Foreign Legal Research: Countries C-F
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Cambodia- Constitution
- Constitution (e-Government) also available in English
- Constitution (AsianLII)
- Constitution (ICP)
- Laws
- Legislation (laws from 1971-1998, French) (Droit Francophone)
- Laws and Regulations of Cambodia (Council of Jurists) in English. Also avialbe here
- Cambodian Laws (WORLDLII) also organized by date
- Laws (Cambodian Defenders Project)
- Cambodian Legal Database (zip file) (Government)
- Related Laws (Cambodian Women's Crisis Center)
- Doing Business: Cambodia (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Laws from Ministries:
- Ministry of Commerce: Laws and Regulations (in English) and Trade Agreements (in English)
- Arbitration Council: Labor Law and other related material in English
- Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: Laws and Agreements in English
- National Election Committee: Legal Documents in English
- Ministry of Interior: Related Laws in English
- National Bank of Cambodia: Legislations in English
- Disability Action Council: National Policy and Legislation in English
- Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction: Document Library
- Jurisprudence
- Conseil Constitutionnel/ Constitutional Courts (2003-present) (Government) select English. Also available from AsianLII from 2003-present.
- Arbitration Council Awards (AsianLII) 2003-2006
- Court Documents (Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia)
- Guides and Reports
- Law Making Process (Khmer Institute of Democracy)
- AsianLaw Bibliography (University of Melbourne)
- National Documentation Packages: Cambodia (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Organic Laws (National Assembly) in French
- Constitution (Droit Francophone)
- Constitution (University of Richmond) in English
- Laws
- Laws (Prime Minister) English interface with laws in French and English.
- Legislation (Ministry of Commerce)
- GLIN (Library of Congress) English abstracts and full-text in French
- Laws (Droit Francophone) very limited selection of laws.
- Adopted Laws (National Assembly) only a few.
- Doing Business: Cameroon (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Guides
- National Documentation Packages: Cameroon (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982 (English), Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (English)
- Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982 (French), Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Constitutional Keywords (Center for Constitutional Studies)
- Legislative Materials
- LEGISinfo (Parliament) includes faq on Legislative Process and the Library prepares Legislative Summaries of Bills. Also find Committee materials, House Debates and Senate Debates, copies and status of Bills.
- Laws
- Consolidated Statutes and Regulations (Government of Canada)
- Canada Treaty Information
- Legislation and Regulations from CANLII both federal and provicial
- Canadian Legislation (University of Toronto) links for federal and provincial legislation
- All Canadian Statutes (Westlaw CANST-ALL) federal and provicial laws in force.
- Canadian Federal Regulations (Westlaw CANFED-REG) Westlaw also contains Provincial regulation databases.
- Federal and some Provincial Legisation from Lexis
- Canada Gazette (Government of Canada) contains acts, regulations and proposed regulations (Law Annex KE119 C35)
- Orders in Council (Privey Council)
- Doing Business: Canada (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Laws from Ministries:
- Prime Minister's Office
- Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food: Legislation
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Acts and Regulations
- Department for Canadian Heritage: Legislation
- Information Management: Laws, Regulations, Standards and Policies
- Department of CItizenship and Immigration
- Immigration and Refugee Board: Act and Regulations
- Department of Foreign Affairs:
- Department of the Environment: Acts Regulations and Agreements
- Clean Air Online: Legislation
- Water Policy and Legislation
- CEPA Environmental Registry
- Environmental Assessment Agency: Legislation
- WIldlife Service: Laws, Regulation, Enforcement
- Department of Finance: Legislation
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans: Acts, Orders and Regulations
- Department of Health: Legislation and Guidelines
- Tobacco Legislation
- Patented Medicines Prices Review Board: Legislation
- Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission: Legislation
- Department of Human Resources and Social Development: Labour Law
- Pension Plan and Old Age Security: Legislation
- Department of Indian and Northern Affairs: Acts, Agreements and Land Claims
- Indian Claims Commission: Completed Inquiry and Mediation Reports and ICC Authorities
- Department of Industry:
- Corporate and Insolvancy Law Policy
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office: Patent Legislation, Trademarks Legislation, Copyright Legislation, Industrial Design Legislation, Integrated Circuit Topography Legislation
- Competition Bureau: Legislation and Legal Actions & Opinions
- Competition Tribunal: Legislation
- Department of Justice
- Human Rights Commission: Legislation
- Department of Natural Resources:
- Office of Energy Efficienty: Regulations
- National Energy Board: Acts and Regulations
- Nuclear Safety Commission: Laws and Regulations
- Department of Transport: Acts and Regulations
- Transportation Agency: Legislation
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner: Privacy Legislation
- Elections Canada: Electoral Legislation
- Cases
- Federal and Provicial cases from CANLII
- Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeals (1990-present)
- Supreme Court of Canada (1983-present) (LexUM)
- Canada Supreme Court Reports (1970-present) (Law Annex KE 140 A24) and Canada Law Reports (1923-1970) (Law Annex KE 140 A23)
- Dominion Law Reports (Law Annex KE 132 A217)
- Westlaw (CAN-ALLCASES) this database contains all federal, provincial as well as other cases. Westlaw also contains databases for individual courts:
- Administrative Law ReportsADMINLR-ART
- Alberta Law Reports ALTALR-ART
- Canadian Cases in Lexis
- Overview of Provincial Court websites (Harvard Law Library)
- Decisions (International Trade Tribunal)
- Decisions (Human Rights Tribunal)
- Decisions (Competition Tribunal)
- Judgments (Tax Court) also legal framework
- Digests
- Canadian Abridgment is available on Westlaw (ABRIDGMENT)
- Journals and Indexes
- Westlaw (TP-ALL) and (Canada-JLR)
- Lexis Canadian Law Journals Combined
- Index to Canadian Legal Literature (Law Annex Ref KE 173 C355) also available on Westlaw (ICLL)
- Canadian Legal Literature (Law Annex Ref KE173 C3552)
- Canadian Legal Literature (Law Annex Ref KE173 C3552)
- Electronic Collection (Library and Archives of Canada) online archives that can be searched full-text
- Guides
- Canadian Legal Research Guide (Harvard Law School Library)
- Guide to Making Federal Acts and Regulations (Privy Council Office)
- Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research
- Researching Canadian Law (Globalex)
- Doing Business in Canada in Lexis
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Constitutional Modernization Initiative) also Commissioner's Report
- Constitution (Government)
- Legislative Material
- Bills (Legislative Assembly) also Hansards
- Consultation Drafts and Green Bills (Judicial Administration and Portfolio of Legal Affairs)
- Laws
- Cayman Islands Gazette (Government) from 2003 includes an Index
- Selected Laws (Myers and Alberga)
- Selected Laws (International Management Services LTD)
- Laws from Ministries:
- Monetary Authority: Regulatory Framework
- Ministry of Environment: Look under Documents
- Cayman Islands Investment Bureau: Laws and Regulations
- Tax Information Authority: Tax Information Agreements
- Cases
- Cayman Island Law Reports (Judicial Adminstration and Portfolio of Legal Affairs) also by subject and volume. Unreported Judgments under review.
- Privy Council Decisions (BAILII)
- Guide
- Guide to Caribbean Law Research (Globalex)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Library of Congress) includes historical versions
- Constitution (Georgetown)
- Legislative Material
- Tramitacion de Proyectos (Senate) searchable database of billsand other legislative material includes both Houses
- Proyectos de Ley (Camera de Diputados)
- Asistente Legislative (Library of Congress)
- Boletin Legislativa (Library of Congress) can subscribe
- Legislative History (Library of Congress) of selected laws with full text of documents.
- Legislative Agenda (Ministry General Secretariat of the President)
- Laws
- Diario Oficial Official Gazette from 1998 in full-text and summaries back to 1877. Needs a subscription.
- Frequently Requested Laws (Library of Congress) alphabetical list of laws, regulations and codes. Can also see most recent laws, by subject and is searchable. It also as another interface.
- Laws (search by number or date) (Senate)
- Laws and Codes (Comission Andina de Juristas)
- Doing Business: Chile (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Laws from Ministries
- National Commission of the Environment: Normative Ambiental / Legal Framework
- National Forest Corporation: Legislacion
- Ministry of the Economy: Legislacion y normativa
- Subsecretariat of Fisheries: Select Normativa Pesquera
- National Commission of Energy: Normativa / Legal Framework
- Superintendent of Electricity and Combustables: Legal Framework
- Ministry of Education: Documentos Juridicos/ Legal Documents
- National Commission for Scientific and Technological Investigation: Legislation and International Agreements
- Ministry of Foreign Relations
- General Directorate for International Economic Affairs: Agreements look on left toolbar.
- National Directorate of Borders and State Limits: Principal Legal Instruments
- Antartic Institute: Treaty
- Ministry of Finance: Laws and Agreements
- Internal Revenue Service: Circulars and Legislation (includes jurisprudence)
- Ministry of Health: select Le Informamos and Normativa
- Institute of Public Health: Select Normas Legales
- Superintendent of Health: Legislation
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development: Legal Framework
- Ministry of the Interior: Human Rights Laws
- Subsecretary of Regional Development and Administration: Documentation Center - includes legal materials
- National Council for Control of Narcotics: Laws
- Ministry of Justice: Laws
- Reform of Criminal Procedure: Documents
- Ministry of Labor
- Directorate of Labor: Legal Framework for Labor
- Superintendent for the Administration of the Pension Fund: Legislation
- Ministry of Mining: Legal Framework
- Commission on Nuclear Energy: Laws
- Ministry of National Assets: Legislation
- Ministry of Defense: Reform Legislation
- Ministry of
Public Works and of Transport and Telecommunications:
- Superintendent of Health Services: Laws
- Central Bank: Legal and Regulatory Framework
- National Commission of the Environment: Normative Ambiental / Legal Framework
- Jurisprudence:
- Guides
- Essential Issues of the Chilean Legal System (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- National Documentation Packages: Chile (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
China, People's Republic of (not including Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong)
- Constitution
- Constitution (ICL) also the Declaration of Human Rights in English
- Laws
- GZhong Hua Ren Min Gong He Guo Guo Wu Yuan Gong Bao (official gazette from State Council) only the Chinese full-text 1999-2003
- Law and Statute (MOFCOM) extensive database of English language translations of investment-related laws.
- Laws of The PRC (AsianLII) unofficial translations to English.
- China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, selected laws translated in English
- Basic Laws (Chinalawinfo) search for free, but for full laws and regulations available with subscription
- Selected Laws (China.org.cn) in English, more in Chinese
- Selected Laws (ChinaCourt) in Englisn
- Selected Laws (Novexcn) in English
- Doing Business: China (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Laws from Ministries:
- People's Bank: Rules and Regulations in English.
- Ministry of Education: Laws and Regulations in English
- Ministry of Land and Resources: Laws in English
- Ministry of Science and Technology: Policies and Regulations in English.
- State Administration of Foreign Exchange: Rules and Regulations in English
- Customs Administration: Policy and Regulation in English
- Ministry of Commerce: China Sustainable Industrial Development Network Law Database in English
- Ministry of Water Resources: Laws and Regulations in English
- Office of National Coordination Commitee on Climate Change: Laws and Regulations in English
- National Development and Reform Commission: Policy Releases in English
- State Administration for Industry and Commerce: Laws and Regulations in English
- Securities Regulatory Commission: Laws and Regulations in English
- Cases
- About Case Law (Novexcn)
- Guides
- Research Guides to Chinese Law (Yale Law School Library)
- Legal Research Guide: China (Library of Congress)
- ABA China Committee Bibliography
- Asian Law Bibliography (University of Melbourne)
- Links to Official Gazettes of various Government Entities (Government Printing Bureau of Macao)
- The People's Republic of China (Washington University Manual of International Legal Citation)
- National Documentation Packages: China (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- News and Blogs
- Legal Daily Online - contains full-text of new laws in Chinese. There is also an English version.
- China Quarterly (Westlaw)
- China Law Digest
- China Law Prof Blog
- China Law Blog (Business Law)
- China Law Reporter (American Bar Association)
- Press Releases (State Council Information Office) in English
- China M&A Digest (Deloitte)
- Subscription Databases
- Constitution
- Constitution (Presidential website)
- Constitution (Georgetown)
- Legislative Materials
- Legislative Materials (Camera de Representantes) under tab for "Secretaria General" are various materials. You may have to open the in a new window. Many are also zip documents.
- Laws
- Diario Oficial (official gazette in Spanish)
- Database for Legislation (Ministry of Interior and Justice)
- Selected Laws (Presidential website)
- Doing Business: Columbia (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Laws from Ministries:
- Ministry of Agriculture: Resolutions
- Ministry of Communications: Legislation
- Commission of Telecommunications Regulation: Select Normatividad and Jurisprudencia. Can also be searched
- Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism: Legal Framework
- Superindendent of Commerce and Industry: Agreements, Laws
, Decrees (for more select Normatividad)
- IP: Laws and Regulations
- Consumer Protection: Jurisprudence and Laws
- Telecommunications (Non-Domiciliary Services): Laws and Jurisprudence
- Chambers of Commerce: Laws
- Unfair Competition: Doctrine and Jurisprudence
- Promotion of Competition: Laws
- Superindendent of Companies: Legal Framework
- Superindendent of Commerce and Industry: Agreements, Laws
, Decrees (for more select Normatividad)
- Ministry of the Environment
- Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies: Laws, Decrees, Agreements
- Institute of Geology, Minerals and Nuclear Research: Laws
- Ministry of External Relations: Legal Framework
- Ministry of Finance and Public Credit: Legal Framework and Financial Regulation
- National Agency of Hydrocarbons: Select Normatividad
- Bank of the Republic: Juriscol can be accessed alphabetically as well.
- Commission for Potable Water and Sanitation: Select Normatividad
- Commission of Energy and Gas Regulation: Select Normas
- Commission of Telecommunications Regulation: Select Normatividad
- Directorate of Narcotics: Laws
- Surperintendent of Vigelence and Private Security: Laws
- Superintendent of Finance: Select Normatividad
- National Copyright Directorate: Laws see also Jurisprudencia
- Cases
- Database of Decisions (Ministry of Interior and Justice)
- Juriscol (Banco de la Republica) look under Jurisprudencia. Bank related Jurisprudence
- Consulta de Jurisprudencia (Consejo Superior de la Judicatora)
- Guides
- An Introduction to Columbian Governmental Institutions and Primary Legal Sources (Globalex)
- WorldLII
- National Documentation Packages: Columbia (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Asamble Legislativa)
- Constitution (Georgetown Political Database of the Americas)
- Legislative Materials
- Proyectos de Ley (bills) (Asamble Legislativa)
- Laws
- La Gaceta (official gazette) need to register for historical information
- Sistema Costarricense de Informacion Juridica (Procuradura General/Attorney General) can search for laws and regulations. If you search here there is a drop down menu which allows access to codes.
- Laws and Regulations (Asamble Legislativa)
- GLIN (Library of Congress) full-text access to extensive legislation with subject cataloging in English
- Treaties (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores)
- Doing Business: Costa Rica (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Laws from Ministries:
- Ministry of Agriculture and Cattle: Agricultural Legislation bibliographic from 1948-1994 and full-text from 1994 on.
- Central Bank: Laws and Regulations
- Ministry of Finance: Legal Framework
- Ministry of Labor: Laws
- Cases
- Sistema Costarricense de Informacion Juridica (Judicial Branch) allows searching for cases
- Guides
- A Guide to Legal Research in Costa Rica (LLRX)
- National Documentation Packages: Costa Rica (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Subscription Databases
- Constitution
- Constitutions (ICL Project) in English
- Constitution (Constitutional Court) in English
- Documents (Venice Commission)
- Legislative Materials
- INFODOK (Croatian Paliament)
- Laws
- Narodne Novine (official gazette in Croatian)
- Norodne Novine (Croacta) alternative access to Gazette
- Selected English Translations (Supreme Court)
- Laws (Ministry of Justice) look under "Zakoni"
- Selected Laws (Croation)
- Doing Business: Croatia (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Selected Laws (LegislatiOnline) in English.
- Laws from Ministries:
- Ministry of Agriculture: Laws / Pregled svih Zakono
- Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship:
- Select Laws and Regulations (in English) and Treaties & Agreements (in English) on Right Bar
- Select Produzetnistvo and then Zakoni i Pravilnici. Or Gospodarstvo and then Zakoni under each subcategory. Or Rad and then Zakoni
- Ministry of Education and Sport: Sport Act
- Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction: Other Regulations (Environmental) (in English) and Construction legislation
- Ministry of Family Affairs, Homeland War Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity: Laws
- Ministry of Finance:
- Tax Administration: Regulations and Double Taxation Agreements (in English)
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare: Laws
- Ministry of Interior: Aliens Act (in English) and Laws
- Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure: Telecommunications Regulations (in English)
- Case Law:
- Constitutional Court (Croatian, English, French, German) includes searchable database of decisions.
- Decisions (Supreme Court) from 1990 to present
- Subscription Databases
- Guides
- The Croatian Legal System (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- National Documentation Packages: Croatia (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- Constitution
- Constitution (Kypros.net) along with othe relevant documents
- Constitution (ICL)
- Law
- Government Gazette (Government Printing Office)
- Government Gazette (NetVeil) in Greek
- Agreements on the Cyprus Problem (Press and Information Office) in English
- Selected Laws (LegislatiOnline) in English.
- Laws from Ministries:
- Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance: Selected Laws (in English)
- Central Bank: Legal Framework (in English)
- Cases
- Supreme Court Judgments (CyLaw) from 1997 in Greek
- Recent Judgments (Supreme Court) in Greek
- Competition Court Decisions (CyLaw) in Greek
- Cyprus Law Reports (NetVeil) in English 1979 to 2003
- Guides
- Laws and Legislation of the Republic of Cyprus (Alexander S. Zakharov) links to laws and treaties
- National Documentation Packages: Cyprus (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (ICL Project) in English
- Constitution (Constitutional Court) in English
- Constitution and other fundamental laws (Parliament) in English
- Constitution (Parliament)
- Legislative Materials
- Bills (Parliament Chamber of Deputies)
- Laws
- Sbirka Zakonu (official gazette) also available from the Ministry of the Interior in a more user friendly form, as well as from Sagit publishers.
- Legal Portal (Government)
- Czech Legislation in translation (Viktor Vaske)
- Doing Business: Czech Republic (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Selected Laws (LegislatiOnline) in English.
- Laws from Ministries:
- Ministry of Agriculture: Water Act (in English) and in Czech
- Minstry of Education, Youth and Sport: Laws
- Ministry of the Environment: Full-text Database of Translations of Czech Environmental Regulations also in Czech
- Ministry of Finance: Laws
- Customs Administration: National Customs Regulations and Excise Duties (in English)
- Ministry of Trade and Industry: Consumer Protection Legislation (in English) and Energy Legislation (in English) and Chemical Legislation (in English)
- Ministry of Labor: Legal Framework / Pravni Predpisy
- Ministry of Regional Development: Legal Framework / Pravni Predpisy
- Ministry of Transport and Communications: Legislation in English and in Czech
- Office of Industrial Property: Legal Framework in English
- Energy Regulatory Office: Select Pravni or Legislation in English
- Czech National Bank: Pravni Predpisy and Legislation in English
- Cases
- Decisions (Constitutional Court) Selected Cases in English
- Decisions (Supreme Court)
- Decisions (Supreme Adminstrative Court)
- Guides
- An Introduction to the Czech Legal System and Legal Sources Online (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- National Documentation Packages: Czech Republic (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (ICL) in English
- Constitution (Government)
- Constitution (Project Runeberg)
- Legislative Material
- Bills (Parliament) can be accessed from the front page under Dokumenttype and Lovforslag. Other documents are also available. There is also a search engine for searching legislative materials.
- Recommendations from Government Commissions (National Library)
- Laws
- Lovtidende (official gazette in Danish)
- Laws (Retsinformation) important laws in order of date.
- Selected Laws in English (University of Copenhagen)
- Doing Business: Denmark (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Selected Laws (LegislatiOnline) in English.
- Laws from Ministries:
- Ministry of Buildings and Housing: Laws and Regulations and Acts and Regulations in English
- Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs: Legal Materials
- Commerce and Companies Agency: Laws and Regulations and Legislation in English
- Financial Supervisory Authority: Collection of Laws and Legislation in English
- Competition Authority: Competition Legislation in English and in Danish and Procurement Legislation in English and in Danish.
- Energy Regulatory Authority: Regulation
- Patent and Trademark Office: Laws
- National Consumer Agency: Laws and Regulations and Consumer Laws in English
- Maritime Authority: Legislation in English
- Ministry of the Church: Laws and Regulations
- Ministry of Culture: Laws and Regulations and Legislation in English
- Ministry of Education: Laws and Regulations
- Ministry of Employment: Relevant Laws and Regulations and Acts and Regulations in English
- Ministry of Finance: Legal Materials
- Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries: Legal Materials
- Ministry of Health: Legal Materials and Legislative Material in English
- Ministry of the Interior: Legislation in English
- Ministry of Social Welfare: Legal Materials and Legislation in English
- Cases
- Decisions (Forkisrings) limited access
- Appeals and Complaints Boards (Juraportal) list of online access
- Guides
- Researching Danish Law (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- Legal Links (University of Copenhagen)
- Scandanavian Law (Stockholm Institute of Scandanavian Law) articles about Danish law in English in PDF.
- National Documentation Packages: Denmark (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution and Organic Laws (ACCPUF))
- Constitution (Agence Djibouti)
- Constitution and Organic Laws (Presidential website)
- Constitutional Order (POGAR)
- Laws
- Journal Officiel (Official Gazette in French)
- Legislation (laws from 1971-2003, French) (Droit Francophone)
- Commercial Laws (World Bank) in English
- Laws from Ministries:
- Guides
- Djibouti in Brief (POGAR UNDP)
- National Documentation Packages: Djibouti (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Georgetown University) in English
- Laws
- Laws of Dominica (Government)
- Cases
- Judgments (Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) from 1996 see also Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Cases (WorldLII) from 1999
- Constitution
- Constitution (Supreme Court)
- Legislative Materials
- Legislative Information Online (Senate and Chamber of Deputies) includes bills, but you must register. There is a list of bills from the Senate and a list of bills from the Chamber of Deputies which gives the "Numero Initiativa".
- MasterLex (Chamber of Deputies) includes legislative information. For Bills select Camera de Diputados and Proyecto de Ley
- Laws
- Presidential Decrees (President)
- Acts Approved (Senate) from 2006-present.
- MasterLex (Chamber of Deputies) select Camara de Diputados and Gacetas/Official Gazette. Earlier Gacetas are also available from 1990-1999 (Chamber of Deputies) Need IE to use.
- Codes (Supreme Court) and selected laws and regulations
- International Agreements (Supreme Court) selected.
- Laws (Ministry of Justice) as well as decrees and regulations.
- GLIN (Library of Congress) abstracts of laws.
- Laws by Ministries:
- Directorate General of Internal Revenue: Tax Laws
- Minister of Environment and Natural Resources: Environmental Laws and Regulations
- National Council of State Reform: Laws
- Ministry of Labour: Conventions
- Central Bank: Laws
- Doing Business: Dominican Republic (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Judgments (Supreme Court) also advisory judgments and historical judgments
- Guides
- National Documentation Packages: Dominican Republic (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Georgetown Political Database of the Americas)
- Constitution (Revista Judicial)
- Legislative Material
- Proyectos/Bills (Congreso Nacional) includes approved bills. This database is searchable. [currently down]
- Laws
- Registro Oficial (Official Gazette in Spanish)
- Codes (Comision de Legislacion y Codificacion) recent codification by subject.
- Doing Business: Ecuador (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Links to Selected Legislation (WorldLII)
- Treaty Database (Ministry of Foreign Relations)
- GLIN (Library of Congress) abstracts of laws.
- Laws by Ministry
- Ministry of Agriculture: Bilateral Trade Agreements
- Ministry of Industry and Commerce: Legal Framework
- Ministry of the Interior: Legislation
- National Council on the Control of Drugs: Laws
- Superintendant of Banks: Laws
- Cases
- Select Decisions of the Supreme Court (Revista Judicial) in Spanish
- Gacetas Constitucional (Tribunal Constitucional)
- Guides
- Ecuador Research Checklist (Northwestern Pritzker Legal Research Center)
- National Documentation Packages: Ecuador (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Virtual Library of Health (Ministry of Public Health) bibliographic index of health legislation
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Medina Project) in English
- Constitution (Parliament)
- Constitution (Shoura Council) in English. Constitution and related documents also in PDF
- Spanish (with 1980 amendments
- Laws
- Presidential Decrees (Office of the Prime Minister) select English.
- Official Gazette (Tashreaat) in Arabic and appears to be a subscription database, but with selected laws in English.
- Selected Laws (E-Gov) some in English
- Selected Treaties (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in English
- Egypt Legal Database (Programme on Governance in the Arab Region) legislation and court judgments in Arabic.
- Doing Business: Egypt (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Laws from Ministries:
- Ministry of Finance: Financial Laws and Double Tax Treaties (in English)
- Income Tax Authority: Income Tax Law and Regulations in English and again in PDF of book in English
- Ministry of Investment: Laws and Legislation in English
- Ministry of Environmental Affairs: Laws in English
- Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry: Laws and Legislation in English and Arabic and and Trade Agreements in English and Arabic
- SIS: Law of Exercising Political Rights
- Ministry of Finance: Financial Laws and Double Tax Treaties (in English)
- Guides
- An Overview of the Egyptian Legal System and Legal Research (GlobaLex)
- Egypt in Brief (POGAR UNDP)
- National Documentation Packages: Egypt (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Georgetown Political Database of the Americas)
- Constitution (Asamblea Legislativa) with historical constitutions
- Organic Laws (Consejo Nacional de la Judicatura) [not working]
- Laws
- Legislation (Centro de Documentacion Judicial) organized by subject area and by type of legal instrument.
- Selected Laws (Asamblea Legislative)[not working]
- Laws by Ministries:
- Ministry of the Economy: Laws and Regulations
- Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources: Legislation
- Ministry of Finance: Tax Law
- General Director of Internal Taxes: Legislation and Jurisprudence
- Ministry of Health: Laws
- General Superintendent of Electricity and Telecommunications: Laws
- Superintendent of the Financial System: Laws and Regulations
- Superintendent of Securities: select Regulatory Framework in English
- Central Reserve Bank: Laws
- GLIN (Library of Congress) has extensive legislation with subject cataloging in English
- Treaties (Centro de Documentacion Judicial)
- Doing Business: El Salvador (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Jurisprudencia (Centro de Documentacion Judicial) organized by subject area and is also searchable
- Guides
- Articles (Centro de Documentacion Judicial) on aspects of law [not working]
- Thesaurus (Centro de Documentacion Judicial) overview of the law
- National Documentation Packages: El Salvador (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Parliament) also in English
- Constitution (International Constitutional Law)
- Legislative Material
- Weekly Record (Parliament) overview of weeks activity in English.
- E-Oigus includes legislative material like Drafts of Legislation (Justice Ministry)
- Laws
- Pravovye Akty Estonii (Riigi Teataja) Official Gazette
- Estonia Legal Language Centre (State Chancellory) provides English translations of selected Estonian laws. The database is searchable.
- Estonian Law Center
- ESTLEX
- Doing Business: Estonia (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Selected Laws (LegislatiOnline) in English.
- Laws by Ministries:
- Ministry of Culture: Legislation in English
- Ministry of FInance: Legislation / Oiguloome and Tax Legislation in English
- Tax and Customs Board: Legislation in English
- Competition Authority: Competition Legislation in English and Estonian and Communications Legislation in English and Estonian and Energy Regulation Legal Acts in English and Estonian
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Citizenship and Migration Board: Laws
- Cases
- Decisions (Supreme Court) and Constitutional Judgments and Administrative Judgments in English.
- Decision Database (Minsitry of Justice) not sure what this is.
- Guides
- Guide to Estonian Legal System and Legal Research (Globalex)
- An Overview of Estonia Law and Web Resources (LLRX)
- Legal Guide to Business in Estonia (Ruus Koch & Vabamets)
- National Documentation Packages: Estonia (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
Federated States of Micronesia
- Constitution
- Constitution (Legal Information System of the FSM)
- Legislative Materials
- Bills and Resolutions (Congress)
- Laws
- Public Laws (Congress)
- Code of the FSM (Legal Information System of FSM)
- Regulations of the FSM (Legal Information System of FSM) selected.
- Consolidated Legislation (PACLII)
- Case Law
- Supreme Court (Legal Information System of FSM)
- PacLII (coverage is selective of federal cases. Also includes cases of Chuck, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap state courts.)
- Guides
- Constitution
- Constitution (ICL)
- Constitution Amendment Act 1997 (PACLII)
- Legislative Materials
- Laws
- Laws of Fiji (Government) and an Index (Attorney General)
- Session Laws (PACLII) and Consolidated Legislation (PACLII)
- Subsidiary Legislation/Regulations (PACLII)
- Promulgations and Decrees (PACLII)
- Doing Business: Fiji (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Laws by Ministries
- Trade and Investment Bureau: Selected Bilateral Trade Agreements in English
- Department of Lands and Surveys: Legal in English
- Ministry of Labour: Laws in English
- Cases
- Court of Appeal Decisions (PACLII), High Court Decisions (PACLII), Supreme Court Decisions (PACLII), Magistrates Court (PACLII) as well as indexes
- Privy Council Decisions for Fiji (PACLII)
- Guides and Reports
- Law Journal (Attorney General)
- Publications (Law Reform Commission)
- National Documentation Packages: Fifi (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitutions
- Basic Provisions (Ministry of Justice)
- English (International Constitutional Law)
- Legislative Materials
- Bills (Ministry of Justice) since 1992.
- Reports (National Institute of Legal Policy) in English
- Parliament has extensive English site with information
- Laws
- Finlex (Ministry of Justice) this English interface to extensive databases includes translations.
- Doing Business: Finland (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Selected Laws (LegislatiOnline) in English.
- Laws by Ministries
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: Legislation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Agreements deposited with Finland in English
- Cases
- Caselaw (Ministry of Justice)
- Indexes to Journals
- Finnish Legal Literature (Library of Parliament) English Interface
- Guides
- Finnish Law on the Internet (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- How are Laws Made? (Ministry of Justice)
- Judicial System (Ministry of Justice) browse by index
- Legislation on Line: Finnish Legal Databases
- National Documentation Packages: Finland (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Legifrance)
- Constitution (National Assembly) in English
- Legislation
- Law
- Codes, Laws and Regulations (Legifrance) search or find by Subject
- Codes in English (Legifrance)
- Journal Officiel from 1990 (Legifrance)
- Journal Officiel from 2004 (Journeaux Officiels)
- Treaties (Senate)
- Treaties (Legifrance)
- Doing Business: France (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Selected Laws (LegislatiOnline) in English.
- Cases
- Jurisprudence du Conseil Constitutionnel (Legifrance)
- Decisions 1958-present (Conseil Constitutionnel)
- Jurisprudence of Administrative Courts including Conseil D'Etat (Legifrance)
- Decisions (Conseil D'Etat)
- Jurisprudence of the Courts including the Cour de Cassation (Legifrance)
- Translations of French Decisions (Institute for Transnational Law)
- Guides
- Researching French Law (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- Legal Research Guide: France (Library of Congress)
- About Law (Legifrance)
- France (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
- National Documentation Packages: France (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
If you have any questions or would like some assistance with your foreign legal research project, please stop by the Reference Desk, Pappas Law Library Reading Room, or submit a research appointment request or email the Reference staff your question.
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Last updated: February 2009