Research guide explaining the legal system in Japan, with links online resources and references to materials in English and Japanese. The guide was originally written by Makoto Ibusuki, Professor of Law at the Ritsumeikan School of Law, Kyoto, Japan, and published in 2005 on New York University's Globalex website; it was last updated in 2020 by Keiko Okuhara. It covers Japanese legislation, cases and government publications.
NATLEX is a database of information about national labour, social security and related human rights laws in over 190 countries and more than 160 territories. It is maintained by the International Labour Organization's International Labour Standards Department. The records which make up the database are written by legal professionals; they consist of abstracts and bibliographic details, with links to the full text of the laws where possible. NATLEX can be browsed by country or by subject and has a sophisticated search facility.
Website for METRO, Maastricht University's Institute for Transnational Legal Research. Information is provided on the work and aims of the Institute with outlines of its interdisciplinary research programmes, covering matters such as human rights, women and law, constitutional law, and the legal aspects of business and enterprise. METRO specialises in transnational research dealing with issues of European and international integration and identifying common ground amongst the legal systems of European Union member states.
Website of the Japanese Ministry of Justice, the government department with primary responsibility for maintaining the rule of law and legal order in Japan. In particular it is concerned with immigration, nationality, prosecution of criminal cases, the treatment of offenders, protecting the rights of citizens, family registration and registration of real estate. The site offers some historical background on the administration of justice in Japan since the end of the Second World War.
Website of the Supreme Court of Portugal, providing its agenda and judgments (acórdãos), together with general information and a historical overview of the judicial system. There are links to key legal documents, including the Constitution and Code of Civil Procedure, and to other Portuguese and international law pages. The site is in Portuguese
A website providing information about the Thai legal system and related topics. The site is maintained by Jonathan Leeds (a Bangkok-based practitioner and an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University) and a small team of academic and professional colleagues. The site hosts the Online Thailand Law Journal publishing a selection of full-text articles considering legal issues in Thailand. The Thailand Law Links section provides a reference point to access legal resources and related services within Thailand.
Official Website for the Government of India's Ministry of Law and Justice. The site explains the work of the Ministry. The section on the Department of Legal Affairs describes the organisational set-up and functions of the Department. The Department of Justice section provides information about the Supreme Court, High Courts and Family Court. The Legislative Department web pages provide information about the Constitution of India, and a Chronological table of acts enacted from 1834 onwards with history of subsequent amendments.
The Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (CIMEL) is based at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Its website has information about work of the Centre and provides bibliographies, details of publications and a set of links to Islamic and Middle East law websites.
Website providing information on Roman law sources and literature and on the teaching and study of Roman law. The site has been developed by Ernest Metzger at the Centre for the Study of the Civil Law Tradition, University of Aberdeen. Materials include collections of primary and secondary full text sources on Roman and civil law and links to the full-text online versions of Justinian's Digest and Palingenesia of Latin Laws. The site features a bulletin board, links to legal journals in the field, bibliographies, portals, projects and teaching materials.
