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Transnational and Comparative Family Law: harmonization and implementation

Online guide to electronic and print sources in transnational and comparative family law by Marylin Johnson Raisch, who was Associate Director for Research and Collection Development at the Georgetown Law Center until her retirement. The guide was updated in 2022 and is published on New York University's Globalex website. The author gives an introduction to transnational law and provides links to major international agreements sponsored by the Hague Conference, United Nations, Council of Europe, the department of Private International Law at the U.S.

Basic Primary and Secondary Information Online Sources for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the United States Central American Free Trade Agreement-Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) Research

Online guide to researching NAFTA and CAFTA-DR written by retired law librarian Francisco A. Avalos and Maureen Garmon, Faculty Services Librarian at Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona. Published on New York University's Globalex website, the guide covers the principal agreements, related agreements, NAFTA and CAFTA institutions, channels for the settlement of disputes and implementation acts. Links are given to other research guides, government websites, newsletters, journals and reports.

Guide to research on Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Notification Requirements

Online guide to the notification requirements of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations written by Barbara H. Bean who is a Reference and Public Services Librarian at Michigan State University College of Law. The guide was published in 2006 and updated in 2023 by Cindy G. Buys who is Professor and Director of International Law Programs at Southern Illinois University School of Law. 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.

Redress: seeking reparation for torture sufferers

Website of REDRESS, a London-based human rights organisation helping torture survivors and working towards eliminating the use of torture. Provides background information about REDRESS and its work, including casework on behalf of individual survivors, legal and institutional reform, international standard setting, raising awareness and running training programmes in countries where torture is carried out.

Base de Datos en Español

WorldLII (World Legal Information Institute) database of court decisions in the Spanish language, covering the Central American Court of Justice, the Court of Justice of the Andean Community, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, NAFTA and the Mexican and Venezuela domain names tribunals. WorldLII is a legal information portal developed by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) and a number of partner institutions (BAILII, AustLII, HKLII, CanLII, NZLII). The search interface and contents are all in Spanish.

International Domain Name Law Library (Prototype)

This WorldLII project aims to make searchable from one location all decisions arising out of disputes relating to Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) and Country Code Domains available on WorldLII (World Legal Information Institute). The decisions included on the databases have been made by international bodies such as the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC), the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution.

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: International Commercial Arbitration

An online guide to electronic resources for international commercial arbitration, offering commentary and links. The guide forms a chapter of the American Society of International Law's Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law. Originally written by Charlotte Bynum, Reference Librarian at Tulane Law Library, it was been updated in 2015 by Gloria Miccioli, Librarian at US law firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips.

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: International Intellectual Property law

The American Society of International Law's Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law, written by Jonathan Franklin, Associate Law Librarian at the Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington School of Law. It consists of an introduction and commentary, supported by numerous links to treaties, national legislation and national decisions on other websites; there is also a section on subscription databases and guidance on secondary sources, including resource guides, bibliographies, blogs and electronic newsletters.

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: International Organizations

The American Society of International Law's Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law, by Anne Burnett, Foreign and International Law Librarian at the University of Georgia School of Law, last updated in 2015. The author explains what is meant by intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations and provides research guidance. There is information about tools and resources including periodical indexes, journals, directories and research guides. Annotated links are given to collections of documentation on IGO and NGO websites.  

McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law

The McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law (formerly McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy) is an academic journal run by law students at McGill University in Canada. The website provides a selection of articles from the current and previous issues of the journal, together with a blog and a podcast. Links to related websites are also available, together with subscription and submission information.

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