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Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas

Website of the Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas (Legal Research Institute) at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico). The site has information about the organisation and activities of the Institute including profiles of staff. There are details of Institute publications, some of which can be freely accessed online. The site provides Mexican federal and state legislation, including an English translation of the Constitution and a searchable version of the Mexican Official Gazette.

Mexican Law Review

The Mexican Law Review is an English language publication of the Instituto de Investigaciones Jur¦dicas (Legal Research Institute) at the Universidad Nacional Aut¥noma de M?xico (National Autonomous University of Mexico). The aim of the Law Review is to bring together English translations of articles on Mexican and Latin American law. The Review is published twice a year and issues are available online from 2004 onwards.

HKU Scholars Hub: Theses

Online collection of theses and dissertations from Hong Kong University on all topics, including law. The collection can be browsed or searched by keyword, date, faculty or degree. For each thesis or dissertation, bibliographic details are given and there is a 'pdf download' link which requires you to submit your name and email address to request the full document. Most items in the collection focus on aspects of Chinese or Hong Kong law, and the majority are available in English.

Mongolian Legal System and Laws: a Brief Overview

Online guide to the Mongolian legal system written by Odgerel Tseveen who is a a Legal Counsel at the Mongolia Energy Corporation, Ganbold Battsetseg who was an attorney at Anderson &Anderson LLP and Badmaarag Shagdarsuren who is an officer of law at the Ministry of Defense in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The guide was published in 2006 (and updated in 2009) on the Globalex website and is made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Swedish law and legal materials

Swedish law research guide by Swedish academic law librarians Ingrid Kabir and Sofia Sternberg, published on New York University's Globalex website. Last updated in 2025, it provides background information on the Swedish legal system and constitution and gives links to free and subscription online sources of statutes and case law. The authors also provide guidance and links to Swedish portals and gateways, law faculties, law libraries, professional associations, journals and legal publishers.

Representing Children Worldwide

Representing Children Worldwide (RCW) was a research project of the Yale Law School conducted during 2005 by Clinical Professor Jean Koh Peters. The research is described as being a "global snapshot of legal provisions to guarantee children's right to express views freely in child protective proceedings". The project was concerned with child protection proceedings in the United States and other countries that are signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC). The site provides a summary of the research.

Essential Issues of the Chilean Legal System

Online guide to Chilean law written by Sergio Endress Gomez who is a lawyer and Professor of Taxation and Trial Taxation at the School of Law of the Universidad de Chile. The guide was published in 2005 and updated in 2025 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 an introduction to the Chilean legal system looking at the structure of government, the types of legislation and the court system including information on the various courts in Chile.

A legal research guide to Pakistan

Online guide to researching Pakistan law, by Omar Sial of Pakistan law firm Omar Sial & Associates. The research guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2023) on the Globalex website, which is run by the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University. There is an introduction providing background and historical information to Pakistan, its constitutional development and the constitutional status of Islamic law. The structure of government, the law making process and the court system are also explained.

Researching the United Nations: finding the organization's internal resource trails

Online guide to United Nations resources compiled by Linda Tashbook who is Foreign International Comparative Law Librarian at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law's Barco Law Library. The guide was published in 2005 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 author suggests search strategies for finding information by and about the UN and covers the use of different types of research tools available such as directories, databases and research guides.

Understanding European Union Legal Materials

Guide to European Union legal information, written by Duncan E. Alford, Associate Dean for the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2025 by Janet Kearney) on New York University law school's Globalex website. The author gives a brief overview of the European Union, its official websites and principal institutions. There is a reading list of recommended introductions to EU law, dictionaries and directories.

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