A comprehensive online research guide describing resources useful for empirical legal research including information on data sets and statistical packages, compiled by Alissa Black-Doward at Fordham University Law Library. The guide identifies relevant online and print resources including collections of statistics, empirical legal research centres, websites, books, journals and articles.
Web pages describing the aims and work of the Empirical Legal Research Network at the University of Edinburgh School of Law. The site gives a listing members and potential mentors and brief details of events and current research topics. Activities focus on four inter-related areas: Institutional Orders; Communities and the Built Environment; Families and Relationships; Persons (health and well-being).
Website of the Centre for Empirical Legal Studies (CELS) in the Faculty of Laws at University College London. The Centre aims to build empirical and interdisciplinary research capacity in the field of law in the United Kingdom, furthering the concept of Law in the Real World and offering programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The site provides information about the research projects, staff publications, events and courses offered by CELS.
Official website of the Society for Empirical Legal Studies (SELS), an international association of scholars interested in empirical legal studies, highlighting recent articles and publishing information on events, news and conferences in the field of empirical legal studies and research . The site includes information about the Society's official journal, The Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (JELS) and the annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (CELS) organised by the Society. Resources presented on the site include PDFs of presentations from past conferences.
A law blog focusing on topics related to empirical legal studies. The blog features posts and comment on current topics, conferences and workshops, and database services relevant for empirical legal studies and research. A monthly archive of discussions is available. The blog has been created and developed as a collaborative project by Vermont Law School, Cornell Law School, John Marshall Law School in the USA.
Reprieve is a London-based charity providing legal representation and assistance for prisoners facing the death penalty and prisoners held beyond the rule of law, for example at Guantanamo Bay; it also investigates and campaigns on issues such as drone attacks and extraordinary rendition. The organisation was founded by human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith. The ‘Our Work’ page of its website provides reports, responses to consultations and other publications, together with information and documentation relating to Reprieve investigations and particular prisoners’ cases.
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is part of the intergovernmental Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). It observes elections, monitors democracy and seeks to foster human rights, tolerance and the rule of law. The Office’s website describes its work, provides press releases and makes available its recommendations, reports, and other publications. On the Resources page there is a Documents Library, an email news service and a multimedia library.
Website monitoring the protection of fundamental rights in Europe, provided by the University of Bologna’s Interdepartmental centre for research in European Communities Law (CIRDCE), the Lelio and Lisli Basso Foundation and European Magistrates for Democracy and Freedoms (MEDEL). The site makes available a collection of journal articles, studies and other commentary, under ‘Comments’.
Qatar Law Forum is an international conference hosted in Doha under the patronage of the Emir of Qatar. It aims to discuss the Rule of Law and related issues of international law and has been convened twice, in 2009 and 2012. The forum’s English website provides links to news articles relating to the forum and also provides documents on the discussions including newsletters, the text of some of the speeches and a discussion paper on the role of ethics in finance. The site also features YouTube clips of the conference and photographs.
The website of the National Assembly of Cameroon provides information on its organisation, history and a step-by-step guide to the legislative procedure. A profile of the President of the National Assembly is given along with details of members. A number of laws are also provided in PDF. The site can be viewed in French and English.
