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WorkSMART

WorkSMART is a free online advice guide to employment rights produced by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The website deals with employment rights providing FAQ's covering a range of areas including contracts, pensions, tax, discipline, discrimination and training. The section dealing with health at work covers all aspects of health and safety at work including stress, bullying, occupational health and disability rights. There is a 'union finder' on the website which allows you to search for trade unions by employer or sector.

Performing legal research: the Moldovan experience

An online research guide to the Moldovan legal system written by Mariana Harjevschi and Svetlana Andritchi from the Public Law Library in Chisinau, Moldova. The guide is published on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors give background and historical information to the legal system of Moldova covering the Constitution and the Constitutional Court. The role of the President, legislative, executive and judicial powers are also included.

World Law : Spain

Page of the World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) website containing links to internet resources for Spanish law. The links are divided into categories such as courts and case law, government, introductions to Spanish law, lawyers, legislation and Parliament; additional areas include alternative dispute resolution, civil law, competition law, criminal law, indigenous law, intellectual property and telecommunications. WorldLII was created by the Australasian Legal Information Institute as a public service.

LawCareers.Net

Website of LawCareers.net which provides online information for anyone wishing to follow a legal career in the United Kingdom. The information is made freely available by Globe Business Publishing Ltd in association with the Law Society. Background information is given to becoming a solicitor or barrister along with contact details for firms offering training contracts, vacation work or pupillages. Podcasts covering a range of training topics such as interview technique and working as a trainee are available on the site and a collection of law firms' brochures are available in PDF.

Albanian Legal Information Initiative

Website of the Albanian Legal Information Initiative, which is based in the Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology. The initiative is part of the 'Rule of Law Through Technology' project, which seeks to increase access to legal information in Albania. The site describes the project and provides a selection of Albanian legal resources, including various treaties and statutes (in French and Turkish), the Albanian Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedural Code (both in English). Parts of the site are password-protected.

Azerbaijan Law Guide

A freely available annotated research guide to Azerbaijan Internet sources compiled by the Law Library of Congress in Washington DC. Categories include subjects such as constitution, executive, judicial, legislative and legal guides. There is also a section which includes links to sites giving general and human rights information on Azerbaijan.

BitLaw

A freely available online resource guide created by Daniel Tysver of the Minnesota-based law firm Beck & Tysver, which provides information on intellectual property and technology law. The site is divided into subject areas such as patent law, software patents, trademark law, copyright law and internet law. Each section has an executive summary followed by links to more in-depth coverage of the topic and specific pieces of legislation.

Statewatch Observatory In Defence of Freedom and Democracy: New Laws and Practices Affecting Civil Liberties and Rights After September 11

This site is maintained by civil rights organisation Statewatch. It provides a collection of useful links to full-text documents relating to changes in civil rights worldwide in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. These include legislation, directives, anti-terrorist measures and government proposals worldwide. There is a specialist section devoted to the reaction of the European Union. Topics covered include data protection and identity card schemes.

Ius Mentis

The website Ius Mentis is a Dutch-language resource guide to intellectual property law in the field of computers, programming and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) generally. The site is produced by Arnoud Engelfriet an IT-lawyer and patent attorney and is intended for those with an ICT background as well as lawyers. The site is divided into a number of sections relating to particular aspects of intellectual property law in the ICT context, including patents, copyright, trademarks, database rights and software.

Legal Research Guide to Kazakhstan

LLRX legal research guide for the Republic of Kazakhstan, by legal information professionals Victor Malinovskiy and Karim Shakirov. The guide outlines the legal system in the Republic, with references to Internet sources and official print materials. The authors provide notes about: the Constitution, Presidency, Government and Parliament, Court System, Legal System, Legal profession and legal education. Other sections of the guide describe the main codifications, legal publications and electronic sources.

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