Professional organisations

Black Solicitors Network

The Black Solicitors Network (BSN) was set up in 1995 to promote the interests of black solicitors by championing equal access, career progression, and representation across the profession. The BSN provides professional support, shares information and influences best practice. The website gives details of the various committees, awards and a jobs board.

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

Website of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) a non-profit organisation specialising in dispute resolution including arbitration, mediation, adjudication and domain name dispute resolution. There is information about the arbitration process and other alternative dispute resolution services offered by HKIAC along with rules and practice notes. HKIAC also run the Women In Arbitration (WIA) group and the HK45 group for young arbitration practitioners in Asia. Annual reports and statistics covering the cases HKIAC has been involved with back to 2010 can be found on the site.

International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges

Website of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges (iarmj) the membership organisation for judges undertaking migration work. The site has links to databases of refugee and migration decisions by courts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Israel. There are also conference articles covering various aspects of refugee law – children, evidence, statelessness - freely available on the site. The iarmj has regional chapters covering Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas along with newsletters for each region and profiles of key contacts.

European Grouping of Judges for Mediation (GEMME)

GEMME is a membership organisation of legal professionals, academics, mediators and conciliators which promotes mediation and other amicable dispute resolution methods in Europe. There are national sections of GEMME some of which have their own websites eg. Germany and Belgium. Information resources on mediation including articles, reports, guides are linked to on the site along with presentations and reports from past conferences and events that have taken place in the national sections. The site is mostly in French but some pages can be viewed in English.

International Organization for Judicial Training

Website of the International Organization for Judicial Training (IOJT), a non-profit organization based in Canada. The IOJT supports the work of judicial education institutions around the world offering training programmes to judges and judicial educators and organising conferences. Details of past conferences and links to the websites of IOJT member institutes are given on the site.

Study of Parliament Group

The Study of Parliament Group (SPG) is a membership organisation made up of past and present staff of the Houses of Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, Tynwald, the Oireachtas and the Channel Islands parliaments and past and present academics of UK universities. The aim of the Group is to increase public knowledge of parliament and representative assemblies and to further the study of methods of government through Parliament. The SPG produce books, articles and papers some of which are available to download from the site.

European Network of Councils for the Judiciary

Website of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ). The ENCJ, based in Belgium, unites and provides support for the judicial councils of EU member states. These are organisations independent of the executive and legislature. The ENCJ doesn’t provide training but aims to promote best practice and improve cooperation between judicial councils and the judiciary. The site has information and reports on subjects the ENCJ is working on including minimum judicial standards, independence and accountability and the selection and appointment of judges.

Judicial Institute for Scotland

Web page of the Judicial Institute for Scotland which forms part of the Judiciary of Scotland website. The Institute was established in 2013 and provides training for Scottish judges with courses covering sentencing, criminal law, family, private and civil law, equal treatment and judicial ethics. Details of the Institute’s Advisory Council are given along with profiles of its members. Publications of the Institute are also available to download. These include a Jury Manual, Civil and Criminal Bench Books, Equal Treatment Bench Book and annual reports.

Canadian Association of Law Libraries

Website of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) a membership organisation set up to promote law librarianship in Canada. The site has details of the Board of Directors along with courses and events. The Canadian Law Library Review is the official journal of CALL and is freely available to access on the site from 2022. The site can be viewed in English and French.

Bar Association of Guyana

Website of the Bar Association of Guyana, the body representing Attorneys-at-Law in Guyana. The site includes contact details of members that can be searched or browsed alphabetically. News items and annual reports are also made available electronically on the site. Parts of the site are restricted to members only.
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