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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.

World Law: Northern Mariana Islands

Page of WorldLII's Countries service containing links to online resources for the Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory in the North Pacific. Includes links covering courts and case law, government sites and legislation. A search facility is also available. This section of WorldLII (the World Legal Information Institute) was developed from work initiated by Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).

An Introduction to Venezuelan governmental institutions and primary legal sources

Online guide to government and primary legal materials of Venezuela written by Luis Bergolla a J.S.D. candidate Stanford Law School and Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law. The guide was published in 2006 (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 provides background information to Venezuela and descriptions of the various forms of government including the executive, legislative, judicial, citizen and electoral powers.

Introduction to researching South Pacific law

Online guide to South Pacific law written by Peter Murgatroyd who is Information Resource Centre Manager at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Coordinator of the Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN). 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.

Legal system and research in the Sultanate of Oman

Guide to the law and legal research in Oman written by Khalil Mechantaf, a Beirut attorney, updated by Thomas Wigley, a partner at Trowers and Hamlins' Oman office. The guide, which is on New York University's Globalex website,  provides background and historical information on Oman and outlines the system of government, the composition of the judiciary and the court system. It includes a list of laws and legal codes.

Introduction to the Ethiopian legal system and legal research

Guide to the law and legal materials of Ethiopia by Girmachew Alemu Aneme, Assistant Professor and Head of the Research and Publications Unit at the School of Law, Addis Ababa University, updated by attorney and investment consultant, Alemayehu B. Bekele. The article was published in 2010 (and updated in 2024) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the NYU, School of Law. The author gives an overview of the Ethiopian legal system, legislature, government and courts.

Inter-American system of human rights: a research guide

Online guide to the inter-American system of human rights written by Cecilia Cristina Naddeo who is a JSD (Doctor of the Science of the Law) candidate at Stanford Law School. The guide was published in 2010 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 describes the historical development of the Inter-American system of human rights focusing on the institutional features of the system.

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