Subject guides: Asian and Pacific Law: Papua New Guinea

Legislation and Case Law Resources - General

PacLII - Papua New Guinea Resources
Including links to consolidated legislation, historical legislation prior to 1945, as well as cases from the District Court, Leadership Tribunal, National Court, Judicial Staff Service Appeals Tribunal, Police Appeals Tribunal, Supreme Court, and access to the Papua New Guinea Law Reports 1963-2005. From the Pacific Legal Information Institute.

Legal Resources by Subject

National Laws on Children's Rights
From CRIN's (Children's Rights International Network) archive, and featuring information on researching the law as well as a list of relevant legislation.
Natlex - Labour Related Laws
From the International Labour Organization. PNG labour, social security and related human rights legislation index, providing abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information with some full text.
WIPOLex - Intellectual Property Laws
Includes key and related domestic Acts and regulations in the area of intellectual property.
National Aquaculture Legislation Overview
From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.
ECOLEX - Environmental Legislation
Domestic environmental law related laws and regulations. Ecolex is compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Papua New Guinea Tax Profile
Provides an overview of the tax system in PNG, including corporate and income tax, indirect tax, treaties and free trade agreements. Updated September 2016. From KPMG.
RULAC - Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project - PNG
Links to relevant international and domestic legislation, information concerning international and regional treaties adherence, links to resolutions and reports from the UN and regional organisations, and a link to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review. From the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.
FAOLEX - UN Food and Agriculture Database - Papua New Guinea
Includes food and trade statistics, and facts and domestic legislation regarding pests and diseases, forestry, food security, natural resources, technical co-operation and water management.

Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea

UNdata Country Profile

Legal System and Legal Research

Guide to Law Online: Papua New Guinea
From the U.S. Library of Congress.
DFAT - Foreign Affairs Profiles: Papua New Guinea
From the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Publication: Election 2007 - The Shift to Limited Preferential Voting in Papua New Guinea
Full book available online. Published by ANU e-press.

Government and Agency Information

Publications - Constitutional and Law Reform Commission of PNG
From PacLII, features full text Reports, Issues Papers, Working Papers, Occasional Papers and other publications. The database is a work in progress, but a significant and growing number of publications are accessible.

Papua New Guinea and International Law

NORMLEX - International Labour Standards - PNG
From the International Labour Organization, and including national labour laws, surveys, treaty ratifications and official comments on the country by the UN supervisory bodies.
Maritime Space: Maritime Zones and Maritime Delimitation - Papua New Guinea
From the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations Secretariat. Legislation and treaty information.
Europa - Treaties Office Database
Provides details of bilateral and multilateral agreements between the European Union and Papua New Guinea.
United Nations Human Rights - Papua New Guinea Homepage
Provides information regarding PNG's interaction with UN treaty based and charter based human rights bodies, including reports, observations, publications and other materials.
WIPOLex - Intellectual Property Treaty Membership
Bilateral and multilateral treaties involving Papua New Guinea.
ECOLEX - Environmental Treaty Membership
Bilateral and multilateral treaties involving Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea / Australia treaties
Bilateral and multilateral agreements between PNG and Australia. Via AustLII.
Ratification of Human Rights Treaties
From the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, this provides information on which human rights treaties Papua New Guinea has ratified. Also provides links to the treaties.
RULAC - International Treaties Adherence
From the Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Project. Includes adherence information on treaties in the following subject areas: humanitarian law, human rights law, weapons, refugees, criminal law and terrorism. Also includes links to international court and tribunal decisions.