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European Environmental Law Network

The European Environmental Law Network's website contains dossiers of articles and papers on air quality, European climate policy and the Francovich case, together with EU environmental case law, EU treaties and secondary legislation and other EU documentation. There is a National Pages section covering forty different countries (EU member states, candidate countries and other states such as Russia and Israel). For each country there are links to a wide variety of environmental law sites, including sources of legislation, case law and commentary.

Electronic Immigration Network

EIN is a voluntary sector organisation providing information on immigration and refugee law. It is aimed primarily at immigration law practitioners and advisors, but it also contains freely available information for others interested in the subject. Freely available resources include links to government publications, news and events information. There are subject sections covering asylum, refugee and immigration issues in Europe, United Kingdom and worldwide. Sections of the site are reserved for members only including case law, legislation and country information.

World Law: Nauru

Part of WorldLII's World Law service containing links to internet resources for Nauru, an island in the South Pacific. A full range of browse and search features are provided by the site. Browse sections include links covering the Constitution, courts and case law, governmental sites and legislation. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to the Nauru on all of the WorldLII catalogue or databases. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

Comparative Law

Online resource guide to researching comparative law written by Paul Norman who was senior reference librarian at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London from 1970 to 2006. The guide was published in 2006 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide has been updated in 2021 by Hester Swift who is Foreign and International Law Librarian at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.

A Description of the Structure of the Hellenic Republic, the Greek Legal System, and Legal Research

Online resource guide to researching Greek law written by Maria Panezi who is a Ph.D. candidate and a Nathanson Fellow at Osgoode Hall Law School. The guide was published in 2006 and updated in 2021 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide gives background information on Greece and an outline of the system of government covering the legislative, executive and judicial branches and including a list of links to government Websites.

Essential issues of the Peruvian legal system

Online guide to the Peruvian legal system written by Sergio Endress Gómez who is a tax lawyer and Professor of Taxation and Trial Taxation at the School of Law of the Universidad de Chile and Milagros Bustillos Pinto who is a partner at Peruvian law firm Hernández & Cía. Abogados. The guide was published in 2006, 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.

An Introduction to Sources for Treaty Research

Electronic guide to the resources available for researching treaties, by Mark Engsberg, Foreign and International Law Librarian at Yale's Lillian Goldman Law Library. The guide was published in 2006 (and updated in 2021) on the Globalex Website, which is run by the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University. The author identifies the tools available for researching both bilateral and multilateral treaties. There is an introduction to treaties and international agreements and an explanation of commonly used terms.

Researching the Armenian Legal System

Online guide to finding Armenian legal information written by Sergey Arakelyan who is Scientific Secretary of the Yerevan State University and Anna Margaryan who is Director of the Law Library at the Yerevan State University. The guide was published in 2006 (and updated by Lyudvik Davtyan and Pavlik Poladyanon in 2022) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law.

A guide to the legal system of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Online guide to the Iranian legal system written by Omar Sial who is a partner in the Pakistan based law firm Hasan & Sial, Advocates and Corporate Counselors. The guide was published in March 2006 on the Globalex website and is made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. There is background information on the history and government of Iran and an outline of the roles of the Supreme Leader, the President, Parliament (The Majles), Assembly of Experts, the Council of Guardians and the Expediency Council.

World Law: Micronesia

Section of WorldLII's World Law service covering the Federated States of Micronesia. A range of browse and search features are available on the site. Browse sections highlight links relating to government, legislation, parliament, courts and introductions to Micronesian law. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to Micronesia on all of World Law. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

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