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Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation

Website of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) an organisation whose aim is to provide legal assistance to deprived people in Indonesia and to campaign for "social justice, human rights and democratic values". The site gives information about the YLBHI detailing its work and activities in post-Suharto Indonesia including case advocacy, development of people's legal resources and policy research. The site can be viewed in English or Indonesian.

Guam Bar Association

Website of the Guam Bar Association- the organisation with responsibility for regulating the practice of law in Guam. The site gives details of officers and committees of the Bar and there is a searchable directory of members and lawyer referral service. Rules and by-laws of the Guam Bar can be viewed in full on the site along with links to other Guam legal websites.

American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects

Website of Scribes (the American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects) which describes itself as a "national society of judges, lawyers, law professors, legal publishers, legal writers, and legal editors who are dedicated to improving legal writing across the profession". The site gives information on the history and activities of Scribes, contact details for officers of the Society, committees and an online copy of the constitution.

Law Society of Fiji

Website of the Fiji Law Society (FLS) the organisation with responsibility for representing and regulating the legal profession in Fiji. The site gives information about the FLS including profiles of Council members, a directory of members and disciplinary decisions. The Society's monthly newsletter, including legislative updates and court dates, can be viewed on the site in PDF. Links to Fiji legislation on PacLII (the Pacific Legal Information Institute) are also given.

Czech Bar Association

Website of the Czech Bar Association, the organisation with responsibility for representing and regulating the legal profession in the Czech Republic. The site provides information on the structure of the Association and advice on becoming a lawyer in the Czech Republic. Legislation regulating the legal profession is provided on the site in full-text as a searchable document. A directory of members can be searched by name, town, speciality or language. The site is available in Czech, English, French, German and Russian.

Council of European Energy Regulators

Website of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER). The site has organisational information and details of members. Publications including papers, newsletters and factsheets are made freely available on the site. National reports include information from the national regulatory authorities from each EU country. Information on the preparation of framework guidelines for gas and electricity is also given.

Croatian Bar Association

Website of the Croatian Bar Association (CBA) the professional organisation representing attorneys practising in Croatia. The site has information about the CBA and the practise of law in Croatia. There is a full-text copy of the Law on the Legal Profession, a copy of the attorneys' code of ethics and the Statute of the Croatian Bar Association which deals with the operation of law firms, the rights and duties of attorneys and disciplinary procedures within the legal profession.

Institute for Energy Law

Website of the Institute for Energy Law (IEL) a division of the Center for American and International Law. The IEL is aimed at lawyers and professionals in all areas of domestic and international energy law and is "committed to continuing education for professionals in the energy industry". The site includes information about how to join, a list of current members, and details of its Advisory Board and its activities.

Energy Bar Association

Website of the Energy Bar Association (EBA) an international not-for profit association of energy law practitioners and professionals. The EBA's mission is to "enhance the professional competence of those who practice and administer energy law". The site includes membership information, details of committees and information about the EBA's Energy Law Journal. There are downloadable copies of the EBA Update newsletter, a list of opinions of the federal courts relating to energy law issues for the previous year and a page of related web links.

Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association

Web pages of the Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association (CMJA) an international association which brings together judicial officers from Commonwealth countries. The site gives information about the CMJA's activities including future events and publications. There is information about the CMJA's judicial education programme and the work of the Gender Section. A page of links to Commonwealth organisations, Commonwealth judicial bodies and related organisations is also provided.

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