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Federal Court of Australia

The website of the Federal Court of Australia includes a database of judgments from 1977 to the present, a glossary of legal terms, judges' speeches and papers, court listings, court forms, rules and practice directions. It also has background information about the Court and its judges, mediation services, native title proceedings, anti-discrimination law and bankruptcy. The Going to Court section provides guidance for lawyers, witnesses, litigants and those who have been subpoenaed.

Guide to Caribbean Law Research

Online guide to researching Caribbean law written by Yemisi Dina who is Head of Public Services at the Osgoode Hall Law Library, York University, Ontario in Canada. 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. The author covers all the dependent and independent Caribbean states describing their legal and court systems, sources of legislation and law reports.

Guide to legal research in Costa Rica

Online guide to legal research in Costa Rica written by Roger A. Petersen, a partner with Petersen & Philps of San Jose, Costa Rica in 2005 (updated in 2025) and published on New York University's Globalex website. The author presents a brief history of Costa Rica and background to the structure of government, the Constitution and the judiciary. There are sections on local government, the National Registry, political parties and elections.

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.

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.

Courts of New Zealand

Official website of Courts of New Zealand, the body responsible for court administration in New Zealand. Includes a database of selected higher court judgments, called Judicial Decisions of Public Interest and mostly consisting of criminal cases and other judgments of public interest. The site also has information about the role, structure and history of the courts and explains the functions of the Judicial Committees and the Rules Committee. There is also information about the judiciary. Sections covering the individual courts provide legislation, daily lists and case summaries.

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova

The Moldavian Constitutional Court was established in 1995, to guarantee the supremacy of the Constitution. Its website has details of the structure and functions of the court and there is a database of judgments from 1995 onwards (under 'Activitatea jurisdicţională' on the Romanian version of the site). There are English translations of the Moldavian Constitution, the Law on the Moldavian Constitutional Court and the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova. There are English, Romanian and Russian versions of the website, but the English content is limited.
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