Government bodies

Ministry of Law and Justice, India

Official Website for the Government of India's Ministry of Law and Justice. The site explains the work of the Ministry. The section on the Department of Legal Affairs describes the organisational set-up and functions of the Department. The Department of Justice section provides information about the Supreme Court, High Courts and Family Court. The Legislative Department web pages provide information about the Constitution of India, and a Chronological table of acts enacted from 1834 onwards with history of subsequent amendments.

States of Jersey

Official Jersey public information website. Describes the structure and composition of the States of Jersey and its departments, including the Law Officers Department, the Judicial Greffe, the Assembly and the Bailiff's Chambers. Offers information about the work of government and Jersey's constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom. Latest press releases issued by the States, departmental annual reports and consultation papers are also available.

Jersey Legal Information Board

Official Jersey law site, produced by the Jersey Legal Information Board. Provides case law, primary and secondary legislation, journal articles and related information. Revised laws, laws as enacted and annotated laws are available. The Jersey Law Reports are provided from 1985 to 2009 and unreported judgments from 1997 onwards, together with practice directions, court rules and other court information.

Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Official website of the Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. A database of judgments, in English, is available on the Judgments and Legal Reference page. It covers the periods 1946-1948 and 1966 onwards (Court of Final Appeal, Court of Appeal of the High Court, Court of First Instance of the High Court, District Court, Family Court and Lands Tribunal). The website also provides a collection of Reasons for Sentence and Reasons for Verdict, plus court lists, forms, various reports and other information.

Council of the European Union: agreements database

This database, provided by the Council of the European Union, gives details of international agreements concluded between the EU and non-EU countries or organisations such as UN agencies; it also includes agreements between EU member states. The database covers all agreements since 1989, plus older agreements which are still in force and selected old agreements which are no longer in force. Ratification details and other status information are given. Official Journal references are provided, with links either to the full text or the EUR-Lex database's Official Journal search screen.

Permanent Court of Arbitration

Official website of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which hears disputes between States, between States and private parties and between international organisations. PCA awards and other case documentation are available on the site, together with details of pending cases. UNCLOS (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea) cases arbitrated under the auspices of the PCA are also provided. The Documents and Resources section includes the basic PCA conventions, model clauses and procedural rules, together with a collection of conventions and other instruments referring to the PCA.

Congreso de la Republica de Colombia: Camara de Representantes

Official website of the Chamber of Representatives (legislative branch) of the Congress of Colombia. There are profiles of representatives and information on the work of the Chamber. Full text codes and legislation back to 1992 can be viewed on the site along with a copy of the Constitution and a list of bills. An outline of the work of the various commissions and committees is also given. The site is available in Spanish only.

 

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