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Antarctic Treaty Secretariat

The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat is responsible for providing information about the Antarctic Treaty system and support for the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM). Its website includes the text of the Antarctic Treaty and its environmental protocol, details of parties to the treaty and information about the ATCM and other meetings, together with information relating to the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP). The Information Exchange page includes a collection of reports.

Public Safety Canada

Website of Public Safety Canada the government department with responsibility for national security, emergency management, law enforcement, corrections, crime prevention and borders and all aspects of public safety in Canada. The work of the department is outlined on the site under the following headings: emergency management; national security; crime prevention; law enforcement policy and corrections policy. These sections are broken down into further subject areas and links are given to relevant legislation, guidance and official publications.

Tribunal Constitucional del Peru

Official website of the Constitutional Court of Peru. The site contains information about the Court and gives profiles of the judges. Provides judgments, the Constitution and associated legislation. Links are given to the website of the Court Gazette and to the Centre for Constitutional Studies of the Constitutional Court , the research and academic arm of the Court. The site is in Spanish

Northern Mariana Islands Judiciary

Official website of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands judiciary. The Commonwealth is a jurisdiction of the United States consisting of fourteen tropical islands in Micronesia. The site provides background and historical information about the courts and the Northern Mariana Islands. Profiles of the justices and contact details are given for the Supreme Court and the Superior Court. The Administration section provides information on Bar admissions, court forms and annual reports. A link is given to the Law Revision Commission where court opinions and rules can be found.

Poder Judicial de Puerto Rico

Official website of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico. The site has information aimed at judges, citizens, lawyers and law students and there are sections giving background to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the Court of First Instance and the administration of the courts. There is organisational information about the Judiciary along with details of the judges and the work of the Judicial Academy. Full text legislation relating to the Judiciary can be viewed on the site in full text.

Órgano Judicial de la República de Panamá

Official website of the Panamanian Judiciary. The site provides background and organisational information about the judiciary and court structure in Panama. There is information on the work of the different sections of the department dealing with mediation, victims of crime, judicial education and legal aid. Profiles are given of judges sitting in the Supreme Court, the High Courts and the Superior Courts in Panama and there are links to related Panamanian legal sites. The site is available in Spanish throughout.

Asamblea Nacional de Panama

Official website of the Asamblea Nacional de Panama, or National Assembly of Panama, providing background and historical information. Details are given for members of the Assembly and parliamentary proceedings are given in full from 2006 onwards. A link is given to the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) which provides access to Panamanian legal materials. The site is in Spanish throughout.

Guide to Antitrust Laws

Guide to US antitrust laws, on the website of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Gives an overview of the three core federal antitrust laws- the Sherman Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act. There are also sections dealing with the bodies responsible for enforcing the law, monopolies, mergers, price discrimination and competitor collaboration including practices such as price fixing, market division and bid rigging. Each section can be viewed in HTML and as a PDF factsheet.

League of Arab States

Website of the League of Arab States (Arab League), a regional organisation of Arabic-speaking countries. Provides official documents, news items, details of the League's organisational structure, and overviews of political, economic, social and other issues concerning the Arab world. There is also information about other pan-Arab institutions and Arab human rights mechanisms. The site is in Arabic, but a limited English-language version is available.

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Website of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Gulf Cooperation Council) a trade organisation involving the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait. The site provides organisational and background information about the GCC along with details of work achieved in the areas of legal, security, political and military cooperation between its members. The digital library provides access to agreements and regulations of the GCC covering economics, environment, law and patents.

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