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Researching the Human Right to Water with an Annotated Bibliography

Online research guide focusing on the right to water written by Jootaek Lee who is assistant professor and librarian at Rutgers Law School (Newark). The guide was published in 2019 (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 author gives an introduction to the right to water and to the human rights principles and standards that this right originates from.

Researching Third-Party Funding in Investor-State Dispute Settlements

This guide looks at how third-party funding works in the investment arbitration setting. It is written by Sherry Xin Chen who is legal information librarian and lecturer in law at Boston College Law School and Kirrin Hough a U.S. attorney. The guide was published in 2019 (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. The guide gives an introduction to third-party funding in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) and links to resources providing research and data on the industry.

A Comparative Analysis of Restorative Justice Practices in Africa

This online guide looks at restorative justice as practised in six African countries: South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and Rwanda. The guide was written by Julena Jumbe Gabagambi who is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Iringa, Tanzania and was published in 2018 (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. There is background information on restorative justice in Africa and its treatment in the legal literature.

Macau Special Administrative Region of People’s Republic of China Jurisdiction

Online guide to Macau, a Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of China, written by Raquel Ferreira Alves who is an Associate Lawyer at Abecasis, Moura Marques, Alves Pereira & Associates (AAMM), a law firm in Lisbon, Portugal. The guide was published in 2017 (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 author provides background historical information on the area and how it became an autonomous region.

Fingerprint Forensics: From Lore to Law

Online guide to recent resources concerning fingerprint evidence in United Sates law. Information is given on a range of resources including key opinions, articles from law journals and forensic science journals, books and reports. 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 2017 on LLRX.com, the free web journal on law and technology. Most of the resources linked can be freely accessed.

Law Society Gazette: Expert Witness Directory

Online directory to expert witnesses in the UK compiled and made freely available online by the Law Society magazine, Law Societies Gazette. The directory can be browsed by subject or searched by subject or name. A wide range of specialisms is covered including accidents, clinical negligence, computers and forensic science. Directory entries include contact details for the expert and information about the areas of expertise covered.

Foolkit: the free legal toolkit

Foolkit is a free guide to Australian legal resources compiled by Australian lawyer Andrew Rogers and aimed at practitioners and the public. For lawyers the site has sections providing links to key resources for each Australian state including legislation, court rules and cause lists, management resources and resources arranged by legal topic eg. family, business, criminal and employment law. Pages aimed at the public provide information on issues such as finding a lawyer, accessing legal aid and a guide to the legal system.

The World’s Abortion Laws

Continually-updated interactive map of global abortion laws, produced by the Center for Reproductive Rights, a non-profit legal advocacy organisation based in the United States. The map is colour-coded to show how restrictive or liberal each jurisdiction’s abortion regime is, and further details are available when users click on a country. The ‘In Focus’ feature provides the text of abortion provisions for 56 key jurisdictions. The map is downloadabe in pdf format. The interactive version has a search facility and a country comparison tool.

Research Guide on Global Health Law

Online guide to global health law written by Julienne E. Grant , Reference Librarian/Foreign & International Research Specialist at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law Library. The guide was written in 2023 and updates an earlier guide which focused on international health law. The guide is on the Globalex Website, made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. Global health law is an emerging area within the field of public international law.

An Introduction to International Fisheries Law Research

Online guide providing an introduction to international fisheries regulation written by Abdullah Al Arif who is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Daffodil International University, Bangladesh. The guide 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 author gives background information on the topic and an overview (with links) of the international instruments on fisheries regulation and relevant International environmental law instruments.

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