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Researching Nigerian legal information

Online guide to Nigerian legal information by Yemisi Dina, Chief Law Librarian at the Osgoode Hall Law Library, York University, Ontario in Canada and John Oluwole A. Akintayo and Funke Ekundayo of the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. The guide was published in 2005, and updated in 2024, 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 provides background information to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, an outline of the legal system and the system of government in Nigeria.

Foreign law: subject law collections on the web

Online guide to foreign law collections on the Web written by Charlotte Bynum who is assistant director and reference librarian focusing on foreign and international law at the Tulane Law Library. 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 recommends selected collections of national laws arranged by subject and provides links and a short introduction to each resource.

Researching the Harmonization of International Commercial Law

Online guide to the harmonization of international commercial law written by Loren Turner who is the Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian at the University of Minnesota Law School. The guide was published in 2005 (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. It provides an introduction to the subject and to the types of instruments of harmonization.

Finding Chinese law on the internet

Guide to researching Chinese law online by Joan Lijun Liu of Fudan University Library. The guide was published on New York University's Globalex website in 2005 and last updated in 2021. It provides background information on the Chinese legal system and sources of law. There is guidance on obtaining Chinese legal information and resources online, in Chinese and English. Resources reviewed and linked to in the guide include full-text databases, official government resources, e-journals and legal research tools. 

Guide to Georgian legal research

Electronic resource guide to Georgia legal research written by Irma Aladashvili who works for the State Fund for Protection and Assistance of (Statutory) Victims of Human Trafficking in Tbilisi, Georgia, Anna V. Dolidze who is a Candidate for Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) at Cornell Law School and Nana Patsia who is Coordinator of the Law Library at the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association.

Family Justice Council

The Family Justice Council (FJC) was set up by the Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) following the consultation paper, 'Promoting inter-agency working in the family justice system' published in 2002. The purpose of the FJC is to "promote an inter-disciplinary approach to the needs of family justice" and their work includes identifying best practice in the family justice system and consulting with government departments on current policy. Background information on the FJC including their activities and terms of reference is given on the site.

Singapore Academy of Law

The Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) is a membership organisation for the legal profession in Singapore. Its website has historical, financial, and corporate information about SAL, along with news updates, membership details and a directory of senior counsel in Singapore. The Digital Library provides full access to Law Reform Committee Publications and LawNet Papers, as well as access to selected articles from the SAL Journal, the Inter Se journal and the Asian Journal on Mediation. A number of SAL speeches and lectures are available as well.

New York State Law Revision Commission

Website of the New York State Law Revision Commission whose role is to examine defects and anachronisms in state law and make recommendations for reform. The site has information on the purpose and organisation of the Commission and profiles of Commission members. Recent Commission meeting notices as well as studies and reports are made freely available on the site in PDF format. A few webcasts of reports and meetings concerning the Commission's Alcoholic Beverage Control Law study are also available through Windows Media, Adobe Flash, or low speed video.

International Portal of the University of Alicante on Intellectual Property and Information Society

This website is produced by the Law Faculty of the University of Alicante in Spain. It covers industrial and intellectual property law and the information society and is aimed at researchers, students, and professionals. The site provides a database of national, international and European Union legislation (in the original language) and a set of links to other relevant websites.

Key Internet Links on Australian Law

Website listing Australian legal resources compiled by the Parliamentary Library at the Parliament of Australia. The links to Australian law and justice resources are provided by government and selected non-government organisations. Records are organised by resource type and organisation eg. legislation, law reports, legal research and key national and state bodies. Entries give the title and brief description of the resource and a note of the jurisdiction. T

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