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Researching canon law

Guide to researching canon law, by Don Ford, Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian at the University of Iowa College of Law. Published on New York University's Globalex website in 2007 (and updated in 2024) the guide covers the religious law of the Catholic Church (Roman and Eastern); the Orthodox churches; Anglican churches; Lutheran churches and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

Comparative criminal procedure: a select bibliography

Guide to resources dealing with comparative criminal procedure, by Lyonette Louis-Jacques, Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago D'Angelo Law Library. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically, the guider covers criminal procedure generally, criminal procedure in multiple jurisdictions and specific topics such as arrest, interrogation, plea bargaining, trial by jury, sentencing and appeals.

Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citation

The Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citation is produced by New York University's Journal of International Law and Politics. The first edition (2006) is freely available on the NYU website. It includes chapters covering around 45 different countries, for each of which it gives an introduction to the legal system followed by a citation guide covering the constitution, legislation, jurisprudence, books, periodical articles, newspapers and weekly journals, official publications, unpublished materials, electronic materials and unwritten sources.

Conflict of Laws.net

Conflict of laws.net is a private international law blog with contributions from scholars and practitioners around the world. The general editors are Associate Professor Jean Huang of the University of Sydney and  Prof. Dr. Tobias Lutzi of the University of Augsburg. A free email update service is available.

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