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Researching Ghanaian law

Online resource guide to researching Ghanaian law written by Victor Essien who is International Law Librarian and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Fordham Law School in New York. The guide was published in 2005 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 and historical information to Ghana and details of sources of law and legal materials. There is a bibliography of Ghanaian secondary materials and links to online resources are given where available.

French Law on the Internet - The Basics and Free Resources

Online guide to French legal resources on the Web written by Emmanuel Barthe who is law librarian researcher at French law firm BMH Avocats. The guide was published in 2005 on the Globalex Website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide focuses on free French Web-based legal resources aimed at business lawyers and also includes what is not available. There is guidance on the use of search engines for finding French legal documents and the availability of legal research guides and directories.

A guide to the legal system and legal research in the Kyrgyz Republic

Online resource guide explaining the legal system in Kyrgyzstan with bibliographic details of sources and links to materials available on the Internet written by Sania Battalova who is head of the Library of the American University- Central Asia. 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 regional and state structure of Kyrgyzstan and explains the role of the president, parliament, government, legal and judicial system and the electoral process.

Timor-Leste (East Timor)

This WorldLII site aims to make searchable from one location all databases relating to East Timor (Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) on WorldLII (World legal Information Institute). The database includes regulations, directives and executive orders of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). These materials can be searched or browsed and can be viewed in full-text in English.

Juraportal

Gateway to legal resources on the web for Denmark, Norway, Sweden and other EU countries, compiled by law libraries at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. Links are arranged into jurisdictions, legal subjects and reference materials and include both subscription and free sites. The Jurisdiction section includes links to laws, regulations, decisions, institutions and organisations; Denmark, Norway and Sweden have links to legal resources translated into English. Legal subjects include administrative law, criminal law, human rights, legal history, social welfare and tax law.

World Law: Cameroon

Section of WorldLII's World Law service covering the Republic of Cameroon. A range of browse and search features are available on the site. Browse sections highlight links relating to Government, legislation and Parliament and subject areas including cyberspace, telecommunications and taxation, revenue and customs. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Cameroon on all of World Law. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

World Law: Burkina Faso

Section of WorldLII (the World Legal Information Institute) covering the West African state of Burkina Faso. The site offers browse and search facilities including links to courts, governmental sites, legislation, inter-governmental organisations, parliament and other sites. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

New Horizons: Resources for International Competition Law Research

Online guide to international competition law resources written by Jean M. Wenger, Government Documents/Foreign & International Law Librarian at the Cook County Law Library in Chicago.The guide was published on the features page of LLRX.com in March 2005 and covers key online and printed resources relating to international competition law. There is background information and links to international and regional competition organisations and to key documents and materials produced by these bodies.

Sources of United States of America legal information in languages other than English

Online guide to finding United States legal information in languages other than English written by Mark E. Poorman, an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas and California who also holds a Masters Degree in Law Librarianship and Legal Informatics. The guide provides background information to the US legal system and statistics relating to the number of people living in the US for whom English is not their first language.

Guide to Italian legal research and resources on the web

Online guide to Italian legal research and Internet resources written by Elio Fameli who is Associated Research Director at the Istituto di Teoria e Tecniche dell’Informazione Giuridica (ITTIG) and Francesco Fameli a lawyer working in Florence. The guide was published in 2005 and updated in 2021. The guide is provided on the GlobaLex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

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