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Asia - General
Government Resources

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources
Aseansec Web Links
Asian Law Online
Asian Studies WWW VL
Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal (APLPJ)


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Australia
Government Resources
Australian Government
Commonwealth Ombudsman
FedInfo
Australian Government Remuneration Tribunal
Governor General of Australia
Australian Institute of Judicial Administration
Parliament of Australia
Australian Government Directory - links to all Commonwealth Departments, Agencies and Courts
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
IP Australia
Australian Bureau of Statistics

Nongovernmental Organizations
Amnesty International Australia
Austcare
Australian Council of Social Services
Caritas Australia
Community Aid Abroad - Oxfam Australia
The Law Council of Australia

Academic Resources
Australian National University College of Law
University of Melbourne Law School
University of Sydney Law School
TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland
University of New South Wales Law

U.S. Government Resources
CIA - The World Factbook -- Australia
Consulate General of the US Sydney
U.S. Commercial Service - Australia
U.S. Trade Representative U.S.-Australia FTA website
US Department of State - Australia
AU&NZ Law & History Society
Australian Journals OnLine (AJOL)
Australian Policy Online
Colonial Case Law - NSW, 1788-1899
Colonial Case Law - Tasmania
ComLaw - Homepage
Criminology - Web Links
Features - Update to Researching Australian Law LLRX.com
Free Trade Agreements
Internet Resource Guide Australian Law Resources
JURIST Australia - The Legal Education Network
Law Council of Australia - Links
Legal History Resources Online - UniMelb - Vic
Legal Research Legal Resource Centre The University of Melbourne
Legislation - ACT
Legislation - Commonwealth
Legislation - NSW
Legislation - NT
Legislation - Queensland
Legislation - SA
Legislation - Tasmania
Legislation - Victoria
Legislation - WA
Military Law
NT Legislation
Parliamentary procedures
Search of all AU laws (Great search engine that lets you search across all of Australia’s main jurisdictions)
Unreported Privy Council Cases before 1850
www.austlii.edu.au (Australian legislation)
www.info.dfat.gov.au/treaties/ (Australian treaty database)

Other Resources
Lawyers Weekly
Australia Broadcasting Corporation
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Age
Australian Financial Review

Legislation and Cases
http://www.austlii.edu.au/
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/

Courts
Federal courts
High Court of Australia (www.hcourt.gov.au)
Federal Court of Australia (www.fedcourt.gov.au)
Australian Industrial Relations Commission (www.airc.gov.au)
Family Court of Australia (www.familycourt.gov.au)
Federal Magistrates Court of Australia (www.fmc.gov.au)

State and Territory courts - Supreme
New South Wales Supreme Court (http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/sc)
Supreme Court of Victoria (http://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/CA256CC60028922C/HomePage?ReadForm&1=Home~&2=~&3=~)
Supreme Court of Queensland (http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/courtstrib/supc.htm)
Supreme Court of South Australia (http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/courts/index.html)
Supreme Court of Western Australia (http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/)
Supreme Court of Tasmania (http://www.supremecourt.tas.gov.au/home)
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (http://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/)
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (http://www.nt.gov.au/ntsc/)

Other


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Bangladesh
Government Resources
http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/

Nongovernmental Organizations
The three largest NGO’s in Bangladesh:
Grameen Bank: http://www.grameen.com/
Grameen foundation USA: http://www.grameenfoundation.org/
BRAC: http://www.brac.net/index2.htm
Proshika: http://www.proshika.net/ (This is their IT wing) – The NGO site is http://www.proshika.org/
This site has a comprehensive list of all the major NGO’s in Bangladesh with contact information: http://www.bangladeshgateway.org/ngo.php

Academic Resources:
Dhaka University: http://www.univdhaka.edu/
Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology (BUET): http://www.buet.ac.bd/
These are the two largest public universities in Bangladesh. Also for Medical school the Dhaka Medical College is considered the best, however I’m not sure if they have a website at this time.
In terms of Private Universities there are now hundreds of them in the country. The top schools right now are:
North South University: http://www.northsouth.edu/
Independent University, Bangladesh: http://www.iub.edu.bd/index.php
BRAC University: www.bracuniversity.net
Business School: Institute of Business Administration: http://www.iba-du.edu/iba.front.page.php
This site has a list of all public universities in the country with links to their websites: http://www.reportbd.com/blogs/3/List-of-Public-Universities-in-Bangladesh.html
List of Private Universities: http://www.bangla2000.com/Education/Study_in_Bangladesh/Universities/private_universities.shtm

U.S. Government Resources
USAID:
USAID/Dhaka
Department of State
Washington, DC 20521-6120
Tel: 880-2-885-5500
Fax: 880-2-882-3648
US Embassy, Dhaka - http://dhaka.usembassy.gov/
US Department of State – Bangladesh reports: http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/bg/
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78869.htm
Country Desk contacts: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/84694.pdf

Other
Another good site is: www.virtualbangladesh.com This site has links to most of the business resources and most of the major newspapers both Bengali and English.
Links to all major newspapers - dailies and periodicals: http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/bd_news.html
Daily newspapers: http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/news/daily.html
Periodicals: http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/news/periodicals.html
This is a very comprehensive site that has links and information about Bangladesh to most business and development sites: http://www.bangladeshgateway.org/
Another good site with a good overview of Bangladesh: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html
A good site on current issues related to Bangladesh – Human Rights Watch: http://hrw.org/doc/?t=asia&c=bangla
www.bangladesh-web.com
http://www.bangla2000.com/
Major political parties:
Bangladesh Awami League - http://www.albd.org/autoalbd/index.php
Bangladesh Nationalist Party - http://www.bnpbd.com/
The above are the two largest parties in the country.
Link to the Election Commission which lists all registered parties: http://www.ecs.gov.bd/election.php3?parties=1


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Bhutan
Government Resources
Govt & law website

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources

Other Resources
Bhutannewsonline
Centre for Bhutan Studies


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Brunei
Government Resources
http://www.agc.gov.bn/
Laws - From AG Office

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources
LOC Guide Law Online


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Cambodia
Government Resources
Cambodia Ministry of Commerce

Nongovernmental Organizations
American Bar Association and East West Management Institute--Program on Rights and Justice
Cambodia Defender's Project
Go Cambodia
iFrance

International
United Nations Development Programme (Cambodia)
Asian Development Bank (Cambodia)
World Bank Cambodia
IMF


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FSM
Government Resources

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources
Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia


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Fiji
Government Resources
Fiji Embassy - Washington DC
Fiji Law Reform Commission
Office of the Attorney-General of Fiji
PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI
Laws of Fiji - ITC Services Online

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources

Other Resources
CCF - Citizens Constitutional Forum
Fiji Times Online
Rotuma Website


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Hong Kong
Government Resources
Basic Law
govt. gazette
Hong Kong Cases
Hong Kong Govt Site
Law Reform Commission
Laws of Hong Kong

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources
HKLII
Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII)
http://www.hk-lawyer.com/2007-11/Default.htm
Uni_Melb_AsianLawCentre

U.S. Government Resources

Other Resources
LexisNexis Hong Kong


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India
Government Resources
http://goidirectory.nic.in/
http://competitioncommission.gov.in/
http://pmindia.nic.in/
http://cabsec.nic.in/
http://lawmin.nic.in/
http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/
http://indiacode.nic.in/
http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/index.html
http://goidirectory.nic.in/judi.htm#hc
http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/default.asp
http://www.indianembassy.org/indiainfo/india_2000/chapters/chp26.pdfhttp://www.scjudgments.com/
Constitution of India: http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/
Directory of the Government of India’s official websites: http://goidirectory.nic.in/
Indian courts: http://indiancourts.nic.in/index.html
Central (federal-level) laws: http://indiacode.nic.in/
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: http://www.mca.gov.in/
Ministry of Finance: http://finmin.nic.in/
Securities and Exchange Board of India: http://www.sebi.gov.in/
Reserve Bank of India: http://www.rbi.org.in/home.aspx
Competition Commission of India: http://www.competition-commission-india.nic.in/
National Human Rights Commission: http://nhrc.nic.in/
Law Commission of India: http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/

Nongovernmental Organizations
http://www.bombaybar.com/
http://web.amnesty.org/report2004/ind-summary-eng
Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27947.htm


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Indonesia
Government Resources
http://www.indonesia.go.id/
http://www.indonesia.go.id/en/  [ ENGLISH ]
House of Reps - DPR
Constitutional Court

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources
Indon links laws and cases
Some legislation translated

U.S. Government Resources

Other Resources
Legalitas.Org Indonesian Legal Information
Hukumonline.com - Laws in Indon
List of govt. depts.
The Indonesian Legal System
The Jakarta Post - Indonesian Cabinets
Indon Law Society


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Japan
Government Resources
Cabinet Secretariat Translations of Japanese Laws and Regulations
Cabinet Secretariat Webpage of English Translations of Japanese Laws
Registered Foreign Attorney application information
Laws and Ordinances Data System (Japanese language)
Standardized government translations of Japanese legal terms into English (Japanese language)
Japan External Trade Organization
Japan Ministry of Finance (MOF)
Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Japan Ministry of Justice (MOJ)

Nongovernmental Organizations
American Realtime Court Reporters
Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Kansai Attorneys Registered Abroad (networking & CLE courses for foreign attorneys in Japan)
Roppongi Bar Association (networking for foreign attorneys in Tokyo)
Foreign Women Lawyers' Association


Academic Resources
Japan Exchange Teaching Alumni Association
Temple University Japan Campus School of Law
The Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP) at the University Washington School of Law Summer 2007 Newsletter
Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal

U.S. Government Resources
Embassy

Other Resources
J-SOX differences with US SOX
J-SOX FAQ
J-SOX Overview


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Korea
Government Resources
Official homepage of the South Korean Government
Ministry of Culture and Tourism Republic of Korea
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministry of Legislation
Ministry of National Defense
Ministry of Information and Communications
Ministry of Unification
National Intelligence Service
Korean National Commission for UNESCO
The Presidential House (Chong Wa Dae)
Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office
National Statistical Office
http://www.klri.re.kr/project/emain.nsf/EnGreetings?openform (ENGLISH)
Korea Legislative Research Institute
(KOREAN)

Nongovernmental Organizations
Korean Legal Aid Corporation
Civil Network For a Peaceful Korea
Korea Development Institute
Korea International Trade Association
Unicef Korea
Korean Bar Assocation

Academic Resources
Seoul National University College of Law
Korea University College of Law
Yonsei University College of Law
The Center For Korean Legal Studies, Columbia Law School
The Korea Institute, Harvard University

U.S. Government Resources
United States: Embassy in Seoul
CIA - The World Factbook -- South Korea
US Department of State - South Korea
The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea
USTR - Korea - US Free Trade Agreement
United States Forces Korea

Other Resources
Digital Chosunilbo
The Korea Herald
Korea Times
Joong-Ang Ilbo
Yonhap News Agency
Lawyers Directory
The Law Times

Misc. Links

Government
Google Directory - South Korea > Government
Google Directory - Regional > Asia > South Korea > Government > Executive Branch
Korea.net Korean Government Homepage
Cheongwadae, Office of the President, Republic of Korea (note; not President’s House)
Prime Minister's Office
National Assembly

Ministries
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE)
Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry Republic of Korea
Ministry of Construction and Transportation
Ministry of Culture & Tourism Republic of Korea : MCT
Ministry of Environment Republic of Korea
Ministry of Finance and Economy ::
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Ministry of Information and Communication
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Labor
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry of Unification

Agencies

FSC - Kor
FSC - Eng
FSS ::: Welcome to the Financial Supervisory Service
FSS - Links to related entities-sites
Fair Trade Commission :::
Korean Intellectual Property Office
Korea International Cooperation Agency (Korean Peace Corps)
National Human Rights Commission of Korea
National Pension Corporation
National Statistical Office, Republic of Korea
National Tax Service
Korean Marketplace, Import , Export, Manufacturing, B2B Products Marketplace, Trade Directory
Small and Medium Business Administration

Courts and Legal Materials
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea - English
Constitutional Court - Korean - links to other Legislative-Judicial Sites
korealaw.com - Law Library for foreigners
Supreme Court of Korea

Chambers, etc.
AMCHAM Korea
United States Embassy, Seoul, Republic of Korea
AmCham Korea - Events Calendar
EUCCK-"주한유럽연합 상공회의소"
KCCI - Korea Chamber of Commerce & industry
KGCCI - Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
U.S. - Korea Business Council

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Malaysia
Government Resources
Islamic Interbank Money Market - Legislation
Sabah AG's website
Sabah Gazette
Legislation Malaysia (Lexadin)
Malaysian Court Website
Parliament of Malaysia
Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia - Acts passed 2005 2006

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources
Constitution of Malaysia - Not official

U.S. Government Resources

Other Resources
http://www.asianlii.org/resources/235.html
PNMB-LawNet


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New Zealand
Government Resources
New Zealand Government Online (NZGO)
E-government
beehive.govt.nz
NZ Government Directory
Te Tari Tatau - Statistics New Zealand
The New Zealand Law Society

Nongovernmental Organizations
Amnesty International New Zealand
Environment and Conservation Organisation of Aotearoa New Zealand (ECO)
Global Peace and Justice Auckland (TAAMAKI MAKAURAU)
Dev-Zone / The Development Resource Centre (DRC)
New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines (CALM)
The New Zealand United States Council

Academic Resources

University of Auckland
University of Otago
The Maori Law Review
New Zealand Law Review
New Zealand Legal Information Institute

U.S. Government Resources

US Embassy (Wellington)
US Embassy (South Island)
Department of State - New Zealand
CIA - The World Factbook -- New Zealand
US Commercial Service New Zealand
Law Commission
LLRX -- An Introduction to New Zealand Law & Legal Information 2002
New Zealand law journals
New Zealand Legislation
New Zealand Parliament - Bills Digests
NZ Govt. Media Releases
NZLII Document Collections


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Pacific Islands – General
Government Resources

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources
Introduction to Researching South Pacific Law
Journal of South Pacific Law
NZ & Pac Is Archive
Pacific Immigration Directors' Conference
Pacific Islands - Links to Online Legal Documents
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute - Pacific Law
Pacific Law Journals Index
Tuvalu Islands Home Page


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Pakistan
Government Resources
The Constitution of Pakistan:  http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/
The Supreme Court of Pakistan:  http://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/
The Lahore High Court:  http://www.lhc.gov.pk/
The Sindh High Court:  http://www.shc.gov.pk/
The Peshawar High Court:  http://www.peshawarhighcourt.gov.pk/
The Government of Pakistan:  http://www.pak.gov.pk/
The Pakistan Law Commission:  http://www.ljcp.gov.pk/
The Election Commission of Pakistan:  http://www.ecp.gov.pk/
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority:  http://www.pta.gov.pk/
The Pakistan Board of Investment:  http://www.pakboi.gov.pk/
The Central Board of Revenue (IRS equivalent):  http://www.cbr.gov.pk/
The State Bank of Pakistan:  http://www.sbp.org.pk/
Consolidated Index of Federal Statutes:  http://www.ljcp.gov.pk/Menu%20Items/Statutes/Federal/statutes-%20federal-%20control%20page.htm
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan:  http://www.secp.gov.pk/
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (formerly, the Monopoly Control Authority):  http://www.mca.gov.pk/
Pakistan Government
Karachi City
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)
Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan
Important agency-wise socio-economic indicators of FATA 1999
National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), Government of Pakistan
Bureau of Statistics, Government of NWFP
The Official Website of the Government of Punjab
Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan
Ministry of Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis
Gwadar District
Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
National Accountability Bureau
Lahore High Court
Sindh High Court
National Reconstruction Bureau
Law Commission of Pakistan
Private Power and Infrastructure Abroad
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan
District and Sessions Court (Karachi East)
Pakistan Board of Investment
Central Board of Revenue
Privatisation Commission of Pakistan
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
Sindh Government

Nongovernmental Organizations

Women in Technology (WIT)
NWFP Essential Institutional Reforms Operationalisation Programme (EIROP)
PAKISTAN: Economic Policy Analysis from MIEPA
National Strategies for Sustainable Development
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex_browse.country?p_lang=en&p_country=PAK
http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=asia&c=pakist

Academic Resources
Advanced Legal Studies Institute
British Pakistan Law Council

U.S. Government Resources
A Legal Research Guide to Pakistan

Other Resources
Pakistan Law Cite:  http://www.pakistanlawsite.com/
Pakistan Bar Council: http://pakbarcouncil.org/
Convention on the Political Rights of Women
Governance in Pakistan: The British Council
Northern Areas of Pakistan
The Constitution of Pakistan
Pakistan's Legislative History
Law and Lawyers
AALIZEH
Guide to Law Online
Vakil No. 1


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PNG
Government Resources

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources
pngInLaw - NiuMedia
Post-Courier Online
The National Online


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Singapore
Government Resources
Singapore Government Online Portal
eCitizen
e-Government
Singapore Department of Statistics
Singapore Statutes OnLine

Nongovernmental Organizations
Singapore Environment Council
The Law Society of Singapore
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI)
Singapore Council of Women's Organisations
Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC)
US-Singapore FTA Business Coalition

Academic Resources
National University of Singapore
Singapore Academy of Law
Singapore Management University Department of Law
The Singapore Law Review
Law Gazette

U.S. Government Resources
US Embassy -Singapore
USTR - Singapore Free Trade Agreement
Deparment of State: Singapore
US Library of Congress - Country Study: Singapore
US - Singapore FTA -- US Commercial Service Singapore
CIA - The World Factbook: Singapore
Law Reform & Revision Divisition
Index to Law in Singapore
LawOnline Singapore - Singapore Legal Portal
Ministry of Law
Parliament Homepage
Singapore - Legal Research Tools
Singapore Statutes OnLine
Other Resources
AsiaOne
LianHe ZaoBao
The Straits Times
Raffleslaw.com
Singapore: New Media, Politics & the Law


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Thailand
Government Resources

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources
Dept of IP
Thai Law Basic
Building Control Act
Business Laws in Thailand
Thai Law Reform Commission (TLRC) - Building Control Act
Thailand Law Forum
Civil and Commercial Code
Laws-Judiciary
law_Min of Justice
Office of the Official Information Commission (O.I.C.)
Overview Thai Law
Thai law database (business focus)
Thai Law Reform Commission (TLRC) - Legislation
Thai laws - some
Thailand Directories Government Agencies
Thailand Law Forum - Law Journal
The judiciary of Thailand (English)
UMelb_Links


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Tonga
Government Resources

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources
Govt home page
National Reserve Bank of Tonga
Tonga law on-line


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Vietnam
Government Resources

Nongovernmental Organizations

Academic Resources

U.S. Government Resources

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