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Researching Danish law

Guide to researching Danish law, by Rasmus H. Wandall of the University of Bergen, senior advisor to the Director of Public Prosecutions in Denmark, and Ditlev Veit, head law librarian at the Director of Public Prosecutions' office. Last updated in 2020, the guide is on New York University's Globalex website. It gives background information on the geography and legal history of Denmark and outlines the political system, covering the legislative, executive and judicial powers, with links to key websites.

Guide to legal research in Russia

Guide to Russian legal research by Arina V. Popova and Lev S. Solovyev, updated by Andrey A. Arnautovich and Arina Popova, on New York University's Globalex website. Gives an outline of the political system, government structure and court system. Covers sources of legal material including the Constitution, codes, laws, decrees, cases and official publications. There is a section on Russian legal databases and a list of books, as well as guidance on the legal profession and legal education.

Research guide to the Turkmenistan legal system

Online guide to the Turkmenistan legal system written by Dovran Orazgylyjov who is a private lawyer in Turkmenistan. The guide was published in 2006 (and updated in 2022) 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 background information about Turkmenistan and sections on the country's legal system, laws and the legislative, executive and judicial powers. Links are given to online sources of legal information and references are given to printed sources.

Sources of online legal information for African countries

Guide to online legal resources for African countries by Jane Williams, Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian at Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Memorial Law Library at the University of Illinois College of Law. Available on New York University's Globalex website, the guide was last updated by C. Deane in 2024. It includes annotated links to primary resources and to secondary sources including news, indexes, library catalogues, journals, and papers. There is also a list of resources arranged by country.

World Law: New Caledonia

World Legal Information Institte page listing links to online resources for New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France. Courts and case law, parliament, government and legislation are covered. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

A basic guide to international environmental legal research

Online guide to international environmental legal research written by Heidi Frostestad Kuehl, who is Director of the David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library. The guide was last updated in 2022 and is available on New York University's Globalex website. It covers commonly-used abbreviations, treaty research, finding national environmental laws, key online resources, international organizations, legal blogs and current awareness tools.

World Law: Niue

World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) page for Niue, an island in the South Pacific. Provides searchable collections of cases and legislation, together with links to Niue's constitution, courts and case law, legislation, government departments and other law-related resources and websites. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

World Law: Norfolk Island

World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) page for Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia. Provides links to Norfolk Island law sites covering courts, case law, government and legislation. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

Research guide to cases and materials on terrorism

Guide to researching the law relating to terrorism, by Andrew Grossman, a retired US Foreign Service Officer and lawyer. The guide was published in 2006 (and updated in 2022) on the Globalex website, which is run by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author provides a definition of terrorism, an introduction to the subject and links to general sources of information including the websites of international organisations, NGOs and universities.

Avalon Project : the Laws of War

Part of the Avalon Project at Yale University Law School, providing free access to treaties and agreements concerned with war. The collection starts with the 1856 Declaration of Paris and goes up to the 1970s; it consists mainly of the Geneva Conventions and documentation from the Hague Conferences of 1899 and 1907. The documents can be browsed chronologically, or searched by key word.

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