Resource guides and directories

Researching International Labour Law

Online guide to resources in international labour law written by Erica Friesen who is a Research and Instruction Librarian & Online Learning Specialist at Queen’s University’s Lederman Law Library in Kingston, Canada and Brianna Storms who is a Research and Instruction Law Librarian at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. The guide highlights key International Labour Organization (ILO) resources giving advice on how to navigate these. Resources covered and linked to include international labour standards, fundamental conventions, governance conventions, databases and statistics.

League of Nations

A collection of official League of Nations publications digitised by the National Library of Scotland. The print collection held at the National Library of Scotland consists of 'The Official Journal' and special supplements, monthly summaries, statistical yearbooks and Treaty Series, as well as publications from the principal organs, committees, commissions and conferences; a selection of these has been digitised.

Contact Tracing and Right to Privacy: A Comparative Law Research in China and Singapore

Online guide to the issues surrounding contact tracing technologies and the right to privacy in China and Singapore written by Alex Zhang who is Archibald C. and Frances Fulk Rufty Research Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Information Services and Director of the J. Michael Goodson Law Library at the Duke University School of Law and Andrea Levan who is a Paralegal Specialist at the U.S. Department of Justice. The article was published 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.

Indigenous Law Portal

Large open-access collection of links to documents and websites concerning indigenous law, provided by LLMC Digital. Originally developed by the Law Library of Congress, the portal has sections covering the United States, Canada, Mexico and the circumpolar Arctic, and there are plans to extend its coverage to South America. Includes general websites, such as the Tribal Court Clearing House in the US and the Assembly of First Nations in Canada, as well as websites of individual tribes and NGOs and sites dealing with particular subjects (land tenure, environmental law and so on).

Taxation of Real Estate Transactions: A Comparative Study of Selected Mediterranean Jurisdictions

Online guide to the legal and tax framework for foreigners acquiring real estate in Portugal, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon and Montenegro, written by Marin Ljubić who is a Candidate of Postgraduate Doctoral Study at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. The guide was published 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. For each jurisdiction the author looks at whether foreigners can purchase real estate, which taxes are applied and gives links to relevant legislation.

Bodleian Library League of Nations research guide

A research guide provided by the Bodleian Library in Oxford, covering the League of Nations. The guide contains information on the structure of the League of Nations, links to useful resources such as journals and books and a detailed guide to the League of Nations’ documents and publications, including the complicated numbering system of their documents. There is also a comprehensive list of links to archives, personal papers and guides relating the League of Nations. Some of the links and resources are Oxford-specific, but the majority are available for all to use.

 

Asian and Pacific Law Guide

A legal research guide for Asia and the Pacific region, created by the library at the University of Sydney. Includes regional legal information as well as covering twenty-five individual jurisdictions. For each jurisdiction, there are annotated links to sources of legislation and cases, information about the legal system, information relating to international law (such as participation in treaties), and links to research guides.  

Namibia Legal Information Institute

Website of the Namibia Legal Information Institute (NamibLII), a project of the Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC) managed by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Namibia. The site provides free access to Supreme Court judgements and selected High Court judgements from 1990 onwards. These can be searched or browsed by date or name. Consolidated legislation is also given along with LRDC papers.

Tanzania Legal Information Institute

Website of the Tanzania Legal Information Institute (TanzLII), a project of the Tanzanian Judiciary, providing free access to Tanzania law in partnership with AfricanLII and Laws.Africa. Judgements from the various high courts and courts of appeal can be browsed by court and searched by date, name or judge. Tanzanian consolidated legislation, updated to 30th November 2019, can be browsed by title and viewed in full. The Tanzania Government Gazette is available from 2006 to date along with Judiciary of Tanzania publications and guidelines.

International Arbitration Between Foreign Investors and Host States (Investor-State Arbitration)

Brief guide to international arbitrations between foreign investors and host states compiled by Hernando Otero who is an international investment, arbitration and mediation attorney. The guide was updated in 2022 on the Globalex website, hosted by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

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