Library Guide: Law: Web Resources

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Amnesty International
Through our detailed research and determined campaigning, we help fight abuses of human rights worldwide. We bring torturers to justice. Change oppressive laws. And free people jailed just for voicing their opinion.
Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Malaysia
Bar Council UK
The Bar Council represents barristers in England and Wales. It promotes the Bar's high quality specialist advocacy and advisory services, fair access to justice for all, the highest standards of ethics, equality and diversity across the profession, and the development of business opportunities for barristers at home and abroad.
Lawyerment
Self-help legal resources including Q&A, knowledge base, articles, legislation of Malaysia, guides, news, lawyers directory and online dictionary.
Incorporated Council of Law Reporting
ICLR publishes case law from the Superior and Appellate Courts in England and Wales

Legal Information Institute

AustLII
Australasian Legal Information Institute.
A joint facility of UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law
BaiLII
BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute). The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII ) provides open access to the most comprehensive set of British and Irish primary legal materials freely available on the internet.
CanLII
Canadian Legal Information Institute
CommonLII
Commonwealth Legal Information Institute.
Free access to Commonwealth and Common Law
IRLII
Irish Legal Information Initiative. Run by UCC Law Faculty to complement its contribution to BAILII
SAFLII
The Southern African Legal Information Institute. publishes legal information for free public access which comprises mainly of case law from South Africa.

SAFLII also hosts legal materials from other countries in the region which are obtained through partnerships, collaborative efforts and more recently through linking to other Legal Information Institutes established in these regions.
WorldLII
Free, independent and non-profit access to worldwide law

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The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility developed collaboratively by the following Legal Information Institutes and other organisations.
Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)
British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII)
Legal Information Institute (Cornell) (LII (Cornell))
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
Wits University School of Law (Wits Law School)
HKLII
Free access to legal information in Hong Kong

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HKLII is a project of Law & Technology Centre, a centre jointly established by Department of Computer Science and Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong. HKLII has obtained the kind assistance of the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) in its development. With a view to promoting and supporting the rule of law in Hong Kong, HKLII is a free, independent, non-profit Internet facility providing the public with legal information relating to Hong Kong. HKLII supports and participates in the free access to law movement.
Legal Information Institute (Cornell)
The LII publishes electronic versions of core materials in numerous areas of the law, primarily on the Web. They range from the Constitution to the U.S. Code, from Supreme Court decisions to the Code of Federal Regulations as well as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy Procedure, and Criminal Procedure.
PacLII
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute
A facility of the University of the South Pacific School of Law
Wits University School of Law

Evaluating Internet Sources

Anyone can publish content on the internet. The questions below will assist you in evaluating web pages for use as academic sources. Evaluate the following criteria before making a decision regarding the quality of a source :

Accuracy
- How accurate is the information presented? Are sources of factual information or statistics cited? Is there a bibliography included?
- Compare the page to related sources, electronic or print, for assistance in determining accuracy.
Authority
- Is the author's name visible? Does the author have an affiliation with an organization or institution?
- Does the author list his or her credentials? Are they relevant to the information presented?
- Is there a mailing address or telephone number included, as well as an e-mail address?
Validity
- Is the site objective? Is there a reason the site is presenting a particular point of view on a topic?
Bias
- Does the page exhibit a particular point of view or bias?
- Does the page contain advertising? This may impact the content of the information included.Look carefully to see if there is a relationship between the advertising and the content, or whether the advertising is simply providing financial support for the page.
Reliability
- Was it recommended by a faculty member or another reliable source?
- Was it cited in a scholarly or credible source?
- Was it a link from a reputable site?
Currency
- Is the information provided current?
- When was the page created?
- Are dates included for the last update or modification of the page?
- Are the links current and functional?