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University of Minnesota---Minneapolis
Law and the Courts
Web LinksOyez, Oyez, Oyez
This site is a database of summaries and
opinions of selected historic decisions of the United States Supreme
Court. If any of you are interested in law school, then you should
give this site a look. All students will find this an excellent
source for browsing the topics and decisions of the Supreme Court.
The site is called "Oyez, Oyez, Oyez" (pronounced 'oh-yah') which is
the phrase by which the Court has always been called to order. http://court.it-services.nwu.edu/oyez/Internet Lawyer
Domestic and international law links, maintained by editor-in-chief Tatia L. Gordon-Troy http://www.internetlawyer.com/The Legal Information Institute, maintained by Cornell
University Law School
This site offers on-line access to recent and
historic U.S. Supreme Court decisions, access to the lengthy U.S. Code
of Laws, commentaries, and other legal materials (including foreign
and international law). If you are doing any kind of research, be
sure to note that there is an index where the resources are organized
by topic and another where they are organized by source. http://www.law.cornell.edu/index.htmlThe Multilaterals Project, maintained by Fletcher/Tufts University
This is a project to make available the full texts of various international
multilateral conventions and other instruments, organized by subject. Subjects
include the environment, diplomacy, human rights, trade, warfare, etc. Be sure
to note the useful chronological index for all the listed agreements. http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.htmlResources in Foreign and International Law This site offers a
wide range of law-related information resources, including
international organizations, treaties, human and indigenous rights. http://www.willamette.edu/~slewis/forint.htmFedstats
This is an official government site which allows you to browse, search, and access all Federal Agencies which spend significant amounts of money on generating statistical reports - many do, so do not be surprised at the long list. It is a convenient way to do research on different agencies in the bureaucracy. You can search by agency or topic. There is also a convenient guide to the "Kids' Sites" at each government department or agency. http://www.fedstats.gov/ |
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