legal systems

Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan

The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan is the body responsible for advising on reforms and improvements to the law including "modernization, unification and codification". The site gives historic and background information to the judicial system and administration of justice in Pakistan along with a full-text copy of the Constitution. Annual reports of the various courts and judicial statistics can be viewed on the site and full-text reports of the Law Commission can be downloaded.

Supreme Court of Japan

Official website of the Supreme Court of Japan. The site includes an overview of the judicial system in Japan and a guide to judicial proceedings. A database of selected Supreme Court judgments is available, in English, from 1950 onwards. The site can be viewed in English and Japanese.

Introduction to the Greek Legal System

An introduction to the Greek legal system written by Dimitrios Ph. Christodoulou and made freely available on the JURIST Website. The article provides an outline of various aspects of Greek law covering sources of law, the Constitution and the distinction between public and private law. Different aspects of the civil code are summarised including areas dealing with the law of obligations, property law, family law and inheritance law. The author also looks at the commercial code and the laws governing industrial property, companies, bankruptcy, antitrust and banking.

Guide to legal research in Mali

This online guide to conducting legal research in Mali is written by DahmÌne Touchent who is responsible for the Algerian website LEXALGERIA. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2016) 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 outlines the system of government in Mali including the roles and functions of the president, prime minister and parliament.

Philippine Legal Research

Online guide looking at the legal system and legal research in the Philippines written by Milagros Santos-Ong who is Director of Library Services for the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2009) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. There is background and historical information on the Philippines including politics, government structure and the legislative, judicial and court systems.

Austrian Legal Information System and Laws: A Brief Overview

Online guide to Austrian legal research written by lawyers working for Austrian law firms- Johannes Oehlboeck who is a lawyer specialising in competition law, antitrust and IT law and Immanuel Gerstner who is a partner at SCWP Saxinger Chalupsky & Partners. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2017 by Brigitte Barotanyi) on the Globalex website and is made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

A guide to researching the Albanian legal system

Online guide to the Albanian legal system written by Mbaresa Veleshnja Gentry, an independent legal publisher. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2019) 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 general historical information and background to the legal system in Albania. There is an outline of the legislative process and information on the role of the executive and legislative bodies and the courts system.

A guide to the legal system and legal research in the Kyrgyz Republic

Online resource guide explaining the legal system in Kyrgyzstan with bibliographic details of sources and links to materials available on the Internet written by Sania Battalova who is head of the Library of the American University- Central Asia. 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 outlines the regional and state structure of Kyrgyzstan and explains the role of the president, parliament, government, legal and judicial system and the electoral process.

Government of the Sultanate of Oman

This page provides information on the government of Oman and forms part of the Ministry of Information's website. There is an overview of the Omani legal system and an outline of the roles of the Council of Oman (Majlis Oman), the State Council (Majlis al Dawla) and the Consultative Council (Majlis al-Shura). Information is given on the development of the legal system in Oman including the Basic Law of the State, the establishment of a Public Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the courts system.

Community Legal Information Centre

The Community Legal Information Centre (CLIC) was established by the China Information Technology and Law Centre of the University of Hong Kong. CLIC is an internet guide providing information and guidance to Hong Kong law. Subject sections provide basic information on various aspects of Hong Kong law including bankruptcy, employment, landlord and tenant, matrimonial matters and legal aid. There is also a section on the Hong Kong legal system which looks at sources of law, the courts structure, criminal and civil law and the legal profession.

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