Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England
The first edition of William Blackstone’s ‘Commentaries on the Laws of England’ (Clarendon Press, 1765-1769), provided online by Yale Law School’s Avalon Project.
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International investment agreements navigator
Free database of around 2,800 international investment agreements (IIAs), compiled by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Covers both bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and multilateral agreements. Users may browse by 'economy' (meaning 'country') or by international organisation; there is also a search facility. Dates of signature and entry into force are available, together with the text of each agreement; many are available in English even where there are no English-speaking parties. (At the time of writing, the interactive map on this site did not appear to work.)
British Medical Association
The British Medical Association (BMA) represents doctors across all branches of medicine in the UK. Its website includes information about medical careers, dealing with complaints, whistleblowing, ethics, equality and diversity and running a GP practice. It also outlines the BMA's campaigns and other activities.
Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development
The Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development (ACJRD Ltd.) was established by Irish lawyers in 1996, under the name ‘Irish Association for the Study of Delinquency’. Its aim is to promote the reform and development of the criminal justice system in Ireland, by means of research and the sharing of best practice.
Parliament of Georgia
The Parliament of Georgia website, containing a list of the members of parliament, and recent news. From the homepage access is given to the constitution and regulations of the parliament in pdf format, in English; however, the legislation pages are in html format and only available in Georgian. The International Acts section has links to international conventions, agreements and treaties of which Georgia is a party, as Word documents. There is also a section of useful links to sites of the ministries and courts. Most of the page is available in both English and Georgian.
Central Bank of Bahrain
The website of the Central Bank of Bahrain, which has a section on the relevant laws, under Regulatory Functions. Under Laws and Regulations there is a quick search box and an option to search by rule number. The full texts of various laws are available in html. The general webpage also gives information about the Central Bank, the monetary policy, banking operations, publications and data, consumer information and the financial sector. The Arabic version of the website is currently under construction.
Constitution of Egypt
The 2014 Constitution of Egypt, amended up to 2019, provided by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin.
Political Database of the Americas
A non governmental project maintained by the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University, USA in collaboration with other bodies. It was started in 1995. A principal feature of the site is a study of the constitutions of the Latin American countries, with the full text of the relevant Constitution. For each country suggestions are made of additional supporting literature but only the bibliographical information is available. There is also background information about other topics including the electoral system and political parties of the countries.
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Official site of the Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation. Provides background information about the Swiss Confederation, the Federal Council and Federal Administration, with links to the current Constitution and the sites of the individual Swiss Cantons. Includes a free database of Swiss legislation in the official languages. Also has selected laws in English; these translations are for information only. A selection of federal publications is available to download in PDF format. It is possible to subscribe to current news from the Federal Administration.
LegalCitation.ie
This website makes available OSCOLA Ireland, a citation system for Irish law. It was developed by Irish academics and is based on the Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA). The OSCOLA Ireland manual may be downloaded free of charge and there is a quick reference guide and a set of FAQs. The guide covers abbreviations, cases, legislation, books, articles, online sources and other materials; it also gives guidance on presentation, punctuation and cross-referencing. The site's Links page has information about using OSCOLA Ireland with EndNote and Zotero.