In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enforcement, prosecutions or even responsibility for legal affairs generally. In practice, the extent to which the attorney general personally provides legal advice to the government varies between jurisdictions, and even between individual office-holders within the same jurisdiction, often depending on the level and nature of the office-holder's prior legal experience.
This is a list of lists of universities and colleges by country, sorted by continent and region. The lists represent educational institutions throughout the world which provide higher education in tertiary, quaternary, and post-secondary education.
A King's Counsel is a senior lawyer appointed by the monarch of some Commonwealth realms as a "Counsel learned in the law". When the reigning monarch is a woman, the title is Queen's Counsel (QC).
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically seen as an alternative prime minister, premier, first minister, or chief minister to the incumbent; in the Westminster system, they head a rival alternative government known as the shadow cabinet or opposition front bench. The same term is also used to refer to the leader of the largest political party that is not in government in subnational state, provincial, and other regional and local legislatures.
The chief justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in many countries with a justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Nepal the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the Supreme Court of Ghana, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Supreme Court of Nepal, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Supreme Court of Singapore, the Supreme Court of the United States, and provincial or state supreme courts/high courts.
The following are the regional bird lists by continent.
A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is a common name for non-profit animal welfare organizations around the world. The oldest SPCA organization is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which was founded in England in 1824. SPCA organizations operate independently of each other and campaign for animal welfare, assist in the prevention of cruelty to animals cases.
A civil service commission is a government agency or public body that is established by the constitution, or by the legislature, to regulate the employment and working conditions of civil servants, oversee hiring and promotions, and promote the values of the public service. Its role is roughly analogous to that of the human resources department in corporations. Civil service commissions are often independent from elected politicians, maintaining the separation of the permanent, professional civil service from government ministers.
A Government House is any residence used by governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and the British Empire. Government Houses serve as the venue for governors' official business, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by the occupant. Sometimes, the term Government House is used as a metonym for the governor or his office.
An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations.
At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, from 27 January to 3 February 1990. A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.
The Minister of Tourism is the head of the governmental department that specializes in tourism, recreation and/or culture.
Australia: Australian Law Reform Commission 
Bangladesh: Law Commission of Bangladesh 
Canada: the Law Commission of Canada was established by the Law Commission of Canada Act on July 1, 1997 and was eliminated in 2006. [2] It replaced the Law Reform Commission of Canada, which was created in 1971 and was dissolved in 1993 by the Mulroney government. On September 25, 2006, funding to the Commission was eliminated by the Harper government. 
Alberta: Alberta Law Reform Institute 
British Columbia: British Columbia Law Institute, formed to replace the British Columbia Law Reform Commission, which had been disbanded due to lack of funding
Manitoba: Manitoba Law Reform Commission 
Nova Scotia: Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia 
Ontario: Law Commission of Ontario [3] 
Quebec: Institut québécois de réforme du droit et de la justice 
Saskatchewan: – Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan 
Fiji: Fiji Law Reform Commission 
Samoa: Samoa Law Reform Commission, established under the Law Reform Commission Act 2008 
Hong Kong: Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong, established in 1980
India: Law Commission of India 
Ireland: The Law Reform Commission, established under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 
Jersey: Jersey Law Commission established by the States of Jersey in 1996
Mauritius: Law Reform Commission of Mauritius established by the Law Reform Commission Act No. 26 of 2005
Nepal: Nepal Law Commission established by the Nepal Law Commissions Act 2007
New Zealand: New Zealand Law Commission established by the Law Commission Act 1985
Nigeria: Nigerian Law Reform Commission 
South Africa: South African Law Reform Commission 
Uganda: Uganda Law Reform Commission, established by Article 248 of the Ugandan Constitution
United Kingdom 
United States: Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives 
