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3D Printing: The Manufactory of Knowledge

Online guide providing commentary and links to law articles, reports and news items focusing on the legal implications of 3D printing. The guide was written by Ken Strutin, who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, and was published in March 2014 on LLRX.com. Aspects of the law covered in the guide include product liability, forensics and firearms, patent and copyright law. The emphasis is on United States law throughout. Not all of the resources linked to are freely available.

Bolivian legal framework

Online guide to the law of Bolivia written by Gonzalo Dávila Maceda who is director of a Bolivian based Legal Counselling Office. The article was published in 2018 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. The article provides background information on the organisation of the state and the 2009 Constitution highlighting the different branches of government and the territorial and economic structures of the state.

Comforting witnesses, discomforting due process

This online guide brings together judicial opinions, articles and bibliographies on the role of ‘comfort aids’ in United States courts and in victim-offender mediation. The guide was written by Ken Strutin, who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, and was published in June 2014 on LLRX.com. The aids referred to include toys, human beings and dogs and are usually provided for child witnesses. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals.

Nanotechnology and International Law Research Guide

Online guide to nanotechnology and its relation to international law written by Mohammad Ershadul Karim who is a  Senior Lecture at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya. The guide was published in 2014 (and updated in 2023) 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 provides an introduction and history to nanotechnology. There are links to nanotechnology databases, United Nations publications, European initiatives and other organisations concerned with nanotechnology.

Taiwan legal research guide

Online guide to the law and legal resources of Taiwan written by Xiaomeng Zhang who is a Reference Librarian at the University of Michigan Law Library. The guide was published in 2012 (and updated in 2019) 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 gives background and historical information about Taiwan and looks at the development of the legal system. There are sections on Taiwan’s legal status under international law and on the Constitution, legal system and legal profession.

Researching Applicable Law in Wales – What is Unique in Wales?

Online guide to the law in Wales written by Dr. Catrin Fflur Huws who is lecturer and Director of the Centre for Welsh Legal Affairs in the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University and Lillian Stevenson who is Academic Services Manager and Law Librarian at Aberystwyth University. The guide was published in 2012 (and updated in 2024) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

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.

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