Chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", published by the ASEAN Law Association. Written in 2005, it covers the Constitution, criminal and civil legal systems, the court system, the legal profession and education, alternative dispute resolution and business law. Other chapters available online describe the legal systems in Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam.
Online version of a chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems" produced by the ASEAN Law Association. Provides historical background and covers sources of law, the governmental and court systems, criminal and civil procedures and information relating to the legal profession and legal education in Brunei. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam.
Online guide to the Indonesian legal system, by law graduate Alamo D. Laiman and others, and updated by Dewi Savitri Reni who works at Indonesian law firm Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono. The guide was published in 2009 (and updated in 2015) on New York University's Globalex website. It provides background and historical information about Indonesia and its legal system, with references and links to further resources. There is an outline of the governmental system, together with sections providing information on the courts system, sources of law and the legal profession.
Online guide to Mauritanian law written by Zelezeck Nguimatsa Serge who is a bi-jural (Civil and Common Law) lawyer currently completing a research fellowship on Lusophone legal systems in Maputo, Mozambique. The guide was published in August 2009 (and updated Kevashinee Pillay in 2022) 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 provides historical background and political information on the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Online guide providing an introduction to Luxembourg law written by Nicolas Henckes who is the Director of Legitech a Luxembourg legal publisher. The guide was published in 2009 (and updated in 2020 by Laurence Raphael) 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 gives an introduction to the history and legal system of Luxembourg outlining the executive and legislative powers and the court system.
Online guide to the legal system and legal materials of Niger written by Bello Mahamadou Boubacar who is an intern at the appeal court in Niamey and a United Nations volunteer lawyer. The guide was published 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. The author gives an introduction to the Republic of Niger and the Niger legal system explaining the dualistic system of law which includes written laws and customary law.
Electronic article on the law and legal system of Benin written by Noel Ahonagnon Gbaguidi who is Professor of Private Law and Director of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration and the Judiciary of Benin and William Kodjoh-Kpakpassou who is Judge at the Court of First Instance of Cotonou (Benin) and Associate Professor at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration and Magistracy of Benin. The article was published in 2009 (and updated by Gérard Aivo and Lazard H.
Online guide to the legal system of Côte d'Ivoire written by Armel Olivier Yapi and Yao Mamoudou, on NYU's Globalex website. The guide was published in 2009 and is updated periodically. It provides background and historical information about Côte d'Ivoire. There is information about the various institutions which make up the Ivorian legal system, including the government, the National Assembly and the judiciary. The author also provides a section on the sources of law - including the Constitution, legislation, and international law - and information on where these texts are published.
