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African Online Library on Law and Governance

Large free collection of African law materials, including constitutions, legislation, treaties, court decisions, journal articles and some books, together with a news service and networking opportunities. Registration is required, but there is no charge. The Library can be browsed by country, organisation, or journal title, and there are simple and advanced search facilities. For each country, there is a brief description of the legal system, a list of intergovernmental organisations in which it participates and other information.

Maldives Department of Information

The official website of the Department of Information in the Republic of Maldives (part of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), formally the Ministry of Legal Reform, Information and Arts. The Downloads section contains links to PDFs of law and regulations, mainly relating to information and media but including the country’s constitution. Most documents are in Dhiveti, but the constitution is in English.

Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

The official website of the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry. Contains links to text of trade agreements involving Malaysia, particularly relating to ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations). The text of certain pieces of trade-related legislation is available to view and announcements and media releases give information on new amendments regarding trade and industry. The site can be viewed in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Legal system of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in a nutshell

Online guide to the law and legal system of Myanmar (Burma), written by Kyaw Hla Win @ Md. Hassan Ahmed, law lecturer at the University of Malaya and Md. Ershadul Karim, a non-practising lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. The guide was published in 2013 (and updated in 2017) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors give an introduction and brief legal history to Myanmar along with an outline of the executive, legislative and judicial functions.

Research guide on the legal system and research of Maldives

Online guide to the law and legal resources of the Maldives written by Mohamed Ibrahim who is an advocate at the Supreme Court of Maldives and Md. Ershadul Karim who is a non-practicing lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. The guide was published in 2013 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

An overview of the legal system and legal research in the Republic of South Sudan

Online guide to the law of South Sudan, which became a sovereign nation in 2011, written by Paul Mertenskoetter who is a Juris Doctor candidate at the New York University School of Law and Dong Samuel Luak who is Secretary-General of the South Sudan Law Society. The guide was published in 2012 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors provide background information to South Sudan and an outline of the 2011 transitional Constitution.

An overview of the Iranian legal system and research

Online guide to the Iranian legal system written by Maliheh Zare in 2013 and updated in 2022 by Mohammad Soltani and Nafise Shooshinasab. 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 author outlines the structure of the Iranian legal system covering the executive, legislative and judicial powers. There are sections on the court system and Iranian legal profession. The guide also provides links to official government websites and law faculties.

Jamaican legal system and guide to legal research

Online guide to Jamaican law and legal system written by Jeanne Slowe and Claudette Solomon who are law librarians at the Mona Faculty of Law Library at the University of the West Indies. The guide was published in 2012 (and updated in 2014) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors provide information on the Jamaican legal system, administration of justice, the court structure and legal education.

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