ASIAN LAW & GOVERNMENT
Asia
Banking & Finance
Global Banking Law Database
The GBLD consists of a collection of commercial banking, central bank, and deposit insurance laws of jurisdictions that are representative of the regions of the world as well as international financial centres. The laws are available in English in both MS Word and PDF (Adobe Acrobat) formats.
International Journal of Islamic Financial Services
South Asian and South Pacific Finance, Banking and Tax Locator
Provides links to various topics including tax rates, banking, financial markets, and investment opportunities for the South Asian and South Pacific countries.
Bankruptcy Law
Insolvency Asia
Collections of Sites
Aardvark - Asian Databases
Aardvark - Asian Digital Libraries
Aardvark - Asian University Libraries
Contain links to libraries worldwide.
ANU Library: East Asian Resources
Asia Resources and Links - Virginia University
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
Mainly Chinese, Japanese and Korean Resources.
East and Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
FindLaw: International Resources
Regional Resources on East Asia and Southeast Asia (University of Redlands)
An annotated directory of Internet resources on the politics, societies, history and cultures of the regions of East Asia and Southeast Asia.
The University of Melbourne - East Asian Collection
University of Waikato Law Library: Asian law sites
Commercial Law
Asia Business Today
Collection of reference materials on the Asian economic crisis and recovery, Asia management and human resource issues, media, telecommunications, etc. Country listings include economic statistics, Internet portals, company listings and market information.
Asia Case
Provides abstracts on Asian business case studies from the world's key resources. Links to full-text available.
Company Law
Asia Case
Provides abstracts on Asian business case studies from the world's key resources. Links to full-text available.
Country Profile
Asia in the World Economy
Provides a comprehensive list of links to various Asian countries from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Discussion Lists
Asian Studies Electronic Mailing Lists
Dispute Resolution
International Alternative Dispute Resolution
Provides a fully searchable database of primary and secondary materials in the field of International Commercial Arbitration.
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Donors, International NGOs & Organisations
Association of Asian Election Authorities
LawAsia
E-commerce
Global E-commerce Law
Environmental Law
Asia Environmental Review
Mining Laws of Asian Countries
Foreign Investment
Asia Case
Provides abstracts on Asian business case studies from the world's key resources. Links to full-text available.
China-ASEAN Business Net
Investor Relations Asia Pacific
Provides information on Asia's financial markets
Mekong Express
Information on the Greater Mekong Subregion (China, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia). Includes legislation on investment, visa policies, links and general information on each country.
Gender
Transgender Asia
Government Institutions
Asian Governments on the WWW
Human Rights
Asia Pacific Centre for Human Rights and the Prevention of Ethnic Conflict
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development
Asian Human Rights Commission
Derechos Human Rights in Southeast Asia
Derechos: Human Rights in North Asia
Human Rights Reports for East Asia and the Pacific
Human Rights Reports prepared by the US State Department.
The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions
Intellectual Property
Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Law Institute
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
International Organisations
Asian Development Bank
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Pacific Basin Economic Council
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
The regional arm of the United Nations Secretariat for the Asian and Pacific region is the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Internet Law
The Internet in Asia
Islamic Law
International Journal of Islamic Financial Services
Islamic World.net
Labour Law
Asia Monitor Resource Center
Legal Journals
Australian Journal of Asian Law
International Journal of Islamic Financial Services
Legislation
AustLII - World: Regions: Asia
Global Legal Information Network
Provides English summaries of recent laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources, including citation information.
Mining Laws of Asian Countries
Project DIAL
(Development of the Internet for Asian Law)
Magazines
Asia Law & Practice
Asia Pacific Economic Review
Asian Wall Street Journal
This page is only available to subscribers.
Asiaweek
Far Eastern Economic Review
Newspapers
Asian Focus
Lists news, newspapers, journals, magazines and forums with an Asian focus.
East Asia - English-language Newspapers
Financial Review - Asia
Politics
Association of Asian Election Authorities
Politics/Economics and Law
Asia Recovery Information Center
Monitors the social and economic impacts of the Asian crisis and the recovery process. Provides information on the response of the international community, concerned governments, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), and civil society-at-large to the crisis; and monitors and contributes to ongoing discussions of policy reform in response to the crisis.
Pacific Basin Economic Council
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
The regional arm of the United Nations Secretariat for the Asian and Pacific region is the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Research, Local NGOs & Civil Society Organisations
Asia Monitor Resource Center
Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Law Institute
Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University
Asia Society
International Centre of Excellence in Asia-Pacific Studies
Search Engines
Asiaco - Asia Search Engine
Bibliography of Asian Studies
Mapping Asia in UK Libraries
Statistics
Asia and Oceania: Short-term Economic Indicators Links
Compiled by Project LINK Research Centre, University of Toronto.
Taxation Law
South Asian and South Pacific Finance, Banking and Tax Locator
Provides links to various topics including tax rates, banking, financial markets, and investment opportunities for the South Asian and South Pacific countries.
Bangladesh
Constitutional Law
The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Donors, International NGOs & Organisations
The Asia Foundation - Bangladesh
Government & Regulatory Bodies
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Contains links to various government department websites.
Human Rights
The Asia Foundation - Bangladesh
Internet Law
The Internet Under Surveillance
Labour Law
Labor Laws of Bangladesh
Law Reform
The Asia Foundation - Bangladesh
Legislation
The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Non-governmental Organisations
NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
Politics/Economics and Law
South Asia Monitor
South Asian Studies
Bhutan
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Law in India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan
Trademark Law - Bhutan
Legislation
Trademark Law - Bhutan
Politics/Economics and Law
South Asia Monitor
South Asian Studies
Search Engines
Asia
Asiaco - Asia Search Engine
WorldLII - World Legal Information Institute
Law
Findlaw
WorldLII - World Legal Information Institute
WWW Virtual Law Library
Law by Country
CataLaw - search by region
Collections of Sites
FindLaw: International Resources
Legislation
AustLII - World: Regions: Asia
WorldLII - Legislation (by country)
Useful Links
Asia
WorldLII - World Legal Information Institute
Collections of Sites
Aardvark - Asian Databases
Aardvark - Asian Digital Libraries
Aardvark - Asian University Libraries
Contain links to libraries worldwide.
Australian National University - Coombsweb: Asian Studies Server
Council on East Asian Law Libraries
The Guide to Asian Media
Commercial Law
International Centre for Commercial Law
Environmental Law
Asia Environmental Review
Government Institutions
Asian Governments on the WWW
Human Rights
Asian Human Rights Commission
Islamic Law
Islamic World.net
General Sites
Human Rights
Human Rights Internet
International Organisations
Asian Development Bank
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
International Monetary Fund
Transparency International
United Nations Human Rights Centre
World Bank
WTO Documents Online
Rule of Law
International Crisis Group
Law
Australian Legal Information Institute
The principal Australian database for legal, including constitutional, information. It includes links to a range of special projects and a variety of hosted homepages.
Findlaw
Law Research
Lawguru.com
Studylaw.com
A comprehensive on-line collection of legal study abroad materials, this site contains information, brochures, and contact information for all ABA-approved study abroad programs and contact information for almost every law school in the world.
WorldLII - World Legal Information Institute
Law by Country
Emory Law Library - Law By Country
Legal Information Institute - World Legal Materials from Asia
National Library of Australia - Country Listing of Overseas Laws and Statutes
WorldLII - World Legal Information Institute
Collections of Sites
NYU Legal Resources on the Internet - International
Constitutional Law
International Constitutional Law
Country Profile
The World Factbook 2001
Libraries
Mapping Asia in UK Libraries
University of Waikato Law Library: Asian law sites
Collections of Sites
Council on East Asian Law Libraries
Universities
Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Law Institute
Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University
Centre for Democratic Institutions, ANU
Hieros Gamos - Asian Pacific Law Schools
Monash University - Monash Asia Institute
The University of British Columbia - Institute of Asian Research
The University of Melbourne - East Asian Collection
Useful Links for Research
NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Sustainable Development
UMI Dissertation Services
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
WorldLII - World Legal Information Institute
Collections of Sites
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
Internet Resources for Country Studies: Giblin Economics & Commerce Library, University of Melbourne
Corruption
Transparency International
Dispute Resolution
International Alternative Dispute Resolution
Provides a fully searchable database of primary and secondary materials in the field of International Commercial Arbitration.
International Arbitration Institute
Human Rights
Derechos: Human Rights in North Asia
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Web
United Nations Human Rights Centre
International Organisations
Pacific Basin Economic Council
Legal Journals
Australian Journal of Asian Law
Magazines
Asia Pacific Economic Review
Asian Wall Street Journal
This page is only available to subscribers.
Asiaweek
Far Eastern Economic Review
Newspapers
Asia Times Online
Financial Review - Asia
International Herald Tribune
Kido Media-Link
Links to newspapers from Asia.
Straits Times
Research, Local NGOs & Civil Society Organisations
Asia Society