Professional organisations

Jamaican Bar Association

Web pages of the Jamaican Bar Association (JBA) a voluntary body representing Jamaican attorneys-at-law. The site includes brief background information about the JBA and its sub-committees, a news and events page and a list of related web links. There is also joining information and a form to download.

Association for International Arbitration

Website of the Association for International Arbitration (AIA) an organisation concerned with the promotion of arbitration as a form alternative dispute resolution. The site gives details of past and future events organised by the AIA along with the Associationãs publications. There is a directory of members which can be searched or browsed by profession including academics, arbitrators, mediators and counsellors.

L'Institut de Droit international

The Institute of International Law is a learned society that promotes the development of international law. It was established in 1873 and is based in Belgium. Membership is drawn from eminent international lawyers from around the world. The website provides a history of the institute and the text of its statutes; online versions of the Yearbook of the Institute of International Law from 1873 to 2000; the Institute's resolutions, reports and declarations; a bibliography of publications by and about the Institute; and a directory of members.

Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society

The New Zealand Law and History Society (ANZLHS) is a scholarly society based in New South Wales, Australia. Membership of ANZLHS is drawn from historians, lawyers and academics sharing an interest in the connections between law and history. The site has joining information and details of conferences and competitions. There is also information about the society's journal, law&history, including contents lists, and a link to the discontinued title, Australian and New Zealand Law & History E-journal (on Austlii). 

Australian Institute of Administrative Law

Website of the Australian Institute of Administrative Law (AIAL) a professional organisation working to promote knowledge of Australian Commonwealth, State and Territory administrative law. The AIAL hosts seminars and lectures and a National Administrative Law Forum details of which are given on the site. There is also information on AIAL publications, organisational information, contacts for state chapters and annual reports. A page of related web links is also given.

Law Society of Namibia

Website of the Law Society of Namibia (LSN), which represents and regulates lawyers in Namibia. The site provides organisational information and details of the LSN's mission and objectives. An amended version of the Legal Practitioners Act (1995) is available on the site, along with the LSN's rules. There is also a directory of lawyers and law firms, guidance on the Society's complaints procedure and information about admission to practise as a lawyer in Namibia.

Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History conducts research and promotes interest in the history of law and the legal profession in Canada. Its website has a list of officers and patrons of the Society and provides details of its publications and events. A podcast series about Canadian legal history, called Time Immemorial, is also available, and there are details of the Society's Oral History Programme, which since 1979 has recorded more than 700 interviews with legal professionals. 

International Union of Notaries

The International Union of Notaries is a non-governmental organisation that co-ordinates and develops the notarial profession around the world. Its website provides information about the Union, including its statutes and bye-laws, and lists the national notarial bodies that belong to it. The functions and ethical principles of the notarial profession are outlined.

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