Government bodies

Constitutional Court of Colombia

The role of the Colombian Constitutional Court is to determine the constitutionality of laws and protect the fundamental rights of the people. The court's website provides a case database, judicial bulletins, collections of cases by topic, statistics, court rules and other information. A micro-site devoted to the Constitution (under 'Micrositios') has documentation relating to the drafting of the 1991 Constitution and all the old Colombian constitutions, 1821 to 1886.

Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic

Official website of the Dominican Constitutional Court. The site gives information about the Court and its members, news items and full text judgements back to 2012. The Constitution and other laws governing the Court can also be found here. Copies of the Dominican Journal of Constitutional Law, published by the Court, can be viewed along with information about the work of the Center for Constitutional Studies, a research and training body set up to support the work of the Court. The site can be viewed in Spanish only.

Judiciary of the Dominican Republic

The Judiciary website provides information on the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) the highest court in the Dominican Republic and the Council of the Judiciary which is the body responsible for judicial administration and discipline. There are profiles of the judges for both bodies along with judgements of the SCJ and decisions of the Council. The Dominican Constitution and legislation governing the judiciary are also available. The site can be viewed in Spanish only.

National School of the Judiciary of the Dominican Republic

Website of the National School of the Judiciary which is responsible for providing training to members of the judiciary in the Dominican Republic. There are details of training programmes, news items and webinars which are free to view. The site also has a virtual library providing free access to legislation and decisions of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Constitutional Court. An online archive (1977 to 2015) of the legal journal Revista de Ciencias Juridicas is also given in full text. The site can be viewed in Spanish only.

Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina is responsible for conducting investigations into criminal offences under the jurisdiction of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the prosecution of war crimes. Legislation relating to the Prosecutor’s Office and the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is available on the website along with a selection of criminal and civil laws. Profiles of the prosecutors, the Chief Prosecutor and the prosecutor's code of ethics are also given. The site can be viewed in English, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.

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