Government bodies

Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura (CSM)

Website of the Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura (Superior Council of the Judiciary), a body established under the constitution to ensure the autonomy and independence of the Italian judiciary. The site has information on the composition of the CSM and the judicial councils along with an outline of the Italian judicial system. It provides relevant legislation, including the Constitution, as well as internal regulations and documentation from conferences and meetings.The site can be viewed in Italian only.

Supreme Administrative Court

Official website of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic. The court hears appeals from the decisions of regional courts, as well as dealing with specific areas of law, including election matters and issues involving political parties and movements. A selection of judgments can be viewed in Czech. The site also has information about the court and its current and past judges, key legislation relevant to the work of the court, and a procedural guide. The site can be viewed in Czech, English and German.

Parliament of the Czech Republic, Senate

Official website of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The site provides information about the senate and senators along with a  copy of the Czech Constitution in English. Details of plenary sessions and the bills, international treaties, European legislation and petitions being debated by the Senate can be viewed on the site in Czech only. The site is available in Czech and English.

Republic of Serbia: Supreme Court of Cassation

Website of the Serbian Supreme Court of Cassation, providing information in English about the court system in Serbia and about the Court of Cassation in particular. English translations of court rules and related legislation available under 'Normative framework', together with an English-language excerpt from the Constitution of Serbia. The Serbian version of the site includes selected decisions of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Court of Serbia, the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights. 

Court Portal

The Court Portal is administered by the Romanian Ministry of Justice. It provides access to Romanian courts' websites, contact details and other information, including hearing lists and selected decisions. All available decisions can be accessed using the separate Jurisprudenţă search facility. Courts can be identified using a judicial map, a list of courts organised by type, or an address search.  Guide to using the courts are provided. The site is in Romanian only.

Octopus Cybercrime Community

Website of the Octopus Cybercrime Community, an initiative of the Council of Europe for information sharing and cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence. Resources on the site include the Country Wiki, giving details of national cybercrime policy, legislation (including links to full-text legislation) and cases, together with information about each country's status regarding the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.

Council of Europe European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)

The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) is the body established by the Council of Europe to improve the quality and efficiency of European judicial systems and strengthen court users’ confidence in them. The CEPEJ develops tools to support member states in their reform of court organisations and implement European justice standards. The site gives information on the work of the CEPEJ including the CEPEJ-STAT database which has comparison data for the judicial systems of the Council of Europe's member states.

Australian Federal Relations Architecture

Website of the Australian Federal Relations Architecture an intergovernmental forum where Commonwealth, state and territory ministers can meet to manage matters of national significance or issues that need co-ordinated action by all Australian governments. The National Cabinet is a forum for the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers and there are Ministerial Councils where Commonwealth, state and territory ministers work collaboratively on issues specific to their portfolio areas through intergovernmental meetings.

Australasian Parliamentary Counsel's Committee

Website of the Australasian Parliamentary Counsel's Committee (PCC), a discussion forum for the development of legislation. The PCC consists of the heads of the offices of Parliamentary Counsel for the Australian Commonwealth, the States, the ACT, the Northern Territory and New Zealand. PCC publications on national uniform legislation and a list of harmonised laws are available on the site, together with a page of links to sites providing legislation for common law jurisdictions. Parts of the site are password-protected. 

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