Online guide to Norwegian legal research by Rebecca J. Five Bergstrøm, an academic librarian at the University of Oslo. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically, it gives an introduction and brief history of Norway and the Norwegian legal system, with references to key works on the legal system.
Website providing access to US federal and state regulations. Allows users to search the Federal Register, in which federal regulations are published, or to browse it by federal department / agency. Also provides links to US state regulations and to the websites of federal agencies. Justia is a California-based legal media and technology company providing free access to online legal materials and other value added services.
Online exhibition created by the National Archives, last updated in 2008. Provides free access to a large collection of primary source materials relating to human rights in the UK from 1215 to 1945. Users may browse a timeline, view supporting images and read background information. There is also a glossary of terms. Topics include Magna Carta; the Peasants' Revolt; women's rights; and trade unions.
Database of legal instruments adopted by the Council of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Includes decisions, recommendations and conventions, browseable by subject, type, title, date, reference number or committee. There are also basic and advanced search facilities. The database is available in English and French.
The Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF) are French overseas possessions with administrative and financial autonomy. The TAAF website is provided by the Préfet, the administrative authority for the territories and includes legal information.
This European Commission site provides a substantial amount of information about EU public procurement rules and policy. Legislation, guidelines, reports and explanatory notes are available, plus details of consultations and general information about remedies, public private partnerships, electronic public procurement and defence procurement. International aspects of public procurement are covered and there is news of the Commission's activities to counter infringements of the rules. The site is in English and can be translated into other EU languages automatically.
Overview of the legal system of Hong Kong provided by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Covers the Basic Law (constitution), statutes, common law and equity. Also provides information about the executive, legislature and judiciary.
This Hong Kong government website makes available the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR). The Basic Law came into effect on 1 July 1997 when China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong. As well as providing the text of the law, the site has background information about it and outlines its general principles.
Consolidated Canadian federal acts and regulations and federal acts as passed, provided by the Canadian Ministry of Justice. Acts and regulations can be browsed title and there are basic and advanced search facilities.
Official Rwanda law portal, providing laws, orders and regulations in force, arranged by subject, and selected decisions of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and Commercial High Court. There are basic and advanced search facilities and the site is available in Kinyarwanda, French and English.
