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Basic Law Drafting History Online

Compilation of information and documents from the drafting history of the Hong Kong's Basic Law (constitution), provided by of the Centre for Comparative and Public Law and the University of Hong Kong Libraries. Materials are arranged into the following sections: Drafting Materials; News Coverage; the LEGCO Database and Textual History.

Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System

Website of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) a national research body based at the University of Denver. IAALS research is focused on the US civil justice system covering the following areas: civil justice reform; civil case management; judicial selection; judicial performance evaluation; judicial independence and domestic relations. IAALS reports are made freely available on the site to download in full text. However free registration is required before users can download the publications.

Australian Network for Japanese Law

The Australian Network for Japanese Law is maintained by the College of Law at the Australian National University, the Faculty of Law at Bond University and the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney. Membership is not required to view the site, but is free and offers notifications of upcoming events and conferences. Aside from lists of events, courses and publications, the site also provides some full-text and abstracted articles (from the Journal of Japanese Law) and research papers.

Federal Judicial Center

The Federal Judicial Center (FJC) is the education and research agency for the US federal courts. Its website provides research on the federal courts as well as educational materials for judges and court employees. Datasets covering civil and criminal filings and terminations in federal district courts, together with details of bankruptcy court and appellate court cases from 1970 onwards, are available in the FJC's Integrated Data Base . A section of the site gives information about the FJC International Office's work with foreign judges and court officials.

Organized Crime Research

Website focusing on organised crime in the United States and Germany, produced by Klaus von Lampe, Professor of criminology at the Berlin School of Economics and Law in Berlin. The site includes definitions of organised crime from the United States and elsewhere and gives details of books, articles, reports and presentations by the author, many of which are available in full. There are also book reviews of books and an annotated list of links to related sites. The site is in English and German.

Scottish Association for the Study of Offending

The Scottish Association for the Study of Offending (SASO) promotes research into causes and prevention of crime and the effects of crime. Its website has information about its aims and activities, including annual conferences. The Archives page provides recordings of conference sessions and the Journal page has issues of the now-defunct Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice Studies from 2003 to 2016.

Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research

The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) is a research collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier, Stirling and Strathclyde, aiming to improving the criminal justice research infrastructure in Scottish Higher Education Institutions and carry out criminal justice research relevant to Scotland. Its website has details of the Centre's projects and makes available publications and seminar/workshop videos, as well as a podcast focusing on researchers and their work.

Scottish Children's Reporter Administration

Website of the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) the body with responsibility for facilitating the work of the Children's Reporters and providing accommodation for Children's Hearings. Children's Hearings are distinct to Scotland and deal with both young offenders and children in need of care and protection. The site provides history, background and organisational information about the SCRA. There is information on the Children's Hearings System covering procedure and decision making.

A Primer on the Jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals

Full text copy of "A Primer on the Jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals" written by Thomas E. Baker of the Florida International University, College of Law and made freely available online by the Federal Judicial Center, an education and research agency for the federal courts in the United States. The primer was published in 2009 (and updated in 2023) and provides an "introduction to the complexity and nuance in the subject-matter jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals".

Lexpert

Lexpert is a Canadian legal business news platform run by Key Media Business Information. The site includes a directory of Canadian lawyers and law firms, as well news articles and the Big Deals directory, which covers mergers and acquisitions.
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