CHRAJ ONLINE OPEN ACCESS LIBRARY - INTRODUCTION
This Portal provides details on free-only resources that law investigators, cases officers and researchers in related field(s) and interested individuals can have access to for legal, academic and research purposes.
ONLINE LIBRARIES
JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library for the intellectually curious that helps everyone discover, share and connect valuable ideas. This platform provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
JSTOR helps you explore a wide range of scholarly content through a powerful research and teaching platform. They collaborate with the academic community to help libraries connect students and faculty to vital content while lowering costs and increasing shelf space, provide independent researchers with free and low-cost access to scholarship, and help publishers reach new audiences and preserve their content for future generations.
JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization that also includes Artstor, Ithaka S+R, and Portico.
RESEARCH4LIFE
Research4Life provides institutions in low-and middle-income countries with online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content. We aim to improve teaching, research and policymaking in health, agriculture, the environment and other life, physical and social sciences.
Since 2002, Research4Life has provided researchers at more than 11,000 institutions in over 125 lower- and middle-income countries with free or low-cost online access to up to 205,000 leading journals and books in the fields of health, agriculture, environment, applied sciences, and legal information.
We do this in partnership with organizations in the fields of scholarly communications, technology, and international development: WHO, FAO, UNEP, WIPO, ILO; Cornell and Yale Universities; the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers, and more than 200 international publishing partners.
There are five content collections: Research for Health (Hinari), Research in Agriculture (AGORA), Research in the Environment (OARE), Research for Development and Innovation (ARDI) and Research for Global Justice (GOALI).
AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE’S RIGHTS
The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) is an international human rights instrument that is intended to promote and protect human rights and basic freedoms in the African continent.
GHANA LIBRARY AUTHORITY
The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) forms a critical part of Ghana’s historical artefacts. It was setup to improve literacy outcomes, which is key to the development of the country.
This includes the provision of information services which seek to improve reading outcomes, leading to increased public awareness as a critical component of the overall strategy towards tackling illiteracy, poverty, disease and unemployment related problems.
CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTER
The Canadian Human Rights Reporter Inc. (CHRR) is a not-for-profit organization established to promote access to human rights law in Canada.
This includes published decisions of tribunals, boards of inquiry and courts from all jurisdictions, as well as the appeals which flow from them. Many of the decisions published by CHRR are not available from any other source. CHRR also publishes human rights legislation from all jurisdictions.
Their work is funded entirely by paid subscriptions to services provided by CHRR.
THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAW JOURNAL
The African Human Rights Law Journal (AHRLJ) is a leading peer-reviewed journal focused on human rights related topics of relevance to Africa, Africans, and scholars of Africa. As democratic practices and the protection of human rights struggle to become rooted in Africa, the Journal aims to contribute towards strengthening indigenous African scholarship.
The AHRLJ is published by the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) which took over from Juta as publisher in 2013. It is published in association with the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. All journal content, dating back to the first issue of 2001, is available and will be maintained on the Journal’s web site www.ahrlj.up.ac.za.
The AHRLJ still publishes a small number of printed copies for each volume, which are sent out to the required Legal Depository addresses as per the Legal Deposit Act, Act 54 of 1997. All journal content, dating back to the first issue of 2001, is available and will be maintained on the Journal’s web site (www.ahrlj.up.ac.za). The Journal is published only in English.
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REVIEW (OPEN ACCESS)
The Constitutional Court Review (CCR) is an international journal of record that tracks the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
The compilation of long essays, replies, articles and case comments use recent decisions to navigate more general currents in the Court’s jurisprudence. The Journal follows a strict double-blind, peer-reviewed editorial process. The CCR invites contributions from outstanding scholars but also considers unsolicited submissions that fit with the aims and scope of the Journal. It is published annually. Articles are published Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
JOURNAL OF LAW, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT
JLSD seeks to address various socio-economic, legal, and political research issues, such as democracy and society, to find its proper niche and its feet to help the community it serves to understand these issues. It also aims to forge a path towards inclusive epistemological discussions and debate in South Africa and the world at large.
This platform consists of articles that resort in the social sciences, the natural sciences, the exact sciences, or political science and which are relevant to the theme of law, society and development are invited for inclusion.
JUST AFRICA (OPEN ACCESS)
JLSD seeks to address various socio-economic, legal, and political research issues, such as democracy and society, to find its proper niche and its feet to help the community it serves to understand these issues. It also aims to forge a path towards inclusive epistemological discussions and debate in South Africa and the world at large.
This platform consists of articles that resort in the social sciences, the natural sciences, the exact sciences, or political science and which are relevant to the theme of law, society and development are invited for inclusion.
MALAWI LAW JOURNAL
The MLJ is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes cutting-edge, original and previously unpublished work.
It accepts articles that explore the interface, tension and congruence between law, human rights, democracy, and development in Malawi and other African countries. Articles of a comparative nature, which are locally relevant, and those dealing with current legal issues of regional importance are also considered.
All journal content, dating back to the first issue of 2001, is available and will be maintained on the Journal’s web site
OBITER
The Obiter is published under the auspices of the Faculty of Law, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. It is a fully accredited journal publishing articles on topical legal issues and legal research.
Obiter publishes contributions relevant to the development of South African law. It welcomes contributions relating to all branches of South African law. Contributions of a comparative nature from any part of the world are also invited on the basis that the lessons drawn from the comparison are focused on South African Law.
Obiter is published tri-annually and welcomes contributions in English. Additional special editions are published periodically.
All journal content is available and will be maintained on the Journal’s website Obiter (mandela.ac.za)
SOUTH AFRICAN LAW JOURNAL
The South African Law Journal is South Africa’s premier law journal. It publishes articles, notes on cases, and book reviews by prominent members of the legal profession and academics. Founded in 1884, it is the oldest law journal of its kind in the world.
The South African Law Journal is the legal showcase for new ideas, changing attitudes and shifting emphases in South African law. Those who are interested in these changes and developments will find this journal stimulating reading.
All journal content is available and will be maintained on this web site www.journals.co.za
THE BRITISH AND IRISH LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE
BAILII, based at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, contains British and Irish case law & legislation, European Union case law, Law Commission reports, and other law-related British and Irish material. BAILII continues to assist The National Archives in developing their new service for judgments from England and Wales. Alongside other charitable endeavors, BAILII will continue to provide free access to a wide range of legal materials, including judgments from England and Wales as well as other jurisdictions – Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and European courts, and the Commonwealth.
All journal content can be found on this web site British and Irish Legal Information Institute (bailii.org)
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY PRESS
The University of Calgary Press is a university publishing house that is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Calgary. Located in Calgary, Alberta, it publishes peer-reviewed scholarly books that connect local experiences to global communities.
The publishing specialties of the University of Calgary Press include: African Studies; Arctic and Northern Studies; Contemporary Canadian Art and Architecture; Energy, Ecology and Sustainability; Film Studies; Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Military and Strategic Studies; and The West.
THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The Advocates for Human Rights carries out monitoring and fact-finding in partnership with activists around the world, publishing reports that seek to uncover the truth of human rights violations wherever they occur. Those reports drive legal reforms, domestic and United Nations advocacy, protections for asylum seekers, and training on combating and documenting human rights violations.
Their resources include publications and training programs for Human Rights advocates, educators, and volunteers.
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