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BLACK LETTER LAW SITES



  • Reflaw: The Virtual Law Reference Library
  • Legal Information Institute : at Cornell U.
  • Library of Congress Guide to Law Online
  • Law Library of Congress Home Page
  • Instacase : summaries and links to the full text of the latest [US] court decisions.
  • The Oyez Project : MP3 audio files of oral arguments in famous US cases.
  • LawTK.com : search an index of over 60,000 law firm publications from over 280 law firms.
  • Duhaime's Law Dictionary : created and maintained by a solicitor in British Columbia with the express purpose of "giving the law back to the people".
  • Jurisline.com : a free alternative to Lexis.
  • Finding Court Opinions On The Web
  • InSITE : keyword-searchable database at Cornell Law Library.
  • Law Research: International Organizations
  • International Constitutional Law
  • United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law : international law training and research materials.
  • LLRX Buzz: The Latest on Legal Research
  • Law.com : a dictionary of legal terms and usage.
  • Law News Network
  • Internet Library of Law and Court Decisions : case digests providing in-depth analysis of over 460 court decisions affecting those who do business on the Internet.
  • Famous American Trials
  • United States Code
  • American Society of International Law : online publications, bibliographies, the ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law.
  • German Law Archive
  • Irish Penal Laws : The Penal Laws were originally passed in the late-seventeenth century and early-eighteenth century with the expressed goal of extirpating Catholicism in Ireland.
  • German Law: Resources in English
  • Eur-Lex-European Union Law
  • Guide to European Legal Databases
  • European Environmental Law Homepage
  • The Refugee Law Reader : cases, documents, and materials from the UNHCR.
  • Collection of International Instruments and Legal Texts Concerning Refugees and Others of Concern to UNHCR (June 2007) : in 4 volumes and not clear if they are free or not. It says to request copies by email.
  • UK and World asylum policy and news information
  • U.S. Treaties and Agreements
  • The Multilaterals Project : texts of international treaties.
  • Kime's International Law Directory 1999
  • International Court of Justice Unpublished Pleadings
  • A Guide to Scots Law
  • Legal Engine : search for online legal information.
  • Chan, Robles and Associates : a law firm in the Phillippines; the most comprehensive Philippine legal site containing the full text of the Philippine Constitution, laws, codes and Supreme Court decisions, among others, and thousands of links to worldwide legal resources.
  • Korean Legal Research Resources
  • Contents Pages From Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals--UT Tarleton Law Library
  • Cornell Legal Information Institute Eye on the Courts : Newsworthy Decisions Available on the Net.
  • GigaLaw : legal information for Internet and technology professionals.
  • Law Links : at the University of Ottawa.
  • British Law resources site
  • WHO International Digest of Health Legislation (IDHL)
  • Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  • (US) Employment Law
  • American Bar Association and Criminal Justice Section of the ABA
  • History of the [U.S.] Federal Judiciary
  • History of the [U.S.] Supreme Court
  • LawGuru.com - Home Page : includes a legal research page and Legal Mailing List Subscription Manager; and FindForms : which makes legal forms of all sorts available online.
  • U.S. Supreme Court Decisions : searchable; and Supreme Court site
  • U.S. Supreme Court Decisions : another more comprehensive source. 1937 to the present.
  • The [U.S.] Supreme Court Database : database includes the decisions from 1958-2008.
  • FindLaw for the Public
  • Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research
  • Decisions of the International Court of Justice
  • World Court Digest : digested views of the International Court of Justice on various issues in international law.
  • Foreign and International Law Web
  • Telecommunications and Intellectual Property Law
  • Spam Laws : in Europe, the US, and other countries.
  • European Convention on Human Rights
  • European Judicial Network : European civil and commercial matters.
  • Global Database on the Guiding Principles : official documents about the rights of the internally displaced.
  • Canadian Council for Refugees : information for and about refugees and immigrants in Canada.
  • Copyright and Intellectual Property Resources
  • Copyright Coach : materials on intellectual property.
  • Intellectual Property Links
  • Primary Sources on Copyright, 1450-1900
  • Trademark Assignments : from the US Patent and Trademark Office, from 1995.
  • Copyright Law (Urheberrechtsgesetz, UrhG) : from the German Law Archive.
  • Publishing Law Center
  • The Health Law Resource
  • Canadian Smoking Law
  • The Abortion Law Homepage : all American but useful nevertheless.
  • Gender Asylum Judgements and Cases : from the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
  • The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute Archives
  • Law Information Centre, India
  • United States Legal Code : at Cornell Law School.
  • Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research
  • Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy
  • Legal Ethics Library
  • Findlaw: Internet Legal Resources and Findlaw's Law Crawler : this item works like webcrawler but it looks for U.S. legal text resources and associated scholarship.
  • Global Legal Information Network
  • Access to Justice Network : classified list of [mostly Canadian] law related links.
  • Supreme Court of Canada : judgements, information, etc.
  • Federal Court of Canada : judgements, information, etc.
  • CANADIAN LAW & GOVERNMENT : Canadian law research.
  • The Education Law Reporter For [Canadian] Post-Secondary Institutions : some sample articles.
  • Canadian Legal Resources : from Harper Risk Consultants.
  • Consolidated Statutes and Regulations of Canada
  • Studies in Canadian Government and Legal System
  • Canadian Criminal Justice Resources : from the Canadian Pardon Service.
  • World Law Resources List : from Osaka; non U.S. materials.
  • Canadian Law Resources : at Mindlink in Vancouver.
  • LawNet Canada
  • LawNet Alberta
  • Canadian Statutes and Regulations : links to all federal, provincial and territorial statues and regulations.
  • LawNet Français (Canadian) : "une collection de liens vers des renseignements en matière juridique ainsi que des ressources éducatives concernant la justice et les enjeux juridiques d’intérêt pour les Canadiens."
  • Guide to Canadian Immigration and Refugee Law : downloadable 88 page pdf document from the Mosaic Legal Advocacy Program in Vancouver.
  • A Guide for (Canadian) Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications : downloadable .pdf document from Mosaic.
  • Discover Canada : the official basic Canadian citizenship indoctrination document in pdf format. It contains a good outline of constitutional and legal practices in addition to a brief history.
  • The Law Engine : on-line legal sources.
  • Resources in Foreign and International Law
  • Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia : lots of good material and links.
  • Law Commission of Canada : abolished by the neo-cons in December 2006; did research reports on law reform. This is the last archived version of its page. Many happy returns some day.
  • Bibliography for Research on International Human Rights Law
  • RESEARCH GUIDE: International Law and Legal Instruments
  • a list of websites relating to: Restorative Justice : compiled by Lou Drouillard.
  • Radical Jurisprudence
  • Law Links at Osgoode Hall Law School : in Toronto.
  • Net Law
  • Legal Survival : a self-help, reference and advice finder page, US in origin.
  • Refugee Caselaw : from the University of Michigan. Information from various countries.
  • Court Rules, Forms, and Dockets -- LLRX.com
  • Law & Politics Internet guide : mostly US material.
  • Globalisation, Drugs, and Criminalisation: Final Research Reporton Brazil, China, India, and Mexico [.pdf]
  • Law Scout : "access to all the pathfinders and guides of over 130 law schools and other institutions."
  • What to do if you're sued by the RIAA : dealing with RIAA copyright infringement cases copying MP3s and online movies.
  • OUT-LAW : "7,000 pages of free legal news and guidance, mostly on IT and e-commerce issues". From Pinsent Masons, an international law firm with a long-standing interest in IT and e-commerce.
  • AccidentAttorneys.com : Information on US accident law.
  • Animal Legal & Historical Web Center : issues surrounding animal law and associated topics.
  • Wikilaw : Part of the general Wikipedia project. Wikilaw's goal is to build the largest open-content legal resource in the world. To accomplish this goal, Wikilaw needs your help! We encourage all law professors, practitioners, and students to share their knowledge.
  • Blawgsearch : Search law blogs, currently indexing around 600 blogs.
  • Basic Legal Citation : online version of "The Bluebook".
  • About Law Schools : largely American content but potentially useful nevertheless.
  • The Chesapeake Project : ensures "permanent access to vital legal information currently available on the World Wide Web." American content.
  • Introduction to Public International Law Research : from the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University's Law School.
  • Courting History: The International Criminal Court's First Years
  • International Criminal Court
  • The Hague Justice Portal : the Hague organizations and their work on issues related to international peace, justice, and security.
  • Trans-Lex : transnational law and international business law.
  • Civil Rights Digital Library
  • Congressional Hearings: Law Library of Congress [US] : eventually to comprise 75,000 volumes of printed Congressional Hearings.
  • Children’s Rights: International and National Laws and Practices
  • International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service : .pdf document from the Quaker UN Office, November 2008.
  • Guide to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICRMW) : downloadable copy. To date, 41 countries have ratified the ICRMW.
  • Statelessness (in Canada): An introduction
  • Compendium of Election Administration in Canada: A Comparative Overview : 114 pp. as .pdf file released October 2009.
  • The Robbins Collection: School of Law, University of California at Berkeley : an educational collection of note on law, past and present.
  • Transgender Law and Policy Institute : advocacy and information site focussed on the transgendered.




    LAW ENFORCEMENT



  • Criminal Intelligence Service Canada
  • Interpol
  • International Centre for Prison Studies : includes World Prison Population List (as .pdf).
  • Nathanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime and Corruption : from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto.
  • School and culture against Mafia in sicily : in Italian and French.
  • The Police Officer's Internet Directory
  • Copseek.com
  • Gang Research
  • TRAC FBI : "Your source for comprehensive independent, and nonpartisan information about FBI."
  • Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations : from the US Department of Justice. Lengthy how-to document.
  • Canadian Criminal Justice Resource Page
  • Criminal Statistics England and Wales 1999
  • Las Americas Crime Review ; Bi-monthly publications. Free registration.
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics 2000: At a Glance [.pdf]
  • [American] Crime and Justice Data Online -- BJS
  • Home Office (UK) law enforcement research
  • Shielded from Justice : report from Human Rights Watch.
  • Coplink
  • Crime Mapping Research Center
  • Homicide in Chicago: 1870-1930
  • Corruption - A selected and annotated bibliography : from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
  • Global Corruption Report
  • Policing Home Page Register and CopNet : Starting place for Community Policing research.
  • Canadian Police College : also in Ottawa, Canada's subarctic playground.
  • Emergency Net : concerning emergency response resources.
  • Community Policing Pages
  • Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence - First Annual Report
  • U.S. Crime and Justice Electronic Data Abstracts--DOJ BJS
  • Crime in the United States, 2000
  • Beyond 20/20 Web Viewer : From Ivation in Ottawa; prototype of database manipulation for statistical databases on the Web. Uses U.S. crime and law enforcement data for the demonstration.
  • California Criminal Statistics : very detailed: tables, charts, graphs.
  • Mapping Crime: Principle and Practice
  • Crime Statistics Links Guide
  • Crime Information Network : abstracts of regional, national, and international news on criminal activities.
  • U.S. Department of State International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (March 1997)
  • Club Drugs : from the NCJRS.
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
  • Militia Groups : Index to articles and links detailing various Militia groups...scary stuff from the fringe.
  • Corporate Crime Reporter
  • U.S. Criminal Justice Sourcebook, 1998 edition, in .pdf
  • Uniform Crime Reports : Four U.S. Counties as an example plus a link to the full archive.
  • Uniform Crime Reports and other crime reports -FBI
  • U.S. Criminal Victimization 1998 : Changes 1997-98 with Trends 1993-98 -- USDOJ
  • U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics and Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC)
  • Organized Crime Links : somewhat uneven collection on international organized crime. Some good stuff; some a bit off-centre.
  • Computer Crime and Investigations Center
  • The Police Pages Index
  • Police Officer's Internet Directory
  • Scarman Centre for the Study of Public Order
  • National Fraud Information Center [U.S.]
  • Data of the Sixth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems
  • Forensic Web : Labs and other police stuff.
  • Zeno's Forensic Site : general reference links.
  • The Ultimate Forensic Psychology Page
  • FBI Handbook of Forensic Sciences
  • Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders : from the US National Institute of Justice, as a .pdf file (874KB)
  • Criminal Justice Links : at Florida State University.
  • Criminal Justice Resources : at the University of Indiana.
  • Hieros Gamos Criminal Links
  • Athlete Arrests and Allegations : a bulletin boad at Yahoo that covers crimes by athletes, not an insignificant category.
  • United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
  • International Centre For The Study of Radicalisation And Political Violence
  • Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women_ -- Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey : .pdf full report.
  • Law Enforcement Technology : emerging trends in the field of la
  • Traffic Violations from LexisNexis : US information on charges, sanctions and process.
  • Court reporters from LexisNexis : US information on court reportage.
  • Anti-Money Laundering from LexisNexis
  • Employment Verification from LexisNexis : screening for false assertions on resumes.
  • Fraud Prevention from LexisNexis : dealing with various forms of commercial fraud.
  • Identity Authentication from LexisNexis
  • Expert Witnesses from LexisNexis
  • Bankruptcy from Martindale
  • Family Law from Martindale
  • Legal Services from LexisNexis
  • Private Investigator from LexisNexis
  • Lawyers Directory from Martindale
  • Legal Match : directory which locates [U.S.] lawyers.
  • Australian Lawyers directory
  • GetaLayer.com : another Australian lawyer directory.
  • AdvocateKhoj : "a free legal information web portal which helps people find lawyers for their legal needs, and at the same time help lawyers to get leads matching their legal specialty in India".
  • Web Directory: Law Listings
  • NewLawyer : another set of [US] law listings.
  • Legal Information from LexisNexis
  • Bankruptcy Records from LexisNexis
  • Criminal Justice Online : site deals with criminal justice education and careers.
  • Citation Search: Legal Help from LexisNexis
  • Add LexisNexis Web widget which fetches legal searches for you to your website for free if you so decide
  • Child Support: from LexisNexis World Bank Integrity : various materials on financial crimes involving World Bank programs including "investiating staff misconduct".
  • Criminal Justice School Guide [US] : provides people who are interested in pursuing a career in criminal justice with the information they need to get started.
  • Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice Online : at Remington College.
  • Bryan College criminal justice associate degree
  • Guide to Online Criminal Justice Degrees
  • Career Profiles: Law Enforcement [*NEW*]
  • CollegeAtlas.org : Criminal Justice Programs [US] [*NEW*]
  • Criminal Justice Degree Resources
  • Paralegal Guide : Paralegal Guide: Finding Your Niche
  • Criminal Justice Schools and Programs [US]
  • College Search Database [US]




    LAW AND TECHNOLOGY



  • Bitlaw : resource on technology law.
  • 2001 Internet Fraud Report [.pdf] : from the Internet Fraud Complaint Center [US].
  • The Virtual Chronicle of the Digital Music Revolution : site keeps tabs on the various fronts of the music/movie copyright wars.
  • Law Librarians' Resource Exchange
  • Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School
  • Cyberspace Law Archive, from the John Marshall Law School Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law
  • The Cyberlaw Informer : a free electronic publication, covering the development of technology law.
  • "Review of Security Legislation" -- electronic surveillance law : an extensive review of electronic communication interception in several Western countries including Canada. Published by the government of South Africa.
  • Article on Computers and the law : distinguishing between computer programs as text and computer programs as functional processes.
  • Cyberspace Law
  • Cyberspace Law Institute:"Cyberspace Law for Non-Lawyers"
  • The UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy
  • Internet Law and Virtual Chase: Legal Research on the Internet
  • The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology
  • Cyberspace Law: Unsolicited E-Mail
  • Computer Crime Research Center (CCRC)
  • Legal Business : from LexisNexis
  • Legal Technology Blog : from LexisNexis
  • Cybercrime : from the government of Australia/Australian Institute of Criminology.
  • UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy
  • Cyberspace and Internet Law
  • Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar : A pdf monograph by Martin C. Libick for the Rand Corp.




    CORRECTIONS



  • Correctional Services of Canada : Research reports and inhouse publication plus related links from the prison guard agency for federal prisons of Canada.
  • Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice (2001) : full text online for free at the NAP site in Open Book format.
  • The Sentencing Project
  • Drug Courts -- NCJRS
  • Death Penalty Information Center
  • US Capital Punishment 1999 : data on offenders' gender, race, education, final meals, etc.
  • Execution Tapes -- Soundportraits.org [RealPlayer]
  • Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996
  • Juvenile Court Statistics 199 [U.S]
  • Emerging Issues of Privatized Prisons
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  • The Center of Juvenile and Criminal Justice >
  • The [US] Federal Death Penalty System: A Statistical Survey
  • Global Bibliography of Prison Systems
  • The Cell House : a page for correctional officers.
  • The Sentencing Project : "An independent source of criminal justice policy analysis, data and program information for the American public and policy-makers".
  • Debt to Society : 'The Real Cost of Prisons' from Mother Jones magazine.
  • Recidivism of [US] Prisoners Released in 1994 [.pdf]




    MISCELANEOUS LAW-RELATED SITES



  • Criminal Justice MegaLinks
  • Criminal Justice Resources
  • Crimetheory : "An Educational Resource for the Learning and Teaching of Theoretical Criminology"
  • Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project
  • National Tribal Justice Resource Center : dedicated to tribal justice systems, personnel and tribal law.
  • Preliminary Bibliography: Crimes of Honour : Project on Strategies to Address Crimes of Honour.
  • Canada Court Watch Program - Family Justice Review Committee : "Canada's only independent media source dedicated exclusively to news and information related to the Canadian Justice System and Canada's system of child protection".
  • Crimes of War
  • The Nuremburg Project : documents from the Donovan collection.
  • Australian Institute of Criminology
  • International Water Law Project
  • International Victimology Website
  • Violent Victimization and Race, 1993-98 : from the US DOJ.
  • Contacts between Police and the Public: Findings from the 1999 National Survey : from the US DOJ.
  • Annual Review of Population Law: Database on Law and Population : Harvard Law School and United Nations Population Fund provide this searchable database of summaries and excerpts of legislation, constitutions, court decisions, and other official government documents from every country in the world relating to population policies.
  • Law and Politics Internet Guide : "providing legal information that is both interesting and informative".
  • World Justice Information Network : incorporating the previous Rule of Law site; registration required.
  • Nolo Press : U.S. self-help law centre.
  • United Nations Peace-keeping Bibliography
  • United Nations Interregional Crime & Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
  • Institute for War and Peace Reporting
  • Juvenile Justice : from Melanie Kowalski at Carleton U.
  • Juvenile Court Statistics 1995 [U.S]
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  • World Wide Legal Information Assciation
  • Nativeweb: Indigenous Peoples Law and Legal Issues amongst other issues
  • Scandanavian Research Council for Criminology
  • U.S. National Archives of Criminal Justice Data : 500+ datasets relating to criminal justice.
  • U.S. National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics
  • International Centre of Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy : at UBC in Vancouver; access to the Centre's gopher from inside.
  • Office of International Criminal Justice : online issues of Criminal Justice International/Europe/the Americas and some other stuff.
  • Hatewatch : An online organization which tracks hate groups on the Internet. Included are a host of links and text information on specific hate groups, the psychology of hate movements, legal material, etc.
  • Violence Policy Center : publications on firearms violence.
  • Partnership Against Violence Network [PAVNET] : U.S. Interdepartmental Working Group on violence; online clearinghouses and resource centres.
  • Law Schools directory
  • Law Schools [in the US]
  • Online Criminal Justice Degrees : With additional links to online scholarly resources.
  • Miscellaneous [US] legal information links from giveawaylegalforms.com. The site also has a multitude of blank [US] forms to give away.
  • Legaldocs.com : [US] Legal Forms, Free Law Documents, Contracts, Online, Leases, Wills, Estate Planning, Corporations, Living Will, Trusts.
  • Crime Victims' Institute [Texas] : studies of crime victims, online local and national resources for crime victims and links to criminal justice education.
  • Typography for Lawyers : assistance in spiffing up legal briefs on the not-unreasonable assumption that better looking texts are better received.
  • Legal Aid in Canada: Resource and Caseload Statistics, 2007/2008 : 127 pp. pdf document.
  • Civil Legal Aid in the United States: An Update for 2009 : 29 pp. pdf document.
  • Legal Guides to Ontario and Canadian Law
  • Canadian Case Law (Court Decisions) : largely Ontario focussed but with Supreme and Federal court decisions and some reports from the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
  • Caramanna Friedberg - Criminal law practice in Toronto
  • Juriglobe: World Legal Systems : from the University of Ottawa, in six major languages. Basic descriptive detail.
  • RoLegal : a Romanian law firm. Site contains information for foreigners in english.
  • Lawyer Advertising : from LexisNexis
  • Law Firm Advertising : from LexisNexis
  • Paralegal Jobs : from LexisNexis
  • Bankruptcy Attorney : from LexisNexis
  • Divorce Attorney : from LexisNexis
  • Child Custody Attorney : from LexisNexis
  • Personal Injury Attorney : from LexisNexis
  • Background Checks : from LexisNexis
  • Litigation Resources : from LexisNexis
  • UCC Uniform Commercial Code : from LexisNexis
  • Bankruptcy Law : from LexisNexis
  • Debt Collections : from LexisNexis
  • Accounts Receivable Management : from LexisNexis
  • Insurance Software : from LexisNexis
  • [US] Criminal Defense Attorneys : from LexisNexis
  • [US] Income Verification : from LexisNexis
  • [US] Police Records : from LexisNexis
  • Intellectual Property Law from LexisNexis
  • FreeAdvice.com : free [US] legal information written by attorneys and legal professionals for the public.
  • Criminal Justice Profiles : a general guide to employment possibilities in the [US] law enforcement sector.
  • Criminal Justice Career Profiles
  • Law Enforcement Careers
  • Queensland Criminal Justice Centre : From Oz.
  • LawBuddy : a free legal information website providing information on most areas of law in Australia. It provides information via the use of video to enhance accessability.
  • Community Legal Service, TASC (The Advocacy and Support Centre) : Australia's largest and provides free legal advice and representation in Queensland.
  • Law QA : online source for US legal information. Q & A structure.
  • Online Justice Schools and Programs [US]
  • New CLEO [Community Legal Information Ontario] Family Law Series: Separation and Divorce: Child Custody, Access, and Parenting Plans - [in Ontario] : from the Ontario Law Foundation.
  • New CLEO [Community Legal Information Ontario] Family Law Series: Child Support - [in Ontario] : from the Ontario Law Foundation.
  • New CLEO [Community Legal Information Ontario] Family Law Series: Spousal Support - [in Ontario] : from the Ontario Law Foundation.
  • New CLEO [Community Legal Information Ontario] Family Law Series: Separation and Divorce or Death of a Spouse: Property Division - [in Ontario] : from the Ontario Law Foundation.
  • Laws.com - Free Legal forms [U.S.] [*NEW*]

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