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Guide to India's legal research and legal system

Online guide to legal research in India written by Dr. R.K. Shrivastava who is Chief Librarian at the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. The guide was published in 2008 (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. The introduction provides historical information about Indiaãs legal system and the guide goes on to present sections dealing with the Constitution, Supreme Court, the Judiciary, legal profession and legal education.

An introduction to the legal structure of Tokelau:a collection of primary materials, commentary, and online resources

Online guide explaining the laws and legal system of Tokelau in the South Pacific, a self-administering territory of New Zealand. The guide is by Peter Murgatroyd, Law Librarian at the Emalus Campus Library at the University of the South Pacific. It gives an introduction to Tokelau, information on sources of law and links to Tokelau legislation. There is an outline of the governmental system and government institutions along with details of the relationship Tokelau has with New Zealand.

Pacific Legal Gateway

The Pacific Legal Gateway is a PacLII project providing access to Pacific legal research. There are links given to PacLII resources via a jurisdiction list and a clickable map. A page of annotated web links provides access to other legal research resources focusing on the Pacific Islands including governmental sites, research guides and news sources. There is also a help page and a selection of FAQs. PacLII is managed as a joint operation between the University of the South Pacific, School of Law, and by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII):

Forced Migration Guide

Online guide to the information resources and research literature of forced migration written by Elisa Mason who is an independent information specialist who focuses on forced migration issues. It is intended to provide students and researchers with a solid introduction to the main research tools and resources available for the academic study of forced migration. This includes coverage of refugees, internal displacement and human trafficking.

A guide to the Liberian legal system and legal research

Guide to the law and legal materials of Liberia, by Hanatu Kabbah, Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) in Sierra Leone .Last updated in 2023, it is available on New York University's Globalex website. The author provides an introduction and historical background, then covers governmental, legal and court systems and provides information about the Constitution, legislation, treaties, customary law and legal education. A number of links to Liberian legal materials are also provided.

One Country, Two Systems of Legal Research: a brief guide to finding the law of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Online guide to the law and legal materials of Hong Kong written by Sergio Stone who is Foreign, Comparative and International Law (FCIL) Librarian at Stanford Law School's Robert Crown Law Library in California and Roy L. Sturgeon Foreign, Comparative, and International Law/Reference Librarian at Tulane University Law School in New Orleans. The guide was published in 2008 (and updated in 2018) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law.

Forced evictions and disability rights in Africa

Online article looking at forced evictions and disability rights in Africa written by Buhle Angelo Dube who is a lecturer at the University of Swaziland's Law Department. The article was published in 2008 (and updated in 2023 by Sibusiso Nhlabatsi) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The first section explains the background to forced evictions and their impact in Africa and focuses on this practice in Ghana, Swaziland and Botswana.

Probation and Parole Database

The International Probation and Parole Website (IPPW) is a joint project of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the National Probation Directorate for England and Wales, the Department of Corrections of New Zealand and the Government of Western Australia - Department of Justice. The IPPW is made freely available on the UNICRI website. The site provides an online directory of links to organisations around the world concerned with probation. This can be browsed by country, category (governmental, voluntary, professional etc) or client.

LexJuris Puerto Rico

Website of LexJuris a legal information site providing free access to Puerto Rico legislation, law reports, directories and legal web links. Full text legislation can be browsed by year or subject with headings for labour laws, codes, bills, treaties and federal laws. A copy of the Constitution of Puerto Rico is available to download along with the Constitutions of other countries. Supreme Court judgements are provided back to 1998 in full text. The site is available in Spanish throughout.

A brief overview of the Saudi Arabian legal system

Online guide to the Saudi Arabian legal system written by Dr. Abdullah Ansary who is a Senior Fellow at the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) of George Washington University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Arabian Peninsula & Gulf Studies Program (APAG) of the University of Virginia. The guide was published in 2008 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides background and historical information on Saudi Arabia and the development of the legal system.

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