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U.S. Courts : The Federal Judiciary

Official website of the U.S. Courts which is maintained by the Administrative Office of the Federal Judiciary. The site explains the role of the Federal Courts as "guardians of the Constitution" and provides background information to the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts and the Bankruptcy Courts. There are links to all the courts which are arranged by circuit. Documents are provided in PDF format giving details of courts fees and statistics covering the judicial work of the various courts.

International Wildlife Law Project

Website of the International Wildlife Law Project which was set up by the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) to conserve "endangered wildlife species by helping to strengthen international wildlife treaty regimes, regional accords and national legislation that implements international treaty regimes." This provides summaries of international treaties/conventions and introductory descriptions of ecotourism across the world.

Online Law Books

Website providing links to a collection of freely available online law books edited by John Mark Ockerbloom and hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Library. Each book listed has author and title details, the name of the website which holds the book and the format in which the book is made available. Other information includes related subject headings and a list of titles filed under related and broader terms. Most of the books are presented in HTML with a few made available as PDF documents. The site provides a page of links to software downloads for other formats.

Researching South African law

Online guide to researching South African law written by Amanda Barratt and Pamela Snyman who are law librarians at the University of Cape Town Law Library. The guide has been updated by Redson Kapindu who is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Johannesburg. The guide was published in 2005 and updated 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 background and historical information to the structure of the state including the Constitution, Parliament and judicial system.

ALM Experts

Website of ALM Experts, a free online directory of United States experts which is published by legal journalism company American Lawyer Media. The directory contains over 15,000 experts and can be searched by name, state, company or area of expertise or browsed by state or area of expertise. Experts records vary with some having a profile, curriculum vitae, website and email address while others just have contact details. Areas of expertise are available as a PDF document and can be viewed as an alphabetical or hierarchical index.

ADLAW By Request

Website of ADLAW By Request, Reed Smith's free online advertising and marketing law E-magazine. The site features news, press releases, and feature articles in several sections including In the Courts and International. It also includes links to other Reed Smith newsletters such as Legal Bytes, a monthly publication. You will need to register to access the newsletter in PDF format, but this is free. An archive of Adlaw by Request is also available.

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance

Website of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) a network of independent law firms with expertise in advertising, marketing and promotion law. The website gives access to GALA's members around the world providing contact details, URLs and profiles of the law firms. Some of the law firms provide in-house articles to download. There are also updates on the advertising and marketing law in each country and a page of legal news.

Center for Legal Policy

The Center for Legal Policy (CLP) forms part of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a think-tank based in New York. The CLP is concerned with reform of the US civil justice system and its work includes publishing books, papers and reports and hosting conferences, forums and seminars for lawyers and policy makers. Recent publications cover areas such as class actions and mass torts, judicial selection, contingency fees, personal responsibility and the asbestos litigation industry. Most of the CLP's reports are made freely available on the website in PDF.

Guide to the Tunisian legal system

Online research guide by Dahmene Touchent, who manages the Algerian website LEXALGERIA, updated by Khalil Mechantaf an Attorney at Law in Beirut, Lebanon. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2010) on New York University's Globalex website. The author presents an overview of the Tunisian legal system covering the role and functions of the President, Government, Prime Minister and Parliament. There are sections on judicial power, the court system and other authorities including the Constitutional Council.

Access to New Zealand Law

A free online research guide focusing on New Zealand law and legal materials written by Margaret Greville who is the Law Librarian at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. The guide was published in 2005 (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. Background information is given to the New Zealand Government and legal system along with sources of primary legal information including treaties, legislation and case law.

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