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| LAW
RESOURCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
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| INTERNET
RESOURCES
for
Northern Ireland |
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There
can be difficulty locating information on Northern Ireland,
hence the decision to pull the most common information together on one
page.
See also:
Finding Case Law See
also:
Finding Legislation |
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Statute law
Database |
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Launched in December 2006 the
Statute Law Database is the most comprehensive free source
of revised UK legislation from 1267 onwards. It also covers
all the devolved Parliaments and Assemblies. This has a very
comprehensive HELP section which explains how to use the
database as well as explaining such difficulties as how
NI legislation fits into the UK context. |
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Office of Public Sector Information,
comprising: |
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See:
Factsheet on Northern Ireland Legislation from UK
Parliament website for information on which of the
various Parliaments and Assemblies have had the power to legislate
and how the issue of reserved legislation at Westminster is
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BAILii
(British and Irish Legal Information Institute)
The BAILII website provides
comprehensive coverage of freely available Northern Ireland
judgments on the internet. Use it to access decisions
from the following courts and tribunals:
Do not use for Northern Ireland Legislation,
use the Statute Law Database instead. |
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Northern Ireland
Court of Appeal (1998- )
Northern Ireland High Court Chancery Division (1998-)
Northern Ireland High Court Family Division (2000-)
Northern Ireland High Court Queen's Bench Division (1998-)
Industrial Tribunals
Northern Ireland (2002-)
Fair Employment Tribunal Northern Ireland (2002-)
Northern Ireland Social Security and Child Commissioners'
Decisions 2004 |
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Department of Social
Development |
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Launch
site for Child
Maintenance and Enforcement Division and
Social Security Agency.
Click on
Law and Legislation for information on the Social Security and Child Support
Commissioners as well as access to NIDOC
(Northern Ireland Digest of Cases) |
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Northern Ireland Assembly |
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Restored as of May 2007, this site will provide information of
debates, bills and legislation of the Assembly. |
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Northern Ireland Executive |
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Links
to all Northern Ireland government departments,
the Offices of the First and Deputy First Minister.
It has an A-Z links page for searching for government
or government-related information |
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Legal-Island
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Links to
legislation, cases, contacts for solicitors, barristers
and other legal resources for both NI and the Republic
of Ireland |
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nidirect |
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Collection
of useful and relevant links or all aspects of Northern
Ireland life. Click on Law and Justice for legal links. |
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Criminal Justice
System of Northern Ireland, comprising: |
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Umbrella site linking the 7 major areas of criminal justice
provision in Northern Ireland. Each
separate site has links to policy documents, full text publications,
advice and further contact information. |
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Police Ombudsman |
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Aims
to provide an independent, impartial police complaints system
for the people and police under the Police (Northern Ireland)
Act 1998 and 2000. |
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Civil Law Reform Division |
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The Civil Law Reform Division of
the Departmental Solicitor's Office is responsible for civil
law reform in NI relating to private family law, trusts and
property law, tort, contract law and private international
law.
See the
Current and
Past Projects sections for a range of current and
previous consultation documents |
| Northern
Ireland Legal Services Commission |
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The Commission
assumed responsibility for the administration of legal aid from
the Law Society of Northern Ireland on the 1 November 2003.
Contains full text documents, press releases etc. A new site,
still under development. |
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Land Registers of Northern
Ireland |
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The
Agency's purpose is to record accurate details of legal interest
in land in Northern Ireland and to provide a fast and accurate
land information service to facilitate the process of conveyancing.
Full-text download of documents and forms and guidance on fees
etc. |
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Law Society of
Northern Ireland |
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The
Law Society acts as the regulatory authority governing the education,
accounts, discipline and professional conduct of solicitors.
Access to leaflets, full text of 'The Writ' from January 2000-
and guidance for students. |
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Bar Library |
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Information on
the Bar, access to the Bar Directory and links to other useful
legal sites. |
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Law Centre (NI) |
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Law
Centre (NI) is a not for profit agency working to advance social
welfare rights in Northern Ireland. The site contains some full-text
access to advice sheets and guidance on Housing, Benefits, and
Welfare issues |
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Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission |
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Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is a statutory
body established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998. It
Contains publications, some cases, legislation and policy
documents covering their role in civil rights and equality
in Northern Ireland. |
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Committee for the Administration
of Justice |
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CAJ's
activities include publishing reports, conducting research,
holding conferences, monitoring, campaigning locally and internationally,
individual casework and providing legal advice. Many of their
publications are available full text online. |
| Equality
Commission for Northern Ireland |
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The
Commission took over the functions previously exercised by the
Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland, the Equal
Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland, the Fair Employment
Commission and the Northern Ireland Disability Council. Site
has full text downloads, guidance and information on current
campaigns. |
| CAIN
- Conflict Archive on the Internet |
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Renowned
University of Ulster based collection of resources on the Northern
Ireland conflict. See: Key Issues for information on policing,
law and order, the administration of justice as well as documents
tracing events such as Bloody Sunday and the development of
the most recent peace process. |
Last updated: 07/07/10
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