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CODICES

The CODICES database was created by the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission). It provides key judgments from the constitutional courts of European countries, the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union. There is background information on each constitutional court, with details of powers, composition and organisation, as well as basic texts relating to the court. The constitutions of all member states of the Council of Europe and national laws relating to constitutional courts are also given.

Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy

The Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law carries out multidisciplinary research and policy analysis regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. Its website has details of the Institute's projects and provides its policy papers, reports and briefings. LGBT FAQs are available, together with shareable infographics, interactive data and recommendations for carrying out surveys focusing on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Scale Justice

Scale Justice (previously Pro Bono Net) is a non-profit organisation providing support for volunteer lawyers working in the United States. Its website has sections for lawyers working in different US states and practice areas (including human rights, prisoner rights, health care law and asylum law), with news and online legal materials for their members.

LawHelp

LawHelp is a legal information site for the general public in the United States, hosted by Pro Bono Net (a US association for pro bono lawyers). It covers legal aid and pro bono legal services and provides guides to the law. Resources are organised by state and include information on legal rights in the areas of employment law, family law, human rights, immigration, consumer issues, taxation, housing and public benefits. 

Net Lawman: Irish Legal Periodicals

The Net Lawman website includes an index to Irish legal periodicals from 1997 to around 2015, with a search facility. The index can be browsed by journal and each record gives the article title, author, citation and key words. Links are given to articles available online. Founded in 1991, Net Lawman is an English company that provides legal document templates and law-related services.

Victorian Law Reform Commission

The Victorian Law Reform Commission  (VLRC) is an independent government-funded body that is responsible for law reform in Victoria, Australia. Its website provides law reform reports, consultation papers and other VLRC publications from 2001 onwards. There are also details of current and past projects, together with news and other information.

Transatlantic turbulence: the European Union and United States debate over passenger data

Guide to the legal issues surrounding passenger data by Irfan Tukdi, updated by Sabrina Sondhi, Director of the H. Laddie Montague, Jr. Law Library at Penn State Dickinson Law. Published on New York University's Globalex website, it gives background information to the US anti-terrorism legislation passed following the 9/11 terror attacks, including the Patriot Act, the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (ATSSSA) and the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA).

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