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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Official website of the judiciary of England and Wales providing information on judges, magistrates and tribunal members and including reports, judgements and key facts. There is information describing the various types of judges and their role, functions and jurisdiction, court dress and forms of address. Key facts are provided including statistics, a legal calendar, an organisation chart of the court hierarchy, a glossary of legal terms and biographies of senior judges. The Learning Resources section has quizzes, historical information and webcasts.

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a superior court of record for nine member states of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Montserrat. It has two divisions, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Justice. Its website provides  judgments from 1972 onwards, together with information about the history, structure and judicial officers of the Court, details of court sittings, and monthly newsletters.

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia

Official website of the Constitutional Court of Armenia. The site includes the full text of the Armenian Constitution and the Law of the Republic of Armenia on the Constitutional Court. There is a list of Court members and references are given to decisions from 1996 onwards. A few decisions can be viewed in full. There is an e-library of legal materials, including reports, articles and documents, provided on the site in Russian, Armenian and French. A small number of documents can be viewed in English. The site can be viewed in Russian, English and Armenian.

Serbian Government

Official Website of the Serbian Government. The State Union, formed in February 2003 and including Montenegro and the state of Serbia, together with the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohia, was dissolved following a referendum in May 2006 in which Montenegro voted for independence . Kosova is also now independent. A profile is given of Serbia, its political system and symbols, and information is given on the organisation, competence and composition of the Assembly and the Council of Ministers.

Constitutional Court of Mongolia

Official website of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia (also known as the Constitutional Tsets). The site has background information about the Court including profiles of members and information on the roles and functions of the Court. Decisions of the court can be searched or borwsed on the site. The site is available in Mongolian with an English interface.

Mexican Senate

Official website of the Mexican Senate (Parliament) providing access to information on the members of the Senate and its political make up. Copies of the Parliamentary Gazette can be viewed on the site along with full text laws and decrees of the Senate. There is background information on the structure, organisation and history of the Senate, an outline of the legislative process and details of parliamentary committees. Most of the site including any full-text documentation is presented in Spanish. A few pages are made available in English.

Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia

Website of the Legal Information System (LIS) of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a project of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia. The aim of the project is to improve public access to legal materials of the FSM. The site has information about the FSM National Government and the four states that make up the Federated States of Micronesia- Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap providing access to constitutions, codes, regulations, court decisions and rules.

Unified Courts of Guam

Official website of the Judiciary of Guam. The site provides organisational information, rules and regulations and annual reports for the Guam courts along with information relating to the Supreme Court and the Superior Court. Access to profiles of the judges and copies of their speeches are also available. There are copies of court rules, promulgation orders and full-text (PDF) opinions from 1996 onwards. A page of links to other Guam legal resources is also given.

Native Lands Trust Board

Official website of the Native Lands Trust Board (NLTB) of Fiji, the body with responsibility for administering native land for the benefit of the indigenous landowner in Fiji. The site has information on the history and background of the NLTB, its corporate objectives and the type of leases currently administered. There is also information on the ownership structure of land in Fiji and a selection of commentary articles.

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