Government bodies

Supreme Judicial Council

Website of the Qatari Supreme Council of the Judiciary which oversees the courts and the independence of the judiciary. There is information on the court system in Qatar with overviews of the functions of each court including the Court of Cassation, the Court of Appeal, Court of First Instance, Investment Court, Civil Court, Family Court and Criminal Court. An encyclopedia of Qatari legislation is also given. The site can be viewed in Arabic only.

Qatari Legal Portal (Al-Meezan)

Website of the Qatari Legal Portal provided by the Ministry of Justice. The site has full text legislation dating back to 1961 which can be searched by date, subject and type of legislation along with full text treaties Qatar has signed. Selected judgements of the Court of Cassation can be browsed by subject or date or searched by keyword. Copies of the Official Gazette are also available back to 1961. The site can be viewed in Arabic with limited content available in English.

Poder Judicial Republica de Chile

Website of the Chilean judiciary which gives information on the court system and the administration of justice throughout the country. Details (including contacts and addresses) are given for the various courts including the Supreme Court, the 17 Courts of Appeals, Courts of First Instance, the Military Courts and Environment Courts. Historical information on the judiciary is also given. The site can be viewed in Spanish only.

Cour Suprême de Guinée

The Supreme Court of Guinea's website has an introduction to the court, lists of hearings for each chamber, news and event information. Also provides a collection of legislation, including codes, laws and the Constitution. The main site is in French, but a limited English version is available.

Assemblée Nationale du Bénin

Website of Benin’s parliament, the Assemblée Nationale. The Présentation section includes the text of the Constitution and the 2019 law reforming it, as well as general information about the history and composition of the assembly. A legislation database is available under ‘Répertoire des lois’. Information about parliamentary proceedings is provided and there are downoadable reports and other publications. The site is in French.

Treaties

Belgian treaty website, provided by the foreign affairs department of the Federal Public Service. Includes a database of treaty information (date of signature, date in force for Belgium, date of publication in the Journal Officiel, and so on) and details of treaties for which Belgium is the depositary. The site can be navigated in English, German, French or Dutch, but most of the content is in French and Dutch only.

Ecourts Services: High Courts of India

Website providing information and resources relating to the Indian high courts made freely available online by the Supreme Court of India. The search interface enables cases to be searched by number or court. The status of a case, court orders and cause lists are also available and links are given to all the individual high court websites where additional information is provided.

Constitutional Court of Jordan

The Constitutional Court of Jordan was established in October 2012 and began work in 2013. The English version of its website includes translations of selected judgments and English versions of the Constitution of Jordan and the Law of the Constitutional Court; it also has general information about the court, and case statistics. The Arabic version provides cases from 2013 to the current year, court rules, the Constitution, the Law of the Constitutional Court, publications and links to law databases such as Qistas and Qarark (a login and/or subscription is required to access these).

Council of State

The Council of State is the supreme administrative court of Colombia. Its website, which is in Spanish, provides cases, recent administrative acts, a jurisprudence bulletin and news. Publications are available under ‘Comunicaciones’, including reports on electoral / constitutional affairs and books on contentious administrative law, human rights, indigenous rights, environmental law, gender equality, popular and group actions and other topics.
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