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New Zealand Human Rights Commission
Website of the Human Rights Commission in New Zealand, offering background information on the function, personnel and organisation of the Commission with notes on the complaints process. The site offers opinions and decisions on complaints, texts of research papers, reports and submissions from the HRC and electronic versions of press releases, publications, and recent human rights speeches and addresses. Information is also provided on the international human rights movement with links to other human rights sites. Interfaces for a range of languages are provided.
Service Central de Législation
Website of the Luxembourg official legislation publisher. As well as publishing the Mémorial (official gazette and legislation), the Service has published the Constitution of Luxembourg and the human rights legislation in force in Luxembourg, and both of these are available on this site in PDF, in French. The Service's annual reports (Rapports d'acitivité) are available from 1999 onwards. These include chapters on the legislative process in Luxembourg, statistics on laws passed, and the Service's publications programme for that year.
Eesti Pank: the Bank of Estonia
The Bank of Estonia has a remit to maintain the value of the Estonian currency (the Kroon) and to support and improve the Estonian banking and financial system. The site and its contents are available in Estonian and English and presents general information on the Bank, its monetary policies, mission, and press releases, and the Estonian banking system. Many statistical indicators and reports are included, on banking, investment and the economy. The legislation section includes the full-text of Estonian laws, decrees and regulations on banking and finance, from the 1990s.
Consejo General del Notariado
Website of the General Council of Public Notaries of Spain, providing information about purchasing property in Spain, wills and inheritance, forming companies, loans, and other subjects. The site also offers a directory of notaries of Spain and a short section on recent legislation. The English-language section of the site gives background information about notaries and brief advice on areas such as starting a company in Spain.
Human Rights and Rule of Law
Webpages of the Council of Europe's Directorate of Human Rights and the Rule of Law. The site highlights matters of topical concern and presents a menu of general human rights information. Activities can be viewed country by country. The latest publications are highlighted.
Florida Supreme Court Opinions
Database of opinions (judgments) of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida from September 1999 onwards, on the court's website. For older opinions, there is a link to an unofficial archive of opinions maintained by Florida State University.
Irish Penal Reform Trust
Website for the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT), an independent organisation campaigning for dignity, justice and humane approaches in the development and implementation of penal systems, particularly in Ireland. The site outlines the Trust's aims and mission supported by the publication onsite of Trust Policy statements on matters such as the introduction of private prisons in Ireland and sentencing in the District Court. Policy responses and submissions and relevant press stories are also provided.
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is an independent body established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, as part of the "Good Friday Agreement". The Commission aims to defend and promote the human rights of everyone in Northern Ireland through law, policy and practice measured against international standards. The Commission's website explains its work, describes its statutory powers, lists its membership and publishes press releases and other documents.
ELSA: the European Law Students' Association
Website of ELSA, the European Law Students Association, an organisation for law students and recent graduates in Europe, which helps them to explore opportunities in Europe for working and learning, and helps to give them an international perspective in their studies. The site includes areas on legal research, events and human rights awareness. There are opportunities to join legal research groups and participate in student exchange programmes. Selected papers on European law can be downloaded as PDFs from the site.