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Singapore Ministry of Law

Official website of the Ministry of Law, with information about registration of lawyers and insolvency practitioners in Singapore, dispute resolution, legal aid, regulation of money-lenders, intellectual property rights, administration of land, transnational civil and criminal justice and other matters. Provides official guidance, details of policy consultations, parliamentary speeches and news. Includes 'Insight Minlaw', a collection of articles about legal developments and the future of law.

District Court of the Virgin Islands

Official website of the US District Court of the Virgin Islands. Provides a schedule of hearings, court rules and court forms, together with information about judges, juries, bankruptcy proceedings and alternative dispute resolution. Also has details of the Virgin Islands Bar and guidance for people representing themselves in court (pro se litigants). There is a link to the court's case management and document filing system, for registered users only.

Afghanistan National Assembly

Archived version of the official website of the National Assembly (parliament) of Afghanistan, before it was effectively dissolved under the Taliban regime in August 2021. The home page has links to each chamber, the Meshrano Jirga (MJ), or Upper House, and the Wolesi Jirga (WJ), or House of the People.  The MJ pages provide background and historical information, procedural rules and the text of the Afghan Constitution, along with news and links.

Sudan Judiciary

Official website of the judiciary of the Republic of Sudan. The site explains the role of the Chief Justice and the Supreme Council of the Judiciary. There is an outline of the courts system including the Supreme Court, the courts of appeal, the public court and the district courts. There is also information on the administration of the courts in Sudan. The site is in Arabic.

Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions

This section of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) website provides information on the protection of indigenous peoples' traditional knowledge (TK), genetic resources (GR) and traditional cultural expressions (TCE). There are details of the work being undertaken to safeguard, record and digitize cultural heritage. Documentation and decisions from the conferences, meetings and seminars of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore are also provided.

Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department

Official website of the Australian Attorney-General. Has information about the ministers and organisational structure, news, speeches and publications. There are sections providing information about all areas of the Department's work, which include the legal and justice system, crime prevention and enforcement, legal services, families and marriage, national security and counter-terrorism, human rights and anti-discrimination, access to justice, private international law and anti-corruption. 

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