Official website of the Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Judgments, practice directions and related material are available on the Judgments and Legal Reference page. The site also provides a collection of Reasons for Sentence and Reasons for Verdict, court lists, information for jurors, forms, reports, news and other information.
Online collection of theses and dissertations from Hong Kong University on all topics, including law. The collection can be browsed or searched by keyword, date, faculty or degree. For each thesis or dissertation, bibliographic details are given and there is a 'pdf download' link which requires you to submit your name and email address to request the full document. Most items in the collection focus on aspects of Chinese or Hong Kong law, and the majority are available in English.
Website of the Asian Law Institute (ASLI) which was set up in March 2003 to "facilitate academic exchanges as well as research and teaching collaboration among law schools in Asia". ASLI is based at the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore. The site gives details of the Board of Governors and Fellows of the Institute along with details of conferences and abstracts of seminars held at ASLI.
A selection of Macao legislation provided on the internet by the Government Printing Bureau. Macao is a special administrative region of China and a former Portuguese colony. The laws are provided in full, in Chinese and Portuguese. The Basic Law of Macao, codes, legislation and regulations are included along with treaties and inter regional agreements with China and Hong Kong.
Guide to researching Chinese law online by Joan Lijun Liu of Fudan University Library. The guide was published on New York University's Globalex website in 2005 and last updated in 2021. It provides background information on the Chinese legal system and sources of law. There is guidance on obtaining Chinese legal information and resources online, in Chinese and English. Resources reviewed and linked to in the guide include full-text databases, official government resources, e-journals and legal research tools.
Website of Lehman, Lee and Xu a Chinese law firm established in 1992 with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The site has links to Chinese laws and regulations available in English. The laws are arranged by subject and cover areas such as banking, construction, criminal law, finance and trade. The site also has guides to the law in China in the form of FAQ's, a glossary of Chinese legal terms and a page of web links.
Official website of the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO). The website includes translated laws, annual reports and statistics, together with information about developments in Chinese intellectual property law. The site also has guidance and FAQs for people applying for patents in China. The website is available in English and Chinese.
Chinalawinfo is a subscription database providing Chinese legal information and materials translated into English. The service has been developed by the Legal Information Center at the Peking University Law School. Parts of the website can be accessed freely including Basic Laws which are laws adopted by the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee prior to January 1, 2006. An outline of the Chinese legal system, white papers and legal news stories are also made freely available.
Website of the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law (CAPLUS) which is based at the University of Sydney, Australia. The website provides details of the Centre's activities, courses and publications along with staff contact details. A number of papers on law reform and business efficiency in China and Indonesia are provided.
