LegalB, run by Advocate Rita Felgate, audits South African legislation against rule of law principles. The Resources section of its website provides a collection of South African legislation and an overview of the sources of South African legislation from 1652 to 1994. The site also has a blog focusing on rule of law standards.
The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse is an initiative of the Law School at Washington University in St. Louis. Designed to increase understanding of civil rights litigation in the United States, it is a collection of US civil rights case documents, focusing on areas such as child welfare, disability rights, immigration, prison conditions, election/voting rights, juvenile institutions, nursing home conditions, public housing and school desegregation.
Guide to the law of Zimbabwe by Jimcall Pfumorodze and and Emma Chitsove, academics from the University of Botswana. Published on New York University's Globalex website and periodically updated, it gives historical and background information to the law in Zimbabwe and details of the sources of Zimbabwean law, including legislation, case law, customary law and common law.
Guide to the Singapore legal system by Chai Yee Xin, a research librarian from Singapore National University. Published on New York University's website and periodically updated, it describes the legal system of Singapore and provides information about Singaporean legislation, law reports and citations, with links to electronic legal materials. The author outlines the parliamentary system and the legislative process, including guidance on accessing official publications.
Online guide to Icelandic law written by Rán Tryggvadóttir and Thordis Ingadóttir, Associate Professors at the Faculty of Law, Reykjavik University, updated by Erna Mathiesen. Published on New York University's Globalex website, it gives background information about Iceland, outlines the political system and describes the powers and functions of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. It looks at the major sources of law, including the Constitution, statutory law, regulatory law, customary and international law.
Online guide to legal materials of Honduras written by José Miguel Álvarez and Jessica Ramos and updated by Honduran lawyer Eduardo Medrano. Published on New York University's website and periodically updated, it gives historical, political and geographical information about Honduras and covers the Constitution, structure of government and sources of law. Includes links to government websites, legal associations, law schools and online sources of Honduran laws.
Online guide focusing on the legal and economic factors preventing poorer countries gaining access to innovative drugs, by patent attorney Do Hyung Kim. Pubished on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically, it gives background information about the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and looks at the problems of compulsory licensing, such as the risks of arbitrage and counterfeit drugs.
Tribal Law Journal is a publication of the University of New Mexico law school. Established in 1998, it covers the law of indigenous peoples all around the world, but the main focus is Native American tribal law. The entire series is available in the university's online repository, together with a Tribal Courts Handbook for New Mexico, a blog about tribal law and profiles of the laws of ten indigenous nations.
Guide to native American legal materials and resources by Jan Bissett, Reference Librarian with Dickinson Wright PLLC, and Margi Heinen, Manager of Library Services at Sherman and Howard. The guide was published as a column in LLRX.com in February 2007. The authors provide links to websites examining the relationship between American Indian tribes and the United States government, including full-text treaties and tribal codes and constitutions. There are also links to other research guides, law libraries and resources on commercial databases such as HeinOnline.
Current revised edition of the Laws of Tonga (primary and secondary), provided by the Attorney General's Office (AGO), together with bills, the official gazette and a collection of acts that are no longer in force, all in both English and Tongan. The website also includes a collection of cases from the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Magistrates Court, Privy Council and other courts and tribunals, accompanied by a consolidated index of Tongan cases.
