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An amicus brief is a document which is filed in a court by someone who is not directly related to the case under consideration. The American Psychological Association has submitted many briefs to courts when they believe education on psychological issues is important for the case at hand. The APA has submitted briefs on abortion, sexual orientation, disabilities rights and many other topics. Check out a list of the briefs by topic with links to the briefs themselves.

http://www.apa.org/about/offices/ogc/amicus/index-issues.aspx

http://www.law.kuleuven.be/eapl/

The European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL) was launched in 1990 at Nuremberg and was formally founded in 1992 at Oxford.The aims of the EAPL are:

• the promotion and development of researchimprovements in legal procedures, teaching, and practice in the field of psychology and law (e.g., legal psychology, criminological psychology, forensic psychology) within Europe
• the interchange of information throughout the world aimed toward an international cooperation.
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http://www.sarmac.org/

The Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition fosters applied research in memory and cognition and promotes the communication of this research within and between the applied and basic research communities.

http://www.ap-ls.org/

The American Psychology- Law Society, Division 41 of the American Psychological Association, is an inter-disciplinary organization devoted to scholarship, practice, and public service in psychology and law. Please use this Web site to learn more about AP-LS and the interaction between psychology and law.