Official website of the Parliament of the Islands of Åland (Åland Lagting). The Åland islands lie in the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden and have historically been of great strategic importance. This strongly influenced their achievement of a neutralised and demilitarized autonomy in 1922, when the Parliament was established.
This section of the Finnish Ministry of Justice (Oikeusministeri¸) website outlines various aspects of the legal system in Finland. There is historical information giving background to the legal system, identifying its Western and Eastern influences and describing the resulting rule of Law. Links are given to the various state legal authorities including the Chancellor of Justice, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, the Consumer Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Equality. There is information on the Constitution along with links to full text versions in a range of languages.
Report on investigations into anti money laundering efforts in the United States securities industry, carried out by the US General Accounting Office (GAO) and published on their website. The GAO is a non-partisan agency within the legislative branch of the US government, established by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 with a remit to independently audit government agencies.
Report on crime in the United States produced annually by the Federal Bureau for Investigation (FBI) and made freely available on their website. The report collates data from approximately 17,000 law enforcement jurisdictions and taking account of geographic and demographic factors identifies and examines trends in crime from a national perspective.
