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French Law on the Internet - The Basics and Free Resources

Online guide to French legal resources on the Web written by Emmanuel Barthe who is law librarian researcher at French law firm BMH Avocats. The guide was published in 2005 on the Globalex Website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide focuses on free French Web-based legal resources aimed at business lawyers and also includes what is not available. There is guidance on the use of search engines for finding French legal documents and the availability of legal research guides and directories.

Juraportal

Gateway to legal resources on the web for Denmark, Norway, Sweden and other EU countries, compiled by law libraries at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. Links are arranged into jurisdictions, legal subjects and reference materials and include both subscription and free sites. The Jurisdiction section includes links to laws, regulations, decisions, institutions and organisations; Denmark, Norway and Sweden have links to legal resources translated into English. Legal subjects include administrative law, criminal law, human rights, legal history, social welfare and tax law.

Frequently-Cited Treaties and Other International Instruments

Online list of the most frequently cited treaties in law review articles,aimed at law students and compiled by Mary Rumsey, Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian at the University of Minnesota Law School. The treaties are grouped into eight categories: general international law; human rights law; environmental law; European Union law; trade and economic law; criminal law; and intellectual property law.

New Horizons: Resources for International Competition Law Research

Online guide to international competition law resources written by Jean M. Wenger, Government Documents/Foreign & International Law Librarian at the Cook County Law Library in Chicago.The guide was published on the features page of LLRX.com in March 2005 and covers key online and printed resources relating to international competition law. There is background information and links to international and regional competition organisations and to key documents and materials produced by these bodies.

Sources of United States of America legal information in languages other than English

Online guide to finding United States legal information in languages other than English written by Mark E. Poorman, an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas and California who also holds a Masters Degree in Law Librarianship and Legal Informatics. The guide provides background information to the US legal system and statistics relating to the number of people living in the US for whom English is not their first language.

Guide to Italian legal research and resources on the web

Online guide to Italian legal research and Internet resources written by Elio Fameli who is Associated Research Director at the Istituto di Teoria e Tecniche dell’Informazione Giuridica (ITTIG) and Francesco Fameli a lawyer working in Florence. The guide was published in 2005 and updated in 2021. The guide is provided on the GlobaLex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Researching Nigerian legal information

Online guide to Nigerian legal information by Yemisi Dina, Chief Law Librarian at the Osgoode Hall Law Library, York University, Ontario in Canada and John Oluwole A. Akintayo and Funke Ekundayo of the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. The guide was published in 2005, and updated in 2024, on the GlobaLex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides background information to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, an outline of the legal system and the system of government in Nigeria.

Foreign law: subject law collections on the web

Online guide to foreign law collections on the Web written by Charlotte Bynum who is assistant director and reference librarian focusing on foreign and international law at the Tulane Law Library. 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 guide recommends selected collections of national laws arranged by subject and provides links and a short introduction to each resource.

Finding Chinese law on the internet

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. 

GlobaLex

GlobaLex is a large collection of legal research guides covering foreign and international law, published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. It is aimed at legal academics, practitioners and librarians. The guides are organised under the following headings: International Law Research; Comparative Law Research; Foreign Law Research; and Tools for Building Foreign, Comparative and International Law Collections. They provide commentary and background information as well as links to key web resources.

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