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An Introduction to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Online research guide to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) written by Shaher Awawdeh who is the OIC’s Deputy Permanent Observer to the United Nations. The guide was published in 2020 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The OIC is an intergovernmental organisation with 57 member countries. The guide gives background and historical information about the OIC and reasons for its establishment in 1969.

Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the Islands of Comoros

Online guide to Comorian law written by Michael Gyan Nyarkois who is a Ghanaian lawyer working in the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria. The guide was published in 2020 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The Comoros Islands are an archipelago situated in Southern Africa with a diverse population of Arabs, Persians, Indonesians, Africans, Indians and a minority of Europeans.

Researching the Law of the Spanish Autonomous Communities

Online guide to the law of Spain’s autonomous communities, by Julienne E. Grant, Reference Librarian/Foreign & International Research Specialist at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law Library. The guide was published in 2019 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 historical background information to Spain’s autonomous communities and lists key texts and electronic guides to aid research on this topic.

São Tomé and Príncipe: Legal System and Research

Online guide to the law of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island in the Gulf of Guinea, written by Kevashinee Pillay, a South Africa-based attorney, and Nélia Daniel Dias, a law lecturer in Angola. The guide was published in 2018 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 a profile of São Tomé and Príncipe and an introduction to the island’s legal system, which is based on customary law and the civil law tradition.

Constitution of Benin

Electronic copy of the 1990 Constitution of Benin, along with subsequent amendments, made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF. There are chapters on the state and sovereignty, rights and duties of the individual and the role of the executive, legislative and judicial powers.

Constitution of Samoa

Electronic copy of the 1962 Constitution of Samoa made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and is amended up to 2013. There are chapters on fundamental rights, the role of the head of state and the executive, legislative and judicial powers.

Constitution of Bulgaria

Electronic copy of the 1991 Constitution of Bulgaria made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and is amended up to 2015. There are chapters on citizenship, the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, the role of the National Assembly, President, Council of Ministers and the judiciary.

FATCA: Citizenship-Based Taxation, Foreign Asset Reporting Requirements and American Citizens Abroad

Online guide to the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), by Andrew Grossman, who is a retired US Foreign Service Officer. The guide was published in 2018 (and updated in 2023) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. FATCA requires foreign financial Institutions to report on foreign assets held by their US account holders.

Researching the Human Right to Water with an Annotated Bibliography

Online research guide focusing on the right to water written by Jootaek Lee who is assistant professor and librarian at Rutgers Law School (Newark). The guide was published in 2019 (and updated in 2023) 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 gives an introduction to the right to water and to the human rights principles and standards that this right originates from.

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