American Samoa |
American Samoan Bar Association
This site contains links to:
American Samoa Constitution
American Samoa Code
American Samoa Administrative Code
American Samoa Digest and Legislative Information
American Samoa Law Revision Commission
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American Samoa Laws
and Cases
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions and law reports for American Samoa. |
Samoa News
American Samoa's daily newspaper. |
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Bougainville |
State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM)
Part of The Australian National University, SSGM is the leading
center for research into contemporary issues of governance
in Melanesia. Significant documents for Bougainville
are available through this site.
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Cook Islands |
The Cook Islands Constitution
Also available in PDF format with amendments incorporated. |
Cook Islands Government Online
Official website of the Cook Islands Government.
Regularly updated with government news and information. Has
current contact information for officials and departments.
Contains history, facts and information, and links to other
government sites. |
Cook Islands Laws
and Cases
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, law reports, court rules, and legislation
for the Cook Islands. |
Cook Islands Ministry of Cultural Development
Contains contact information for the National Library and
Archives of the Cook Islands, with instructions for conducting
research. No documents are made available online. |
Cook Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic Management
Publications
Online access to publications, acts, and orders of the Ministry,
including legal opinions on government expenditures. Site
also contains an archive of documents. |
Cook Islands Statistics Office
Provides statistics and documents on a number of
topics, including economics, demographics, census, environmental,
and tourism. Also provides links to other government
sites. |
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Fiji |
Fiji Cases and Laws
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, law reports, court rules, constitution,
and legislation for Fiji. |
Fiji Government Online Portal
Official Government website. Contains news, press
releases, cabinet releases, and links to government offices.
Regularly updated. |
Fiji Human Rights Commission
Links to Fiji Legislation regarding Human Rights. |
Fiji Law Reform Commission
Current and past references of the commission. Reports
of the commission are not available on this site. |
Native Land Trust
Board
Website of private company hired by Fijian Government
to administer native lands for the indigenous owner. Contains
information on how to obtain native land. |
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Guam |
Governor of Guam
Large site with an extensive amount of resources
on current issues and legislation in Guam. |
Guam Bar Association
Recent legal news, career opportunities, and legal
services directory. Provides links to government and court
resources.
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Guam Cases and Laws
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions,
and legislation for Guam. |
Guam Justice Network
Information, documents, and forms for the court system
of Guam. Also has information about the bar examination
for Guam. |
Guam Legislation
Guam Code Annotated is available online. Also provides
links to various government offices. |
Guam Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rules
of the Superior Court
Recently adopted court rules available in PDF and
Word formats. |
Legal Forms for Guam civil cases
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Pacific
Daily News
Guam's daily newspaper. |
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Kiribati |
Kiribati Laws and Cases
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, rules of procedure,
legislation, and law reports
for Kiribati. |
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(Republic of the) Marshall Islands |
Cases and Laws of the
Marshall Islands
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, law reports, court rules, and legislation
for the Marshall Islands. |
Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Official embassy website. Contains background information
and history, along with government and cultural information.
Nuclear testing information and reports provided. Numerous
links to additional Marshall Island resources. |
Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall
Islands [PDF]
Full-text available online. |
Compacts of Free Associations Special Report
Page
Link to the current Compact of Free Association with
the United States recently extended to the Republic of the
Marshall Islands. Also contains statements and proposals
by the negotiating teams, and news articles on the negotiations. |
Digital Micronesia: Marshall Islands
Full-text links to significant treaties, legislation
and prominent case decisions. Also provides information on
government, human rights, and diplomatic services. |
The Nuclear Claims Tribunal for the Marshall
Islands
Infomraton on making claims of personal injury due
to nuclear testing. Includes full-text documents of awards
granted |
Yokwe Online
Links to current news articles about the Marshall Islands
and its people. |
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(Federated States of) Micronesia |
Cases and Laws
for the Federated States of Micronesia
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, law reports, court rules, constitution,
and legislation for the Federated States of Micronesia. |
Compacts of Free Associations Special Report Page
Link to the current Compact of Free Association with
the United States recently extended to the Federated States
of Micronesia. Also contains statements and proposals by the
negotiating teams, and news articles on the negotiations. |
Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
Full-text online access to public laws, committee reports,
congressional journals, bills and resolutions, hearing schedules,
and rules and procedures. Provides links to statutes and constitution. |
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
Official government website. Contains news, press releases.
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Legal Information System of the Federated States
of Micronesia
Site provides links to:
Constitution
Statutes
Court Rules and Decisions
Government Rules and Regulations
State Governments of: Chuuk; Kosrae; Pohnpei; Yap. |
Treaties/Conventions of the Federated States of
Micronesia
List of treaties and conventions, some with full-text
available online. |
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Nauru |
Nauru Cases and Laws
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, rules of court, constitution, and legislation for Nauru. |
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Nauru to
the United Nations
Website of the Embassy of Nauru. Contains information
on the UN voting history of Nauru, treaties to which Nauru
is a party, UN documents, and government information. |
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New Caledonia |
New Caledonia Cases
and Laws
(French langauge websites only) (Via PacLII)
Links to French language sites containing codes, debates, and
cases for New Caledonia. |
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Niue |
Niue Cases and Laws
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, constitution, and
legislation for Niue. |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
Bruce
Lloyd Media
Summaries of news reported in the Northern Mariana Islands'
media |
Marianas Variety
Full-text of articles from one of the Northern Mariana Islands' daily
newspapers. |
Ruth
Tighe, On My Mind
Weekly commentary on public affairs in the Northern Mariana
Islands; usually issued each Friday. |
Saipan Tribune
Full-text of articles from one of the Northern Mariana Islands' daily
newspapers. |
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(Republic of) Palau |
Republic of Palau
Official government website. Contains presidential
speeches, and government contact information. Also provides
background and contact information for the sixteen States
of Palau. Website loads slowly. |
Palau Constitution
(English translation) [PDF]
(Palauan ranslation) [PDF]
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Second Constitutional Convention
Online .pdf documents related to the Second Constitutional
Convention of Palau. This convention proposes
amendments to improve the Palau Constitution for approval
in the general election in 2008. |
Legislative Branch of Palau – The
Obiil Era Kelulau
Online access to legislation of the Palau Senate
and House of Delegates. Also contains information on
Senators and Delegates, schedules, committees. Currently
there are no Senate Committee reports available online. Website
loads slowly. |
Palau Legislation
Senate
House of Delegates
Resolutions, bills, journals, joint resolutions,
archives, legislation status tables available online.
Not all pages have information yet. |
Embassy of the Republic of Palau to the United
States
Passport forms available online. News, press releases
and bulletins available. |
Supreme Court
of Palau (via PacLII)
Links to case law of the Supreme Court of Palau.
Currently offers case law from March and August 1994 only.
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Olekoi Palau News
Updates
Current links to press articles about Palau. |
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Papua New Guinea |
Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Via PacLII)
Full-text of Constitution. |
Papua New Guinea Government Website
Contains many links to government departments. Not all links
are functional. |
Papua New Guinea Laws (via PacLII)
Excellent links to primary sources including case law, legislation,
government reports. |
Prime Minister - Official Website
Contains speeches, media releases, and general government
information. Also contains Commissions of Inquiry. |
Melanesian Law Journal
Law Library has all volumes at call number
K13 .E335.
Vol. 25-27, 29 are available online. Journal focuses on issues
relating to Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific region. Published
by the University of Papua New Guinea School of Law. |
State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM)
Significant documents for
Papua New Guinea are available through SSGM.
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Pitcairn Islands |
Pitcairn Islands Cases
(Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions for the Pitcairn Islands. |
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Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) |
Government of Samoa
Official government website. Includes speeches, press releases,
contact and embassy information. Updated regularly. |
Samoan Laws and Cases (Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, rules of courts, legislation, law reports and unreported judgments of Samoa. |
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Solomon Islands |
Cases and Laws of the Solomon Islands (via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, rules of courts, legislation,
procedure, and other government information of the Solomon
Islands. |
Department of Commerce, Industry, and Employment
This site provides links to information about
the current, past, and previous governments of the Solomon
Islands, including organization and missions. |
Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)
RAMSI is an organization partnering with the Government
of Solomon Islands to lay the foundations for long-term
stability through support for improved law, justice
and security. This
site
contains information about Government, Courts, and Prisons.
Updated often. |
Report of the Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the
Solomon Islands, 17-18 December 2003.
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Information about Australia’s
role in the Solomon Islands and associated policy concerns. |
Solomon Islands Government Contact Information
Phone numbers and addresses for Ministers, Permanent
Secretaries, and Executive Personal Secretaries in the
Solomon Islands Government Ministries. |
State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM)
Significant documents for the Solomon Islands are available
through SSGM.
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Tonga |
Government of Tonga – Official Website
Regularly updated news, press releases, speeches and government information. |
Tongan Laws and Cases (Via PacLII)
Links to court decisions, legislation, law
reports, and royal proclomations of Tonga. |
Tongan Legislation
Online access to English and Tongan versions of legislation.
Updated through 2005-2006, with some new 2007 legislation
available. Includes a useful search function. |
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Tuvalu |
Government of Tuvalu
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Tuvalu Laws and Cases (Via PacLII)
Links to constitution, court decisions, legislation, and rules
of procedure for Tuvalu. |
Tuvalu Legislation
Online access to Tuvalu legislation. Contains laws in effect
since 1990, arranged in alphabetical order by act or chaper. |
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Vanuatu |
Government of Vanuatu—Library of Documents
Online access to recent legislation and current proposed bills. |
Vanuatu Laws and Cases (Via PacLII)
Links to constitution, court decisions, rules of procedure,
legislation, law reports, and unreported judgments for
Vanuatu. |
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