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Droit des affaires en Mauritanie

Collection of legal materials relating to business and company law in Mauritania made freely available online by Droit-Afrique.com a web portal to business law in French-speaking Africa. The site offers links to full text Mauritanian laws dealing with finance, taxation, customs, intellectual property, employment, investment and mining. There are also laws covering banking, insurance, property, maritime, company and criminal law. Additional links are given to government departments and regional organisations that Mauritania is a member of. The site is provided in French throughout.

Research guide on indigenous peoples international law

Online guide to researching indigenous international law written by Christopher C. Dykes who is reference/research librarian at the University of Houston Law Center's O'Quinn Law Library. The guide was published in August 2009 (and updated in July 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 an introduction to the topic including a definition of the term "indigenous peoples", a list of indigenous groups and other key terms.

Researching the legal system and laws of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Online guide to Mauritanian law written by Zelezeck Nguimatsa Serge who is a bi-jural (Civil and Common Law) lawyer currently completing a research fellowship on Lusophone legal systems in Maputo, Mozambique. The guide was published in August 2009 (and updated Kevashinee Pillay 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. The author provides historical background and political information on the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Recht

The Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Recht (Virtual Law Library) is a portal to high-quality legal resources on the internet, with an emphasis on German legal information. It forms part of the Special Law Collection at the Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage in Germany. The portal is arranged into eight sections. The Subject Information Gateway provides access to resources relevant to academic legal research and can be searched by keyword or browsed by subject.

Guide to Qatar's legal system

Online guide to the law and legal materials of Qatar written by Ahmed Khedr who is a Lecturer of Law and academic member of the European Corporate Governance Institute, the Egyptian Society of Political Economy and Statistics and Legislation and the Egyptian Society of International Law. The guide was published in 2009 (and updated in 2016) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Criminal justice surveys and public opinion polls

Online guide looking at surveys and opinion polls concerning the criminal justice system in the United States written by Ken Strutin who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association. The guide was published in June 2009 on LLRX.com. The author gives annotated links to surveys arranged under the following headings; criminal justice system; crime; criminal histories; death penalty; public defense; sentencing; sex offenders and rehabilitation.

Luxembourg: description of the legal system and legal research

Online guide providing an introduction to Luxembourg law written by Nicolas Henckes who is the Director of Legitech a Luxembourg legal publisher. The guide was published in 2009 (and updated in 2020 by Laurence Raphael) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author gives an introduction to the history and legal system of Luxembourg outlining the executive and legislative powers and the court system.

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: International Humanitarian Law

Online guide to international humanitarian law (IHL), written by Joan Policastri, Foreign and International Legal Research Specialist at the University of Denver, and Sergio Stone, Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian at Stanford Law School. The guide is part of ASIL's Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law. The authors provide an introduction to the basic materials and concepts of IHL and give links to sites providing primary sources, including treaties, customary law, judgments of international tribunals and domestic courts, and state practice.

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: European Union

Online guide focusing on electronic resources for researching the law of the European Union, written by Marylin Johnson Raisch who is Associate Law Librarian for International and Foreign Law at the John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library of the Georgetown Law Center in the United States. This guide forms a chapter within the ASIL's Guide to Electronic Resources for International law and is made freely available on the American Society of International Law's website.

Disability Studies Resources Guide: Disability Rights & Policy

Resource guide for disability rights and policy on the website of Syracuse University. The guide is arranged into broad sections providing access to policy websites, United Nations documents and United States organisations and government bodies. Direct links are given to the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 and to related disabilities laws and regulations.

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