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LXBN: the LexBlog Network

The LXBN website brings together recent posts from a large number of legal blogs, arranged by area of law, from Administrative to Technology. The site also acts as a portal to each individual blog. Probably the majority of the blogs are US-based, but some are based elsewhere and/or have a global focus. The site is searchable or browseable, and popular posts are highlighted on the home page. LXBN was set up by Kevin O'Keefe of LexBlogs, a US company that builds and supports blogs for lawyers.

A little grafting of Second Life into a legal research class

Online article on the use of the Second Life virtual world in the teaching of legal research skills written by Rob Hudson who is Head of Information Services, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center - Law Library & Technology Center in Florida. The article was published in May 2008 in the features section of LLRX.com. The author describes the various ways in which he incorporated Second Life in the teaching of his International Legal Research Skills class.

Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti

Website of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) an organisation providing information on human rights in Haiti, pursuing legal cases and working with other human rights groups in Haiti and abroad. The site has organisational information, news items relating to the work of the IJDH and details of staff and the Board of Directors. There is information on IJDH campaigns and links to online videos dealing with human rights issues in Haiti.

Civil Rights Digital Library

The Civil Rights Digital Library is maintained by the University of Georgia. It aims to provide a portal to enable users free access via the web to key materials relating to the history of the United States African American civil rights movement in the 1950s-1960s. These include links to books, documents, news films, photographs, articles, bibliographies, cartoons and other ephemera available via US websites. The site may be browsed by theme, person and event.

NBER Law and Economics Program

This web page forms part of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) website providing information on their Law and Economics program. The NBER is based in the United States and is described as being the "nation's leading nonprofit economic research organization". Contact details for program members and a list of working papers can be accessed from this page. The papers focus on topics such as legal process, corporate law, regulation and employment systems. Abstracts of papers are made freely available and the full text can be purchased online.

Introduction to public international law research

Research guide providing an introduction to public international law and highlighting the key information sources, written by Vicenç Feliú, Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian at Louisiana State University. Last updated in 2016, the guide is available on the Globalex website. It defines 'international law' and gives an introduction to key bodies, including the United Nations, the European Union and the specialised agencies of the UN. There is guidance to researching treaties, with links to collections of treaties and treaty research guides.

Transitional justice in Africa: the experience with truth commissions

Article looking at transitional justice and the African truth commissions, written by Charles Manga Fombad who is Professor of Law at the University of Botswana. The article was published in 2008 and updated in 2022 on New York University's Globalex website. Covers truth commissions in 18 African countries and comments on their work. Links are given to related legal resources including research guides, bibliographies and law libraries.

Researching Haitian law

Online guide to researching the law and legal materials of Haiti written by Marisol Florén-Romero who is the International Reference Librarian at Florida International University (FIU), College of Law Library. The article was published in 2008 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. There is background and historical information to Haiti and outlines of the governmental and legal systems.

Republic of Mozambique legal system and research

Guide to the Mozambique legal system, by lawyer Paula Rainha. The article was published in 2008 (and updated in 2022 by Orquídea Massarongo-Jona and Isaura Ernesto Muhosse) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The author gives a country profile and an outline of Mozambique's recent history with links to a selection of recent laws. A description of Mozambique's legal system covers the president, the government, the courts and the Constitutional Council.

Alternative dispute resolution in Pakistan

Guide to alternative dispute resolution in Pakistan written by Salman Ravala, JD (Syracuse University, New York) and updated by Farah Khan in 2023. The guide is published 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 background information about Pakistan, highlighting legal sources relevant to ADR, including the Constitution, treaties and national laws.

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