legal systems

Guide to Indian laws

A resource guide focusing on Indian laws and the legal system in India written by V. Ramakrishnan, an experienced lawyer practising in Chennai, South India. The guide is published on the Globalex website and is made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author provides guidance on locating information and documentation about Indian laws with links to web resources and bibliographic details for standard books and commentaries on selected topics.

Oxford University Comparative Law Forum

This web-based journal and discussion forum was established in 2000 by members of the Law Faculty at the University of Oxford. Its aim is to promote the study and discussion of legal issues from a comparative perspective. All articles are available in full, free of charge. Most of the articles are in English, but a few are in German or French with a summary in English. Users are encouraged to register for a free discussion platform via a brief online form and to submit comments on the articles.

Bolivian legal system and legal research

Online guide to Bolivian legal materials written by Mauricio Ipiña Nagel who is a founding partner of Ipiña Nagel Abogados in La Paz, Republic of Bolivia. The guide was published in 2009 (and updated 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 focuses on key aspects of the Constitution and the organisation of government outlining the role of the executive, legislative, electoral and judicial branches.

Guide to legal research in Serbia

Online guide to the law and legal materials of Serbia written by Linda Tashbook who is the Foreign International Comparative Law Librarian at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law's Barco Law Library and Marko Zivanov a Serbian lawyer currently pursuing a J.D. at the University of Pittsburgh. The guide was published in 2009 (and updated in 2025) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Trinidad and Tobago law and legal research

Online guide to the law and legal materials of Trinidad and Tobago written by Vincent Moyer, Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian at the University of California Hastings College of the Law and Catherine A. Deane, Reference/Foreign & International Law Librarian at the Alyne Queener Massey Law Library at Vanderbilt University. The guide, last updated in 2024, is on the Globalex website, a free service provided by the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University School of Law.

Law and legal research in Zambia

Online guide to the law and legal system of Zambia written by Alfred S. Magagula who is an LL.B. student at the University of Swaziland. 2011 update of the guide 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 author provides background information on the history, governmental system, foreign policy, political parties and economy of Zambia. There is an outline of the judicial system and details of Zambian sources of law which include the Constitution, legislation and judicial precedent.

Judicial system in Thailand

Online version of a chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", by the ASEAN Law Association. Covers the legal system in Thailand, including historical background and an overview of the Thai judicial system, information on the court system and on the courts established under the Constitution (the Constitutional Court, Court of Justice, Military Court and the Administrative Court), the legal profession and legal education, civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution in Thailand.

Legal system in Singapore

Chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", produced by the ASEAN Law Association. Provides a history of the legal system of Singapore and information on sources of law, the governmental system, civil and criminal procedures and the legal profession and legal education. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam.

Legal system in Vietnam

Vietnam chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", by the ASEAN Law Association. Covers the Vietnamese legal profession and organisations, an outline of the court system, civil and criminal procedures, sources of law and an outline of the governmental system. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.

Legal system in Malaysia

Chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", produced by the ASEAN Law Association. Covers the history and development of the legal system in Malaysia, the administration of justice, the court system including courts with specialist functions and information on other bodies related to the judiciary. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam.

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