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Taiwan legal research guide

Online guide to the law and legal resources of Taiwan written by Xiaomeng Zhang who is a Reference Librarian at the University of Michigan Law Library. The guide was published in 2012 (and updated in 2025) 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 gives background and historical information about Taiwan and looks at the development of the legal system. There are sections on Taiwan’s legal status under international law and on the Constitution, legal system and legal profession.

Researching Applicable Law in Wales – What is Unique in Wales?

Online guide to the law in Wales written by Dr. Catrin Fflur Huws who is lecturer and Director of the Centre for Welsh Legal Affairs in the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University and Lillian Stevenson who is Academic Services Manager and Law Librarian at Aberystwyth University. The guide was published in 2012 (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.

Legal system of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in a nutshell

Online guide to the law and legal system of Myanmar (Burma), written by Kyaw Hla Win @ Md. Hassan Ahmed, law lecturer at the University of Malaya and Md. Ershadul Karim, a non-practising lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. The guide was published in 2013 (and updated in 2017) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors give an introduction and brief legal history to Myanmar along with an outline of the executive, legislative and judicial functions.

Research guide on the legal system and research of Maldives

Online guide to the law and legal resources of the Maldives written by Mohamed Ibrahim who is an advocate at the Supreme Court of Maldives and Md. Ershadul Karim who is a non-practicing lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. The guide was published in 2013 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

An overview of the legal system and legal research in the Republic of South Sudan

Online guide to the law of South Sudan, which became a sovereign nation in 2011, written by Paul Mertenskoetter who is a Juris Doctor candidate at the New York University School of Law and Dong Samuel Luak who is Secretary-General of the South Sudan Law Society. The guide was published in 2012 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors provide background information to South Sudan and an outline of the 2011 transitional Constitution.

An overview of the Iranian legal system and research

Online guide to the Iranian legal system written by Maliheh Zare in 2013 and updated in 2022 by Mohammad Soltani and Nafise Shooshinasab. 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 outlines the structure of the Iranian legal system covering the executive, legislative and judicial powers. There are sections on the court system and Iranian legal profession. The guide also provides links to official government websites and law faculties.

Jamaican legal system and guide to legal research

Online guide to Jamaican law and legal system written by Jeanne Slowe and Claudette Solomon who are law librarians at the Mona Faculty of Law Library at the University of the West Indies. The guide was published in 2012 (and updated in 2014) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors provide information on the Jamaican legal system, administration of justice, the court structure and legal education.

Overview of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan legal system and research

Online guide to the Jordanian legal system written by Bianca C. Isaias who is a student at NYU School of Law and Fred Jennings who is an associate at New York law firm Fishman & Mallon. The guide was published in 2013 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 gives a general overview and history of Jordan and an outline of the roles of the executive and legislative branches, the monarchy, Council of Ministers and the National Assembly.

Introduction to the Malaysian Legal System and Sources of Law

Online article to Malaysian sources of law written by Dr. Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad who is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya in Malaysia. The guide was published in 2012 (and updated in 2014) 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 overview to past legal systems of Malaysia and their legal sources including the Malacca Sultanate and the British era.

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