legal systems

Introduction to the Moroccan legal system

A resource guide explaining the legal system in Morocco, with bibliographic details of sources and links to materials available on the internet. The guide was written in 2006 by Paris based academic Dahmène Touchent and updated in 2018 by Netty Butera a Governance consultant in Rwanda and Kevashinee Pillay a South African based attorney. The authors outline the structures and working of executive, legislative and judicial powers providing information on other authorities including the Constitutional Council and links to government websites.

Juriste Haitien

The website Juriste Haitien is an online guide to the Haitian legal system and legal education in Haiti. It offers descriptions of the laws and constitution governing Haiti, information about the judicial system and the bar and an outline of the law courses offered by the University of the State of Haiti. There is a glossary of legal terms and the site also provides links to other French-language legal websites. The site is all in French.

Turkey Law Guide

An annotated research guide to Turkish government and law internet sources compiled by the US Law Library of Congress and made freely available on the web. The guide is aimed at legal researchers with the emphasis on websites providing the full-text of laws, regulations and court decisions. There are links to sites in both Turkish and English. Areas covered by the guide include the constitution, the executive, legislation, legal guides and general sources including background, economic and country information.

Association des Cours Constitutionnelles Ayant en Partage l'Usage du Français

The ACCPUF (Association des Cours Constitutionnelles Ayant en Partage l'Usage du Français) exists to develop communications and cooperation between Francophone jurisdictions. It carries out its aim by organising conferences, providing training, issuing publications and giving technical assistance, all on the subject of constitutional law. Member countries include Canada, France, Belgium, and Francophone countries in Africa, Europe and Asia.

Supreme Court of Korea

Website of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea which is based in Seoul and consists of a chief justice and 13 justices. The Supreme Court is the highest court in Korea and hears appeals from the High Courts and the appellate divisions of the District Court. The site provides profiles of the Chief Justice and the Justices and a brief history of the Korean judicial system. There is a description of the organisation and functions of Korea's 3 tiers of courts along with background information on judges and judicial administration.

Supreme Court of Canada

Official website of the Ottawa based Supreme Court of Canada. Information on the role of the court and background to the Canadian judicial system is provided along with an outline of the constitutional framework, organisation of the courts and judiciary. A history of the Court and profiles of the current and past chief justices and justices of the court are included. A timetable of hearings and searchable database of cases is given on the site.

Islamic Family Law Project

The Islamic Family Law Project website is based at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. The Project surveyed the application of Islamic family law in a selection of countries and explored the possibilities for reform. A regional breakdown of Islamic countries around the world is given on the site, with a profile of each region consisting of historical and religious background, family issues, legal practices and institutions and a list of references.

Researching Tajik law: a guide to the Tajik legal system

A guide to the legal system and legal materials of the Republic of Tajikistan, by Nargis Bozorova, Assistant Coordinator of the Law Program of the Tajik Branch of the Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation). First published in 2002, it is now in the archive section of LLRX (Law Library Resource Xchange, a free online journal for legal information professionals). The author offers brief notes on the history, geography and religion of the region; describes the basic structure of the Tajik legal system, types of legislation and government sources.

Electronic Guide to Mexican Law

A web resource guide covering the law and legal system in Mexico. The guide has been written by Francisco Avalos, the Foreign and International Law Librarian at the University of Arizona College of Law Library and Elisa Donnadieu, a graduate student at the University of Arizona and fellow of the University of Arizona College of Law Library. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2009) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law.

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