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Tonga government portal

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Official web portal for the Tongan government, maintained by the Tongan ministry of information and communications. As well as providing official links to all Tongan government ministries and departments, the site also provides access to numerous other resources, such as an archive of the state-owned Tongan newspaper The Chronicle, dating back to its inception in the 1960s, official press releases, copies of ministerial speeches, budget statements and business information. Limited search opportunities, but good navigation and browse facilities.

Tongan laws, information and material

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Forming part of the PACLII database, this webpage provides Tongan cases, legislation and other legal material.

Tokelau laws, information and materials

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Forming part of the PACLII database, this webpage provides the Constitution of Tokelau, Tokelauan legislation (searchable and browseable), and details of United Kingdom, New Zealand and Western Pacific legislation which may apply to Tokelau. The Other Materials tab includes an overview of the government and court system, judicial annual reports and other information.

Solomon Islands laws, information and materials.

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Forming part of the PACLII website, this page provides legislation, cases and other legal material relating to the Solomon Islands, including the 1996 edition of Solomon Islands Consolidated Legislation. The content may be searched or browsed.

Samoa Primary Materials

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Forming part of the PACLII database, this webpage provides free access to Samoan legal materials including case law and legislation. An unofficial version of the 2024 Consolidated Legislation of Samoa, cases from many different Samoan courts, rules of court, New Zealand legislation which may apply in Samoa, selected Western Samoa Law Reports (1921 – 1993) and consolidated laws back to 1996 are all provided.

Palau laws

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Forming part of the PACLII website, this webpage provides links to limited sources of Palau law, including cases from the Supreme Court of Palau from 2008 through to present day, selected consolidated legislation, indexes to legislation, and the constitution of Palau.

Marshall Islands information and materials

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Forming part of the PACLII database, this webpage provides cases, legislation and other legal material from the Marshall Islands law, including the Marshall Islands Revised Code (2014). The content may be searched or browsed.

Kiribati Primary Materials

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This page of the PACLII (Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute) database provides access to Kiribati primary materials. There is legislation, including the 1980 Revised Edition of the Laws of Kiribati, law reports and gazettes. The content may be searched or browsed.

Kiribati sources of law information

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From the Kiribati section of the PACLII database. Authored by Professor Don Paterson, this webpage contains information regarding the legislative history and development of Kiribati, and lists the authoritative sources of legal information for pre-independence laws and post-independence laws, consolidated legislation, legislation held by USP, government gazette, law reports, unreported cases and collected materials.

South Sudan law guide

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An annotated research guide to South Sudan government and law internet sources compiled by the US Law Library of Congress and made freely available on the web. The guide is aimed at legal researchers with the emphasis on websites providing the full-text of laws, regulations and court decisions. Areas covered by the guide include the constitution, the executive, legislation, legal guides and general sources including background, economic and country information.

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