Legal Foundations
Conservation Law Foundation is New
England’s leading environmental advocacy organization. Since 1966,
CLF has worked to protect New England's
people, natural resources and communities. CLF has four program areas: Clean
Energy & Climate Change, Clean Water & Healthy Forests,
Healthy Oceans and Smart Growth. CLF works to
promote renewable energy and fight air and water pollution; build healthy
fishing communities and protect marine habitat; fight sprawl, promote public
transit and defend public health. Conservation Law Foundation is a nonprofit,
member-supported organization with offices in Maine,
Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The purpose of this web page is to provide links to
primary sources, updates, and other interesting sites for students in Babson College's
Law 1003 and 7000 courses. The site is arranged by the topics covered in the
foundation law courses.
Foundations of American Law and Legal Education
(Foundations) prepares international law students for their graduate legal
education in the U.S. Taught in the weeks prior to the beginning of the
academic year, it is an in-depth introduction to American law and legal
heritage. The faculty member, from Georgetown
and other prominent law schools, are experienced in teaching foreign lawyers.
The Foundation is an independent statutory body
working to improve access to justice in NSW, particularly for socially and
economically disadvantaged people.
Our goal is to make the American people aware of
the law's personal impact. The erosion of our religious freedom is real. If our
leaders and citizens in communities across America are not aware of the
danger, they will be ill-prepared to respond when their rights are violated. It
is this lack of readiness that the National Legal Foundation seeks to remedy.
The Foundation protects the rights of America's
small- and independent-business owners by ensuring that the voice of small
business is heard in the nation's courts and by providing small businesses with
important legal resources.
Pacific Legal Foundation is the oldest and largest
public interest legal organization dedicated to limited government, property rights
and individual liberty.
Legal Institutes
There is no other association in the United States
like The American Law Institute.
The Environmental Law Institute provides
information services, advice, publications, training courses, seminars,
research programs and policy recommendations to engage and empower
environmental leaders the world over. ELI’s audience is leading environmental
professionals in government, industry, public interest groups and academia.
ILI’s mission is
to raise levels of professional competence and capacity in all nations so that
professionals everywhere may achieve practical solutions to common problems in
ways that suit their nations’ own needs. In working to fulfill that mission,
ILI activities have grown from pure research to practical training and
education in Washington,
its regional campuses, and elsewhere; advising governments and private entities
internationally; and publishing.
Liberty Legal Institute (LLI) is a 501(c)(3)
organization that was founded in 1997 to protect religious freedoms and First
Amendment rights for individuals, groups and churches. LLI offers its
assistance pro bono to ensure all individuals and groups can thrive without the
fear of governments restricting their freedoms.
Practising Law Institute (PLI) is a non-profit
continuing legal education organization chartered by the Regents of the
University of the State of New York,
founded in 1933. PLI is dedicated to providing the legal community and allied
professionals with the most up-to-date, relevant information and techniques
which are critical to the development of a professional, competitive edge. We
achieve these goals through the highest quality programs held annually in
locations across the United
States, annually supplemented treatises,
audio and video programs, interactive multimedia, course handbooks, web programs
and customized training and specialized services all with the guidance of
practice specific Advisory Committees. PLI is headquartered in New
York City with offices in California.
Legal Education Associations and Centers
CLEA is a not-for-profit organization that provides
public legal education and information programs to Manitobans. We believe that
legal knowledge is a prerequisite to full and equal participation in our
society. The purpose of CLEA is to educate the general public with respect to
the legal system, with the betterment of Manitobans as its ultimate goal, and
to increase the ability of individuals (primarily those perceived to have the
greatest need) to deal competently with legal issues.
The CLEC is a self governing non-government
organization with a management team and a board of directors. A group of eight
bi-lingual professionals form the heart of the organization. Our areas of
specialty encompass land law, labor law, business law, dispute resolution,
legislative drafting, legal education and law reform.
The Public Legal Education Association of
Saskatchewan (PLEA) was incorporated in 1980 as a non-profit, non-government
organization which exists to educate, inform and empower through law-related
education.
The LCF is the national body for a network of
community based Law Centres. Law Centres provide help in solving everyday
problems, such as getting decent housing, dealing with discrimination, or
obtaining the correct benefits.
The UK Centre for Legal Education promotes a
scholarly and discipline specific approach to the innovation and reform of
learning and teaching both nationally and internationally. Through its
commitment to integrity, excellence and creativity in the delivery of its
services, the Centre will provide an indispensable resource for teachers and a
significant means of enhancing the learning experience of students studying
law.
The Yukon Public Legal Education Association
(YPLEA) is a non-profit organization devoted to providing legal information to
the public and promoting increased access to the legal system. The goal of the
Association is to help the public to identify and understand their legal rights
and responsibilities in order to improve their ability to deal with legal
matters.
