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  • Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

    The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States provides information on and analysis of significant Supreme Court cases. Content is organized alphabetically by case name and each entry includes a discussion of the legal and social background of the case, the…

  • International Court of Justice Resources

    International Court of Justice Resources Official Publications of the ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions, & Orders: Advisory opinions and orders of the Court are printed chronologically and each issue volume has indexes and a table of contents. The original is printed on the left-hand page and the translation is on the right-hand page. Both…

  • LC Classification on the Law of the Indigenous Peoples in the Americas

    LC Classification on the Law of the Indigenous Peoples in the Americas In june 2011 started the drafts for a new subclass of the Library of Congress K classification in the works dealing with the Law of the Indigenous Peoples in the Americas. As Jolande Goldberg notes the following motivations for the development of this…

  • Constitutional Text: Austria 1920, Admended 2004

    AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1920 WITH AMENDMENTS THROUGH 2004 JANUARY 1ST, 2004 Chapter I General Provisions; European Union A. General Provisions Article 1. Austria is a democratic republic. Its law emanates from the people. Article 2. 1. Austria is a federal state. 2. The Federal State is composed of the autonomous Laender of Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower…

  • Constitutional Text: Austria 1945, Amendments 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993

    Constitutional Text: Amendments of 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993 to the Austria Constitution of 1945 1986 AMENDMENT TO AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1945 APRIL 24, 1986 212. Federal constitutional law of April 4, 1986, amending the federal constitutional law of 1929 (amendment to the federal constitutional law 1986) The National Assembly has decided: Article I. The federal…

  • Constitutional Text: Australia 1900, Amended 1927

    CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA JULY 9, 1900, AS AMENDED TO JULY 29, 1977 Chapter I The Parliament Part I General 1. Legislative power The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the Queen, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter…

  • Using public records

    Using public records What are public records and archival data? Public records Public records are any records of a public body that are open to citizens by law. In the U.S., these include most records of branches and agencies of government at the federal, state, and local levels. Some exceptions are: •Records that relate to…

  • Legal research: resources for libraries

    Some of the Websites presented in this section were created by universities or government agencies. Other sites come from professional associations or other organizations. The Websites are presented in alphabetical order. American Association of Law Libraries Washington Affairs Office https://www.ll.georgetown.edu/aallwash/ The American Association of Law Libraries includes a number of items that are of interest…

  • International Business Arbitration

    International business arbitration American Arbitration Association International Council for Commercial Arbitration International Chamber of Commerce. Court of Arbitration Permanent Court of Arbitration Arbitration and award, International Arbitration and award, International Cases Arbitration and award Pacific Area Conflict of laws Arbitration and award Arbitration, International Arbitration and award Latin America Arbitration and award, International Periodicals Dispute…

  • Immigration law research resources

    See also: Admission of nonimmigrants Deportation Exit permits (Emigration) Foreign worker certification Freedom of movement Repatriation Immigration enforcement Primary Sources Relevant federal statutes include the Immigration and Naturalization Act (Title 8 of the U.S. Code). These statutes are available on a number of sites, including that of the INS at https://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/lawsregs/INA.htm. You should not, however,…

  • “Lex iniusta non est lex”? Do seriously unjust laws bind? Legally?

    Main source: Finnis, John, “Natural Law Theories”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . “Lex iniusta non est lex” ? Do seriously unjust laws bind? Legally? In such a case, does the law as settled by social-fact sources, in losing its directiveness for judges and citizens, lose…

  • Human Rights resources

    Human Rights resources General Human Rights country Reports (U.S.Department of State) The UN Human Rights System (Human Rights Internet and Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Extensive Review, by country and with Links, of the United Nations Human Rights System Human Rights Watch World Report Africa; Americas; Asia; Europe and Central Asia; Middle East…

  • International Environment resources

    International Environment resources POPULATION Cairo Conference on Population (IISD) Search the Page; Conference Follow-Up; Historical Record of Conference; Preparatory Documentation; Other Background Information World Population Estimates: 1998 Revision (U.N.) Population of All Countries in 1998 and 2050; World Population Growth from Year 0 to 2050; Countries with Population of 50,000,000 (1950, 1998 and 2050); Demographic…

  • International Law General resources

    International Law – General resources General Key Resources on the Internet for International Law Research(Lyonette Louis-Jacques) A Concise Guide by a Leading Authority:Selected Major Sites; International Organizations ; Selected Other Sites; Books and Library Catalogues; Journals and Periodical Indexes; Major Newsgroups; International News Services; Directories; Research Guides International Law In Brief (ASIL) Recent Developments in…

  • War and Peace legal resources

    War and Peace legal resources Chemical And Biological Warfare Chemical Weapons Convention (OPCW) Negotiations, Text, PTS, OPCW Chemical and Biological Weapons Materials (Harvard/Sussex) Includes Geneva Protocol, Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, Chemical Weapons Convention, Pugwash Study Group, other materials Effective Implementation of the CWC (SIPRI) Signatories; Ratifications; Background Papers; Conference Proceedings; Papers and Fact Sheets;…