Legislation

Estonian Legal Language Centre

Website of the Estonian Legal Language Centre, an agency of the Estonian Ministry of Justice whose role is to provide translation services for the government. The site provides access to English translations of Estonian legislation and Estonian translations of European Union legislation. The full-text laws can be browsed alphabetically by Estonian title or searched by keyword in the title or text of the document. Legislation is also organised by legal subject. A two-way electronic dictionary provides translations of terms used in both European Union and Estonian legislation.

Japanese environmental laws

Collection of online, environmental laws and regulations made freely available on the Japanese Ministry of the Environment website. The legislation is grouped under subject headings which include global environment, waste and recycling, environmental policy and air and transportation. The collection includes an outline of the Basic Environment Law. The majority of the laws are presented in HTML with a small number in PDF format. The site can be viewed in English or Japanese.

Selected Laws of the State of Israel

The website of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs includes a page of selected laws of Israel which can be viewed online in HTML. Available laws include the 1948 Declaration of Independence, the Law of Return, the Protection of Holy Places Law, Denial of Holocaust (Prohibition) Law and the Golan Heights Law. Most legislation is available in full, but some laws are available as summaries only.

Indian Legislation

A LIIofIndia database containing Indian acts from 1836 to date. Acts can be browsed alphabetically and by date. The information can also be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility or act name search. Full text acts are presented in HTML. The information is based on the India Code Information System (INCODIS) and provided by the National Informatics Centre at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The Legal Information Institute of India(LIIofIndia) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from India.

Constitution of Grenada

Electronic version of the Grenada Constitution of 1973 made freely available on the Political Database of the Americas at Georgetown University in the United States. The Constitution is provided in full-text and has sections covering fundamental rights and freedoms, the role of the Governor-General, parliament and the executive. There are also chapters dealing with finance, public services, citizenship and the judiciary.

Sri Lanka Legislation

A CommonLII database containing Sri Lankan Legislative Enactments (1980 Revised Edition). Legislation can be browsed alphabetically or searched using the system's comprehensive keyword and act name search facility. Full text laws are presented in PDF. The data has been made available by LAWNET a project established by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Justice. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Lesotho Legislation

A CommonLII database containing Lesotho legislation. The legislation dates from 1981 to 2000 and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, act name search or alphabetical browse list. Full text documents are presented in PDF. The information has been provided by the Lesotho government and a link is given to their Website. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Pakistan (Punjab) Legislation

A CommonLII database containing legislation for the Pakistan province of Punjab. The legislation dates from the nineteenth century onwards and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, act name search or alphabetical browse list. The information is derived from the government website Punjab Laws Online. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Constitutions of the Republic of Cuba

Online collection of constitutional documents for Cuba, made freely available on the Political Database of the Americas hosted by Georgetown University in the United States. Includes the 1940 Constitution, the 1976 Constitution, the 1976 Constitution with 1992 reforms and the Constitutional amendments of 2002, all in Spanish. The Political Database of the Americas can be viewed in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

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