Cyprus Bar Association
The Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) is the professional body for lawyers practising in Cyprus. Its website provides information for lawyers, trainees and the public.
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Greek Law Digest: the Ultimate guide to Investing in Greece
Greek Law Digest (GLD) is an English-language guide to Greek law, an initiative of law publisher Nomiki Bibliothiki under the auspices of the government and various business organisations. Intended primarily for foreign investors and entrepreneurs, GLD consists of overview articles by Greek lawyers on different aspects of Greek law, business and finance. It also has a page of legal and business news. A Chinese version of the site is available.
Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights
The website of the Greek Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights describes the organisation and work of the ministry and provides information about the Greek judicial and prison systems (including statistics). Guidance is provided for citizens on the subjects of human rights and access to justice.The site also has details of policy consultations. The Greek legislation falling with the Ministry of Justice’s remit is also available on the site and there is a separate section providing a collection of codes.
Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
The website of the Greek Prime Minister has an English version with news and background information about the Prime Minister and cabinet. There is a link to each departmental website and to the main government website. Fuller information is available on the Greek version of the site.
Hellenic Republic - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The website of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has information about the ministry’s structure and officeholders and about Greek foreign policy and bilateral relations. It also gives details of services for citizens, travellers and businesses. Press releases, speeches and statements are available in the Current Affairs section.The Ministry section provides a small collection of major treaties involving Greece, in either English or French. The site is available in English, French or Greek.
Constitution of Greece
Electronic copy of the 1975 Constitution of Greece, amended up to 2008, and made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution can be viewed in PDF or HTML formats and includes sections on individual and social rights and the functions of the state including the president, parliament, government and the judiciary.
International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies
Website of the International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ICLARS) an international network of scholars and experts in law and religion. The Consortium is based at the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan. ICLARS regularly organizes conferences and publishes a book series with Routledge. The website gives details of conferences and a list of related journals, books and web links.
Ecclesiastical Law
The Ecclesiastical Law website is produced by Mark Hill QC of Francis Taylor Building Chambers and is intended to provide additional information for readers of his book, Ecclesiastical Law. There is a section on clergy discipline providing comment and guidance along with links to legislation. There is also information on faculty jurisdiction which relates to Church of England buildings. Links to full text articles written by Mark Hill are also freely available and cover subjects such as freedom of religion, Canon law and same-sex marriage in South Africa.
European Consortium for Church and State Research
The European Consortium for Church and State Research is an organisation of academics from across Europe with an interest in ecclesiastical law. The purpose of the Consortium is to promote the “development of studies of Ecclesiastical Law and of the relations between states and religious confessions in Europe”. The Consortium holds annual meetings the proceedings of which are made available on the site. Meetings in recent years have focused on law and religion in the workplace, religious adjudication and the state and public authorities and the training of religious personnel in Europe.
BrexitLawNI
BrexitLawNI is a collaborative research project between the law schools of Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University and the Committee on the Administration of Justice, a human rights organisation based in Belfast. The project is looking at the legal and constitutional elements of Brexit as they relate to Northern Ireland and background information is given for the key themes. These include the peace process, relations between the North and South of Ireland, border controls and free movement and equality and human rights issues.