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Category: Legislation

  • Iowa Subject Index

    Iowa Subject Index Many of the states in the United States of America produce indexes to their Acts or state codes. There are also a large number of commercially produced indexes. The State of Iowa has an impressive subject index. To name just two other examples in addition to Iowa Subject Index and United States…

  • Subject Index to South Australian Legislation

    Subject Index to South Australian Legislation The Subject Index to South Australian Legislation was produced and is maintained as part of a collaborative effort by the members of the Australian law librarians’ Group Incorporated (South Australia division) (AllG) and is available online at no cost to users.(1) It is very similar to the Victorian index.…

  • Index to Subject Matter of Victorian Legislation

    Index to Subject Matter of Victorian Legislation (Australia) The Index to the Subject Matter of Victorian Legislation is a general subject guide to Victorian Acts and Statutory Rules that has been published annually since 1999. (1) The index is currently available in hard copy only. Fewer than 250 copies are published each year. There has…

  • Index volume of the 1931 NZ Reprint

    Index volume of the 1931 New Zealand Reprint The most comprehensive index of Acts ever compiled in New Zealand was the one prepared as part of the 1931 reprint of legislation.(1) Volume 9 of the reprint includes alphabetical and chronological tables of Acts and a table of cases, but is mostly taken up with a…

  • Index to the 1908 NZ Consolidated Statutes

    Index to the 1908 New Zealand Consolidated Statutes A revision of the New Zealand Statute Book was completed in 1908, resulting in the Consolidated Statutes of New Zealand 1908.(1) the Consolidated Statutes were accompanied by a volume comprising an historical table of legislation and an alphabetical index.(2) The index spans 172 pages of the 376…

  • Curnin’s Index

    Curnin’s Index Curnin’s index (1877-1933) John Curnin was the Clerk of the New Zealand legislative Council from 1861 to 1865, and was a law draftsman from 1877. He held the office, then non-statutory, of New Zealand Compiler of Statutes for some time before his death in 1904. He is famously associated with a periodical Index…

  • Badger's General index

    Badger’s General Index In 1885 Wilfred Badger published his Statutes of New Zealand, 1842 1884. He compiled 511 Acts and ordinances in two volumes, a total of 1,782 pages. the volumes contain a general index of 52 pages of two columns. It is quite detailed. Badger explained the value of the index in his preface:…

  • Henry Smythies' Analytical Digest

    Henry Smythies’ analytical digest (1863) In 1863, an Auckland (New Zealand) lawyer, Henry Smythies, compiled An Analytical Digest of the Laws of New Zealand. the digest describes in outline form the laws of New Zealand in force in 1862, comprised in: Acts of the Imperial Parliament relating to New Zealand; ordinances of the legislative Council;…

  • Commercial arbitral legislation worldwide

    Commercial arbitral legislation worldwide This subject of the Encyclopedia covers arbitral law in over 70 countries. This can be a good starting point and tool for students and practitioners interested in international arbitration across multiple jurisdictions. The links below guide readers to authoritative country reports on national arbitral practice, as well as the relevant national…

  • Federal environmental and wildlife protection acts

    US Federal environmental and wildlife protection acts Some environmental protection acts: Clean Air Act – to prevent the deterioration of air quality. (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7491) Clear Water Act – to regulate the sources of water pollution. (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1376) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability ( CERCLA ) – to address the problem…