Electronic copy of the 1966 Constitution of Barbados made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and is amended up to 2007. There are chapters on citizenship, the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, the role of the Governor-General and the powers and functions of the executive, legislative and judicial functions of government.
Website of the Octopus Cybercrime Community, an initiative of the Council of Europe for information sharing and cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence. Resources on the site include the Country Wiki, giving details of national cybercrime policy, legislation (including links to full-text legislation) and cases, together with information about each country's status regarding the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.
CEPEJ-STAT is a database developed by the Council of Europe’s European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). It allows users to find and compare data on the efficiency, quality and effectiveness of the judicial systems of Council of Europe member states. Ir includes information on the budgets of the judicial systems in individual member states, gender equality and use of information technology in the courts. The database is updated every two years. The CEPEJ-STAT website also provides supporting documentation on the methodology and data collection.
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) is the body established by the Council of Europe to improve the quality and efficiency of European judicial systems and strengthen court users’ confidence in them. The CEPEJ develops tools to support member states in their reform of court organisations and implement European justice standards. The site gives information on the work of the CEPEJ including the CEPEJ-STAT database which has comparison data for the judicial systems of the Council of Europe's member states.
The Public Procurement Research Group (PPRG) is part of the School of Law at the University of Nottingham. Its website provides information on the work and members of the PPRG. Details of books, PhD theses, and articles written by group members are given and some of these are available to download in full. There is also information on PPRG projects, which include procurement and human rights, public procurement in Africa and utilising marine cultural heritage in East Africa.
Website of the Procurement Lawyers’ Association (PLA), a membership organisation for lawyers working within the field of EU procurement law. The PLA organises working groups focusing on developing areas of procurement law. Completed project papers written by the working groups are available on the site, covering issues such as NHS procurement and conflicts of interest. Details of PLA events and related organisations are also given.
Procurement law website produced by the procurement team at UK law firm Mills & Reeve. Provides free access to a toolkit of guidance and template documents relating to the procurement process. There is information on the use of framework agreements, guidance on state aid, a standstill period calculator and invitation to tender template. The site includes a blog written by specialist procurement lawyers with posts on developments and updates on procurement law. A selection of links to procurement law resources is also given.
Website of Juriosity, an online directory and self-publishing platform for legal practitioners. It includes a directory of barristers and solicitors, which can be searched, or browsed by legal specialism. The Knowledge section of the site offers articles written by lawyers on legal developments and recent cases; these can be browsed by topic or searched by keyword or author. The site is freely accessible but free registration is required before legal professionals can contribute their own content.
Website of the "Constitution Annotated" ("Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation"), a guide to interpretation of the US Constitution, provided by the Library of Congress. The site includes a searchable table of cases, Supreme Court decisions overruled by subsequent decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices and other resources compiled by the Congressional Research Service. A complete, searchable copy of the Constitution is also given on the site.
In Custodia Legis is the blog compiled by staff of the Law Library of Congress. Its focus is on the work and resources of the Law Library of Congress, but posts cover a wide range of legal topics, including global law and foreign law news, legal databases and resources, library collections and research guides.
