China Law and Policy
An informal blog by Elizabeth Lynch, an attorney who focuses on legal development and reform in China. Features regular commentary on recent changes and podcasts of interviews and discussion with academics and professionals.
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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.
Antigua and Barbuda: Constitution, 1981
This site contains the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Political Database of the Americas, a non-governmental project run by the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University in the US. The Constitution includes sections on the rights of the individual, Parliament, Finance, and Public Service.
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.