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This pathfinder includes information about government, politics, and law in the Marshall Islands.

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Bikini Atoll Government  (http://www.bikiniatoll.com/govt.html)
This web page provides infromation about the government of Bikini Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands.

CIA - The World Factbook 2002 - Marshall Islands  (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rm.html)
Provides general country information on Marshall Islands geography, history, economy, climate, infrastructure, population, culture, society and transnational issues.

Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands  (http://www2.hawaii.edu/%7Eogden/piir/pacific/marshalls.html)
Part of the Pacific Islands Internet Resources, this page provides a description of the government of the Marshall Islands taken from the World Encyclopedia of Political Systems.

Who's Who in the Pacific - Marshall Islands (http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Foreign-Relations/Pacific/0--whos-who/0-who-marshalls.php)
From the website of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this page provides current information about who's who in the Marshall Islands.

Guide To Law Online: Marshall Islands  (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/marshall.html)
The Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of sources accessible through the Internet. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.

Marshall Islands Elections  (http://www.electionworld.org/marshall.htm)
Part of the Electionworld.org web site, this page provides information about elections in the Marshall Islands.

National Security Archive  (http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv)
Run out of George Washington University, the National Security Archive contains declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. By searching for the Marshall Islands, researchers can find government documents pertaining to radiation and the U.S. Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Expirements.

Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute  (http://www.paclii.org)
The Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute is an initiative of the University of the South Pacific School of Law to promote access to Pacific law. Its web site contains databases for sixteen different countries/territories/departments as well as full text versions of the Journal of South Pacific Law, and numerous treaties and conventions.

Rory Ewins's Pacific Islands Politics  (http://speedysnail.com/pacific/)
This web site contains links to Rory Erwin's writings on Pacific Islands politics. These include articles about the Fiji Coups, the Bougainville Conflict, the Silver Jubilee of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, and the effect of tradition upon politics.

State, Society and Governance in Melanesia  (http://rspas.anu.edu.au/melanesia/index.htm)
Run by the Research School of Asian and Pacific Studies at Australian National University, this project encourages scholarship and dialogue on political science in Melanesia. The project emphasizes Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji but also includes Papua/Irian Jaya and Timor in the culturally related region to the west and Pacific Islands countries to the east and north. Its web site contains information about its staff, publications, conferences and seminars, as well as full text documents of papers on politics within the region.

Yokwe Online  (http://www.yokwe.net)
One of the largest web sites dedicated to the Marshall Islands, this site contains information about current events, employment announcements, sports news, historical information, a photo gallery, forums for discussion, local political news and chatrooms.

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