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Judicial Performance Evaluation

The Judicial Performance Evaluation Initiative is a project of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) a national research body based at the University of Denver. The purpose of judicial performance evaluation (JPE) is to help "increase public confidence and assist judges in identifying areas of professional development". This site gives an overview of all state JPE programmes using a clickable map and there are links to states with official JPE programs.

Child Abduction Section

Child Abduction Section of the website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Includes the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 (in a range of languages) and a list of countries who have signed or ratified it. Contact details for the relevant government authority in each country are given, along with documentation relating to the Convention and relevant HCCH publications.

Judicial system in Thailand

Online version of a chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", by the ASEAN Law Association. Covers the legal system in Thailand, including historical background and an overview of the Thai judicial system, information on the court system and on the courts established under the Constitution (the Constitutional Court, Court of Justice, Military Court and the Administrative Court), the legal profession and legal education, civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution in Thailand.

Legal system in Singapore

Chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", produced by the ASEAN Law Association. Provides a history of the legal system of Singapore and information on sources of law, the governmental system, civil and criminal procedures and the legal profession and legal education. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam.

Legal system in Vietnam

Vietnam chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", by the ASEAN Law Association. Covers the Vietnamese legal profession and organisations, an outline of the court system, civil and criminal procedures, sources of law and an outline of the governmental system. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.

Legal system in Malaysia

Chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", produced by the ASEAN Law Association. Covers the history and development of the legal system in Malaysia, the administration of justice, the court system including courts with specialist functions and information on other bodies related to the judiciary. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam.

UK Supreme Court blog

This blog was set up in June 2009, a few months before the UK Supreme Court opened. Written by lawyers at Matrix Chambers and Olswang LLP, it provides news and commentary on the Supreme Court and its judgments, with links to original sources including articles, speeches, podcasts, cases and press articles. Links are given to judgments and upcoming hearings of the Court, and to related websites.

Legal system in the Philippines

Chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", by the ASEAN Law Association. Provides a historical overview of the legal system of the Philippines and covers sources of law, the governmental system, criminal and civil procedure, the legal profession and legal education. There are also sections dealing with Philippines contract law, tort law, investments law, intellectual property law, alternative dispute resolution and environmental law. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Vietnam.

Legal system in Indonesia

Chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", published by the ASEAN Law Association. Written in 2005, it covers the Constitution, criminal and civil legal systems, the court system, the legal profession and education, alternative dispute resolution and business law. Other chapters available online describe the legal systems in Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam.

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