The Hague Conference was first convened in 1893 and became a permanent inter-governmental organisation in 1955. Its site has the full text of the conventions for which the Conference is responsible, together with status information and a list of all member states. Conventions include the Hague Convention on Service Abroad and many others which are concerned with commercial law, international civil procedure, and protection of the family and children.

The web site of M. Hamel-Smith & Co., a Trinidad and Tobago firm of attorneys, contains articles on company law, intellectual property, tax and e-commerce, addressed primarily to the business community.

Hammicks is a UK-based bookseller and provider of legal subscriptions, now part of John Smith & Son Group Ltd. The site's online catalogue is browsable by subject and includes information on whether items are in stock. The site includes search and online ordering facilities.

Full text of House of Commons Debates session 1988-1989 onwards and House of Lords Debates session 1995-1996 onwards.

This is a prototype site, sponsored by Parliament on an experimental basis, which aims to make available the full text (searchable) of Hansard back to 1803. It should be noted that content is not yet complete and that the text, which has no official status, may contain errors.

Jersey law firm site, containing articles on legal topics mostly reproduced from the Jersey and Guernsey Law Review and various other journals. Other articles written specially for the web site include a brief guide to the development of Jersey customary law.

This site, which is maintained by Neil Addison, barrister and co-author of Harassment law and practice, includes the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and cases and articles thereon, plus articles on various aspects of harassment: stalking, malicious communications, racial/sexual harassment, harassment at work and anti-social behaviour.

Harbottle & Lewis is a London law firm specialising in media, entertainment and sports law. The site's content includes in-house articles and regular eBulletins. Registration is required to receive the latter by email: recent issues are directly accessible on the site. Articles and eBulletins can be found under the "Latest" tab.

Hardwicke is a set of barristers' chambers in Lincoln's Inn specialising in civil litigation. The site content includes case reports, articles and newsletters on a wide range of topics including commercial law, employment, housing, property, personal injury, clinical negligence and medical malpractice. These may be accessed from the "Insights" tab at the head of the home page.

Based in Oxford, Hart Publishing is an independent and privately owned publisher of legal journals, textbooks, scholarly monographs and practitioners' books. The online book catalogue is arranged primarily by topic and there are options within each topic to browse new titles, forthcoming titles or the full list. The site includes search and online ordering facilities.

As well as providing updating for Trevor Hartley's textbook The Foundations of European Union Law (7th edition, OUP, 2010), this section of the Oxford University Press web site provides a table of equivalence tracking changes to the numbering of the articles of the governing EU treaties, and access to an interactive map of Europe and an interactive timeline of the EU, which respectively provide key facts about the member countries of the EU and key dates in EU legal history.

This section of the Harvard Law School Library site provides annotated links to legal web sites worldwide. Under Foreign Law there is an alphabetical index of countries with links (where available) to sites covering each country's constitution, codes, laws and legislation, laws by subject, jurisprudence, government and research guides.

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) currently regulates members of sixteen professions in the UK, including chiropodists, dietitians, paramedics, physiotherapists, radiographers, social workers in England, and practitioner psychologists. It was originally established under the Health Professions Order 2001 as the Health Professions Council, changing its name on 1 August 2012 when responsibility for social workers in England was transferred from the defunct General Social Care Council. The Legislation section (under About Us) has relevant Orders and Rules either as originally made or in unofficial consolidated versions. Other content includes guidance, standards, consultations and annual reports. The Complaints section has information on the complaint procedure and details of recent fitness to practise hearings. There is a searchable online Register.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is the state sponsored body in Ireland with responsibility for securing safety, health and welfare at work. Its site includes a Legislation section, which lists Irish Health and Safety Acts, Orders and Regulations (with some links to full text). Amendments to legislation are listed. It also features (under the Inspections tab) details of prosecutions from 2005-2010. Other information includes codes of practice, statistics, forms, annual reports and press releases. Free publications can be downloaded and there is an online ordering facility for priced publications.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a non-departmental public body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare in England, Wales and Scotland. The site's Legislation section, found on the "About HSE" tab under "HSE's work", includes lists of relevant Acts and Statutory Instruments, with links where possible to Legislation.gov.uk texts, together with a link to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 as amended. The Enforcement section, also under "HSE's work", has searchable databases of enforcement notices issued by HSE and of successful convictions obtained from HSE prosecutions. Other content includes consultations 2000 onwards, guidance, codes of practice, annual reports 2001/02 onwards, leaflets, newsletters, and press releases.

The responsibilities of Healthcare Improvement Scotland include the inspection and regulation of independent healthcare services in Scotland, including hospitals, hospices and clinics. Select "Inspecting and regulating care" via the Programmes tab to access relevant information and guidance including contact details of independent healthcare providers.

The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) is the independent inspectorate and regulator of all healthcare in Wales. Publications include healthcare standards and the text of all reviews and investigations which HIW undertakes. There are links to legislation in the "About Us" section. Under the Site Map tab there is an A-Z list and a "document map" in addition to a conventional site map.

This is the web site of a virtual law firm based in various centres in India and with associates worldwide. As well as online access to the firm's services and information about these, the web site provides articles on a wide range of topics within Indian law, and "bare" (unamended) Acts which may be viewed in subject groupings or browsed by title.

HEUNI is the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, an organisation based in Helsinki and affiliated to the United Nations, whose objective is to promote the international exchange of information on crime prevention and control among European countries. Its web site contains details of reports on crime prevention and criminal justice in Europe (many are available to download) and profiles of national criminal justice systems.

This section of the HG.org site (formerly known as Hieros Gamos) provides a worldwide directory of bar associations and law societies, arranged primarily by continent or region. There are links to web sites in some cases, otherwise contact details are given.

This section of the site formerly known as Hieros Gamos has links to law and government resources for over 200 countries. Countries are arranged alphabetically, and under each country there are links to relevant information on the GlobaLex, Library of Congress, World Factbook and Doing Business sites.

Online version, specifically adapted for online use from the current print edition of The Highway Code.

The Hillsborough Independent Panel was appointed by the government in January 2010 to oversee full public disclosure of relevant government and local information relating to the Hillsborugh Disaster of 15 April 1989, and to publish a report. Ninety-six people died and many hundreds were injured in the disaster, which occurred during a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. The Panel's report, published 12 September 2012, is available here on its official web site, together with all of the disclosed material.

This database, on the Hong Kong University Library site, gives access to the seven consolidations of the Laws of Hong Kong published between 1890 and 1964, the last being updated to 1989. The consolidations may be searched individually or collectively.

The web site of the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) contains full text judgments of the Court of Final Appeal, 1997 onwards, Court of Appeal, 1946 onwards (early years incomplete), Court of First Instance, 1946 onwards, District Court, 1946 onwards, Family Court, 1973 onwards and Lands Tribunal, 1981 onwards. The legislation section has all current Ordinances and Regulations, and other resources include a database of Practice Directions.

Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of the criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales and for non-devolved tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It was created on 1 April 2011, bringing together Her Majesty's Courts Service and the Tribunals Service to form a single integrated agency of the Ministry of Justice. This section of the Justice portal site has basic information on the courts and tribunals administered by HMCTS, with links to detailed information in other areas of the site.

The Inspectorate publishes reports on the performance of regional prosecution services throughout England and Wales, as well as thematic reports on specific criminal justice issues, and annual reports 2000/2001 onwards. Most of its publications are available on the web site.

Directory containing information on individual prisons, including contact details. Prisons can be located by name, via an A-Z listing, category, or location.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is a non-ministerial department whose main responsibility is the collection of taxes. It was created by the merger on 18 April 2005 of the former Inland Revenue and HM Customs & Excise. This section of the GOV.UK web site provides access to information on HMRC's activities, policies, publications and announcements, and to information more widely across the whole government. Select "HMRC advice and services" to access material arranged for “individuals and employees”, “employers” and “businesses and corporations”. Each of these three sections includes relevant forms, guidance, manuals, links to legislation and other documentation.

Information provided by the Stamp Office about Stamp Duty Land Tax, Stamp Duty Reserve Tax, Stamp Duty, and Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (previously Annual Residential Property Tax). This includes legislation, manuals, guidance, forms, leaflets, newsletters and calculators.

The Treasury is responsible for the government's financial and economic policy. Its web site includes budget and pre-budget documents (the Chancellor's budget speeches, budget and pre-budget reports, and press notices) and details of consultations and legislation. A link is provided to the Treasury section of the GOV.UK web site to which some site content has been moved. Archived material relating to the budgets of the previous government may be accessed via a link to the National Archives web site.

This part of the Treasury web site relates to work on combating money laundering and terrorism financing. The site contains minutes of various committees, relevant legislation, consultations, press releases and speeches.

Official information website for the Claims Resolution Tribunal of the Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation against Swiss banks and other Swiss entities. The site includes rules of the tribunal, court documents, details of awards made (arranged alphabetically by claimant's surname), and the latest list of Swiss accounts that the tribunal believe belonged to victims of Nazi persecution

The responsibilities of the Home Office include borders and immigration; drugs policy; crime and policing; counter-terrorism; national security, and equality, rights and citizenship. The Home Office section of the GOV.UK web site provides information on its activities, policies, announcements, consultations, publications and statistics. Home Office Circulars are available 2003 onwards: when conducting a publications search for these note that they are classified as the publication type "correspondence". Other publications accessible by searching include the PACE codes of practice.

Circulars issued by the Home Office from 2003 to March 2013 are available to download via this page, archived by the National Archives. The circulars can be browsed by year and number.

The Home Office's responsibilities include countering the threat to the UK from international terrorism. This section of the gov.uk web site includes information on the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, which oversees the administration of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and the Security Service Acts 1989 and 1996. The current Annual Report and links to relevant legislation are available on this site.

Homeless Pages is a site providing information about research and publications on homelessness and related issues in the UK. The site is published by Homeless Link, a registered charity which supports organisations and individuals working with homeless people. Information on legislation, with links to texts on the Legislation.gov.uk site, is accessible via either the “Keywords” or the "Tag Cloud" tab.

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), a non-departmental public body, is the national housing and regeneration agency for England. It took over responsibility for the regulation of social housing providers in England from the Tenant Services Authority on 1 April 2012. The site's Regulation section includes details of HCA's objectives and regulatory framework, and a list of all Regulatory Judgments to date, with texts of those selected as appropriate for publication.

As well as general information about the Hong Kong Bar aimed at the public, this site features the code of conduct, information on admission and pupillage, events, Bar List, and rules and regulations of the Association.

This is an association of Hong Kong lawyers, shipowners and others concerned with maritime law. The web site provides a directory of members and details of the association's meetings and other activities. The principal Hong Kong ordinances relating to maritime law are listed by title with links to full text, and there is also a link to the Hong Kong Judiciary site for judgments in maritime causes. Links to related sites are also provided.

The 'Honour Crimes' Project is jointly co-ordinated by CIMEL (Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) and INTERIGHTS (International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights). It aims to co-ordinate an international approach to fighting 'honour crimes'. The site includes extensive links arranged either alphabetically for international organisations or by country for national organisations. Documentation in the Materials and Resources section also includes materials relating to 'crimes of honour' that were not produced by the CIMEL/INTERIGHTS Project. Case summaries are available in the Bibliography section arranged by country.

Includes Hansard; Standing Committee Debates on Bills and other Standing Committee Debates 1997-1998 session onwards; Select Committee publications and recent Select Committee press notices; Early Day Motions database 1989-1990 session onwards; Register of Members' Interests; selected HC Papers; the Weekly Information Bulletin; Sessional Information Digest 1995-1996 to 2010-2012 and the "Vote Bundle" (found under "Votes and Proceedings") December 2008 onwards.

Includes Hansard; Select Committee Reports; full text House of Lords judgments 14 November 1996 to 30 July 2009; Civil Practice Directions (the "Blue Book") and Criminal Practice Directions (the "Red Book"); Appeal Committee Reports 1997-1998 to 2005-2006; Standing Orders of the House of Lords relating to Public and Private Business; and the Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords.

Full text judgments of the House of Lords delivered from 14 November 1996 to 30 July 2009 are archived in this section of the UK Parliament web site.

The Oireachtas is the national parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the President of Ireland and the two houses, the Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and the Seanad Éireann (Senate). Publications on the site include Dáil Debates 1919 onwards, Seanad Debates 1922 onwards, selected Committee Debates 1924 onwards, Bills (as published at each stage) and Explanatory Memoranda 1997 onwards, and Acts of the Oireachtas (in both Irish and English) 1922 onwards.

Legacy site of the national government agency which formerly funded new affordable housing and regulated housing associations in England. Its regulatory role was taken over on 1 December 2008 by the newly created Tenant Services Authority (which was in turn replaced in 2012 by the Homes and Communities Agency). This site is now accessible via the National Archives.

The Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS), formerly known as the Independent Housing Ombudsman, deals with complaints against landlords and agents, and other housing disputes. All social landlords (housing associations) registered in England are members of the scheme, together with certain private landlords and management agents. Site content includes factsheets, case studies, forms, and a directory of all HOS registered landlords.

HUDOC is the official database of the case law of the European Convention on Human Rights. Content includes judgments, screening panel decisions and admissibility decisions of the European Court of Human Rights 1959 to date; public reports and admissibility decisions of the defunct European Commission on Human Rights complete from 1986 to 1999, with some earlier decisions; and resolutions of the Committee of Ministers 1959 to 2004. For more detailed information on the contents of the database and guidance on searching there is a downloadable HUDOC Internet Manual (pdf).

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) was created in 1991, under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, to regulate safe and appropriate practice in fertility treatment and human embryo research. Its Code of Practice, Directions and other guidance documents are to be found in the section "For Clinic Staff and Other Professionals". Documents elsewhere include annual reports, research reports, news items and press releases.

The Ministry of Justice is the UK government department responsible for developing human rights policy. This web page within the Guidance section of the Justice portal site includes links to basic documents such as the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights; guidance for public authorities and others; and links to many relevant external web sites.

The full text of the UK's Human Rights Act Act 1998 on the Legislation.gov.uk site. There is an option to view either the original version as enacted or an updated version.

The Commission was established by the Human Rights Commission Act 1977. It is empowered under the Human Rights Act 1993 to protect human rights in general in accordance with UN covenants and conventions. The Publications section of its web site contains a large collection of downloads, including legislation relating to human rights and case notes from 1999 onwards.

Human Rights Education Associates is an international non-governmental organisation which supports human rights learning and training. In the “Resource Centre” there is a library of documents, databases including a directory of organisations involved in human rights education, and an extensive links section. The "Learning Centre" contains a collection of subject-based study guides.

Human Rights First (formerly the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) is an American advocacy organisation based in New York and Washington DC. The site includes details of their current work on asylum, refugees, and security detainees. Relevant US legislation is included along with press releases and details of current publications.

Created by the Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) at Columbia University, this annotated bibliography aims to map the study of human rights impact. The bibliography is divided into two sections. The first, 'Methods and Tools Relating to Human Rights Impact', is subdivided into subject areas including: Civil and Political, Economics, Social and Cultural, Health, Business, Children's Rights, and Sex and Gender. The second section, 'Reports and Papers Relating to Human Rights Impact', subdivides resources into the topics: Development, Humanitarian, and Peace and Conflict.

Human Rights Watch is an independent non-governmental organisation based in New York and concerned with defending human rights worldwide. The site contains news, commentaries and reports on human rights issues, arranged by topic and region. Also includes annual reports 1996 onwards, a news archive 1997 onwards and publications back to 1989 (arranged by relevant country or by date).

The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) was set up under the Human Tissue Act 2004 to regulate the removal, storage, use and disposal of human bodies, organs and tissue from the living and deceased. Site content includes a section devoted to transplantation matters, licensing guidelines, codes of practice, details of current and closed consultations, media releases and news stories. Publications include annual reports, leaflets, and a regular e-newsletter. There are links to the Human Tissue Act 2004 and regulations made under it, and to the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.

Lord Hutton was appointed by the government to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr David Kelly in July 2003. The Inquiry's web site (now archived) provides information on hearing dates and transcripts, press notices, rulings, and the full text of Lord Hutton's report, published January 2004.