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State cyberbullying laws: a brief review of state cyberbullying laws and policies

Electronic report on United States laws covering cyberbullying written by Sameer Hinduja who is Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University and Justin W. Patchin who is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The report was published by the Cyberbullying Research Center in January 2011. The term ‘cyberbullying or cyber-bullying’ refers refers to harassment and bullying among young people using electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers.

Privacy International

Privacy International is a London-based NGO dedicated to protecting the right to privacy worldwide. It carries out research, monitors surveillance technologies and raises awareness of threats to privacy. The organisation's website describes its current projects and makes available its research reports, including detailed reports on privacy and surveillance in more than 40 countries. A blog and a Twitter feed are also available.

Piracy trials

This website provides access to a digitised collection of pre-1923 piracy trials held by the Law Library of Congress in the United States. For each publication there is a catalogue record, brief title, the date of the trial and a link to the digital version of the full text book. The dates of the trials range from 1696 to 1904 and include trials that took place in a range of jurisdictions including Scotland, England, the United States and Canada.

Genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity- a digest of the case law of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Online (PDF) version of a report published by Human Rights Watch which provides a digest of judgements of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The digest is organised by subject including genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, individual responsibility, command responsibility and fair trial requirements and includes judgements available up to the end of 2008.

Irish Referendum on the Treaty of Nice (2001)

Research paper by Vaughne Miller of the House of Commons Library, available on the UK Parliament website. Examines the Irish vote against the ratification of the EU's Treaty of Nice, which took place on 7th June 2001. Aspects considered include: the background to the referendum, the position of the Irish government, campaigns for and against the treaty and the implications of the no vote in Ireland and for Europe as a whole. The document is in PDF format.

Inquiry Into the Management of Care of Children Receiving Complex Heart Surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Final Report

This is a final report issued by a panel chaired by Professor Ian Kennedy in May 2000 by Bristol Royal Infirmary. It follows the public outcry after the discovery that over a long period of time tissue from children who had died following paediatric cardiac surgery at Bristol had been stored without their parents' knowledge or consent. The inquiry addresses this issue, considers the state of the law, and makes recommendations. The report was issued as Command Paper: CM 5207. The webpages are archived at the National Archives

Entertainment Law Resources for Film, TV and Multimedia Producers

This site is compiled by Mark Litwak, a lawyer based in California and specialising in entertainment law. It was originally established in 1995. It includes a series of articles and advice written by Mark Litwak on various aspects of film making and multimedia. There is a blog with regular topical posts. And links to information about books and software, FAQs, and a directory of film festivals.

Cyber Avocat

Cyber Avocat is a compilation in French of answers to frequently asked questions about French law. FAQ in French stands for "Foire aux Questions". The site is compiled and maintained by Brigitte Bogucki, a lawyer based in Paris. It does not seek to be exhaustive but to provide general information on French law and legal practice. The most substantial feature of the site is the series of drop-down menus of FAQs on different aspects of French law: the family, courts, housing, employment, and miscellaneous.

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