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Introducing the Legal System of North Macedonia

Online article to the law and legal system of the Republic of North Macedonia written by Servaas Feiertag who is a consultant in the rule of law and justice reform in South Eastern Europe. The article was published in 2023 (and updated in 2025) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author gives historical background to North Macedonia and outlines the main provisions of the Constitution.

Institute for African Women in Law

The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) is non-profit organisation that promotes and supports women in the legal and judicial professions. It covers both the continent of Africa and the African Diaspora. The IAWL maintains professional networks, carries out research and holds events. Its website provides biographical information about African women in the legal sector, including chief justices, judges at international courts and up-and-coming lawyers.

Constitution of Malawi

Electronic copy of the 1994 Constitution of Malawi (updated to 2017) made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and includes chapters on fundamental principles and human rights and the role of the executive, legislature and judiciary.

Courts of Hungary

This website is the National Office for the Judiciary in Hungary. It provides information on the judiciary and on the Hungarian legal system including civil and criminal proceedings. The site also covers the appointment and training of judges and gives information on developments such as digitisation of court procedures. The site can be viewed in Hungarian and English.

Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) is a human rights NGO founded in 1994. HCLU monitors legislation, provides free legal aid and training and campaigns to raise awareness around human rights issues. The site has information on a range of human rights issues in Hungary including freedom of information, right to self-determination, disability rights, patients’ rights, drug policy, freedom of expression and data protection.

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo

Official website of the Kosovo Constitutional Court which was established in 2009. The site has information on the history and role of the court, its structure and members. There is a copy of the Constitution and the laws relating to the court. Full text judgements can be downloaded from the site along with newsletters and bulletins of case law. The site can be viewed in English, Albanian, French, Turkish and Croatian.

Legislation of Kazakhstan

This section of the Government of Kazakhstan website provides access to Kazakhstan laws in English. The legislation can be viewed as a list starting with the Constitution and continuing with other constitutional laws and legal codes eg. Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure, Labour and Penal Code. The rest of the legislation is in date order. The site can be viewed in English, Russian and Kazakh.

Kemitraan Partnership

Website of the Kemitraan Partnership, a non-profit civil law association based in Indonesia. The organisation was originally set up in 2000 as the Partnership for Governance Reform by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and since 2003 has been an independent  legal entity. Kemitraan manages programs focusing on anti-corruption and accountability issues with the aim of establishing fair, democratic and sustainable governance in Indonesia. The site gives information on the organisation’s work along with publications and annual reports.

Centre for the Study of European Labour Law

Website of the Centre for the Study of European Labour Law at the University of Catania, set up in 1996 by Massimo D’Antona. The focus of the Centre is European social integration, the labour market and social protection systems. The Centre makes available a Working Papers Collection covering EU social law and policy, labour law and industrial relations. The papers are brought together a series of online volumes, Biblioteca 20 Maggio, which can be browsed or searched back to 2003. The papers are mostly in Italian with some in English.

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