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Rahoitustarkastus (Financial Supervision)

The Finnish Financial Supervision Authority (FSA) "supervises financial markets and participants" in Finland. The FSA works in connection with the Bank of Finland, but is independent and takes its mandate from the Act on FSA of 1993 (included in an English-language version). The site presents various documents pertaining to the FSA's strategy, procedure, objectives and history. News, updates, annual reports and some articles are presented, and longer documents are in PDF.

New South Wales Law Reform

Government website for the Law Reform Commission based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The site publishes information about the Commission, its history, and its role in helping to update law and the administration of law. An outline of the law reform and modernisation process is provided, with particular reference to the work of the New South Wales Community Law Reform Program. Current projects before the Commission with supporting online documentation and discussion papers include privacy, consent of minors to medical treatment and complicity in criminal cases.

Connecticut Law Revision Commission

Official website for the Law Revision Commission for the State of Connecticut in the United States. The Commission is involved in an ongoing review of State law, making recommendations on potential updates to legislative measures and producing written reports and proposals in areas identified for reform. The site publishes information about the current commissioners, staff and projects. Notes and documentation resulting from past projects (including those on adoption laws and confidentiality of medical records) are also made available on the site in HTML format.

Manitoba Law Reform Commission

Website for the Manitoba Law Reform Commission, established as an independent agency of the Government of Manitoba, Canada. The Commission's duties, stated on the site are "to inquire into and consider any matter relating to law in Manitoba with a view to making recommendations for the improvement, modernization and reform of law". The site describes current projects and matters under review by the Commission. Details of the Commission's members with biographical sketches are presented on the site.

California Law Revision Commission

Website of the Law Revision Commission in the US State of California. The site provides general information about the Commission, its members and their work, with contact details, agenda for meetings, public comments, project and study listings with status table, catalogue, publications and press releases. The site contains a collection of completed reports for downloading in PDF including tentative recommendations and background studies.

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the official parliament of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The website gives information on legislative proceedings and documents, legislation, members of the Legislative Assembly, the Legislative Library and other information for the public. Bills, Hansard (Debates), Reports of Legislative Committees and other related documents from 1992 onwards are also provided. Transcripts of these materials can be searched by keywords and date, and progress of current Bills followed.

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the official parliament of Alberta province of Canada, and its website provides services to the Members of the Legislative Assembly and the public. The site contains information on members and their duties, transcripts of Bills and their Amendments, Assembly documents, Alberta Hansard and Records of the House, including Standing and Special Committees. The Bills section includes copies of proposed Bills and approved Amendments.

Israel Government Portal

This is the main gateway to the websites of the government of Israel. It includes links to all the main government department websites and the Prime Minister's office. Also provided are links to recent government press releases, documents, reports and statistics; these cover economic, political, social and foreign policy, including the Middle East Peace Process, the official stance towards Palestine and the settlements in the West Bank. There are also guides to studying, working and visiting Israel, elections in Israel and Holocaust Remembrance.

Parliamentary Counsel Office

The UK Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) is a team of lawyers based in Whitehall, London, who draft Government Bills for introduction into Parliament (except those relating only to Scotland). The site publishes an overview of the stages in the drafting of a bill and its passage through Parliament. A history of the PCO is presented, and other features of the site include an essay on legislative drafting by Geoffrey Bowman, and a set of links to parliamentary and government websites.

Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature

The Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature (ENM) is the official training and examining body for judges and prosecutors in France. It comes under the aegis of the French Ministry of Justice. The site publishes the texts of legislation pertaining to the setting up and administration of the Ecole. The list of initial and in-service training programmes is published, with details of the preparation and training cycles for candidates wishing to take one of the Ecole's "concours" (competitions). Bibliographies on some aspects of the judicial system are available.

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