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China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, India, U.S. Gov. Resources, Asian Media,

International Organizations

 

China

Overview of China’s Legal System

Resources in Georgetown Law Library

Legal Guides:

Find Law-China

NYU Law-Foreign Databases by Jurisdiction: China

The China Law Digest

The Yale China Law Center

 

Main Media:

 

Open Government Information:

Yale China Law Center

Freedom of Information and Electronic Government in China Blog

PRC Open Government Information Act (in Chinese)

Lawinfochina Database on Open Government Information

Chinalawinfo Database Cases on Open Government Information (in Chinese)

Transparency International

Japan

Overview of Japan ’s Legal System

Resources in Georgetown Law Library

Legal Guides:

Japanese Law-Tohoku University

NYU Law-Foreign Databases by Jurisdiction: Japan

Stanford Guide to Japanese Information Resources

 

Main Media:

South Korea

Overview of Korea’s Legal System

Resources in Georgetown Law Library

Legal Guides:

Korea Law

World Legal Information Institute (WLII): South Korea

 

Main Media:

     

Vietnam

Overview of Vietnam's Legal System

Legal Guides:

World Legal Information Institute (WLII): Vietnam

 

 

Singapore

Legal Guides:

National University of Singapore Law Index

Singapore Academy of Law

Singapore Law Watch

     

     

India

Legal Guides:

NYU Law-Foreign Database by Jurisdiction: India

India Corporate Law

 

U.S. Government Resources

 

Asian Media

 

Relevant International Organizations

The American Bar Association:

The ABA provides continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public both nationally and internationally.

For more information please visit: http://www.abanet.org/?gnav=global_home

 

The Asia Foundation:

The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports Asian initiatives to improve governance, law, and civil society; women's empowerment; economic reform and development; sustainable development and the environment; and international relations. Drawing on nearly 60 years of experience in Asia, the Foundation collaborates with private and public partners to support leadership and institutional development, exchanges, and policy research.

For more information please visit: http://asiafoundation.org/index.php

 

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. Founded in 1910, its work is nonpartisan and dedicated to achieving practical results.

For more information please visit: http://carnegieendowment.org/

 

The Ford Foundation:

The Ford Foundation supports visionary leaders and organizations on the frontlines of social change worldwide. The Foundation was created with gifts and bequests by Edsel and Henry Ford, the Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, with its own board, and is entirely separate from the Ford Motor Company. The trustees of the foundation set policy and delegate authority to the president and senior staff for the foundation’s grant making and operations. Program officers in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America explore opportunities to pursue the Foundation’s goals, formulate strategies and recommend proposals for funding.

For more information please visit: http://www.fordfoundation.org/

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American Society of International Law :

The Dui Hua (Dialogue) Foundation: NGO Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of the US: Justice in Immigration, Parole and Capital Punishment

 

Related Materials for Professor Joanna Lewis Lecture December 1, 2010

Energy Innovation: Driving Technology Competition and Cooperation Among the U.S., China, India, and Brazil, the latest publication from the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change at the Council on Foreign Relations.

http://www.cfr.org/publication/23321/energy_innovation.html

Professor Joanna Lewis bio, publication, syllabi. etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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