The Haymarket Affair Digital Collection has been created by the Chicago Historical Society and is made freely available on their website. The Haymarket Affair refers to the violent confrontation between protestors supporting striking workers and the police which took place in Chicago's Haymarket Square in May 1886. The protestors were convicted after a bomb was thrown and several police killed.
Online guide providing an introduction to Luxembourg law written by Nicolas Henckes who is the Director of Legitech a Luxembourg legal publisher. The guide was published in 2009 (and updated in 2020 by Laurence Raphael) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author gives an introduction to the history and legal system of Luxembourg outlining the executive and legislative powers and the court system.
Online guide to the legal system and legal materials of Niger written by Bello Mahamadou Boubacar who is an intern at the appeal court in Niamey and a United Nations volunteer lawyer. The guide was published in 2009 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author gives an introduction to the Republic of Niger and the Niger legal system explaining the dualistic system of law which includes written laws and customary law.
Municipal Code Corporation is a company publishing United States municipal, city and county codes and providing online access to these documents via their subscription website Municode.com. This service includes a free online library providing access to full text Codes of Ordinances, minutes and local government charters for a selection of city governments. These are arranged by state and can be accessed using a clickable map. Contact addresses and web links are also given for each city government. Other documents can be purchased on the site.
Website of the American College of Trial Lawyers a membership organisation of trial lawyers in the United States and Canada "dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the profession." The site gives details of committees and their chairs, information about events and a searchable directory of attorneys. A number of full text publications are made freely available on the site including reports covering topics such as judicial compensation, cameras in the courtroom, judicial independence and mass torts.
Resource guide for disability rights and policy on the website of Syracuse University. The guide is arranged into broad sections providing access to policy websites, United Nations documents and United States organisations and government bodies. Direct links are given to the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 and to related disabilities laws and regulations.
Online guide to the legal issues surrounding the Darfur crisis written by Amy Burchfield who is Access and Faculty Services Librarian at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library in the United States. The guide was published in May 2009 (and updated in 2023) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides background information to the civil conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan and highlights "key online and print resources discussing the legal aspects of the Darfur crisis".
