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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Website of the government of the Pacific island of Palau, with information about the executive and judicial branches; a section for the legislative branch was under construction at the time of writing (May 2023). Some of the government department pages provide official forms and other publications. The site also has a Documents section which includes Presidential proclamations and directives, bills, executive orders and press releases.
Official website of the Supreme Court of Nepal. Includes a judgments database, cause lists and a collection of legislation including the Constitution of Nepal, court rules and the civil, civil procedure, criminal and criminal procedure codes, all in Nepali. There is also a Publications section, also in Nepali, containing the Nepal Law Reporter, Supreme Court Bulletin, Supreme Court User Charter, court rules and directives, and the Judges' Code of Conduct.
Legal database of the Australian Taxation Office, providing access to legal and policy information, including tax legislation, cases, public rulings and determinations, practice statements, policy documents and legislative determinations. Can be browsed or searched, and a Help section is available.
UK government web page providing information about asylum seekers' countries of origin, to be used in the asylum determination process. Reports contain information on asylum and human rights issues in the country and include chapters on the security forces, torture, the judiciary, prison conditions, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, ethnic minorities and human rights institutions. There is also background information on the country covering the economy, history, political system, Constitution and political parties.
Official website of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, with background information about the court and the judiciary, cause lists and a judgments database. Other materials available on the site include the Supreme Court Rules, an overview of the judicial system of Pakistan, and the Supreme Court Research Centre's Quarterly Case Update.
