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LawNet

Collection of full-text Sri Lankan legal materials made freely available online by LawNet, a project established by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Justice and Judicial Reform. The site has full text official statutes from 1956 to 2006 and unofficial statutes to 2006. There are also collections of Provincial Council statutes, a copy of the Sri Lankan Constitution and legislation from the last year. Full text versions of the Sri Lanka Law Reports (SLRs) and the New Law Reports (NLRs) are also provided along with a complete digest for the SLRs and the NLRs arranged by subject.

Agricultural Land Tribunals

Website of the Agricultural Land Tribunals (ALT) which is hosted by Defra. There are seven ALTs in England and one in Wales who are responsible for settling disputes and other issues between agricultural tenants and landlords arising from tenancy agreements held under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. They are also concerned with drainage disputes between neighbours under Sections 28 and/or 30 of the Land Drainage Act 1991. A full-text copy of this act can be viewed on the site.

Mental Health Law Online

WikiMentalHealth is a wiki covering mental health law in England and Wales, set up by Jonathan Wilson, a solicitor specialising in mental health law; it is mainly intended for mental health practitioners. It has a case law section with commentaries on mental health cases, organised by topic. Legislation dealing with mental health is also available, along with human rights and criminal legislation. Guidance is given on the Mental Health Act 1983.

International Courts and Tribunals Library

A WorldLII database containing over 20,000 decisions from around 20 international courts and tribunals. Users can choose to search or browse the cases of one court or tribunal, all courts/tribunals or regional groups of courts/tribunals; the latter include all African courts and tribunals, all European courts and tribunals, all human rights courts and tribunals and all trade courts and tribunals. A background paper about the project and is available on the website.

Parliament of Namibia

Official website of the Namibian Parliament which is made up of the National Assembly and the National Council. The site provides history and background information to the government and legal system of Namibia. The functions of Parliament and an events calendar are given. There is a full-text copy of the Constitution and legislation from 1990 onwards can be viewed on the site in PDF.

Adoption and Child Welfare LawSite

The Adoption and Child Welfare LawSite is hosted by the National Center for Adoption Law and Policy at Capital University Law School in the United States. The aim of the Center is to improve child protection laws in the U.S. through research, advocacy and education. The site is a free online resource providing access to state and federal child welfare and adoption laws and cases. Information can be searched or browsed by state and document type including cases, statutes, articles and regulations. There is a page of links to related bodies and individual state court Websites.

World Law Bulletin

The World Law Bulletin is published monthly by the Directorate of Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress and is distributed to members of the United States Congress. The online version is made freely available on the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) website as part of their Project on Government Secrecy. Issues are available in full-text (PDF) from 2000 to March 2006. After this date the bulletin becomes the Global Legal Monitor which is described separately on Intute. The bulletin provides news items on foreign law developments including links to original sources.

Comparative Law

Online resource guide to researching comparative law written by Paul Norman who was senior reference librarian at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London from 1970 to 2006. The guide was published in 2006 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide has been updated in 2025 by Hester Swift who is Foreign and International Law Librarian at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.

A Description of the Structure of the Hellenic Republic, the Greek Legal System, and Legal Research

Online resource guide to researching Greek law written by Maria Panezi who is a Ph.D. candidate and a Nathanson Fellow at Osgoode Hall Law School. The guide was published in 2006 and updated in 2021 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide gives background information on Greece and an outline of the system of government covering the legislative, executive and judicial branches and including a list of links to government Websites.

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