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Introduction to the Greek Legal System

An introduction to the Greek legal system written by Dimitrios Ph. Christodoulou and made freely available on the JURIST Website. The article provides an outline of various aspects of Greek law covering sources of law, the Constitution and the distinction between public and private law. Different aspects of the civil code are summarised including areas dealing with the law of obligations, property law, family law and inheritance law. The author also looks at the commercial code and the laws governing industrial property, companies, bankruptcy, antitrust and banking.

Utrecht Law Review

The Utrecht Law Review is an open-access peer-reviewed journal published by the Law Faculty at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. The journal publishes cross-border legal research, covering private law, criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, European and public international law.

European Union legal materials: an infrequent user's guide

Guide to European Union legal information, written by Duncan E. Alford, Associate Dean for the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2016 by Alyson Drake of the Texas Tech University School of Law Library) on New York University law school's Globalex website. The author gives a brief overview of the European Union, its official websites and principal institutions. There is a reading list of recommended introductions to EU law, dictionaries and directories.

Guide to MERCOSUR Legal Research: Sources and Documents

Online guide to researching the work of Mercosur, the trading bloc of South American countries (Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay). The guide is by Edgardo Rotman who is Foreign and International Law Librarian and Senior Lecturer in International and Comparative Law at the University of Miami School of Law. The guide was last updated in 2024 by Gloria Orrego Hoyos and Mariel Romaniand and is freely available on New York University's Globalex website. It gives background information and precedents and provides details of the basic documents, arranged by subject.

Basic guide to researching foreign law

Online guide to researching foreign law written by Mary Rumsey who is Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian at the University of Minnesota. The guide was published in 2005 and updated in 2016 on the Globalex website and is made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author focuses on finding the laws of countries other than the U.S and emphasises statute rather than case law.

Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas

This is the official Website of the Lithuanian Parliament. The English language version of the site provides access to information about the structure, function, history and recent activities of the parliament. It includes information on parliamentary committees and commissions, lists of current MPs, recent election results and details of the operation of the legislature. There are details of the Seimas activities relating to the European Union. Also accessible is the full-text of the Constitution and a database of Lithuanian and EU laws.

Decisions of the Industrial Relations Court of Malawi

A CommonLII database containing decisions from the Industrial Relations Court of Malawi. Decisions are available from 2000 to 2007 and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, case name search or alphabetical browse list. Full text documents are presented in HTML. Decisions are also available from the Industrial Relations Court and a link is given to their Website. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

High Court of Brunei Decisions

A CommonLII database containing selected decisions of the High Court of Brunei. Decisions are available from 1987 to 1997 and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, case name search or alphabetical browse list. Full text documents are presented in HTML. A link is given to the High Court of Brunei Website. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Lesotho Legislation

A CommonLII database containing Lesotho legislation. The legislation dates from 1981 to 2000 and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, act name search or alphabetical browse list. Full text documents are presented in PDF. The information has been provided by the Lesotho government and a link is given to their Website. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Decisions of the Federal Court of Malaysia

A CommonLII database containing decisions of the Federal Court of Malaysia. Decisions are available from 2001 onwards and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, case name search or alphabetical browse list. Full text documents are presented in HTML. The decisions can also be viewed on the Malaysian Court Website and a link is given to this site. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

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