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Wrongful conviction and innocence resources on the internet

Online guide to key websites and resources dealing with wrongful conviction in the United States written by Ken Strutin who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association. The guide gives details of current awareness sites which collect news stories relating to people who have been released from prison following the discovery of new evidence, a list of innocence projects and pro bono attorneys. There is a list of links to commissions set up to investigate miscarriages of justice and websites featuring collections of case profiles.

Researching international marine environmental law

Online guide to international marine environmental law written by Arundhati Ashok Satkalmi who is Senior Research Librarian at the Rittenberg Law Library of St. John's University School of Law. The guide, last updated in 2016, is on the Globalex foreign and international law website, which is run by Hauser Global Law School at New York University. It provides details of printed and online sources of information.

Swedish law and legal materials

Swedish law research guide by Swedish academic law librarians Ingrid Kabir and Sofia Sternberg, published on New York University's Globalex website. Last updated in 2025, it provides background information on the Swedish legal system and constitution and gives links to free and subscription online sources of statutes and case law. The authors also provide guidance and links to Swedish portals and gateways, law faculties, law libraries, professional associations, journals and legal publishers.

World Law: Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyzstan section of WorldLII's Countries service. Browse sections highlight links relating to legislation, Parliament, governmental sites, introductions to Kyrgyzstan law and other indexes. There are also subject sections providing links to election, intellectual property, bankruptcy and taxation resources. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to the Kyrgyz Republic on all of the WorldLII catalogue or databases.

World Law: Lao People's Democratic Republic

Laos section of WorldLII's Countries service. Browse sections highlight links relating to legislation, Parliament, governmental sites, introductions to Laotian law and other indexes. There are also subject sections providing links to constitutional, criminal law, environment, human rights and taxation resources. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to the Laos on all of the WorldLII catalogue or databases. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

World Law: Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea (South Korea) section of WorldLII's Countries service. Browse sections highlight links relating to legislation, Parliament, governmental sites, courts and case law, research centres, lawyers and other indexes. There are also subject sections providing links to civil law, criminal law, human rights, international law, environmental law and taxation resources. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to South Korea on all of the WorldLII catalogue or databases.

World Law: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) section of WorldLII's Countries service. Browse sections highlight links relating to legislation, Parliament, governmental sites and other indexes. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to North Korea on all of the WorldLII catalog or databases. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

Essential Issues of the Chilean Legal System

Online guide to Chilean law written by Sergio Endress G¥mez who is a lawyer and Professor of Taxation and Trial Taxation at the School of Law of the Universidad de Chile. The guide was published in 2005 and updated in 2008 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides an introduction to the Chilean legal system looking at the structure of government, the types of legislation and the court system including information on the various courts in Chile.

A legal research guide to Pakistan

Online guide to researching Pakistan law, by Omar Sial of Pakistan law firm Omar Sial & Associates. The research guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2023) on the Globalex website, which is run by the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University. There is an introduction providing background and historical information to Pakistan, its constitutional development and the constitutional status of Islamic law. The structure of government, the law making process and the court system are also explained.

International Criminal Courts for the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone: A Guide to Online and Print Resources

Online guide to the international criminal courts of Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone compiled by Amy Burchfield who is Head of Access and Faculty Services at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library and updated by Andrew Dorchak who is Head of Reference and Foreign/International Law Specialist at The Judge Ben C. Green Law Library at Case Western Reserve University's School of Law. The guide was published in 2005 and updated in 2017 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

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