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Comparative and Foreign Law Resources
Individual Countries
- Afghanistan
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Legal System and Research - Omar Sial
- African Sites -- Generally
- African
Studies at the University of Pennsylvania
- African Water Page - Includes Links to other water page sites
- African Human Rights Resource Center
- African Water Page - Includes Links to other water page sites
- Australia
- Australia - High Court
- Australian Legal Information Institute- Australian Federal and State materials
- New South Wales- Law Link
- Australia Legal Research Guides and Sites on the Internet
- Guide to Researching Australian Law
- Australian Legal Information Institute- Australian Federal and State materials
- Austria
- Austrian Law
- Azerbaijan
- A Guide to the Republic of Azerbaijan Law Research - Ramil Isgandarov
- The Bahamas
- Guide to Caribbean Law Research - Yemisi Dina, Globalex
- Belarus
- The National Centre of Legal Information of the Republic of Belarus
- Belgium
- U.S. Embassy in Brussels - Information Service
- The Federal Parliament
- Botswana
- Doing Business in Botswana
- Brazil
- Central Bank of Brazil
- Bulgaria
- The Bulgarian Legal System and Legal Research - Angel Panayotov, Lora Kapelovska, and Nikolay Bebov
- Cameroon
- Researching Cameroonian Law - Charles Manga Fombad
- Canada
- Laws
- Cases
- Government
- Other Canadian Resources
- National Archives of Canada
- Canadian Intergovermental Conference Secretariat
- Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII)
- Doing Legal Research in Canada
- Cases
- The Carribean -dependent and independent states
- Guide to Carribean law research - Yemisi Dina
- China
- Laws of the People's Republic of China - Asian Legal Information Institute (Australia)
- Web-based research guides on PRC legal and business resources - American Bar Association
- Chinese Legal Research Center - links to Chinese (Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong) legal resources on the Internet, legal research guides and other information related to Chinese legal research.
- Chinese Law in English
- A Complete Research Guide to the Laws of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
- Chinese Legal Research - University of Washington
- China Law Digest
- CHINALAW (e-mail discussion forum; was the Chinese Law Net)
- Selected PRC Legal Provisions (Congressional-Executive Commission on China)
- Nongji Zhang, "Electronic Resources on the Law of the People's Republic of China" (as part of program F-6, A Current Appraisal of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Legal Research, 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Association Association of Law Libraries (AALL), Boston, Massachusetts)
- East Asian Law Department (University of Washington School of Law, Gallagher Law Library)
- The Internet and Chinese Law Materials (Bick-har Yeung, East Asian Collection, University of Melbourne, Australia; A paper prepared for the 18th IALL Course of International Law Librarianship "Australasian Law and Librarianship", Old Treasury Building, Melbourne, Australia, 12-16 September 1999)
- A Complete Research Guide to the Laws of the People's Republic of China (Wei Luo & Joan Liu)
- Guide to Law Online: China (Law Library of Congress)
- Chinese Legal Research Center - links to Chinese (Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong) legal resources on the Internet, legal research guides and other information related to Chinese legal research.
- Columbia
- An Introduction to Colombian Governmental Institutions and Primary Legal SourcesAntonio Ramirez
- Costa Rica
- A guide to legal research in Costa Rica - Roger A. Petersen
- Croatia
- The Croation
Legal System - Dunja Kuecking and Milivoje Žugic, University
of Zagreb
- Central Goverment of Croatia - Govermental Bodies, the Constitution and other related links
- Office of the President of The Republic of Croatia
- Central Goverment of Croatia - Govermental Bodies, the Constitution and other related links
- Czechoslovakia
- An Introduction to the Czech Legal System and Legal Resources Online - Michal Bobek
- Denmark
- Royal Danish Embassy - Washington D.C.
- Researching Danish Law - Rasmus H. Wandall
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Vital Statistics of Denmark
- Researching Danish Law - Rasmus H. Wandall
- Dominican Republic
- Guide to legal research in the Dominican Republic - Marisol Florén-Romero
- East Timor
- The East Timor Crisis - Parliamentary Library of Australia
- Egypt
- Egypt Embassy in the U.S
- Egyptian Parliament
- Egypt's Information Highway - see upper left, link to English: Goverment Online, Culture, Governorates Net
- An Overview of the Egyptian Legal System and Legal Research - Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, New York University
- Egyptian Parliament
- El Salvador
- Guide to Legal Research in El Salvador - Oscar Samour
- Estonia
- Estonian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
- Supreme Court of Estonia
- The Goverment of the Republic of Estonia - includes links to govermental web sites in Estonia
- Supreme Court of Estonia
- France
- International French Codes Translated
- Office of the
French Prime Minister and Government
- French Civil Service webpage - links to English language webpages for departments of government: Presidency, National Assembly, Ministries
- French Codes (in English)
- French Civil Service webpage - links to English language webpages for departments of government: Presidency, National Assembly, Ministries
- Germany
- The
Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
- German Civil Code
- Greece
- A Description of the Structure of the Hellenic Republic, the Greek Legal System, and Legal Research - Maria Panezi, GlobaLex
- Guatemala
- Guide to Legal Research in Guatemala - Ana Cristina Rodriguez
- Holland [The Netherlands]
- Blenheim a Dutch law firm
specializing in business and corporate law. Site contains useful
articles and info about Dutch law.
- Researching Dutch Law
- Honduras
- Guide to legal resources in Honduras - Jose Miguel Alvarez and Jessica Ramos
- Hong Kong - see China
- Hungary
- Iceland
- The Icelandic Goverment
- Statistics Iceland
- Researching Icelandic law - Ran Tryggvadottir and Thordis Ingadottir
- India
- Indian
Penal Code
- India Code Information System (INCODIS)
- Business & Information Technology in India
- Indian culture
- The Constitution of India - With all amendments
- INDLAW - Research modules relating to Indian legal, tax and regulatory issues.
- Laws 4 India
- The Contract Act 1872, Sale of Goods Act, 1930, and other Acts
- Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affiars - Acts, Bills, & Rules- Companies Act, 1956
- Ministry of Environment and Forests
- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
- SAARC
- India Code Information System (INCODIS)
- Indonesia
- The Indonesian
Legal System - Dr. Benny S. Tabalujan, BEc LLB Monash LLM
PhD Melbourne Barrister & Solicitor
- Indonesian Civil Code
- Indonesian Penal Code
- Iran
- A Guide to the Legal System of the Islamic Republic of Iran- Omar Sial (Globalex)
- Ireland
- Office of the UK Secretary
of State for Northern Ireland
- House of the Oireachtas (legislature)
- The Irish News
- Guide to Irish Law
- Israel
- A Guide to Legal Research in Israel - Michal Tamir
- A Guide to the Israeli Legal System - Ruth Levush
- The Israeli Knesset
- The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The Israeli Judicial Authority
- Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Israel
- Jewish Law and Ethics Links (Manchester University, Centre for Jewish Studies)
- Jewish Law Association Studies
- The Jewish Legal Heritage Society
- Jewish Law: Examining Halacha, Jewish Issues and Secular Law (Aleph Institute Center for Halacha and American Law)
- Jewish Law Report (Institute of Jewish Law)
- A Guide to the Israeli Legal System - Ruth Levush
- Japan
- Guide to Finding Japanese Law
- English
Translation of Japanese Laws
Japanese Law and Regulation Information - ABA Network- Japanese Patent Office
- Copyright System in Japan - Documents from the Japanese Copyright Office
- Japanese Patent Office
- Kenya
- Researching Kenyan Law - Leonard Obura Aloo and Tom Ojienda, Globalex
- Kuwait
- Kuwait's Legal System and Legal Research - Ahmed Khedr, Globalex
- Latin America
- National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade - A Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) Research and Educational Corporation.
- Latvia
- Guide to Latvian Law and Legal Resources - Ilona Ceica, Baiba Bebre and Ligita Gjortlere
- Mexico
- Mexican
Legal Materials in English
- Globalex Guide
- Electronic guide to the best Mexican law
- UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
- Morocco
- Introduction to the Moroccan Legal System - Dahmene Touchent, GlobaLex
- New Zealand
- Bill
of Rights Act 1990 - Annotated
- Constitution
- Courts
- Government Home Page
- Legislation
- Ministry of Maori Development (Te Puni Kokiri)
- New Zealand Government Online
- New Zealand Home Page
- Constitution
- Nicaragua
- Guide to legal research in Nicaragua - Magda Violeta Blandino
- Peru
- Essential Issues of the Peruvian Legal System - Sergio Endress Gomez, GlobaLex
- Philippines
- Commercial site offering
a rich source of Philippine legal information - Chan Robles
& Associates
- Philippine Legal Research - Milagros Santos-Ong, Globalex
- Portugal
- Legal Research in Portugal: A guide by Tiago Fidalgo de Freitas
- Romania
- Doing Legal Research in Romania - Dana Neacsu, GlobaLex
- Russia
- Material
on Russian Federation Law in English
- A Guide to Legal Research in Russia -Arina V. Popova and Lev S. Solovyev
- Rwanda
- Rwanda’s Legal System and Legal Materials - Eunice Musiime
- Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone - Hanatu Kabbah
- Singapore
- A guide to the Singapore legal system and legal research - Tzi Yong Sam Sim
- Slovenia
- - Maja Carni and Spela Kosak
- South Africa
- Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
- Southern Africa Legal Information Institute
- South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Sudan
- An Overview of the Sudanese Legal System and Legal Research - Sharanjeet Parmar
- Sweden
- Swedish law and legal material Ibngrid Kabir and Sofia Sternberg
- Switzerland
- The Swiss Legal System and Research - Gregory M. Bovey
- Taiwan
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Guide to Tanzanian Legal System and Legal Research - Bahame Tom Nyanduga and Christabel Manning
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Parliment of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago - information on the operations of the Parliament, its Members, and administrative structure
- Turkey
- A Guide to the Turkish Public Law Order and Legal Research - Serap Yazici
- Uganda
- Uganda's Legal System and Legal Sector - Brenda Maharo
- Ukraine
- A Research Guide to Ukranian Law - Alexander Biryukov and Myroslava Kryvonos (Globalex)
- United Kingdom
- Lawtel.com
- United Kingdom - primary and secondary materials: subscription db requires authentication (library barcode #)
- Parliament (Lord's Judgments)
- Intute
- The UK Statutes Law Database
- The Supreme Court - The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases.
It hears appeals in criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.- English Legal History - Duke University School of Law Library
- BAILII - British and Irish Legal Information Institute
- Office of Public Sector Information
- The Electronic Parliament: Resources for Tracking UK Legislation
- The English Short Title Catalog, The British Library - early books, serials, newspapers before 1801
- Vietnam
- Vietnam Legal Research - Anh Luu
- Venezuela
- An Introduction to Venezuelan Governmental Institutions and Primary Legal Sources - Antonio Ramierez, Globalex
- Zimbabwe
- The law in Zimbabwe - Otto Saki and Tatenda Chiware