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Asian Legal Information Institute

A free access website for searching and browsing databases of legislation, case-law, law reform reports, law journals and other legal information from 28 countries and territories in Asia.
(Added: 13-May-2009 / Hits [2013- ]: 8)

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)

Provides free Internet access to Australian legal materials. It contains full-text databases of most Australian decisions and legislation from most federal courts, state courts and tribunals.
(Added: 3-Nov-2000 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Avalon Project

The project seeks to "mount digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government." The documents are presented both chronologically and by topic (under Major Collections). An impressive and growing repository of primary sources.
(Added: 20-Feb-1998 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)

The first web site to provide free access to case law and legislation from British and Irish courts and legislatures, with a single search engine and uniform data formats. It now includes 14 databases from 5 jurisdictions and over 400 megabytes of legal materials.
(Added: 3-Nov-2000 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Duhaime's Legal Dictionary

Provides definition of legal terms in plain and easy to understand language.
(Added: 11-Sep-1997 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

FindLaw

Contains comprehensive links to U.S. legal resources, such as full-text law reviews, cases and codes, Court of Appeal Decisions, code of Federal Regulations, Supreme Court Opinions, law schools, law firms, abstracts of journal articles, a legal dictionary, tax forms, and many more.
(Added: 3-Mar-1999 / Hits [2013- ]: 7)

Global Legal Information Network

Maintained by U.S. Library of Congress, the site provides a database of searchable abstracts in English and some full texts of laws in the language of over 35 contributing countries worldwide.
(Added: 1-Dec-1997 / Hits [2013- ]: 7)

GlobaLex

An electronic resource guide published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. It brings together a selection of guides covering a range of international and foreign law topics. The guides are organized under the following headings: international law; comparative law; foreign law and tools for building foreign, comparative and international law collections. Guides provide commentary and background information as well as links to key web resources.
(Added: 27-May-2009 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Guide to Law Online

Prepared by the U.S. Law Library of Congress, this metasite indexes worldwide legal resources freely available online, such as, full texts of laws, regulations, and court decision, commentaries, etc.
(Added: 1-Dec-1997 / Hits [2013- ]: 6)

International Constitutional Law

A very useful site maintained by the joint effort of Cornell University, MIT, Hamburg and Wuerzburg universities. Under each country, a full-text copy of its constitution is provided when available. Otherwise, the site will give related information about the political and constitutional history of that country and synopses of its recent news and developments.
(Added: 3-Jul-1999 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Law By Subject Area

Maintained as part of the Intute Law Gateway, this site provides access to law arranged by subject, with detailed annotations about the resources.
(Added: 12-Sep-2002 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

Legal Engine.com ^[Meta-Site]

A useful starting-point for any search for online legal information, pulling together a wide array of international, federal, state, and organizational resources. Also includes useful sections on "Reference", "E-journals", "Cases", etc.
(Added: 3-Nov-2000 / Hits [2013- ]: 6)

Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets - Pierce Law Center IP Mall

A centralized resource for information about patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Its IP Mall Pointer Box presents a comprehensive index of IP resources available on the Internet, organized into 10 subject categories. Also includes resources related to publishing, electronic commerce, and global directories of IP organizations.
(Added: 22-Sep-1998 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

World Legal Information Institute

A compilation of nearly 900 databases from some 120 countries, this site provides a digital gateway to country-specific legal resources, including case law, legislation, treaties, law journals, and reports.
(Added: 12-Feb-2009 / Hits [2013- ]: 5)

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