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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

This site provides historical information and documentation on the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is a joint digitisation project of the UN's Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva. The site has details of meetings which took place between 1946 and 1948, including meeting records and reports. Documents can be downloaded in English and French. Profiles of members of the Drafting Committee are also given.

Thailand Law Forum

The Thailand Law Forum (TLF) was founded in 1997 by American and Thai law professors to provide Thai legal information in English. The website includes the bi-annual Thailand Law Journal, translations of legislation - including codes - and summaries of Supreme Court opinions from 2005 to 2009. Contact details of a selection of Thai law firms and legal news stories are also available. The site is maintained by Thai law firm, Chaninat & Leeds.

A Summary of the Thai Law and Legal System

Online guide to the legal system and legal materials of Thailand written by Joe Leeds who is the manager of Thailand law firm, Chaninat & Leeds. The guide was published in 2008 (and updated in 2024) 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 provides an outline of the Thai legal system covering the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.

European Union: a guide to tracing working documents

Online guide to researching the working documents (travaux préparatoires) of the European Union, by Patrick Overy of the University of Exeter. The guide is on New York University's Globalex website and is updated periodically. The author provides information about the availability of documentation from the Inter-Governmental Conferences (IGCs); guidance on the different types of working documents produced by the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union; and information about where to find documents.

Lebanese legal system and research

Online guide to researching the Lebanese legal system written by Firas El Samad who is a Partner at the Egyptian law firm Shalakany. The guide was published in 2008 (and updated in 2025 by Lara Eid Jreissati) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The author provides background information to Lebanon and to the Lebanese legal system. There is a section on the Constitution and on the roles and responsibilities of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.

Scottish legal history: a research guide

Online guide to Scottish legal history, from the feudal period to 1901, written by Yasmin Morais who is Cataloging Librarian at the Mason Law Library, University of the District of Columbia. The guide was published in 2008 (and updated in 2017) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide gives an introduction to the development of the court system and the establishment of the early Scottish parliament.

American Society of International Law

The American Society of International Law (ASIL) is a non-profit educational organisation. Established in 1906, it has members including lawyers, academics, corporate counsel, judges and representatives of governments and nongovernmental organisations. ASIL is concerned with a broad range of international law topics including human rights and humanitarian law, trade and investment, development, women and international law and international institutions. The ASIL website provides articles, briefings, podcasts and videos. There is also membership and events information.

Jury Expert

Website of the free electronic journal, Jury Expert: the Art and Science of Litigation Advocacy. The journal is published by the American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC), a US-based organisation whose members work with attorneys in planning all phases of trial¨including discovery, trial preparation, and jury behaviour. The current issue is available together with previous issues back to May 2005.

Academia.edu

Free platform for sharing academic research papers, including hundreds of thousands of law papers. Can be browsed by subject or searched. Registration, with no charge, is required to access full-text content; a premium version of the platform is available by subscription. The site was founded by Dr Richard Price of All Souls College, Oxford, in 2008. It is now a company based in San Francisco and Dr Price is the CEO.

Internet Law Treatise

Website of the Internet Law Treatise, a collaborative online project looking at the law relating to the internet. The project is no longer active, but the site remains available for historical purposes. The ILT initiative involved attorneys and law students and is hosted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a membership organisation concerned with the civil liberties issues surrounding technology.

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