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Introduction to Colombian governmental institutions and primary legal sources

Guide to Colombian legal materials by Antonio Ramirezz, updated by Hernando Otero, an Adjunct Associate Professor of arbitration and mediation at the Washington College of Law and a mediator with the District of Columbia Superior Court. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically (most recently in 2019), the guide provides an introduction to the system of government in Colombia with links to the websites of the President, the Senate and the House of Representatives. There is an outline of the legislative process and guidance to the types of legislation.

Lexology

Lexology is a subscription legal research service run by Law Business Research Ltd. The website contains articles, research reports and training videos produced by law firms, covering market intelligence, legal analysis and know-how from jurisdictions all around the world. Free registration provides access to legal news and a worldwide directory of legal experts.

CyLaw

Cypriot law site established in 2002 and now run by the Cyprus Institute of Legal Information. The site provides all judgments of the Supreme Court (1883 onwards), together with judgments of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Administrative Court and Court of First Instance. It also makes available consolidated and original legislation, the civil procedure rules and Competition Commission decisions. There are basic and advanced search facilities and the content can also be browsed by type of document. The site is entirely in Greek.

Collection Development Policies and Other Basic Tools for Building A Foreign and International Law Collection

Guide to building a foreign and international law collection, by Barbara H. Garavaglia, Librarian Emerita and Former Director of the University of Michigan Law Library, and Seth Quidachay-Swan, Head of Collection Development and Access Services at the University of Michigan Law Library. Available on New York University's Globalex website, it covers the organisation of the foreign law section and of international and transnational material.

Brief guide to select databases for Spanish-speaking jurisdictions

Guide to the major databases providing primary and secondary legal materials for the Spanish-speaking jurisdictions, written by Dennis Kim-Prieto, a reference librarian at the Rutgers School of Law in New Jersey. The guide was published in 2007 on New York University's Globalex website and updated in 2025 by Lorena Abrodos Arrúa.  It reviews and provides critical evaluations of the Spanish-language materials offered by commercial providers LexisNexis, vLex and Westlaw.

Guide to legal research in Nicaragua

Guide to researching the law of Nicaragua by academic and lawyer Magda Violeta Blandino, updated by Rodrigo Tabada Rodríguez and Ana Carolina Alvarez Gil. Published on New York University's Globalex website, it gives background information on the Constitution and constitutional law in Nicaragua; provides an overview of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government; and covers key sources of law including legislation, codes and treaties.

Bodleian Law Library research guides

Collection of legal research guides compiled by staff at the Bodleian Law Library. There are guides covering about twenty-five different regions or jurisdictions, from Africa south of the Sahara to the United States. About thirty-five subject guides are also provided, covering a diverse range of topics, including ancient law, tax law, international law, jurisprudence and the law of obligations. There is also guidance on finding particular types of legal materials, such as treaties, legislation and official publications. 

Law in Zimbabwe

Guide to the law of Zimbabwe by Jimcall Pfumorodze and and Emma Chitsove, academics from the University of Botswana. Published on New York University's Globalex website and periodically updated, it gives historical and background information to the law in Zimbabwe and details of the sources of Zimbabwean law, including legislation, case law, customary law and common law.

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