The Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, established in 1987, is an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Leeds. Resources that can be accessed from the site include annual reports and summaries of recent research papers. The site also provides a publications list, news and information about conferences and public seminars. In addition there is events information and an extensive list of links to related websites.
This is a Human Rights Watch report on the first five years of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Human Rights Watch is an independent non-governmental organisation. The report looks at the accomplishments and shortcomings of the ICC since it began operations in 2003.
The International Probation and Parole Website (IPPW) is a joint project of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the National Probation Directorate for England and Wales, the Department of Corrections of New Zealand and the Government of Western Australia - Department of Justice. The IPPW is made freely available on the UNICRI website. The site provides an online directory of links to organisations around the world concerned with probation. This can be browsed by country, category (governmental, voluntary, professional etc) or client.
Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is an online education programme designed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Education Development Center Inc. (EDC). EHL is a free resource providing learning and teaching materials aimed at the 13 to 18 age group. The materials are organised into modules covering topics such as the humanitarian perspective, limits in armed conflict, the law in action, dealing with violations and responding to the consequences of armed conflict.
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.
The Hague Justice Portal is maintained by the Hague Academic Coalition, a consortium of academic institutions. The Portal provides news stories, factsheets, and research papers relating to the work of the Hague institutions, courts and tribunals, including the International Criminal Court; International Court of Justice, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; Iran-United States Claims Tribunal; Permanent Court of Arbitration; Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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.
Online guide to the antitrust laws of the United States produced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and made freely available on the FTC website. The site gives an overview of the three core federal antitrust laws- theSherman 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.
Searchable collection of Saudi Arabian laws in English translation, on the website of the Bureau of Experts, which is affiliated to the Saudi Council of Ministers. The database contains the Basic Laws which include the Basic Law of Governance, the Law of Provinces, the Law of the Shura Council and the Law of the Council of Ministers. Other Saudi laws included cover areas such as media and publishing, money laundering, company, economy and investment laws, property, judicial authority and human rights, mining, labour, and finance.
Website of the League of Arab States (Arab League) a regional organisation of Arabic speaking countries. The site has organisational information and full text official documents, including conventions, relating to the Arab League. There are news items and an outline of political issues concerning the Arab world. The site is available in Arabic with a small amount of information provided in English.
