Index to this Guide
You can navigate this guide via the tabs above, or the links below:
- Afghanistan, Bangladesh
- APEC: Asia Pacific Econonic Cooperation, ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- Brunei, Burma (Myanmar)
- Cambodia, China, Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Hong Kong, India, Indonedia,
- Japan, Korea (South), Lao PDR
- Maylaysia, Mongolia, Nepal
- Multi-jurisdictional & comparative studies
- Pakistan, Philippines
- Singapore (separate guide)
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand, Vietnam, Socialist Republic of
Asian & Far East quick start
Printed resources
Legislation, cases, journals and texts dealing with the legal system and laws of these jurisdictions are shelved on the Lower or Freshfields IT Room Floor. The shelf marks begin with the name of the country - sometimes prefixed by Cw indicating a member of The Commonwealth. This Cw does not affect their position in the alphabetical sequence.
LawBod shelves surveys of law (that is works looking at how a legal problem/legal topic etc is dealt with by various jurisdictions/legal systems) and comparative studies in the area with the shelf mark General. This is on the main Reading Room Floor, in the Wing beyond the Photocopying Room. Most are in English, and can be useful as introductions to the topic in a foreign jurisdiction
Works on international economic law, world trade law, human rights (shelf mark Internat), private international law (Private Int) be found on the Upper or Gallery Floor.
Electronic resources
- Constitutions of the countries of the world OU members only. Also available in print at General 510 C759.
- Constitutions of dependencies and territories OU members only. Available in print at General 510 C760
- Kluwer Law International Journals OU members only. Full text journals include Arbitration International, Asian International Arbitration Journal
Business Law Review, Global Trade and Customs Journal
International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Intertax, Journal of International Arbitration - Westlaw UKOU members only. From home page click on Services, then Westlaw International to find HK (legislation, cases and White Book) and Chinese Competition & Arbitration, and International Commercial Arbitration materials.
- Asian Legal Information InstituteFree resource. Portal to reliable sources for legal resources. As of August 2011 has "305 databases from 28 Asian jurisdictions via 8 Legal Information Institutes"
Subject Guide |
 Helen Matthews |
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