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Asian Law Institute

Website of the Asian Law Institute (ASLI) which was set up in March 2003 to "facilitate academic exchanges as well as research and teaching collaboration among law schools in Asia". ASLI is based at the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore. The site gives details of the Board of Governors and Fellows of the Institute along with details of conferences and abstracts of seminars held at ASLI.

A guide to fee-based US legal research databases

Online guide to subscription databases focusing on legal research in the United States, written by Mary Rumsey, Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian at the University of Minnesota. The guide was last updated in 2010. It is on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide presents an introduction to the main vendors of United States legal information including LexisNexis, Westlaw, Loislaw and Versuslaw.

World Law: Eritrea

Part of WorldLII's World Law service containing links to internet resources for Eritrea including legislation and governmental sites. A full range of browse and search features is provided. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Eritrea on all of WorldLII.

Falkland Islands Government

Official website of the Falkland Islands Government. The Falklands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom with an elected government and a Governor who exercises executive authority on behalf of the UK Government. The site outlines the system of government in the Falklands and provides background information on the history, economy, business and environment of the Islands. The site includes news items, information on the Legislative Assembly and a page of related web links.

History, role and activities of the Council of Europe: facts, figures and information sources

Online guide to the Council of Europe written by Sophie Lobey of Council of Europe Publishing. The guide was published in 2005, and updated in 2023, on New York University's Globalex website. The guide provides background information about the Council of Europe including aims and functions and a list of member states. The author also gives definitions to other European institutions. The roles of the Committee of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and the European Court of Human Rights are outlined.

Guide to legal research in Mali

This online guide to conducting legal research in Mali is written by DahmÌne Touchent who is responsible for the Algerian website LEXALGERIA. The guide was published in 2005 (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. The guide outlines the system of government in Mali including the roles and functions of the president, prime minister and parliament.

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

Official Website of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS). The site provides information about the work of IPOS including details of services, events, news items and patent and trademark statistics. Detailed background information on intellectual property in Singapore is given covering patents, trademarks, copyright issues, registered designs and plant varieties protection. There are legislative updates highlighting key legal developments for the years from 1997 onwards.

Commonwealth and International Human Rights Case Law Databases

These two databases are compiled by INTERIGHTS, the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights, and made freely available on their website. One covers human rights decisions in the courts of Commonwealth countries and the other covers the decisions of international courts and tribunals. The databases can be searched separately or together. There is a summary of each case and some judgments are available in full.

Philippine Legal Research

Online guide looking at the legal system and legal research in the Philippines written by Milagros Santos-Ong who is Director of Library Services for the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2009) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. There is background and historical information on the Philippines including politics, government structure and the legislative, judicial and court systems.

Austrian Legal Information System and Laws: A Brief Overview

Online guide to Austrian legal research written by lawyers working for Austrian law firms- Johannes Oehlboeck who is a lawyer specialising in competition law, antitrust and IT law and Immanuel Gerstner who is a partner at SCWP Saxinger Chalupsky & Partners. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2017 by Brigitte Barotanyi) on the Globalex website and is made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

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