Research centres and projects
Animal Legal and Historical Web Center
Website of the Animal Legal and Historical Web Center which is a project based at the Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law. The site provides free access to primary legal materials and guides to the law. US laws and cases are arranged by state or subject. Subjects covered include animal rights, dog fighting and exotic pets. There is also information on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The emphasis of the site is on U.S law but it includes legal materials from other countries such as the United Kingdom, Brazil, Malawi, Poland and Taiwan.
Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen
The Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen is Denmark's largest law school, and one of the largest in Northern Europe. The library facilities include the Law Research Library, which contains a large collection of international literature on law subjects, and the Library of Criminology and Criminal Law. The holdings of the Library of Criminology and Criminal Law cover the subjects: Criminology, Criminal Law and Sociology of Law.
AAAS Science and Human Rights Program
Website of the Science and Human Rights Program established in 1976 as a unit of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Directorate for Science and Policy Programs. The SHR "works with scientists to 'advance science and serve society' through human rights". The Science and Human Rights Newsletter is available free to those who register, and full details of other publications are provided. There are links to all ongoing and completed projects that the SHR Program is involved with.
Institute of Business Law and Comparative Law and Politics
Website of the Institute of Business Law and Comparative Law and Politics (IBC), University of Tokyo. The IBC was formed in 2006 through the integration of the Center for Foreign Law Materials (established in 1963), the International Center for Comparative Law and Politics (ICCLP, established in 1993) and the Business Law Center (established in 2001). The site has information about the activities of the Institute. It provides access to a few full-text publications, such as the ICCLP Review (1998-2002), and gives bibliographic details of others.
Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration
The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA) is a research and education institute associated with Monash University. The AIJA provides courses to the legal profession focusing on court administration and judicial systems. The site gives information about the work of the Institute including council members, standing committees, current research projects and conference and seminar programmes. A list of current publications is included, and AIJA News is available in full text online.
Tribal Court Clearinghouse
Native Title Research Unit
The Native Title Research Unit (NTRU) forms part of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in Canberra, Australia. The Unit provides a research service for people researching native title (the land rights of indigenous peoples) and an annotated list of native title legal research resources including reports, articles, judgements, bibliographies, courts and other organisations. Details are given of NTRU research projects, conferences, workshops and seminars.
Center for Legal Policy
Centre for Asian and Pacific Law in the University of Sydney
Website of the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law (CAPLUS) which is based at the University of Sydney, Australia. The website provides details of the Centre's activities, courses and publications along with staff contact details. A number of papers on law reform and business efficiency in China and Indonesia are provided.