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Law in Other
Jurisdictions The
following jurisdictions have been selected to reflect the
collection housed in the C J Koh Law Library. The legal systems,
except those of China
and Europe, are
based on the English common law system.
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Australia
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Legislation/
Parliament |
AustLII (Australasian Legal
Information Institute)
Full
text databases contain consolidated Commonwealth and state
legislation. The
Australian
Treaties Library which includes texts from the Australian
Treaty Series is also housed here.
ComLaw
(Commonwealth of Australia Law)
Contains the only database
of Australian Government legislation that is authoritative for
the purposes of legal proceedings. Managed by the Office of
Legislative Drafting and Publishing within
the Attorney General's Department.
Parliament of Australia
Online access to the Hansard as well as bills and accompanying
explanatory memoranda.
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Case
Law/
Courts |
AustLII
(Australasian Legal
Information Institute)
Full text databases contain decisions of most
Australian courts and tribunals.
Federal Court of
Australia
Fully searchable index of judgments,
access to reserved judgments and videos/audios of judgment summaries.
High Court of Australia
Judgments, transcripts, practice directions and annual reports of the High Court.
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Government/
Official
Documents |
Australian Law
Reform Commission (ALRC)
Full texts of the Commission's publications, including reports and consultation
papers. Full text of past issues, and summaries of current issues of Reform
journal. Publications.gov.au
Full texts of government publications including the Commonwealth
of Australia Gazettes. www.gov.au
Access to information and services of Australian, state,
territory and local governments.
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Attorney-General's Department
For information relating to Australia's system of law and justice, and its national
security.
AustLII (Australasian Legal
Information Institute)
A major resource of
Australian legal information jointly operated by the Faculties of Law at the
University of Technology, Sydney and the University of New South Wales.
Contains full text databases of Commonwealth and state
legislation as well as decisions of most Australian courts and tribunals. AustLII also houses a number of more specialised databases (such as the
Australian Treaties Library)
as well as an index
to Australian law on the Internet.
Australian Copyright Council
Information on the copyright laws of Australia.
Australian Law:
Selected Websites
Guide to Australian law resources published by the National Library of Australia.
WebLaw
A cooperative subject gateway to Australian legal resources on the Internet. The WebLaw project is
coordinated by the Walter Harrison Law Library, University of Queensland.
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Database |
LexisNexis AU
Database housing a wide range of Australian legal materials.
Excellent for Australian legal research. Includes:
- Australian Corporation & Securities Reports
- Australian Law Reports
- Unreported judgments
- Australian Current Law
- Casebase
- Halsbury's Laws of Australia
Access:
NUS staff and students access via the
NUS
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Canada
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Legislation/
Parliament |
CanLII
(Canadian
Legal Information Institute)
Free access to Canadian federal, provincial and territorial legislation.
Justice Laws
Web Site
Point-in-time access to consolidated Canadian Acts and regulations.
Browse by title or use the advanced search engine.
Administered by the Department of Justice.
Parliament
of Canada
Access to bills and parliamentary debates.
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Case Law/
Courts |
CanLII
(Canadian
Legal Information Institute)
Free access to Canadian federal,
provincial and territorial case law.
Federal Court
of Canada
Full text Federal Court decisions (1990,1991,1995-).
Information on court processes and procedures. Links to
other Canadian court decisions.
Federal Courts Reports
(FCR)
Court reports (vol. 1993-) published by the Office of the Commissioner for
Federal Judicial Affairs.
Judgments of the
Supreme Court of Canada
Database of Supreme Court Reports (SCR) dating back to 1876. Collaborative
effort of the Supreme Court of Canada, Lexum and the Research Chair of Legal
Information of the Law Faculty at the University of Montreal.
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Government/
Official Publications
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Government of
Canada
Access to Canadian government information and services.
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CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute)
An essential component of the legal information system in
Canada, providing an integrated website for primary sources
of Canadian federal, provincial and territorial law. Produced by
the LexUM Laboratory and funded by the Federation of Law Societies of
Canada.
LawNet Alberta
Formerly known as ACJNet. Contains links to legal news and
various Canadian legal resources. This is a programme of the
Legal Resource Centre of Alberta in association with the
Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta.
JURIST Canada
A web-based legal news and real-time legal research service. The Canadian affiliate of JURIST: the Legal Education
Network, is hosted by the Faculty of Law, University of
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China
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Legislation/
Parliament |
iSinoLaw
Subscription database providing access to comprehensive and
up-to-date statutes released by the Standing Committee of the
National People’s Congress, the Legal Affairs Office of the
State Council, the Supreme People’s Court and other authorities
as well as those recognised by the Legislation Law of the
People’s Republic of China and the relevant provisions.
China
Legislative Information Network System
Database of China laws administered by the Legislative Affairs
Office of the State Council.
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Case
Law/
Courts |
Supreme People's Court of
the Republic of China
Information on the judicial system, and selected full text laws of the
People's Republic of China.
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Government |
Central People's Government of
the People's Republic of China
Official Web Portal of the Central People's Government. Gateway
to official publications, including white papers, and laws and
regulations.
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CHINA.ORG.CN
The China Internet Information Center provides access to up-to-date information
on China laws and policies. This authorised government portal site to China is
published under the auspices of the State Council Information Office and the
China International Publishing Group in Beijing.
Judicial Protection of
IPR in China
Laws and judgments relating to intellectual property law in China. Managed by a group of IP law judges, the main sponsor being Mr Jiang Zhipei, the chief judge and director of IPR Tribunal, Supreme People's
Court of China.
WorldLII: China
Contributors to this index to China laws are the Asian Development Bank, the Tsinghua
University School of Law, the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute and AustLII.
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LawInfoChina
Database providing access to Chinese laws and regulations,
cases, gazettes, law journals and legal news.
Access: NUS staff and students access via
NUS Libraries E-resources. |
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Europe
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Council of Europe
Important information on human rights, in particular recent judgments
of the European Court of Human Rights.
Council of Europe Treaties are also
available here.
Europa (The European Union On-Line)
Portal site of the European Union. Information on policies administered by the EU as well as access to websites of EU institutions
including the
EUR-Lex
Portal
to European Union Law which incorporates the CELEX service. This system makes it
possible to consult the Official Journal of the European Union and
includes inter alia treaties, legislation, case law and legislative
proposals.
The EFTA Secretariat
Publications of the European Free Trade Association.
The Jean Monnet Program
Resources include the
Jean Monnet Working Papers with the European Research Papers Archive.
Managed by the Jean Monnet Center of International and Regional
Economic Law & Justice, NYU School of Law.
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Database |
Justis
Database containing EU law including the Official Journal and EU cases.
Access: NUS staff and students access via
NUS Libraries E-resources. |
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Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region of the PRC
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Legislation/
Parliament |
Bilingual Laws
Information System (BLIS)
Database of the Laws of Hong Kong maintained by the Department
of Justice. Contains the statutory laws of Hong Kong SAR and selected constitutional documents.
Department of Justice
Information on the Hong Kong legal system. Full text of the Basic Law and full
texts of treaties applicable to the Hong Kong SAR.
Hong Kong
Treaty Project
The Project has compiled a Hong Kong
Treaty Database which can be used to research the status of
international treaties applicable to the Hong Kong SAR. Find
information concerning the applicability of treaties to Hong
Kong prior to the change of sovereignty, and their applicability
to the People's Republic of China. Administered by the
Centre for Comparative
and Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong.
HKLII (Hong Kong Legal
Information Institute)
Databases provide access to Hong Kong SAR ordinances and
regulations.
Legislative Council
Proceedings of Council meetings (Hansard), bills, subsidiary legislation
and rules of procedure.
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Case
Law/
Courts |
HKLII (Hong Kong Legal
Information Institute)
Databases containing cases from from the various Hong Kong
SAR courts and tribunals.Judiciary
Official website of the Hong Kong SAR judiciary. Includes practice
directions and selected judgments of the various levels of courts.
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Government/
Official Documents |
GovHK
Gateway to all databases of government departments in Hong Kong SAR. Useful
information includes links to consultation papers, government gazettes and
laws.
The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong (LRC)
A full list of the Law Commission's reports and consultation papers are published,
but only a selection are available in full text.
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General |
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx)
Information includes
rules and
regulations governing Hong Kong's securities and futures markets.
HKLII (Hong Kong Legal
Information Institute)
Free access to Hong Kong primary legal materials and some publicly available
secondary materials. A project of the China IT and Law Centre.
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India
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Legislation/
Parliament |
India Code
The India Code Information System (INCODIS) contains all Central Acts of Parliament from 1836 onwards.
The full texts of recent bills have also been added. Updated by
the Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.
Indian Parliament
Parliamentary debates and bills as well as legislative bills of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. indlaw.com
Subscribers to this database have access to Indian Acts, rules,
bills, ordinances and treaties.
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Case
Law/
Courts |
Indian Courts
Indiancourts is a bouquet of websites of
the Supreme Court and all 21 High Courts and their Benches in
India, providing single point access to information related to
the Supreme Court and any High Court in India.
indlaw.com
Subscription database containing judgments of the Indian High
Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Free access to the latest
legal updates.
Judgments Information System
(JUDIS)
Website contains judgments of the Supreme Court of India and
several High Courts. In the case of the Supreme Court, all
reported Judgments which are published in SCR Journal since its
inception (i.e. 1950) till date are available.
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Government/
Official Documents
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india.gov.in
The national portal of India. See also
GOI Web Directory.
Law Commission of
India
Full text of the Law Commission's reports from Report no.1.
Ministry of Law & Justice
Information on the work of the Ministry and its various
departments.
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CommonLII:
Resources: India
Database of Indian legal resources available on CommonLII.
indlaw.com
Subscription database providing research modules relating to Indian legal, tax, business and regulatory issues. Access
to both primary and secondary legal documents.
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Database |
Manupatra
Source of Indian primary and secondary legal sources. Includes
Central and several state bare acts, bills, notifications as
well as cases from the Supreme Court and High Courts.
Access: NUS staff and students access via
NUS Libraries E-resources. |
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New Zealand
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Legislation/
Parliament |
Knowledge Basket: LegislationNZ
Free to browse original versions of Acts (1987-2007),
regulations (1987-2008) and bills (2004-7). Do take note that legislation
contained here is historical and unconsolidated.
New Zealand Legislation
Searchable database of up-to-date but
unofficial versions of Acts and regulations. Published by the Parliamentary Counsel Office. New Zealand Parliament
Publications include legislation, bills, Hansard (2003-), select committee reports and parliamentary
papers.
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Case
Law/
Courts |
Ministry of Justice
This site provides information about court
functions and processes.
NZ Case
Law
Databases administered by NZLII, providing access to case law from
NZ courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court, Court of
Appeal and High Court.
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Government/
Official Documents |
Law Commission (Te Aka
Matua O Te Ture)
Background information on the work of the New Zealand Law Commission as well as full texts of the Commission's publications
(1969/70-).newzealand.govt.nz
Official gateway to New Zealand government websites.
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NZLII (New Zealand Legal
Information Institute)
NZLII, a joint project of the University of Otago Faculty of Law, the Victoria
University of Wellington Faculty of Law and AustLII, provides
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United Kingdom
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Legislation/
Parliament |
BAILII (British and Irish Legal
Information Institute)
Access to UK, Irish, Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh
legislation.
Legislation.co.uk
This is now the official website for UK legislation. It combines
legislative content previously held on the OPSI website and revised
legislation from the Statute Law Database to provide a single
legislation service. The OPSI and
SLD websites have been decommissioned with users
re-directed to this new service.
UK Treaties Online (Foreign & Commonwealth
Office)
Access to details of over 14,000 treaties
involving the UK. Treaty records are based on information received
by the FCO Treaty Section.
United Kingdom Parliament
Valuable resources include the Hansard, current bills and select committee
reports. The Hansard Digitisation Project enables you to search for
historic Hansard (1803-1995).
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Case Law/
Courts |
BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information
Institute)
Search this database for cases from British and Irish courts and tribunals.
Cases include recent ones bearing the neutral citations :
English Reports
(1220-1873)
The nominate reports are available in
CommonLII.
House of Lords Judgments: Archive
Judgments from 14 Nov 1996-30 July 2009 published on the UK
Parliament website. The judicial
role of the House of Lords as the highest appeal court in the UK has
ended and has been taken over by the
Supreme Court.
Judicial Committee
of the Privy Council: Decided Cases
Judgments from 1999 onwards, and key judgments prior to 1999.
The Supreme
Court
In October 2009, The Supreme Court replaced the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords as the highest court in
the United Kingdom.
Court cases and procedures are available through this website.
WLR Daily
Summaries of significant decisions published daily by the Incorporated
Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales.
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Government/
Official
Publications |
Competition Commission
Includes CC Rules (CC1-CC12) and Inquiry Reports (1950-).
Directgov
The official UK public service information provider.
Law Commission
The Law Commission Library contains full texts of the Commission's publications, including reports
and consultation papers.
Ministry of
Justice
Department involved in the administration of justice in
the UK. The website contains consultation papers as well as Civil
and Criminal Procedure Rules.
official-documents
Official Documents is the official reference facility for Command and
departmentally sponsored House of Commons Papers. From May 2005
onwards, all Command Papers and House of Commons Papers, as well as
Key Departmental Papers, are available for free on the site in PDF
format. Published by TSO.
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BAILII (British and Irish
Legal Information Institute)
BAILII provides access to the most comprehensive collection of
British and Irish primary legal materials on the Internet. The OpenLaw project
has now added books and journals to BAILII. European Union case law
is also available. BAILII is hosted
by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London and the Law
Faculty, University College, Cork.
Lawlinks
The Templeman Library, University of Kent, has compiled
an annotated list of legal web resources. This award-winning site is excellent for its links to
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Indexes
AsianLII
CommonLII
FindLaw:
Countries
Global
Legal Information Network (GLIN)
LII
WashLaw
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