Primary Materials
Primary Materials:
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) - Law Library of Congress
AsianLII (browse by country)
Asian Legal Systems
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
Encyclopaedias:
Handbooks:
Law and legal institutions of Asia : traditions, adaptations and innovations
Asian legal systems : law, society and pluralism in East Asia
Browsing the Shelves
You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:
- KNC Law - East Asia
- KNQ Law - China
- KNR Law - China - Hong Kong
- KNW Law - Indonesia
- KNX68 Law - Japan
- KQS Law - Korea
- KPQ Law - Malaysia
Contact Librarians
Angela Allen / Rebecca Carter
3346 3553
Help for Researchers & Postgraduate Students
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
Journal Articles:
International Law Review Articles Combined (via Lexis.com) Select International Law tab and select database
BERITA (Malaysia, Singapore and other SE Asian counties)
PERIND (Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN as an entity)
Bibliography of Asian Studies Online
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
More Databases
Browse all library databases for Asian Studies
Browse all library databases for Law
Web Sites
Web Sites:
AsianLII (Asian Legal Information Institute)
HKLII (Hong Kong Legal Information Institute)
The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China
ASEAN Law Association - Links by Country
Nations of the World - Law Library of Congress
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