Government bodies

Courts of New Zealand

Official website of Courts of New Zealand, the body responsible for court administration in New Zealand. Includes a database of selected higher court judgments, called Judicial Decisions of Public Interest and mostly consisting of criminal cases and other judgments of public interest. The site also has information about the role, structure and history of the courts and explains the functions of the Judicial Committees and the Rules Committee. There is also information about the judiciary. Sections covering the individual courts provide legislation, daily lists and case summaries.

Office of the Attorney General, Ireland

Official website of the Attorney General of Ireland, legal adviser to the government and chief law officer of the State. The website gives an account of the role and duties of the Attorney General and the work of other offices within the Office of the Attorney General including the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government, the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and the Statute Law Revision Unit.

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova

Official Website of the Moldavian Constitutional Court which was established in 1995. The Court is an independent body whose purpose is to guarantee the supremacy of the Constitution. The site provides details of the structure of the court and its role and functions. There are HTML versions of the Moldavian Constitution and Constitutional Jurisdiction Code and profiles of the judges currently serving at the Court. Sections of the site (including decisions and details of Court sessions) are still under construction. The site is available in English, Romanian, Russian and French.

Criminal Justice System Northern Ireland

This site provides information on the criminal justice system of Northern Ireland and the agencies that form part of the justice service including the Northern Ireland Prison Service, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Public Prosecution Service, Youth Justice Agency and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland. The role of each of these bodies is explained on the site and contact details and links to the organisations' own websites are given. Key documents relating to the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland are made available in HTML or PDF.

Social Security and Child Support Appeals Tribunal

Website of the Social Security and Child Support Appeals Tribunal (SSCSA). The Tribunal deals with disputes relating to a number of benefits including Attendance Allowance, Carer's Allowance, Universal Credit and Vaccine Damage Payment. The site describes the role and work of the SSCSA providing key documents including annual reports, business plans, leaflets and a copy of The Benchbook which provides procedural guidance. Documents are given in PDF format. There is also guidance on how to appeal and an enquiry form to download.

Sark Chief Pleas

Website of the Government of Sark, the smallest of the four major Channel Islands, and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. There is information about the island's legislature, the Chief Pleas Assembly, including committee reports, minutes, and agendas going back to 2005. Details of the Chief Pleas committees are also given. Official forms are provided, together with recent items published in the Sark Gazette Officielle. Sark legislation is available via a link to the Guernsey Legal Resources website.

States of Alderney Government

Website of the Government of Alderney, the third largest of the Channel Islands. Alderney is a self-governing crown dependency which forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The website explains the Island's constitutional position, its relationship with the United Kingdom, the role of the States of Alderney (the legislature) which consists of a President and ten States Members and the Alderney States Committees.

Copyright Tribunal

Website of the Copyright Tribunal, part of the UK Patent Office. The Copyright Tribunal was established in 1989, its main function being to make rulings regarding the terms and conditions of licences offered by, or licensing schemes operated by, collective copyright licensing bodies. The website explains the work of the Tribunal and provides procedural information and Tribunal decisions.

Hungary National Assembly

Official website of the Hungarian National Assembly which is available in English and Hungarian. The site has links to the constitution of Hungary, to legislation and standing orders of the Parliament. There is also information and pictures about the history of the Parliament building.

Constitutional Court of Hungary

Official website of the Hungarian Constitutional Court. The site is available in Hungarian and English and provides information on the organisation, procedures and functions of the Court. It includes the Hungarian Constitution, the Act on the Constitutional Court and the Court's rules of procedure, together with a selection of decisions dating from 1992 onwards. It also has profiles of members and former members of the Court, along with a selection of links.

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