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St Helena Government

Website of the St Helena government. St Helena is an island in the South Atlantic and a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. St Helena forms part of a group including Ascension Island and the Tristan da Cunha group of Islands. There is information about the legal system, structure of government, government directorates and the island’s environment. There are also web pages aimed at tourists and investors. Other parts of the site provide access to the laws of St Helena, government publications, government gazettes and Supreme Court judgements (2015 onwards).

St Helena Laws

Webpage of the St Helena government site providing access to the laws of this self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. St Helena forms part of a group including Ascension Island and the Tristan da Cunha group of islands. The St Helena government enacts its own local laws- ordinances and secondary legislation- which are linked to on this site. Laws are arranged alphabetically and given in PDF. There is also a link to the Saint Helena Act 1833 which contains St Helena’s Constitution under which the laws are made.

Scottish Civil Justice Council

Website of the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) the body set up in 2013 to replace the Court of Session Rules Council and the Sheriff Court Rules Council. The SCJC prepares draft rules of procedure for the civil courts and is responsible for keeping the civil justice system under review. The site has information on the membership of the Council and copies of minutes, papers and annual reports. There is also information and associated documentation on the various SCJC committees.

International Academy of Comparative Law

The International Academy of Comparative Law was established in 1924 to promote the study of comparative law and to bring together comparative law scholars from all over the world. Its website provides information about the Academy’s officers, members, national committees and congresses, together with its statutes and bye-laws and brief details of its publications. The site is in French and English.

IBFD Library Catalogue

IBFD’s online Library Catalogue can be used to search for journal articles on international and comparative taxation, as well as the more usual book titles and journal titles. The IBFD Catalogue indexes articles from tax journals published all over the world. For the latest items, see ‘New in the Catalogue’. Amsterdam-based IBFD (International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation) is a leading authority on cross-border taxation.

International Crimes Database (ICD)

ICD is a database of more than 600 international criminal law cases from international, hybrid and municipal courts, from 1946 to the present day. It is accompanied on the website by news, academic articles, working papers and other information. Each case record in the database includes a summary, the procedural history, a link to the judgment, references to commentary, lists of instruments cited, details of related cases and so on.

Planning Court

This page of the GOV.UK website provides information and contacts for the Planning Court, which is part of the Administrative Court within the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The Planning Court hears appeals against planning authorities relating to planning permission, development consent, compulsory purchase orders and highways. From the site you can download forms, see upcoming cases and view civil procedure rules relating to the court.

Technology and Construction Court

This page of the GOV.UK website provides information on the Technology and Construction Court, a group of specialist courts within the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, which hears cases relating to building, engineering and surveying issues. There are contact details for all the courts,
guidance on how to take a case to the court including online claim forms and detailed guidance for lawyers on how to bring a complex technical case to the court.

Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission

Information provided on the GOV.UK website on making an appeal to the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (POAC). The POAC was created by the Terrorism Act 2000 to hear appeals from organisations which have been banned by the Home Office because they believe it is involved with terrorism. The site gives guidance on how to appeal, links to relevant rules and legislation and previous decisions.

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