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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).

Estonian Legal Language Centre

Website of the Estonian Legal Language Centre, an agency of the Estonian Ministry of Justice whose role is to provide translation services for the government. The site provides access to English translations of Estonian legislation and Estonian translations of European Union legislation. The full-text laws can be browsed alphabetically by Estonian title or searched by keyword in the title or text of the document. Legislation is also organised by legal subject. A two-way electronic dictionary provides translations of terms used in both European Union and Estonian legislation.

Thailand Legal Basics

An outline of the legal system in Thailand, available on the website of Thai law firm Tilleke & Gibbins. The report was written in September 2009 and includes an introduction to Thai law and basic information on the court system, land ownership, working in Thailand and a summary of the law concerning intellectual property, the environment, companies, finance, employment, e-commerce, drugs, insurance and taxation. Other publications on Thai law are available on the same website.

J-PlatPat (Japan Platform for Patent Information)

Free searchable database with English interface providing information on Japanese patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks issued by the Japan Patent Office. Users can search a range of resources applicable to the different types of industrial property including applications, gazettes and bibliographies. A simple search option uses keyword or number searching and an advanced search provides additional parameters eg. date, classification etc. The site also has trial decisions and online help with using the database and the Japanese design classification scheme. 

Kenya Human Rights Commission

The Kenya Human Rights Commission is a non-governmental body established in 1992 to monitor the state of democracy and human rights in Kenya. Its website provides information on the history, purpose and activities of the organisation. It includes access to recent press releases and details of programmes being undertaken. Topics covered include transitional justice, political corruption, the state of democracy in Kenya, human rights abuses and the conduct of elections and referendums.

Japanese environmental laws

Collection of online, environmental laws and regulations made freely available on the Japanese Ministry of the Environment website. The legislation is grouped under subject headings which include global environment, waste and recycling, environmental policy and air and transportation. The collection includes an outline of the Basic Environment Law. The majority of the laws are presented in HTML with a small number in PDF format. The site can be viewed in English or Japanese.

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