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EUobserver

The EUobserver is an independent EU news service published by EUobserver.com. Professional users have to pay for a licence but it is free for private use on a home computer. There is a pay-per-view facility for premium content. The site contains reports written in-house on topical and specialised issues. The subjects covered are Political Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Economic Affairs, Social Affairs, Justice & Home Affairs, Defence, Enlargement and Institutional Affairs. Users can subscribe to a daily, twice-daily or weekly email newsletter.

Washington Post Supreme Court

Supreme Court pages of the Washington Post online newspaper. The service provides summaries and stories of cases before the US Supreme Court from the current term. Background stories and news items are also featured on this page. Key cases for the current term are listed by subject area. There are also brief biographical details and links to Washington Post stories for each Supreme Court Justice provided on the site. Some of the content requires free registration before it can be viewed on the site.

Legal Week

Legal Week is an online legal newspaper aimed at commercial lawyers in the United Kingdom. Its website provides articles about about law firms, national and international legal developments, management and IT and deals. There is a section providing editorial comment, columns and blogs. Other areas of the site include a vacancies database, an events listing and articles aimed at law students. A searchable archive is available back to 1999.

NewsNow: Law

The law section of an online news aggregation service produced by NewsNow Publishing in the UK. The service is continually updated. Legal news items are taken from sources such as The Lawyer, Legal Week and the UK national and regional press. The Law section can be viewed by legal subject, including barristers, cases, law firms, IT law, copyright law, tax law, trade marks and wills. It is also possible to search for legal stories by date for the most recent month.

International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War is an international non-profit association based at the Palais du Justice in Brussels. The Society was established in 1988 and draws its membership from university professors and civilian as well as military magistrates, public servants of high rank and lawyers or general or field officers located worldwide. The Society studies military law, the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law. The website outlines the work of the Society and lists its publications, congresses and seminars.

European Commission Press Release Database

The European Commission Press Release Database (sometimes known as Rapid) contains press releases, factsheets and other bulletins issued by the European Commission, as well as press releases from the Council of the EU, the Court of Justice and some other EU institutions (but not the European Parliament). It is managed by the Communication department of the European Commission. It includes all Commission press releases since 1985. The content is accessible without registration and RSS feeds are also available to all users.

Index on Censorship

Index on Censorship is a bi-monthly magazine for free speech covering free expression and censorship issues from around the world. The site provides news updates and selected articles from the magazine made freely available online. There are also links to related blogs and a link to the Index on Censorship page on the Taylor and Francis website which provides subscription information.

PointofLaw.com

The Point of Law Website is a web magazine sponsored by the Manhattan Institute providing information and opinion on the US litigation system. Included on the site are full-text articles by legal scholars, a reading list of key texts on tort law and litigation and an online forum focusing on liability issues. There are also featured discussions and links to legal news stories. Subjects covered on Point of Law include asbestos, attorney's fees, class actions, employment law, medicine and product liability.

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