The Law-related Internet Project originally was part of the Legal Internet Project Saarbrücken under the direction of David Thorneloe. --- This is an archive of this project. --- A relaunch has been taken place as Law Web Saarbrücken.

Quick Guide to the Internet Project

(The materials referred to in this guide are in German unless otherwise stated.)

Juristisches Internetprojekt Saarbrücken: http://www.jura.uni-sb.de/

Aktuell aus Saarbrücken / Currently in Saarbrücken
Here a rotating selection of materials available within the depths of the Law-Related Internet Project are brought to the surface and highlighted.

Allgemeine Informationen / General Information
This section directs the user to non-legal information on the University of Saarland, including the Campus Infosystem, the University Library, the Rechenzentrum, and Mail Addresses. Also offered are links to Web Search Engines and information assisting the user on the Internet and html.

Bundesgesetzblatt / Official Journal
Germany's Official Journal, the Bundesgesetzblatt is fully up-to-date and available in its full text dating back to 1996, with overviews dating back to 1990. Also included is an index detailing the Systematic of the Bundesgesetzblatt, and a Full Text Search is available.

English Service
See the separate Guide to the English Service.

Gesetze / Statutes
Under this section the Internet Project offers the full text of Germany's Constitution, the Grundgesetz, in German and in French, the Treaties on German Unification, and the Constitution of the German State of Saarland.

Jurastudium in Saarbrücken / Studying Law in Saarbrücken
Information on the Faculty of Law of the University of Saarland is available here. Included indexes of the professors, of courses, and of seminars and tutorials; and where possible, links to more detailed information offered on the internet by individual professors. The homepages of the International Office, the Law Library and the Computer Room are also available.

Juristische Informationen weltweit / Legal Information World-Wide
Here in Saarbrücken is one of the most comprehensive 'Internet Libraries' for legal resources around the world. The Overview details a range of web-sites sorted by area of law, theme, or by country. Under Legal Norms is an index of statutes and other legal texts provided online around the world, and indexes of Online Databanks, Literature and Libraries, and Court Reports are also available. On a more German focus, there are also comprehensive indexes of Legal WWW- Servers, Courts, and Lawyers on the internet in Germany.

Juristische Lehr- und Lernmaterialien / Law Teaching Materials
Materials to assist the law student, ranging from problem questions to model answers and lecture scripts, have been made available online by several professors in Saarbrücken, for which there is an Overview. The areas of Civil Law, Criminal Law, Public Law and Referendarausbildung (the practical stage of education) are covered in particular. A number of Publications in Saarbrücken are also available online.

Juristische Organisationen / Legal Organisations
Here can be found the homepages of several legal organisations with links to Saarbrücken: EDV-Gerichtstag, Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen- Vereinigung, and ELSA-Saarbrücken.

Link der Woche / Link of the Week
The Link of the Week is selected as a site of particular interest for lawyers in Germany and around the world by the editing team of the Internet Project in Saarbrücken at its weekly meeting. Sites offering something new or innovative are more likely to have this honour bestowed upon them. The sites selected come from all over the world and are usually either in the English, French or German languages. An archive of links selected in previous years is also available.

Nachrichten / News
The editing team of the Internet Project also keeps up-to-date with the latest law-related developments on the internet around the world each week, providing a news service in English and German. An archive of the news stories is also maintained.

Post an die Redaktion / Mail to the Editing Team
The editing team welcomes all comments, criticisms or suggestions, and can be e-mailed at redaktion@jurix.jura.uni-sb.de

Pressemitteilungen / Press Releases
The press releases of Germany's highest courts, used to announce and describe the basic details of their decisions, are available from the Internet Project. Through the Overview, the user can reach the releases of the Bundesverfassungsgericht, Bundesarbeitsgericht, Bundesfinanzhof, Bundesgerichtshof, Bundessozialgericht, Bundesverwaltungsgericht, and others. An archive of past press releases going back to 1995 is maintained.

Recht der Juristenausbildung / Regulations on Studying Law
This project has gathered together the regulations for studying law in universities throughout Germany's federal states to make them easily available online. Through the Overview the user can reach the Statutes on Legal Education of several states, Exam Regulations, Study Regulations, Doctorate Regulations, and Study Plans.

Römische Rechtsgeschichte / Roman Law
The project on Roman Law is run in the four languages of English, German, Italian and Latin. In addition to various pieces of background information and a selection of texts, the project also provides a range of the original Latin texts online.

Saarland
Several bodies in the German state of Saarland have their homepages within the framework of the Internet Project, most notably the Saarland Parliament, the Office for Law Exams, the Saarland Social Courts, and the Local Council for Neunkirchen.

Le service français / French Service
The Project's service français offers a variety of resources in French, not least of which is the Journal Officiel (Official Journal), available free of charge, and the materials of Law-France. It is also home to Réalité Européenne, a monthly bulletin of information from the European Union, and to CISG-France, a study of the application of the Convention on the International Sale of Goods in the French Jurisdiction. The homepage of the Centre Juridique Franco-Allemand in Saarbrücken can also be found here, along with its offering of German and French Bilingual Legal Texts.

Volltextsuche / Full Text Search
Our Search Facility enables you to search the whole site of the Internet Project or just particular sections such as the English Service or the Bundesgesetzblatt. The search can be specified for maximum number of hits, to find parts of words, or tolerate errors. Our search form also offers some tips for use.

David Thorneloe, 16.07.97