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Inter-American Children's Institute

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The Inter-American Children's Institute (IIN) is a specialised organisation of the Organization of American States (OAS), focusing on the promotion and protection of children's rights. The website has background information on the IIN, including its statutes and rules of procedure. IIN publications are available and the site also provides information on the Institute's work in the areas of child law, children's rights, combating sexual exploitation and tackling child abduction.  The site can be viewed in English or Spanish but some of the content is in Spanish only.

Domstol.no

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Official website of the Norwegian courts, giving an overview of the Norwegian legal system and information about the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal and District Courts. Also has guidance about being a witness, representing yourself in court, judicial mediation, criminal court proceedings and other matters.

ITU Cybersecurity Activities

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Information about the work of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the field of cybersecurity, covering radiocommunications, fraud and cyber attacks, child online protection and more. Provides resources for governments, the public and businesses, including good practice guides, reports, studies, a repository of national cybersecurity strategies and the ITU's Global Cybersecurity Index. Also includes news and details of events.

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: legislation and regulation

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Legislation collection on the website of the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE). Topics covered include company registration, competition policy, intellectual property, insurance and industrial design registration. 

Department of Corrective Services, Government of Western Australia

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Website of the Government of Western Australia's Department of Corrective Services (formerly part of the Department of Justice).  Offers information on adults and juveniles in custody and in the community, and on victim support. Also includes reports and news.

Department of the Attorney General, Government of Western Australia

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Website of the Government of Western Australia's Department of Justice, offering information about births, deaths and marriages; driving licence suspensions; going to court; jury service; prison visiting; document witnessing; and enduring powers of attorney. Also has links to government publications, legislation and statistics.

Singapore Ministry of Law

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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

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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.

Commission on Intellectual Property Rights

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Website of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, which was set up in 2001 by the British government to research the strengthening of intellectual property rights in developing countries. The Commission's final report, published in 2002, is available, together with the government's response.

Afghanistan National Assembly

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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.

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