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Researching Dutch law

A research and resource guide covering Dutch law written by Oswald Jansen, who is a senior lecturer at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative law and senior-researcher at the Centre for the Enforcement of European law, G.J. Wiarda Institute, Utrecht University and George Middeldorp who is policy advisor for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service. The guide is published 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 outlines the Dutch legal system and working of Government agencies.

Finnish Law on the Internet

Online guide to Finnish law, by Sami Sarvilinna, who works as city counsel for the city of Helsinki, and Erika Bergström, Chief Information Specialist at the Library of the Parliament of Finland. Last updated in 2018, the guide is published 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 covers both Finnish and English-language resources on the Internet.

Guide to the UK Legal System

Online research and resource guide to the legal system in the United Kingdom written by Sarah Carter who was Law Librarian at the University of Kent at Canterbury in the UK and updated by Hester Swift who is Foreign and International Law Librarian at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The guide was published in 2005 (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.

World Law : Mongolia

Part of WorldLII's World Law service containing links to Internet resources for Mongolia. A full range of browse and search features is provided by the site. Browse sections include links covering Mongolia's Courts, Government, Lawyers, Legislation, Parliament and Treaties and International agreements, supported by sites offering an introduction to Mongolian Law.

Information Commissioner's Office

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) enforces the Data Protection Act 1998 and is also responsible for freedom of information. The main functions of the ICO are the promotion of good information handling and the encouragement of best practice in the processing of personal data. The site offers guidance to the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act with information on specific topics including medical records, CCTV, junk mail and social networking.

Megan's Law by State

An online directory containing status information and links to legislation providing for sex offender registration and community notification in each of the US states, known as "Megan's Law" legislation. A map indicates the level of Internet access to records provided by the state authorities, ranging from state sponsored access to no community notification. Directory entries include information about the state contact, administrating agency, duration of requirement, penalties for non-compliance and confidentiality provisions with links to relevant websites and online documents.

World Law: Bhutan

Section of WorldLII's World Law service covering the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Eastern Himalayas. Browse sections highlight links relating to the Government and Legislation. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to Bhutan on all of World Law, in Other Indexes and in Law Journals. A web spider search facility offers high focus searches of selected remote sites. Site help and on screen translation facilities are also available.

Uniform Law Conference of Canada

Website for the body responsible for promoting legislative review and harmonisation in Canadian statute law. The site offers a history of the Conference with texts of its constitution and by-laws, supported by a bibliography of books and journal articles commenting on its work. Contact details for the present Executive Committee and past presidents are provided. Proceedings of Annual Meetings are available from 1918 onwards when the Conference was created.

Commonwealth Law Revision Commission

Official website for the Law Revision Commission in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Commonwealth is a United States jurisdiction consisting of fourteen tropical islands in the Micronesia region, east of the Philippines. The site outlines the work of the Commission and Commonwealth Legislature with contact details. Purchasing information relating to Commission publications is presented on the site.

World Law : Turkmenistan

World Law Index and Search service covering Turkmenistan. Link collections include materials relating to the Government and Legislation with specific subject sections dealing with Privatisation, and Taxation, Revenue and Customs. A stored search will automatically query all of World Law for items about Turkmenistan. A limited area search engine offers high focus searches of selected remote sites. The World Law service is run by WorldLII from the Australasian Legal Information Institute.

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