Resource guides and directories
eLawExchange
Website of eLawExchange a United States based web resource produced by Michael Arkfeld who is author of the treatise Arkfeld on Electronic Discovery and Evidence. The site is aimed at the elaw community and is concerned with the discovery of electronic information. The site includes a searchable database of e-discovery case law and rules from all US states, links to litigation related websites and a directory of individuals and companies that provide e-discovery services and consulting.
Australian Privacy and Surveillance Law Library
The Australian Privacy and Surveillance Law Library is an AustLII project providing access to a searchable collection of Australian legal materials specialising in privacy and surveillance law. The Library has been developed in conjunction with the interpreting Privacy Principles (iPP) Project which is based at theCyberspace Law & Policy Centre at the University of New South Wales. There are databases containing case law, legislation, law journals and law reform publications as well as links to external related resources.
A compilation of state lawyer licensing databases
Online guide to state lawyer licensing databases compiled by Andrew Zimmerman who is Director of Library Services at Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander LLC in Baltimore, Maryland and Trevor Rosen who is Librarian at Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler in Baltimore, Maryland. These databases can be used to check whether an individual United States lawyer is licensed to practice in a particular state. Most databases are provided by either the state bar association, the state's court system, disciplinary agency, bar examiners or licensing agency.
Comparative civil procedure: a guide to primary and secondary sources
Online guide to comparative civil procedure research. The guide was originally written in 2009 by Radu D. Popa, Assistant Dean and Director of NYU Law Library, and Mirela Roznovschi, Reference Librarian for International and Foreign Law at NYU Law Library and was updated in 2023 by Louis Myers who is a Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian with the Law Library of Congress.
Sri Lanka: legal research and legal system
Online guide to the Sri Lankan legal system, by Ayomi Aluwihare and Shakthi Ratnakumaran who are Sri Lankan based lawyers. The guide was published in 2009 (and updated in 2021) on the Globalex website and made available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The guide has an introduction to Sri Lanka with an outline of its colonial and legal history. The author explains the use of Sri Lanka's various bodies of laws which, along with English law, include Roman-Dutch Law, Kandyan Law and Theswalamai Law.
Organized Crime Research
Website focusing on organised crime in the United States and Germany produced by Klaus von Lampe who is assistant professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. The site includes definitions of the term "organised crime" from the United States and other countries from around the world. Details of books, articles, reports and presentations by the author, many of which are made freely available in full text, can be downloaded from the site. There are reviews of books on organised crime and an annotated list of links to related sites.
Neurolaw and Criminal Justice
Online guide looking at forensic neuroscience and criminal justice in the United States written by Ken Strutin who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association. The guide was published on LLRX.com in December 2008 and provides an introduction to the debate around the use of neuroscience in criminal cases including brain scanning to determine if a person is fit to stand trial. The author provides background to the science and gives links to news sources including blogs, recent publications, research centres, journals and professional bodies.
A Summary of the Thai Law and Legal System
Online guide to the legal system and legal materials of Thailand written by Joe Leeds who is the manager of Thailand law firm, Chaninat & Leeds. The guide was published in 2008 (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 author provides an outline of the Thai legal system covering the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.
European Union: a guide to tracing working documents
Online guide to researching the working documents (travaux préparatoires) of the European Union, by Patrick Overy of the University of Exeter. The guide is on New York University's Globalex website and was last updated in 2016 . The author provides information about the availability of documentation from the Inter-Governmental Conferences (IGCs); guidance on the different types of working documents produced by the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union; and information about where to find documents.