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Introduction to the Moroccan legal system

A resource guide explaining the legal system in Morocco, with bibliographic details of sources and links to materials available on the internet. The guide was written in 2006 by Paris based academic Dahmène Touchent and updated in 2018 by Netty Butera a Governance consultant in Rwanda and Kevashinee Pillay a South African based attorney. The authors outline the structures and working of executive, legislative and judicial powers providing information on other authorities including the Constitutional Council and links to government websites.

Buffalo Criminal Law Center

The website of the Buffalo Criminal Law Center provides an overview of the Center's mission, programmes of study, and research activities. The center is based at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law and aims to help students in their advanced research into criminal law, as well as acting as an advisory body to US state and federal legislatures about criminal justice issues. The site gives details of the Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition, and the Center's own LL.M. programme in Criminal Law.

Respublika Kareliya

Official website of the Republic of Karelia, one of the autonomous republics of the Russian Federation, located in the north-west, bordering Finland. The site includes the contact details of the principal executive and legislative bodies, links to government departments, policy documents and legal texts. It is available in Finnish, English and Russian languages, with the Russian-language version being the most comprehensive.

Grondwettelijk Hof van België

Website of the Constitutional Court of Belgium (formerly the Belgian Court of Arbitration). The Court's jurisdiction includes "the review of laws, decrees and ordinances with Title II of the Constitution (Articles 8 to 32 on the rights and freedoms of the Belgians) and with Articles 170 and 172 (legality and equality of taxes) and 191 (protection of foreign nationals)", and derives its authority from the Belgian constitution.

Centre de Droit Maritime et Océanique

Website of the Centre de Droit Maritime et Océanique (CDMO) which is based in the Law Faculty at the University of Nantes in France. The information on the site is aimed at students of the Diploma of further studies of Judicial Sciences of the Sea and includes profiles of research staff and students and work (dissertations and essays) being undertaken at the centre. Articles from the Centre's online journal, Revue Juridique Neptunus, are available back to 1994 in PDF format (in French only).

Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide

Web portal to Admiralty and Maritime law compiled by Todd Kenyon an admiralty attorney based at the United States law firm Betancourt, Van Hemmen and Greco. The emphasis is on US law and the guide is aimed at admiralty attorneys and maritime professionals. The site contains over 1500 annotated links to admiralty law links on the web, and although not updated since 2006 still contains much relevant information.

Turkey Law Guide

An annotated research guide to Turkish government and law internet sources compiled by the US Law Library of Congress and made freely available on the web. The guide is aimed at legal researchers with the emphasis on websites providing the full-text of laws, regulations and court decisions. There are links to sites in both Turkish and English. Areas covered by the guide include the constitution, the executive, legislation, legal guides and general sources including background, economic and country information.

Supreme Court of Korea

Website of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea which is based in Seoul and consists of a chief justice and 13 justices. The Supreme Court is the highest court in Korea and hears appeals from the High Courts and the appellate divisions of the District Court. The site provides profiles of the Chief Justice and the Justices and a brief history of the Korean judicial system. There is a description of the organisation and functions of Korea's 3 tiers of courts along with background information on judges and judicial administration.

Supreme Court of Canada

Official website of the Ottawa based Supreme Court of Canada. Information on the role of the court and background to the Canadian judicial system is provided along with an outline of the constitutional framework, organisation of the courts and judiciary. A history of the Court and profiles of the current and past chief justices and justices of the court are included. A timetable of hearings and searchable database of cases is given on the site.

Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand

Website of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), a professional organisation whose members include lawyers, academics, ship owners, surveyors and insurers. The site provides information about the Association's history, activities, directors and committees. Some of the committees have produced reports which are available as PDF documents. There is a page of links to other maritime law associations and educational and governmental bodies related to maritime law. MLAANZ's constitution, journal and newsletter are available to download from the site.

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