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World Society of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists

Website of the World Society of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists (WSMJJ) an organisation made up of law faculties, individuals and international organisations whose aim is to study jurisdictions with mixed legal systems (including both civil law and common law traditions) around the world. These include South Africa, Scotland, Israel, Quebec, the Philippines and Puerto Rico. The site gives contact details for officers and members, information on conferences and events held by the Society and publications produced by WSMJJ. 

A brief overview of the Saudi Arabian legal system

Online guide to the Saudi Arabian legal system written by Dr. Abdullah Ansary who is a Senior Fellow at the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) of George Washington University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Arabian Peninsula & Gulf Studies Program (APAG) of the University of Virginia. The guide was published in 2008 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides background and historical information on Saudi Arabia and the development of the legal system.

Guide to Antitrust Laws

Guide to US antitrust laws, on the website of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Gives an overview of the three core federal antitrust laws- the Sherman Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act. There are also sections dealing with the bodies responsible for enforcing the law, monopolies, mergers, price discrimination and competitor collaboration including practices such as price fixing, market division and bid rigging. Each section can be viewed in HTML and as a PDF factsheet.

Saudi laws compendium

Searchable collection of Saudi Arabian laws in English translation, provided by the Bureau of Experts of the Saudi Council of Ministers. The database contains the Basic Laws - including the Basic Law of Governance, the Law of Provinces, the Law of the Shura Council and the Law of the Council of Ministers - and other Saudi laws and regulations (scroll down and click on 'Translated document').

League of Arab States

Website of the League of Arab States (Arab League), a regional organisation of Arabic-speaking countries. Provides official documents, news items, details of the League's organisational structure, and overviews of political, economic, social and other issues concerning the Arab world. There is also information about other pan-Arab institutions and Arab human rights mechanisms. The site is in Arabic, but a limited English-language version is available.

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Website of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Gulf Cooperation Council) a trade organisation involving the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait. The site provides organisational and background information about the GCC along with details of work achieved in the areas of legal, security, political and military cooperation between its members. The digital library provides access to agreements and regulations of the GCC covering economics, environment, law and patents.

Advocacy Training and Resource Center

The Advocacy Training and Resource Center (ATRC) is a Kosovo-based organisation providing assistance to NGOs working in the area. The ATRC aims to "increase the capacity of NGOs and civic initiatives to undertake advocacy campaigns; and contribute in creating governing institutions that meet international standards". The site has details of ATRC's training and events and the organisation's bulletin can be downloaded in PDF format. Links are given to Kosovo institutions, international bodies and NGOs.

Defining international terrorism in light of liberation movements

Online article looking at the difficulties faced by the international community in defining international terrorism written by Innocent Maja who is the Senior Partner of Zimbabwean law firm, Maja and Associates Legal Practitioners. The article was published in 2008 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author covers the years 1936 to 1990 and the post cold war years highlighting significant events that have led to difficulties in agreeing a definition of international terrorism.

Victim Support Europe

Website of Victim Support Europe a network of national victim support organisations in Europe founded in 1990. The site has organisational information including a copy of the constitution and contact details for the member organisations that make up Victim Support Europe.

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