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India
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Research guides
Dictionaries and encyclopaedias
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Databases
Legislation
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Law reform materials
Singapore
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United Kingdom
United States
Research guides
Access to New Zealand law (GlobaLex)
Guide to New Zealand (Library of Congress)
Dictionaries and encyclopaedias
Butterworths New Zealand Law Dictionary
Browse the shelves
New Zealand's Legal System
by
Richard Scragg
Publication Date: 2005
Law alive
by
Morris, Grant
Publication Date: 2019
Databases
AGIS plus text
The Attorney-General's Information Service indexes legal scholarship from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific.
New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII)
This website contains many New Zealand journals and law reviews.
World Journals (via Westlaw)
Includes journal articles from multiple jurisdictions.
Legislation
Constitutional law
World constitutions illustrated
Contains full text of Constitution, plus selected commentaries, scholarly articles and bibliography.
Acts and regulations
New Zealand Legislation
Contains Acts, bills and legislative instruments. Includes historical versions.
New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII)
Contains Acts, Regulations and bills. Includes historical collection Acts.
Early New Zealand Statutes
Covers 1841-1940.
Parliamentary Counsel Office
Responsible for drafting and publishing New Zealand legislation.
Bills and parliamentary material
New Zealand Parliament
Contains copies of bills and parliamentary publications including Hansard and the Journals from 2002 onwards.
Case law
New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII)
Contains case law from New Zealand's Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and lower courts.
Judicial Decisions Online (Ministry of Justice)
Contains all Supreme Court decisions, Court of Appeal decisions (from 2003) and High Court decisions (from 2005).
Decisions of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Archived webpage of the National Archives. Holds decisions prior to 2010.
Law reports
New Zealand Law Reports (NZLR)
Authorised reports of decisions of the New Zealand Supreme Court, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the High Court.
Case citators
CaseBase
Includes information and annotations for reported and unreported case law. Primarily Australian content.
LawCite
LawCite is an automated case citator. Contains Australian and international cases.
Law reform materials
Law Commission
New Zealand's law reform commission. Access reports, issues, papers and more.
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