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Innocence Project London
Web page of the Innocence Project London (IPL) which is based in the School of Law at the University of Greenwich. The project was established in 2010 and conducts investigations into alleged wrongful convictions of individuals. The work is carried out by law students under the guidance of academic and practicing lawyers. IPL is the only UK based innocence project to belong to the US based Innocence Network.
Irish Innocence Project
Website of the Irish Innocence Project, based at the Law School at Griffith College in Dublin. The Project’s aim is to assist people who believe they have been the victim of a miscarriage of justice and who have exhausted other legal remedies Their cases are investigated by law students under the supervision of qualified solicitors and barristers. There are free articles to download and a blog giving updates on the project and recent cases.
The Innocence Network
The Innocence Network is an affiliation of organisations which provide pro bono legal services and support to people trying to prove their innocence for crimes for which they’ve been convicted. The Network is US based but includes organisations such as university law schools, non-profit organisations and law firms from around the world. The site has a clickable map giving details of all the innocence projects that form part of the Network. There is a bank of briefs submitted by innocence projects that are freely available to download from the site.
Government of the Faroe Islands
English version of the Faroe Islands government website, providing information about the current government, its foreign relations policy and the constitutional status of the Islands, which are an autonomous region of Denmark. Acts relating to the status of the Faroe Islands are available in translation. A Faroese-language version of the website is also available.
Open Government Guide
Guide to law and policy regarding open government in each US state and in the District of Columbia. Covers the rights of citizens to access official information and attend official meetings. For each state, and for DC, there is a guide available in both html and pdf format. The Guide is the work of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, which is based in Washington, DC.
Federal Open Government Guide
Administrative Rules
Portal to US state and federal rules and regulations. Explains what administrative rules are and gives links to codified and uncodified versions for each state and for the federal government.The resource is provided by the Administrative Codes & Registers Section of the National Association of Secretaries of State.
American Presidency Project
Online archive of US presidential documents, election documents and data, and audio visual material. Includes executive orders, proclamations, State of the Union addresses and messages, inaugural addresses, addresses to Congress, press conference material, veto messages, party convention addresses, election debates and other resources. The archive is hosted by the University of California, Santa Barbara, and covers the period from 1789 to the present.
Compilation of Presidential Documents
Collection of US presidential documents on the official Federal Digital System website, arranged by year, 1992 onwards. Includes proclamations, executive orders, speeches, statements, details of acts approved by the President, and other material. To search, follow the ‘Search Government Publications’ link, open Advanced Search and select ‘Compilation of Presidential Documents’.