Collection of Chinese legislation in English translation, made available free of charge by the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China. Provides the Constitution and constitutional amendments, together with a large selection of laws and administrative regulations, mainly from the 1990s onwards. Can be browsed by broad subject area (also has a search facility, but this does not seem to work properly).
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is part of the intergovernmental Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). It observes elections, monitors democracy and seeks to foster human rights, tolerance and the rule of law. The Office’s website describes its work, provides press releases and makes available its recommendations, reports, and other publications. On the Resources page there is a Documents Library, an email news service and a multimedia library.
The website of the National Assembly of Cameroon provides information on its organisation, history and a step-by-step guide to the legislative procedure. A profile of the President of the National Assembly is given along with details of members. A collection of laws is also provided. The site is in French and English.
The website of the National Assembly of Burundi describes its history, function and structure. Also provided are the parliamentary agenda, parliamentary bills and the text of legislation enacted from 2004 onwards. The website is in French. Some information on the history and structure of the Assembly is provided in English.
Official government website of the Republic of Angola. Most of the site is in Portuguese, but some pages are provided in the English, namely a country profile, history, information about the national symbols of the country and the Constitution. The website acts as a portal, providing links to the websites of the principal institutions and government ministries in Angola. You can view the latest government news relating to a wide range of topics on the homepage, and sign up to the news RSS feed.
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) forms part of the European System of Financial Supervision, together with two other supervisory authorities and the European Systemic Risk Board. Core responsibilities of this body include support of the stability of the financial system and protection of insurance policy holders and members/beneficiaries of pension schemes. Sections of its website cover background information, press releases and publications relating to the policies and work of the organisation. Full-text documents are provided, mainly in PDF format.
The EBA was established by regulation (EC) No. 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and officially took over responsibilities from the Committee of European Banking Supervisors on January 1st 2011. It is based in London. The site provides egislation and legal documents concerning the founding of the EBA and its role. There is also a wide selection of documents relating to aspects of financial supervision and the work of the Authority. These are mainly in English but the Annual Report is available in other EU languages.
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) provides expert advice to EU institutions on questions relating to fundamental rights. Its website includes reports, factsheets and studies; a database of ECJ judgments relating to fundamental rights; and opinions submitted to EU institutions by the FRA. It also makes available a ‘Charterpedia’, a compilation of international, EU and national constitutional law and EU case law relating to fundamental rights.
This website is a portal to the two houses of the Belgian parliament: the Chamber (De Kamer or La Chambre) and the Senate (De Senaat or Le Sénat). The Chamber’s website provides details of parliamentary bills and proposals, which can be browsed by number, author, subject or parliamentary session. The agenda and reports of the plenary session are also available. The Senate’s website provides access to a wide range of legislative documents including proposals and bills, motions for resolutions and revisions of the Constitution.
