NLC Collection of Republican Period Publications 中国国家图书馆特色资源(民国专栏)

NLC Collection of Republican Period Publications 中国国家图书馆特色资源(民国专栏).
Developed by the National Library of China, this online collection of Republican period (1913-1949) publications includes full images of over 8000 books, full images of over 8000 legal documents, and the full text of over 4000 periodicals.
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Laws and Regulations of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 全國法規資料庫

Laws and Regulations of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 全國法規資料庫入口網站.
Developed by the Ministry of Justice, Taiwan, this database provides laws and regulations at both “central” and local levels, international conventions, Grand Justices Council reports, and agreements with mainland China.
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Baidu Chinese Law Search

Baidu Chinese Law Search 百度法律.
A free legal database built by the Chinese search engine company Baidu. Can be used to find laws and regulations at both central and regional levels. To find national or “central” laws, add “中央法规” to the search query.

Asian Law Online Bibliographic Database (U. Melbourne)

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Developed by the Asian Law Centre at the University of Melbourne, the bibliographic database “is a collection of English language materials on Asian laws available throughout the world and includes books, chapters in books, journal articles and theses. It [...]

East Asia Law Review (U. Penn)

Posted on behalf of Yuni Yan, an editor of the East Asia Law Review:
“The East Asia Law Review (EALR) at the University of Pennsylvania Law School functions both as an independent, student-edited journal, and a group for Penn Law students interested in comparative legal issues in East Asia. The mission of EALR is to provide [...]

National Diet Library (Japan) OPAC and Online Resources

Access the NDL-OPAC here. In addition to find bibliographic records of the NDL holdings, it also provides links to digital copies of over 100,000 volumes of books published prior to 1912. NDL-OPAC provides access to Zasshi Kiji Sakuin, the Japanese Periodical Index, as well.
NDL also provides a whole host of online resources (see the complete [...]

Japan Law Translation

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“On April 1, 2009, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in Japan introduced it’s new online search interface for the Japanese government’s English translations of laws. The page also includes a search interface for the Japanese government’s “Standard Bilingual Dictionary,” a glossary produced by the government to standardize the English translation of legal terminology.
The powerful [...]

Japanese Laws and Regulations System (法令データ提供システム)

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Part of the e-gov portal of the Japanese government maintained by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication, this “is a free full text resource for Japanese Laws and regulations (in Japanese).” – Rob Britt, U of Washington.
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Japanese Court Decisions Search System 判例検索システム

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Part of the website of the Supreme Court of Japan, this “is the Japanese government’s search-able full-text database of Japanese court decisions.  There are a wide range of decisions included, from pre-WWII to current, and from a variety of courts in Japan.” – Rob Britt, U. of Washington
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