General
- SAFLII: Southern African Legal Information Institute This link opens in a new windowDatabase that covers 16 southern African nations and their legal systems, as well as regional courts.
Kenya
- Kenya (Foreign Law Guide)University of Chicago login required.
South Africa
- Southern Africa Legal Information Institute (SafLII)Free web site with case law and tribunal decisions from South Africa and neighboring countries.
- Parliament of South AfricaSite includes a tremendous amount of information on the day-to-day activities of Parliament, including Hansards and Bills before Parliament.
- Laws of South AfricaConsolidated in-force and historical legislation and regulations, from the University of Pretoria.
- LegislationBills and background documents--white papers and green papers--from Polity.org.za.
- Department of Justice and Constitutional DevelopmentContains the Constitution and legislation.
- South Africa (Foreign Law Guide)Excellent, comprehensive guide. University of Chicago login required.
- Researching South African Law (GlobaLex)Very good guide written by Amanda Barratt, Pamela Snyman, and Redson Edward Kapindu. Relatively up-to-date, with the most recent update being March 2010.
Uganda
- Uganda's Legal System and Legal SectorBasic guide written by Brenda Mahoro, a Ugandan lawyer.
- Uganda Legal Information InstituteDatabase that can be browsed and searched.
- Uganda (Foreign Law Guide)University of Chicago login required.
Subject Guide
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Librarian and Lecturer in Law
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University of Chicago Law School
Librarian and Lecturer in Law
D'Angelo Law Library
University of Chicago Law School
773-702-9612