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Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) deals with compensation claims from people who have been physically or mentally injured because they were the blameless victim of a violent crime in England, Scotland or Wales. CICA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. Its section of the official website, Gov.UK, provides its reports and other publications and includes guidance on making a claim.

National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

This is the official website of the Armenian Parliament. It provides access to information on the history and current operation of the Parliament. The English language version of the site contains parliamentary news, plus the text of the constitution and rules of procedure. There are profiles of members and full text legislation can be downloaded in PDF. Laws can searched by keyword and browsed alphabetically or by subject. The site can be viewed in English, Russian and Armenian.

Queensland Courts

Website of the Queensland Courts in Australia, administered by the Supreme Court Library. Includes information about the Supreme Court, District Courts, Magistrates' Courts, Children's Court, and Mental Health Court, as well as the tribunals, such as the Consumer and Commercial Tribunal and the Land and Resources Tribunal. Judgments from the Queensland courts are available, along with practice directions and links to state legislation.

Commonwealth Ombudsman Australia

Website of the Australian Commonwealth Ombudsman whose role is to "investigate complaints from people who believe they have been treated unfairly or unreasonably by a Commonwealth Government department or agency". The site provides guidance to resolving complaints and disputes and full-text copies of the Ombudsman's investigations. These are available online back to 1997 and are presented in PDF.

Tasmania Department of Justice

Website of the Department of Justice in Tasmania, with information about courts and tribunals; prisons; licensing and registration; workplace, product, personal and child safety; and planning and construction. A section called Your Rights covers consumer rights, help for victims of crime, services for people with disabilities or mental health conditions, legal aid, access to justice, discrimination and other matters. The site also provides policy information, publications and an overview of legislation administered by the department.

Union Du Maghreb Arabe

This is the official website of the Arab Maghreb Union, the international organisation which seeks closer social, political and economic cooperation between the Maghreb Arab nations. Members include: Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Mauritania and Algeria. It provides information on the aims of the organisation, facts about its member nations and details of recent activities, conferences and summits. It also includes access to the full-text of recent economic trade agreements and treaties signed by the group. The site is offered in French or Arabic.

Gazdasági Versenyhivatal

Website of Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH), the Hungarian competition authority. The site includes a database of competition decisions, GVH publications and guidance for the general public, businesses and competition specialists. There is also information about merger control. The site is in Hungarian or English.

Latvijas Tiesu Portals

This is the Latvia Courts Portal providing online information about the courts and legal systems of the Republic of Latvia. The site features an overview of the courts system, its structure, hierarchy, courts, land registry and finance. Also included is information about the legal system including the workings of the courts and justice institutions and the roles of specific individuals. In addition there is a database of court rulings, a library of normative acts and law journals and an archive of related news. The site is available in Latvian only.

Claims Resolution Tribunal

The Claims Resolution Tribunal was established to resolve claims relating to assets deposited in Swiss banks before and during the Second World war by victims of the Holocaust. The claims process is part of the settlement of the Holocaust Victim Assets class action litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The website provides information on the legal authority of the tribunal, its organisation, management and annual reports. There are lists of people with accounts, details of awards made by the Tribunal and cases where claims have been denied.

United States Tax Court

The US Tax Court hears appeals against decisions of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Its website provides cases, orders, court rules, docket information and the court's Citation and Style Manual. It also has guidance for lawyers, guidance for petitioners (including a glossary), as well as reports, statistics and news.

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