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Researching Dutch law

A research and resource guide covering Dutch law written by Oswald Jansen, who is a senior lecturer at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative law and senior-researcher at the Centre for the Enforcement of European law, G.J. Wiarda Institute, Utrecht University and George Middeldorp who is policy advisor for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service. 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 Dutch legal system and working of Government agencies.

NATLEX database

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 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 search facility. It is in English, French or Spanish, but the abstracts are not always available in all three languages.

METRO: Institute for Transnational Legal Research

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.

Ministry of Justice Japan

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.

Thailand Law Source

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.

Ministry of Law and Justice, India

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.

Roman Law Resources

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.

Guide to Law Online

The Guide to Law Online, developed by the Law Library of Congress in the US, is a global directory of websites concerned with law and government. It focuses on sites of interest to legal researchers and provides links and some annotations. The guide is arranged by jurisdiction under four main headings: International, US Federal, US States and Territories and Nations (of the world - Afghanistan to Zimbabwe).

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