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Introduction to researching South Pacific law

Online guide to South Pacific law written by Peter Murgatroyd who is Information Resource Centre Manager at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Coordinator of the Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN). The guide was published in 2006 (and updated in 2022) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law.

Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a UK body which replaced the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). Its website provides advice relating to discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation and gives practical guidance on bringing a discrimination claim. There is a section dealing with rights in settings including employment, shops and services, health and social care, legal services, transport and education.

Antarctic treaty system

Australian government website focusing on the Antarctic Treaty. Includes the text of the treaty and background information on its purpose and history, plus a list of parties. Also includes the Madrid Protocol, which is concerned with environmental protection. References and links are given to the principal instruments and Australian legislation concerning the protection of the Antarctic environment.

Constitution of Turkmenistan

English version of the 1992 Constitution of Turkmenistan as amended to 2003,  provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on its Refworld website. Includes sections on the constitutional order, basic rights, the system of government, the electoral system and judicial power in Turkmenistan.

Legislation Turkmenistan

Collection of links to laws of Turkmenistan, provided by Lexadin, a Dutch legal technology firm. The laws are arranged by subject including constitutional, administrative, criminal, civil, commercial, company, employment, health, taxation, banking and intellectual property law. They are in either English or Russian.

African Law Reporter

African Law Reporter (also known as JurisAfrica) was founded by Mr. Justice Francis M. Ssekandi, a former Justice of Appeal in Uganda. It currently provides a small selection of African legal materials, including judgments, constitutions, statutes, articles and news items. Links are provided to websites with related content.

Canada Patents, 1869-1919

Database of patents issued to Canadian residents and citizens between 1869 and 1919, provided by Library and Archives Canada. Over 190,000 digitised patents are available, searchable by patent number, patent holder, title, year and city, province or state. Results are displayed in summary format with links to the complete scanned image. The resource is available in either English or French.

Conflict of Laws.net

Conflict of laws.net is a private international law blog with contributions from scholars and practitioners around the world. The general editors are Associate Professor Jean Huang of the University of Sydney and  Prof. Dr. Tobias Lutzi of the University of Augsburg. A free email update service is available.

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