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International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists

Website of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IAJLJ) a membership organisation made up of lawyers, judges, judicial officers and academic jurists in more than 50 countries. The IAJLJ is concerned with human rights issues and in particular issues affecting Jewish people and works to "combat racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial and negation of the State of Israel.÷ The site gives information about the organisation and its officers, details of events and provides access to IAJLJ policy statements.

Yearbook of the United Nations

The Yearbook of the United Nations records the work of the United Nations, covering all areas of its responsibility. Each Yearbook lists all major General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council resolutions. It also contains information on major UN decisions, lists of key personnel and appointments, details of budgets and key UN reforms. The website provides all volumes, 1946-2006. A single volume can be selected from a drop-down menu. There is also a search facility which can search either the entire series or shorter date-ranges.

Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office Legislation

This web page provides a list of the legislation administered by the Barbados Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO). CAIPO is the government department with responsibility for the registration and incorporation of companies and the registration of patents, trade marks, industrial designs and other intellectual property rights. Legislation is grouped under the following headings: general; corporate affairs; intellectual property and conventions. There is a summary of each law and some of these have a link to the full text.

Amsterdam Law Forum

The Amsterdam Law Forum is an open access journal produced by the Law Faculty at VU University in Amsterdam. The journal is published quarterly and contains articles on contemporary international, European and comparative law, scientific papers and book reviews.

Sveriges advokatsamfund

Website of the Swedish Bar Association, the organisation representing Sweden's practising lawyers. The site provides an article giving background information on the legal profession in Sweden and the role and functions of the Bar Association. Rules and regulations governing lawyers can be downloaded from the site including the Charter of the Swedish Bar Association, the Code of Conduct and the Code of Conduct for European Lawyers. A directory of members can be searched by name, firm, location, language and area of law and there is guidance on making a complaint against a member.

An introduction to the legal structure of Tokelau:a collection of primary materials, commentary, and online resources

Online guide explaining the laws and legal system of Tokelau in the South Pacific, a self-administering territory of New Zealand. The guide is by Peter Murgatroyd, Law Librarian at the Emalus Campus Library at the University of the South Pacific. It gives an introduction to Tokelau, information on sources of law and links to Tokelau legislation. There is an outline of the governmental system and government institutions along with details of the relationship Tokelau has with New Zealand.

Constitution of Tonga

Full text online version of the 1875 Constitution of Tonga (amended up to 1988) made freely available on PacLII the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute website. The Constitution is presented in HTML and has sections dealing with rights and freedoms, the form of government and government institutions including the Privy Council, Legislative Assembly, Cabinet and the Judiciary. There is also a section dealing with land and the laws of succession. PacLII is a joint initiative involving the University of the South Pacific and the Australasian Legal Information Institute.

Pacific Legal Gateway

The Pacific Legal Gateway is a PacLII project providing access to Pacific legal research. There are links given to PacLII resources via a jurisdiction list and a clickable map. A page of annotated web links provides access to other legal research resources focusing on the Pacific Islands including governmental sites, research guides and news sources. There is also a help page and a selection of FAQs. PacLII is managed as a joint operation between the University of the South Pacific, School of Law, and by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII):

Public Safety Canada

Website of Public Safety Canada the government department with responsibility for national security, emergency management, law enforcement, corrections, crime prevention and borders and all aspects of public safety in Canada. The work of the department is outlined on the site under the following headings: emergency management; national security; crime prevention; law enforcement policy and corrections policy. These sections are broken down into further subject areas and links are given to relevant legislation, guidance and official publications.

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