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Foreign law: subject law collections on the web

Online guide to foreign law collections on the Web written by Charlotte Bynum who is assistant director and reference librarian focusing on foreign and international law at the Tulane Law Library. The guide is published 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 recommends selected collections of national laws arranged by subject and provides links and a short introduction to each resource.

Researching the Harmonization of International Commercial Law

Online guide to the harmonization of international commercial law written by Loren Turner who is the Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian at the University of Minnesota Law School. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated 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. It provides an introduction to the subject and to the types of instruments of harmonization.

Constitution of the Maldives

This section of the President of the Republic of the Maldives website provides a functional translation into English of the 2008 Constitution made freely available online in PDF. The document covers the powers of the state, the fundamental rights and duties of citizens, the role of the President, the Cabinet of Ministers, the legislature -the People's Majlis and the People's Special Majlis and the administration of local regions (Atolls).

Federal Register of Legislation

Website of the Australian Government's Legislation Register which provides access to Commonwealth primary and secondary legislation. The Legislation Register is managed by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel and contains the full text and details of the lifecycle of individual laws and the relationships between them. Legislation is available as amended (in both current and historical versions), and as originally passed. Bills and gazettes are also provided.

Finding Chinese law on the internet

Guide to researching Chinese law online by Joan Lijun Liu of Fudan University Library. The guide was published on New York University's Globalex website in 2005 and last updated in 2021. It provides background information on the Chinese legal system and sources of law. There is guidance on obtaining Chinese legal information and resources online, in Chinese and English. Resources reviewed and linked to in the guide include full-text databases, official government resources, e-journals and legal research tools. 

GlobaLex

GlobaLex is a large collection of legal research guides covering foreign and international law, published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. It is aimed at legal academics, practitioners and librarians. The guides are organised under the following headings: International Law Research; Comparative Law Research; Foreign Law Research; and Tools for Building Foreign, Comparative and International Law Collections. They provide commentary and background information as well as links to key web resources.

Guide to Georgian legal research

Electronic resource guide to Georgia legal research written by Irma Aladashvili who works for the State Fund for Protection and Assistance of (Statutory) Victims of Human Trafficking in Tbilisi, Georgia, Anna V. Dolidze who is a Candidate for Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) at Cornell Law School and Nana Patsia who is Coordinator of the Law Library at the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association.

National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Official website of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. There is a brief history of the National Assembly along with background information on the role, functions and organisation of the National Assembly and its various committees. Details of members for each province are given. The site also has full text legislation given in English including a copy of the Laos Constitution.The site is available in Lao and English.

Central Bank of Libya

Official Website of the Central Bank of Libya. The site provides background information about the bank including an outline of its functions. The exchange rates of major foreign currencies are given on the site and the bank's Economic Bulletin provides monetary and banking statistics. Electronic versions of Libyan banking laws regulating the Central Bank are presented in a range of formats and translated into English. The site can be viewed in Arabic and English.

Jamaican Ministry of Justice

Official Website of the Ministry of Justice in Jamaica. The site provides background information, an organisation chart and contact details for the different agencies and departments of the Ministry including the Administrator-General's Department, the Dispute Resolution Foundation and the Legal Aid Council. There is a guide to the Jamaican court system and an online copy of the most recent annual Court Report. The Laws of Jamaica can also be searched or browsed on the site.

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