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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.

The Upper House, Somali Federal Parliament

This website is for the Upper House, also known as the Senate, of the Somali Federal Parliament. The documents provided cover laws from 2019 to 2024 and are only in Somali. The website also provides information on the process of passing a bill, the history of the Senate, members, the constituency and the Secretary General. The website is translated into English as well as being available in Somali.

Federal Parliament of Somalia, House of the People

The website provides the constitution, budgets, international agreements, acts of parliament, rules for parliament members and presidential endorsements for executive orders. These documents are mostly in Somali, but there are English versions of the constitution dating back to 1960. There is also information about the federal parliament of Somalia, the current members of the House of the People and the committees of the House of the People. The site has an English interface.

Mercosur Permanent Review Tribunal

Website of the Mercosur Tribunal, the body with responsibility for resolving disputes between member states relating to Mercosur law. Mercosur is the Southern Common Market, a South American trading bloc which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Bolivia. The site outlines the structure of the Tribunal and gives profiles of the arbitrators. Regulations relating to the court and to the Mercosur dispute settlement mechanism, including the Treaty of Asunción which established Mercosur, are also provided along with awards and advisory opinions.

Mercosur Parliament

Website of the Mercosur Parliament (PARLASUR), a forum representing the interests of citizens of the MERCOSUR countries. Mercosur is the Southern Common Market, a South American trading bloc which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Bolivia. The site gives contact details of the MPs, information on the various commissions and on the work of the Democracy Observatory which aims to strengthen democracy and human rights within Mercosur states. The site can be viewed in Spanish or Portuguese.

National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia

Website of the Serbian National Assembly (Parliament) which has 250 elected members. There are profiles of all members and details of the various committees and parliamentary groups. Important documents are given in full including the Constitution, the law on the National Assembly and rules of procedure. Full text legislation is given on the site but this can only be viewed in Serbian and Bosnian. The rest of the site can be viewed in Serbian, Bosnian and English.

Ministry of Justice of Rwanda

Website of the Rwandan Ministry of Justice which includes departments providing legal advice and expertise to the Rwandan government, administering public legal aid and monitoring regional and international human rights Instruments ratified by Rwanda. The Official Gazette is published on the site along with a selection of laws. These documents are given in English, French and Kinyarwanda.
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