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GATT digital library: 1947-1994

The GATT Digital Library is a joint project of Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (SULAIR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The library provides access to documents and information of and about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) including reports, studies and meeting records. Documents can be browsed by issuing body or searched using a simple keyword search or advanced search option. Documents have bibliographic records and can be viewed in full-text (PDF).

Religious legal systems in comparative law: a guide to introductory research

Online guide to religious legal systems written by Marylin Johnson Raisch who is International and Foreign Law librarian at the John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library of the Georgetown Law Center in Washington, DC. The guide was published on the Globalex website in 2006 (and updated in 2022) and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author provides an introduction to religious law and general sources of information on the subject both online and printed.

Trial of Saddam Hussein: Law Library of Congress

This site was established by the Law Library of Congress to provide students with background information about the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 2005/6. It includes information about the historical background to the trial, the jurisdiction and organisation of the Tribunal and the legal process. There are links to further reading, treaties and legal documents relating to the trial and to other websites.

Duke Law Faculty Scholarship Repository

The Duke Law Faculty Scholarship Repository is an Open Access, freely available database of research literature produced by staff at the Duke Law School. The collection can be browsed by subject or year or searched using a simple or advanced search option which enables you to search a variety of field including author, title, keyword, subject eprint type or date. Materials include journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, working papers and preprints. The records provide bibliographic details, an abstract and a link to the full-text in PDF.

Center for Law and Education

Website of the United States Center for Law and Education (CLE) an advocacy and support organisation whose aim is to improve educational outcomes, particularly for low-income students. The site gives background and historical information about the CLE and provides details of the Center's projects. These focus on the educational rights of disabled students, Community Action for Public Schools working to improve the quality of public education and a project aiming to improve the Title 1 program.

Juvenile death penalty today: death sentences and executions for juvenile crimes January 1, 1973- February 28, 2005

Electronic version of a report on the juvenile death penalty in the United States written by Victor L. Streib who is Professor of Law at the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at the Ohio Northern University. The report is made freely available in full-text (PDF) on the Ohio Northern University Website. The report provides statistics, background, legal context and historical information. It looks at death sentences imposed throughout the 1973- 2003 period focusing on juvenile executions in the states of Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia.

Mongolian Legal System and Laws: a Brief Overview

Online guide to the Mongolian legal system written by Odgerel Tseveen who is a a Legal Counsel at the Mongolia Energy Corporation, Ganbold Battsetseg who was an attorney at Anderson &Anderson LLP and Badmaarag Shagdarsuren who is an officer of law at the Ministry of Defense in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The guide was published in 2006 (and updated in 2009) on the Globalex website and is made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Researching the Argentine Legal System

Online guide to the Argentine legal system written by Gloria Orrego Hoyos who works at the Secretariat Training and Jurisprudence of the Public Defender's Office in Argentina. The guide was published in 2006 (and updated in 2022) on the Globalex website and is made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors provide background information to the Argentine government and the executive, legislative and judicial powers.

Researching laws and information on nutritional and dietary supplements on the web

Online guide to the law regulating nutritional and dietary supplements in the United States written by Joel Rothman who is an attorney with the Florida law firm Rutherford Mulhall, P.A. The guide was published on the features page of LLRX.com in January 2006 and provides information on the law and links to legislation, agencies and documentation relating to nutritional and dietary supplements. There is a section on the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and guidance on how "new dietary ingredients" (NDI) and banned substances are dealt with.

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