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ABA - UNDP International Legal Resource Center [English]: The center was established in December 1999, based upon the common commitment of the American Bar Association and the United Nations Development Programme to support and promote good governance and the rule of law around the world. The mission is to provide a legal resource capability to serve UNDP global governance programs and projects supporting legal reform and democratic institution building.

American Bar Association [English]: The ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.

Arab Center for Law & High Technology [Arabic]: a portal for Arab Law and Arab World gate for the Legal informatics

Arab Center for the Rule of Law and Integrity [English] [Arabic]: ACRLI is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded to strengthen the rule of law, fight societal and governmental corruption and build the foundations of fair, efficient and independent justice systems within the Arab world.

Arab Centre for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession [English] [Arabic]: The Center is a non-governmental institution that works to reinforce and support the status of justice in the Arab region.

Arab Coalition for the International Criminal Court [Arabic]: This is a coalition of Arab non-governmental organizations working to support the International Criminal Court and enhance its position.

Arab Council for Judicial and Legal Studies [English] [Arabic]: The Council seeks to achieve the following goals: support professional development and independence of the judiciary through training; facilitate interaction and coordination among judicial institutions; and enhance the transparency of judicial systems and procedures.

Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union [Arabic]:

Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union - United Arab Emirates [Arabic]:

Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union - Comoros Islands [Arabic]:

Arab Judicial Forum - First [English]: The Kingdom of Bahrain, in cooperation with the United States, hosted the American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative, hosted first Arab Judicial Forum was In September 2003, The Forum focused on four themes: Judicial Selection, Ethics and Training, Judicial Role in Human Rights, Efficiency of Procedural Systems, and Transnational Judicial and Legal Cooperation.

Arab Lawyers Forum [Arabic]:

Arab Lawyers' Union [Arabic]: The Union aims to help develop the legal profession in the Arab countries and to work for the independence of the judiciary power.

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 1 [English] [Arabic]:

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 2 [English] [Arabic]:

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 3 [English] [Arabic]:

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 4 [English] [Arabic]:

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 5 [English] [Arabic]:

Bahrain Lawyers [Arabic]: The Bahrain Lawyers’ website is part of the Arab lawyers network which is planning to publish a comprehensive Arab encyclopedia on the Internet that contains Arab legislations and provisions. The encyclopedia would also contain legal forms of contracts, law suits and specialized legal files. The Arab Lawyers Network is meant to be the legal reference to all Arab lawyers.

Birzeit University - Institute of Law [English] [Arabic]: The IOL Institute was established in 1993 with the mandate to contribute to the evolution of legal structures and the rule of law in Palestine. IOL is currently involved in legal education, practical legal research, a Master of Laws Program and the establishment of a complete and modern legal information, documentation center and a comprehensive Palestinian law library. IOL publishes the Palestinian Official Gazette online on its Arabic web site.

Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice [English]: The CIAJ is a volontary, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of justice for all canadians.

Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law [English]: CIMEL was established in 1990 at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. The Center, focused on the analysis of the various systems of law at work in the Islamic and Middle Eastern world, operates as a scholarly legal bridge for research with Middle Eastern and Muslim lawmakers and legal scholars.

Coalition for the International Criminal Court [English] [French]: The coalition is a network of over 2,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) advocating for a fair, effective and independent International Criminal Court (ICC).

Conference on Judicial Administration Modernization in the Arab States [English]: The conference was convened by the Ministry of Justice in Morocco, the United Nations Development Programme-Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (POGAR), and the World Bank's Legal Vice Presidency. The International Development Law Institute (IDLI) also provide support in the organization and planning of the event, held in Marrakech, Morocco March 15-17, 2002.

Consultative Council for European Prosecutors [English] [French]: The CCPE is responsible for drafting documents on issues related to the functioning of the public ministry, and it gathers information on the functioning of public ministry services across Europe.

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly [English]: The Council is a gathering of parliamentarians, from more than forty European countries, of all political persuasions. The statutory aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve greater unity among its members through common action, agreements and debates. The conditions for membership are pluralistic democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights.

Council on Governmental Ethics Laws [English]: The Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) is a professional organization for government agencies, organizations, and individuals with responsibilities or interests in governmental ethics, elections, campaign finance, lobby laws and freedom of information.

East African Legislative Assembly [English]: The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is the independent Legislative arm of the East African Community. In addition to providing a democratic forum for debate, EALA also has a watchdog function.

Eurojustice Network of European Prosecutors General [English]: The Network aims to strengthen mutual understanding between prosecution services in the European Union.

European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice [English] [French]: European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) aims to improve the efficiency and functioning of justice in the member states, and the development of the implementation of the instruments adopted by the council of Europe.

Faculty of Judicial, Economic and Social Sciences, University Mohamed V [French]: The Faculty of Judicial, Economic and Social Sciences in Rabat-Agdal is an institution for higher studies with a mission to develop the educational and research programs in the judicial, political, administrative, economical and social domains.

Federal Judicial Centre [English]: The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for the federal courts. Its mission is to promote improvements in judicial administration in the courts of the United States

Foundation for Human and Humanitarian Rights in Lebanon [English]: The Foundation for Human and Human Rights Lebanon (FHHRL) is a centre devoted to propagate human rights and democracy. Its basic aims are to promote awareness of the rights of the human being in Lebanon and the Middle East. It also identifies cases of human rights violations, examines laws, and assesses their conformity to normative standards of human rights.

General Popular Committee for Justice [Arabic]: The General Popular Committee for Justice is headed by Mr. Mustafa Mohammad Abd-AlJalil Fadeel.

Global Justice Project: Iraq [English] [Arabic]: The Global Justice Project: Iraq provides advisory and capacity-building assistance to the Government of Iraq in support of judicial independence and constitutional and legislative development. GJPI is committed to the rule of law and a democratic, stable Iraq.

Higher Institute of Judges [Arabic] [French]: A public institute established by Law No. 80/85, August 11, 1985, to oversee the training of judges.

Higher Institute of Justice [Arabic] [French]:

Interim National Council [English] [Arabic]: The Council ceased to exist in 2005 and was replaced by the Iraqi Council of Representatives.

International Association of Prosecutors [English]: The IAP is a non-governmental and non-political organisation, that aims to promote greater international co-operation between prosecutors.

International Bar Association [English]: The IBA is the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. It aims to influence the development of international law reform and shape the future of the legal profession.

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law [English]: ICNL is an international organization that facilitates and supports the development of civil society and the freedom of association. Its purpose is to assist the creation and improvement of laws and regulatory systems that permit, encourage, and regulate voluntary, independent, not-for-profit organizations ("NPOs") in countries around the world. ICNL has assisted in the development of new laws governing NPOs in West Bank /Gaza and Yemen under a contract with the World Bank, and in Egypt, under a contract with USAID. Recent activities have included helping the Arab Network of NPOs (Shabaka) with its regional study of NPO legislation and the development of a model law for the region as well as discussion with local professionals of law drafts in Jordan, Egypt, and Morocco.

International Centre for Not-For-Profit Law [English]: ICNL conduct programs and research that focus on promoting an enabling legal environment for civil society and public participation worldwide.

International Commission of Jurists [English]: The ICJ is dedicated to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights.

International Criminal Court [English] [French]: The ICC is the first ever permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to promote the rule of law and ensure that the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished. The Court shall be complementary to national criminal jurisdictions. The jurisdiction and functioning of the Court shall be governed by the provisions of the Rome Statute.

International Development Law Institute [English] [French]: The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) is an inter-governmental development organization, which aims to promote sustainable development through improvement and maintenance of the legal and judicial systems of the developing countries and countries in economic transition.

International Law Association [English]: The ILA focuses on the study, clarification and development of both public and private international law

International Monetary Fund - MPs [English]: This page provided by the International Monetary Fund's is designed for legislators, and aims to explain IMF advice, discuss policy trade-offs, learn wider views and concerns, and ultimately contribute to greater transparency, ownership, and accountability of economic policy choices.

International Treaties [English] [Arabic]: This website represents all the international and regional treaties governing the international law motion worldwide, in both Arabic & English languages.

IPALMO Institute for Relations between Italy and Africa, Latin America and the Middle and Far East [English]: IPALMO is an institute for research and studies of international politics and economics, economic and cultural cooperation, regional integration, environmental sustainability, and relations between countries at different degrees of development.

Iraq Body Count [English]: A non-profit organization reporting civilian deaths resulting from the war against Iraq in 2003.

Jordan: Elections and Parliament [English] [French]: This site offers a detailed breakdown of the results of Jordan's 1997 Parliamentary Elections. The European Institute prepared it for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation (MEDEA).

Judicial Education in a World of Challenge and Change [French]: The 2nd International Conference on the Training of the Judiciary organized by the National Judicial Institute in Canada held in Ottawa, Ontario, October 31 - November 5, 2004.

Judicial Educators Network [English]: The Network provides a forum for sharing international judicial experiences.

Judicial Studies Board [English]: The JSB is directly responsible for training judges in England and Wales, and for overseeing the training of Lay magistrates and chairmen and members of Tribunals.

Justice Studies Center of the Americas [English]: The center conducts studies of justice systems and develops innovative approaches to judicial reform. It also promotes regional cooperation and the exchange of experiences among key actors in the justice sector.

Kuwait Lawyers [Arabic]: The Kuwait lawyers website is part of the Arab lawyers network which is planning to publish a comprehensive Arab encyclopedia on the Internet that contains Arab legislations and provisions. The encyclopedia would also contain legal forms of contracts, law suits and specialized legal files. The Arab Lawyers Network is meant to be the legal reference to all Arab lawyers.

Law on Judicial Authority, 1971 [English]: This is the text of Bahrain's Law on Judicial Authority issued on August 7th, 1971.

Lawyers Without Borders [English] [French]: ASF is a non-governmental organization acting in the field of law and justice. It works to promote, to strengthen, and to protect civil, political, social and cultural human rights of individuals and people.

Lebanese Parliamentary Monitor [Arabic]: This observatory collects information on the actions and activities of every Lebanese parliament member in the context of his parliamentary work since the year 2005, the date of the latest elections. It also aims at establishing a platform for dialogue on public policies and laws that were approved by the current Lebanese parliament.

Legal Library – Arab Lawyers Network [Arabic]:

Maat for Judicial and Constitutional Studies [English] [Arabic]: Maat for Juridicial and Constitutional Studies aims to raise legal awareness, develop young Egyptian lawyers capacities and encourage the latter to participate in public life, as well as develop and enhance relevant laws.

Military Penal Code (Provisional Law) [Arabic]:

Ministry of Justice [Arabic] [French]:

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights [Arabic] [French]: The work of this Ministry is regulated by Order No. (1062) of 1974. According to this Order, the Ministry designs and implements judicial policy, prepares draft texts concerns judicial work and gives its opinion on all draft laws and organizational arrangements of other Ministries. It also prepares legal drafts for international agreements; organizes public judicial interests; supervises all agencies under its jurisdiction, as well as the work of judges and judicial assistants. The Legal and Judicial Studies Center was established by Law No. (3) of 1993 as a public institution which enjoys legal status and financial independence. The Center is supervised by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. It carries studies for improving national legislation and achieves their compatibility with international conventions. The Minister of Justice is Mr. Al-Azhar Bou Auni.

Ministry of Justice [Arabic]: The Ministry of Justice is entrusted with preparing draft laws and regulations related to the Ministry’s work and its agencies, as well as those related to the judiciary. The Ministry attends to building and equipping judicial buildings; qualifying judicial personnel and improving their performance; using modern information systems for collecting statistical data and judicial documents. The Ministry also supervises and carries out periodic and surprise inspection of all financial, administrative and technical activities internally and in courts. The Ministry of Justice creates judicial awareness in society at large; develops and promotes relations among the agencies of the judicial authority and other public authorities; promotes judicial and technical cooperation; formulates draft regional and international agreements pertaining to judicial matters. The Minister of Justice is Mr. Ghazi Sha’if Al-Aghbari.

Ministry of Legal Affairs [Arabic]:

National Association of State Judicial Educators [English]: NASJE is a non-profit organization, founded in 1975, that strives to improve the justice system through judicial branch education. NASJE is a leader in defining the practice of judicial branch education and in gathering and sharing resources among educators.

National Center for State Courts [English]: NCSC is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of justice. It is active in the United States and internationally.

National Institute of Judges [Arabic] [French]: A public institution, established by an executive order 90-139, May 19, 1990, that provides training for the judges- students and practitioners

National Institute of Training [English] [Arabic]: The Institute contributes to the development of performance of human resources in the public sector, through their provision with distinguished training.

National Judicial Institute [English]: NJI is an independent, non-profit organization that serves the Canadian judiciary, by planning, coordinating and delivering judicial education aimed at improving the administration of justice. NJI also respond to requests for assistance from courts and agencies from other countries with respect to judicial education projects.

North Cairo Court [Arabic]:

Palestinian Rule of Law Program [English]: The Open Society Institute’s Palestinian Rule of Law (PROL) program offers up to ten fellowships for lawyers or law graduates normally resident in the Gaza Strip or West Bank, including East Jerusalem. PROL fellowships provide support for the completion of an LL.M. (Master of Laws) degree.

Permanent Court of Arbitration [English] [French]: The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is an intergovernmental organization with over one hundred member states. Established in 1899 to facilitate arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution between states, the PCA has developed into a modern, multi-faceted arbitral institution that is now perfectly situated at the juncture between public and private international law to meet the rapidly evolving dispute resolution needs of the international community.

Saudi Laws [English] [Arabic]: This site presents the largest specialized Saudi Laws Encyclopedia, developed and updated daily to become a renewable reference serving many interested persons and specialists groups both inside and outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our main purpose is to provide reliable services to lawyers, advocates, legal counselors and others of similar competencies, through compiling the Kingdom’s laws, schedules and amendments thereof and the legal commentaries and the likes, respectively in only one electronic encyclopedia of laws.

Somalia - UNDP Projects - Rule of Law & Security [English]:

Sudan Judiciary [Arabic]:

Supreme Judicial Council [Arabic]: The Judicial Council was reorganized by order No. (35) of 2003 and was renamed Supreme Judicial Council. The Council supervises the judicial system in Iraq independently of the Ministry of Justice. Its functions include: administrative supervisionh of judges and all members of public prosecutions, except members of the court of cassation. The Council also hears professional misbehaviour claims against judges and members of public prosecution. It also nominates qualified individuals for occupying judicial posts or as members of public prosecution. The Council promotes, upgrades, seconds or transfer judges and members of public prosecution. The head of the Supreme Judicial Council is Mr. Midhat Al-Mahmoud.

The Family Law - Khaleej Website [English] [Arabic]: The Family Law website was launched by the Freedom House Organization and provides a range of resources on women's rights in the Gulf, including: regional family law resources, access to Family Law Program publications, information on regional activities and partners, and related news and events. The site also provides a venue for online discussion on women’s rights issues.

Tunisian Bar Association [English] [French]:

United Arab Emirates Lawyers [Arabic]: The United Arab Emirates lawyers website is part of the Arab lawyers network which is planning to publish a comprehensive Arab encyclopedia on the Internet that contains Arab legislations and provisions. The encyclopedia would also contain legal forms of contracts, law suits and specialized legal files. The Arab Lawyers Network is meant to be the legal reference to all Arab lawyers.

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute [English]: UNICRI is a United Nations entity mandated to assist intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations in formulating and implementing improved policies in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice. Its basic goals are to foster criminal justice systems as well as to facilitate international law enforcement cooperation and judicial assistance.

WOMANKIND Worldwide [English]: Website of WOMANKIND Worldwide, a UK based charity that works with women's organizations in 15 developing countries and has assisted women in 71 countries. The organization aims to enable women to understand their legal rights and ultimately improve their lives. It also provides assistance in securing new legislation that protects women. WOMANKIND follows a participative approach allowing women in developing countries to identify their own needs. The website contains publications on women issues and materials on lessons concerning citizenship.

World Bank - Judicial Training [English]: