International Team Project: Fiji and New Zealand Research Checklist

This is a selective list of resources prepared for students participating in the International Team Project: Fiji and New Zealand course at Northwestern University School of Law in the spring 2012 semester, by Irene Berkey, Foreign and International Law Librarian.

Country Information

General Resources by Country or Region The resources listed in this section, both print and online, together provide a great deal of information on the history, geography, government, economy, etc., of the countries of the world. See "Resources for more than one country or region." For Fiji and New Zealand, see especially the following: Europa World Yearbook Online ; Political Handbook of the World ; World Factbook; Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State); BBC News – Country Profiles; Country, Economy, and Regional Information Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Country Profiles United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Foreign Information by Country University of Colorado Libraries; Economist Intelligence Unit ; Freedom in the World; Index of Economic Freedom.
About New Zealand. Government of New Zealand.

Governmental Information: Fiji

Governmental Information: New Zealand

Laws and Legal System: Fiji

Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia (2002). "Fiji," by Jennifer Corrin Care, vol. 2, pages 532-537
I,REF K 48 .L44 2002 v. 2
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII). See Fiji Islands Laws.
Fiji Courts System Information. Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII).
Introduction to Researching South Pacific Law, by Peter Murgatroyd (GlobaLex, 2009).
Introduction to South Pacific Law, by Jennifer Corrin and Don Paterson (2nd ed., 2007)
N,JAA KVC 117 .C37 2007 Third ed. (2011) on order.
Global Legal Monitor. Law Library of Congress. Legal news and developments worldwode. Search from this screen; select Fiji from the list.
Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World - Fiji. Law Library of Congress.
Constitutions of the Countries of the World . This site includes the texts of various acts. Also available in hard copy
I,MON K 3157 .A2 B58 1971

Laws and Legal System: New Zealand

Introductions and Research Guides:

An Introduction to New Zealand Law and sources of Legal Information. By Margaret Greville, updated by Maria Connor (GlobaLex, 2011). A detailed, annotated research guide, with links to resources.
New Zealand Law: University of Waikato Law Library
Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia, ed. by Herbert M. Kritzer (ABC-CLIO, 2002). Short articles on each country (or non-jurisdictional legal system) place the legal system in context. New Zealand chapter is in volume 3, pages 1153-1158.
I,REF K 48 .L44 2002 vols. 1-4
Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World , by Thomas H. Reynolds and Arturo A. Flores ("Reynolds and Flores"). Includes introductory materials (in-depth discussion of the legal history and legal publication), major publications, and citations to official sources for laws on specific subjects. It also cites to unofficial sources for detailed discussion and/or English language translations.
The New Zealand Legal System Ministry of Justice.
The New Zealand Legal System, by Fiona Crichton. Auckland District Law Society.
Law Alive: the New Zealand Legal System in Context, by Grant Morriss. Oxford University Press, 2009.
MON KUQ 68 .M67 2009
A New Zealand Legal History, by Peter Spiller, Jeremy Finn, and Richard Boast. 2nd ed. Wellington, New Zealand: Brookers, 2001.
MON KUQ 120 .S66 2001
The New Zealand Legal System: Structures, Processes and Legal Theory, by Morag McDowell and Duncan Webb. 3rd ed. Wellington; Austin, Tex.: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2002.
MON KUQ 68 .M33 2002
Introduction to the New Zealand Legal System, by Raymond D. Mulholland. 10th ed. LexisNexis Butterworths, 2001.
MON KUQ 68 .M85 2001
Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest. The "digest" consists of detailed summaries of the law on selected substantive and procedural topics, arranged alphabetically. New Zealand digest was prepared by Faculty of Law, University of Auckland.
LexisNexis Legal > Find Laws by Country or Region > Foreign Laws & Legal Sources > International Law Digest > Martindale-Hubbell® Law Digest-Asian Law Digests > New Zealand Law Digest
New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII)
New Zealand links. From World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII).
Replacing the Privy Council: A New Supreme Court? Report of the Advisory Group. Wellington, Office of the Attorney-General, 2002.

Constitution and Constitutional Law

International Enyclopaedia of Laws: Constitutional Law (IEL Constitutional Law) . Under 'national monographs' select New Zealand.
Constitutional and Administrative Law in New Zealand, by Philip A. Joseph. 2nd ed., Brookers, 2001.
MON KUQ 1750 .J67 2001
Bridled Power: New Zealand's Constitution and Government, by Geoffrey Palmer and Matthew Palmer. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 2004.
MON JQ 5831 .P35 2004
Constitutions of the Countries of the World . This site includes the texts of various acts. Also available in hard copy
I,MON K 3157 .A2B58 1971 - (see vol. XIII)
The Treaty of Waitangi. New Zealand History Online.

Legal encyclopedia

The Laws of New Zealand
LexisNexis Legal > Find Laws by Country or Region > Foreign Laws & Legal Sources > New Zealand > Commentaries and Treatises > The Laws of New Zealand (LONZ)

Legislation

New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) – Databases – see NZ Legislation.
Online Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Acts, bills, regulations, and links to other online resources.

Case Law

New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) – Databases – see NZ Case Law
Courts of New Zealand. Includes Judicial Decisions of Public Interest.
Judicial Decisions Online. Ministry of Justice.
Directory of Decisions. The University of Waikato Law Library.
LexisNexis . Legal > Find Laws by Country or Region > Foreign Law & Legal Sources > New Zealand > Caselaw

Finding Books

Finding Books at Northwestern University

NUcat Searching Tips: using NUcat to search for books on a topic.
The preceding section explains how clicking on the "Library of Congress Subject Headings" in a catalog record can help to focus a search. Subject headings can also be searched directly. From the NUcat "Search" tab, search in "Subject Heading" or "Browse Subject Heading" Some Library of Congress Subject Headings are listed below. (The dashes and parentheses can be omitted.)
constitutional law -- New Zealand
Maori (New Zealand people) -- legal status, laws, etc.

Finding Books at Other Libraries

WorldCat . WorldCat is a catalog with records from thousands of libraries. It can be used to identify materials not held by Northwestern University. Northwestern University students can place interlibrary loan requests either directly through WorldCat or via the interlibrary loan request form found on the library's home page.

Finding Articles

Tips:
1. Many subject areas are relevant-- not just law.
2. Use indexes to identify relevant articles.
3. "Advanced search" is often easier than "basic search."
4. Find a relevant citation, then click on "subject headings" or "descriptors" to find more.
5. "Find it at NU" button often leads to electronic full text.
6. NUcat "journal title" search leads to print and/or electronic full text.
Finding Articles and Papers on Foreign and Comparative Law (for articles on law of countries other than the U.S. and comparative law methodology, from journals published both in the U.S. and abroad)
Finding Articles and Papers on International Law (for public and private international law)
Find Non-Law Articles (for subjects in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences)

Finding Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) Entries for doctoral dissertations and master's theses, many of which are available in full text for immediate free download. Can search by school, e.g., Northwestern.

Finding Statistics

News: General, Legal, and Business

Note that both Lexis and Westlaw allow you to create and save a search, to be run on a periodic basis, such as daily or weekly. For links to tutorials, see the Research Alerts page of the library's web site. Always check scope notes (click on information icon) for dates of coverage. Not all publications are current.

Many organizations make it possible to monitor news by means of an RSS/XML ("Really Simple Syndication") feed. For information of setting up RSS feeds, see the Research Alerts: RSS Feeds section of the library's web site.

LexisNexis . News & Business > Country and Region (excluding US) > New Zealand > New Zealand News
Westlaw International/Worldwide materials > Asia and the Pacific Rim > Individual Country Materials > New Zealand >Business and News
Fiji: News and Media Links to free Internet news sources listed in the Open Directory Project.
New Zealand: News and Media. Links to free Internet news sources listed in the Open Directory Project.

International Business Resources

See our web site's International Trade, Business, and Economic Law page.
ProQuest ABI/INFORM Global Business and management index.
Business Source Premier Full text business database.
GlobalEDGE (TM) Resource Desk. Michigan State University.

Additional Resources for Selected Topics

Education

ERIC (EBSCO) Education Resources Information Center. An index to literature on education.
Education Abstracts (EBSCO) An index of articles and books on education.

Human Rights

2010 Human Rights Report: Fiji and New Zealand U.S. Dep't of State.
Amnesty International Report 2011 – Fiji and New Zealand.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – Fiji and New Zealand.
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – Fiji and New Zealand.
Human Rights Watch – Fiji.
HURIDOCS. Human Rights Documentation and Information Systems, International. IncludesÂ HuriSearch, which allows searching of over 5,000 human rights web sites.
Human Rights portion of Pritzker Legal Research Center web site.

Maori Resources

Maori and Indigenous Studies – Subject Guides at University of Canterbury
Maori Legal Resources-Law Study Guide. Subject Guides at University of Canterbury.
Maori Law Review. Also available in HeinOnline
Maori Land Court.
Ministry of Maori Development.

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	U.S. Primary Law U.S. Government Resources (federal, state and local) Illinois and Chicago International Law Foreign and Comparative Law Getting Started Finding Articles and Papers Law by Country or Region Law by Subject General Resources by Country or Region Statistical Resources Selected Topics Find Books, Articles, etc. Writing a Paper or Article Research Alerts	International Team Project: Fiji and New Zealand Research Checklist This is a selective list of resources prepared for students participating in the International Team Project: Fiji and New Zealand course at Northwestern University School of Law in the spring 2012 semester, by Irene Berkey, Foreign and International Law Librarian. Country Information General Resources by Country or Region The resources listed in this section, both print and online, together provide a great deal of information on the history, geography, government, economy, etc., of the countries of the world. See "Resources for more than one country or region." For Fiji and New Zealand, see especially the following: Europa World Yearbook Online ; Political Handbook of the World ; World Factbook; Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State); BBC News – Country Profiles; Country, Economy, and Regional Information Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Country Profiles United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Foreign Information by Country University of Colorado Libraries; Economist Intelligence Unit ; Freedom in the World; Index of Economic Freedom. About New Zealand. Government of New Zealand. Governmental Information: Fiji Fiji Government Online Portal Parliament of Fiji Islands Office of the Attorney-General of Fiji Judicial Department of Fiji Fiji Human Rights Commission Governmental Information: New Zealand New Zealand Government New Zealand Parliament New Zealand Ministry of Justice Supreme Court of New Zealand Laws and Legal System: Fiji Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia (2002). "Fiji," by Jennifer Corrin Care, vol. 2, pages 532-537 I,REF K 48 .L44 2002 v. 2 Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII). See Fiji Islands Laws. Fiji Courts System Information. Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII). Introduction to Researching South Pacific Law, by Peter Murgatroyd (GlobaLex, 2009). Introduction to South Pacific Law, by Jennifer Corrin and Don Paterson (2nd ed., 2007) N,JAA KVC 117 .C37 2007 Third ed. (2011) on order. Global Legal Monitor. Law Library of Congress. Legal news and developments worldwode. Search from this screen; select Fiji from the list. Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World - Fiji. Law Library of Congress. Constitutions of the Countries of the World . This site includes the texts of various acts. Also available in hard copy I,MON K 3157 .A2 B58 1971 Laws and Legal System: New Zealand Introductions and Research Guides: An Introduction to New Zealand Law and sources of Legal Information. By Margaret Greville, updated by Maria Connor (GlobaLex, 2011). A detailed, annotated research guide, with links to resources. New Zealand Law: University of Waikato Law Library Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia, ed. by Herbert M. Kritzer (ABC-CLIO, 2002). Short articles on each country (or non-jurisdictional legal system) place the legal system in context. New Zealand chapter is in volume 3, pages 1153-1158. I,REF K 48 .L44 2002 vols. 1-4 Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World , by Thomas H. Reynolds and Arturo A. Flores ("Reynolds and Flores"). Includes introductory materials (in-depth discussion of the legal history and legal publication), major publications, and citations to official sources for laws on specific subjects. It also cites to unofficial sources for detailed discussion and/or English language translations. The New Zealand Legal System Ministry of Justice. The New Zealand Legal System, by Fiona Crichton. Auckland District Law Society. Law Alive: the New Zealand Legal System in Context, by Grant Morriss. Oxford University Press, 2009. MON KUQ 68 .M67 2009 A New Zealand Legal History, by Peter Spiller, Jeremy Finn, and Richard Boast. 2nd ed. Wellington, New Zealand: Brookers, 2001. MON KUQ 120 .S66 2001 The New Zealand Legal System: Structures, Processes and Legal Theory, by Morag McDowell and Duncan Webb. 3rd ed. Wellington; Austin, Tex.: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2002. MON KUQ 68 .M33 2002 Introduction to the New Zealand Legal System, by Raymond D. Mulholland. 10th ed. LexisNexis Butterworths, 2001. MON KUQ 68 .M85 2001 Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest. The "digest" consists of detailed summaries of the law on selected substantive and procedural topics, arranged alphabetically. New Zealand digest was prepared by Faculty of Law, University of Auckland. LexisNexis Legal > Find Laws by Country or Region > Foreign Laws & Legal Sources > International Law Digest > Martindale-Hubbell® Law Digest-Asian Law Digests > New Zealand Law Digest New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) New Zealand links. From World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII). Replacing the Privy Council: A New Supreme Court? Report of the Advisory Group. Wellington, Office of the Attorney-General, 2002. Constitution and Constitutional Law International Enyclopaedia of Laws: Constitutional Law (IEL Constitutional Law) . Under 'national monographs' select New Zealand. Constitutional and Administrative Law in New Zealand, by Philip A. Joseph. 2nd ed., Brookers, 2001. MON KUQ 1750 .J67 2001 Bridled Power: New Zealand's Constitution and Government, by Geoffrey Palmer and Matthew Palmer. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 2004. MON JQ 5831 .P35 2004 Constitutions of the Countries of the World . This site includes the texts of various acts. Also available in hard copy I,MON K 3157 .A2B58 1971 - (see vol. XIII) The Treaty of Waitangi. New Zealand History Online. Legal encyclopedia The Laws of New Zealand LexisNexis Legal > Find Laws by Country or Region > Foreign Laws & Legal Sources > New Zealand > Commentaries and Treatises > The Laws of New Zealand (LONZ) Legislation New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) – Databases – see NZ Legislation. Online Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Acts, bills, regulations, and links to other online resources. Case Law New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) – Databases – see NZ Case Law Courts of New Zealand. Includes Judicial Decisions of Public Interest. Judicial Decisions Online. Ministry of Justice. Directory of Decisions. The University of Waikato Law Library. LexisNexis . Legal > Find Laws by Country or Region > Foreign Law & Legal Sources > New Zealand > Caselaw Finding Books Finding Books at Northwestern University NUcat Searching Tips: using NUcat to search for books on a topic. The preceding section explains how clicking on the "Library of Congress Subject Headings" in a catalog record can help to focus a search. Subject headings can also be searched directly. From the NUcat "Search" tab, search in "Subject Heading" or "Browse Subject Heading" Some Library of Congress Subject Headings are listed below. (The dashes and parentheses can be omitted.) constitutional law -- New Zealand Maori (New Zealand people) -- legal status, laws, etc. Finding Books at Other Libraries WorldCat . WorldCat is a catalog with records from thousands of libraries. It can be used to identify materials not held by Northwestern University. Northwestern University students can place interlibrary loan requests either directly through WorldCat or via the interlibrary loan request form found on the library's home page. Finding Articles Tips: Many subject areas are relevant-- not just law. Use indexes to identify relevant articles. "Advanced search" is often easier than "basic search." Find a relevant citation, then click on "subject headings" or "descriptors" to find more. "Find it at NU" button often leads to electronic full text. NUcat "journal title" search leads to print and/or electronic full text. Finding Articles and Papers on Foreign and Comparative Law (for articles on law of countries other than the U.S. and comparative law methodology, from journals published both in the U.S. and abroad) Finding Articles and Papers on International Law (for public and private international law) Find Non-Law Articles (for subjects in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences) Finding Dissertations ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) Entries for doctoral dissertations and master's theses, many of which are available in full text for immediate free download. Can search by school, e.g., Northwestern. Finding Statistics Fiji Bureau of Statistics Statistics New Zealand Worldwide Statistical Resources News: General, Legal, and Business Note that both Lexis and Westlaw allow you to create and save a search, to be run on a periodic basis, such as daily or weekly. For links to tutorials, see the Research Alerts page of the library's web site. Always check scope notes (click on information icon) for dates of coverage. Not all publications are current. Many organizations make it possible to monitor news by means of an RSS/XML ("Really Simple Syndication") feed. For information of setting up RSS feeds, see the Research Alerts: RSS Feeds section of the library's web site. LexisNexis . News & Business > Country and Region (excluding US) > New Zealand > New Zealand News Westlaw International/Worldwide materials > Asia and the Pacific Rim > Individual Country Materials > New Zealand >Business and News Fiji: News and Media Links to free Internet news sources listed in the Open Directory Project. New Zealand: News and Media. Links to free Internet news sources listed in the Open Directory Project. International Business Resources See our web site's International Trade, Business, and Economic Law page. ProQuest ABI/INFORM Global Business and management index. Business Source Premier Full text business database. GlobalEDGE (TM) Resource Desk. Michigan State University. Additional Resources for Selected Topics Education ERIC (EBSCO) Education Resources Information Center. An index to literature on education. Education Abstracts (EBSCO) An index of articles and books on education. Human Rights 2010 Human Rights Report: Fiji and New Zealand U.S. Dep't of State. Amnesty International Report 2011 – Fiji and New Zealand. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – Fiji and New Zealand. United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – Fiji and New Zealand. Human Rights Watch – Fiji. HURIDOCS. Human Rights Documentation and Information Systems, International. IncludesÂ HuriSearch, which allows searching of over 5,000 human rights web sites. Human Rights portion of Pritzker Legal Research Center web site. Maori Resources Maori and Indigenous Studies – Subject Guides at University of Canterbury Maori Legal Resources-Law Study Guide. Subject Guides at University of Canterbury. Maori Law Review. Also available in HeinOnline Maori Land Court. Ministry of Maori Development. Sports Law International Association of Sports Law Asser International Sports Law Centre International Center for Sports Studies (CIES)