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Researching Japanese Law

Research guide explaining the legal system in Japan, with links online resources and references to materials in English and Japanese. The guide was originally written by Makoto Ibusuki, Professor of Law at the Ritsumeikan School of Law, Kyoto, Japan, and published in 2005 on New York University's Globalex website; it was last updated in 2020 by Keiko Okuhara. It covers Japanese legislation, cases and government publications.

Researching Dutch law

A research and resource guide covering Dutch law written by Oswald Jansen, who is a senior lecturer at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative law and senior-researcher at the Centre for the Enforcement of European law, G.J. Wiarda Institute, Utrecht University and George Middeldorp who is policy advisor for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service. 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 guide outlines the Dutch legal system and working of Government agencies.

Finnish Law on the Internet

Online guide to Finnish law, by Sami Sarvilinna, who works as city counsel for the city of Helsinki, and Erika Bergström, Chief Information Specialist at the Library of the Parliament of Finland. Last updated in 2018, 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 covers both Finnish and English-language resources on the Internet.

Israeli law guide

A resource guide explaining the legal system in the state of Israel with bibliographic details of sources and links to materials available on the internet. The guide has been written by Ruth Levush, a Senior Legal Specialist at the Eastern Law Division, Directorate of Legal Research, Law Library of Congress, Washington DC. There are sections dealing with the court system, the legal profession, official statutory and regulatory sources, case law and legal commentaries. References are also made to law journals, online databases and useful websites.

Guide to the UK Legal System

Online research and resource guide to the legal system in the United Kingdom written by Sarah Carter who was Law Librarian at the University of Kent at Canterbury in the UK and updated by Hester Swift who is Foreign and International Law Librarian at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The guide was published in 2005 (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.

World Law : Mongolia

Part of WorldLII's World Law service containing links to Internet resources for Mongolia. A full range of browse and search features is provided by the site. Browse sections include links covering Mongolia's Courts, Government, Lawyers, Legislation, Parliament and Treaties and International agreements, supported by sites offering an introduction to Mongolian Law.

World Law: Bhutan

Section of WorldLII's World Law service covering the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Eastern Himalayas. Browse sections highlight links relating to the Government and Legislation. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to Bhutan on all of World Law, in Other Indexes and in Law Journals. A web spider search facility offers high focus searches of selected remote sites. Site help and on screen translation facilities are also available.

World Law : Turkmenistan

World Law Index and Search service covering Turkmenistan. Link collections include materials relating to the Government and Legislation with specific subject sections dealing with Privatisation, and Taxation, Revenue and Customs. A stored search will automatically query all of World Law for items about Turkmenistan. A limited area search engine offers high focus searches of selected remote sites. The World Law service is run by WorldLII from the Australasian Legal Information Institute.

World Law : Tajikistan

Links to legal materials and law related Internet resources for the Republic of Tajikistan presented on WorldLII's World Law Index and Search Service. Link collections provide access to sites dealing with Tajikistan's Legislation supported by saved searches to automatically query all of World Law and Law Journals for materials relating to Tajikistan. Additional sections highlight subject areas such as: Insurance, Media and Communications, and Privatisation. Site help and on screen translation facilities are also available.

World Law : Uzbekistan

Country section of WorldLII's World Law service containing links to Internet resources for the Republic of Uzbekistan. A range of browse and search features is provided by the site. Browse sections include links covering Uzbekistan's Government, Legislation and Parliament supported by sites offering information on subject areas such as: Foreign Investment and Secured Transactions. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Uzbekistan on all of World Law, Other Indexes and Law Journals.

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