Asian and African Law

Primary sources, treaties, agreements etc.

Primary sources - Africa

• Browse African sources by country in WorldLII and CommonLII
•  SafLII legislation and case law by country for the Southern Africa region

Primary sources - Africa

• AsianLII includes Laws of Japan and Laws of the People's Republic of China
• Hong Kong Legal Information Institute - HKLII

Treaties and agreements

• African multilateral organizations, treaties, conventions and declarations
• United Nations Treaty Collection
• WorldLII Treaties

Research sources

• African law on the internet
• Complete Research Guide to the Laws of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
• Guide to Law Online - browse by country
• Finding Chinese law on the internet
• Finding foreign law resources on the internet
• Introduction to African legal resources
• Japanese law via the internet
• Researching South African law
• Washburn University School of Law website includes a resource pages with links to African and Asian law sources by country
• Web guide to free legal and compliance issues on the Asia Pacific region

Commentary

• Africa Committee of the American Bar Association - site includes downloadable White papers and Africa-related publications
• ASEAN Law Association - includes official documents of the organisation as well as information on the various legal systems in ASEAN
• China law digest
• South African Journal on Human Rights - earlier issues in full text; contents pages only for recent issues
• World Digital Library - manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, and architectural drawings