societies. The website explains the work of the FLSC covering its history and purpose and including a list of past presidents back to 1927. There is background information about the practice of law in Canada (including guidance for foreign lawyers) and the regulatory functions of the law societies. The law societies' acts and regulations and annual statistics giving figures on membership, fees and discipline cases are given.
Web pages of the Lithuanian Bar Association. English sections of the site include a list of contact details for advocates and law firms in Lithuania and a copy of the professional code of ethics for lawyers in Lithuania. There is also a comprehensive collection of web links to Lithuanian legal resources. Most of the site is presented in Lithuanian with an English interface.
Website of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) an international organisation of lawyers who have an interest, or are based, in the Asia-Pacific region. The IPBA was established in 1991 and focuses on business and commercial law. The site gives background information about the IPBA including a copy of its Constitution, details of officers and events. There is information on the work of the various committees which cover international trade, aerospace, energy, environmental and maritime law.
