Foreign Legal Research: Countries P-S
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- Constitution
- Constitution (Government) and Legal documents
- Constitution (AsianLII)
- Legislative Materials
- Selected committee reports (Senate) in English.
- Laws
- Selected Laws (SAARC Law)
- Selected Issues of Offical Gazette (Government)
- Pubjab Laws Online (Government) and Punjab Legislation (AsianLII)
- Pakistan's Legislative History (Pakistani.org)
- Doing Business: Pakistan (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Selected Judgments (Supreme Court) in English.
- Guides and Reports
- Law and Justice Commission Reports (AsianLII) also available from LJC website.
- A Legal Research Guide to Pakistan (Globalex)
- National Documentation Packages: Pakistan (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Subscription Database
- Constitution
- Constitution (PACLII)
- Laws
- Consolidated Legislation (PACLII)
- Doing Business: Papau New Guinea (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Supreme Court (PACLII) 1963-present in English
- National Court (PACLII) 1974-present in English
- Papau New Guinea Law Reports (PACLII)
- Other Courts (PACLII)
- Guides and Reports
- See PACLII
- Law of the Pacific Islands (LLRX)
- National Documentation Packages: Papau New Guinea (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Subscription Databases
- Constitution
- Legislative Materials
- Legislative Information System (Senate)
- Bills Text (House)
- Laws
- Republic Acts (Congress)
- Republic Acts (Supreme Court E-Library) also includes executive orders and presidential declarations.
- Republic Acts (AsianLII)
- GLIN (Library of Congress) access to selected full-text laws.
- Laws (Chan Robles)
- Executive Orders (AsianLII) 1917-present
- Doing Business: Philippines (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Decisions (Supreme Court) 2005-present. Also see Decisionsof Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Court of Tax Appeals from the E-Library. Also available at AsianLII 1901-present
- Decisions (Court of Appeals) 2004-present. Also available on AsianLII
- Decisions (Chan Robles) of the Supreme Court 1901-present.
- Guides
- Philippine Legal Research (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- Philippines (AsianLII) includes other links and databases
- AsianLaw Bibliography (University of Melbourne)
- The Legal System in the Philippines (ASEAN Law Association)
- National Documentation Packages: Philippines (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Parliament) in English. Includes normative acts.
- Constitution (ICL) in English.
- Legislative Material
- Legislative Progress (Parliament)
- Laws
- Online Legal Information System (Parliament) with an English interface from N-lex. Includes Dziennik Ustaw.
- Monitor Polksi (Official Gazette) and Dziennik Ustaw (Session Laws) from (Infor.pl) appears to be free of charge.
- Monitor Polski (Official Gazette) and Dziennik Ustaw (Session Laws) from (ABC) appears to be free of charge.
- Doing Business: Poland (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Decisions (Constitutional Tribunal) select "Sprawy w Tribunale". Also summaries in English.
- Decisions (Supreme Court) with selected decisions in English.
- Guides
- An Overview of Polish Law (GlobaLex)
- National Documentation Packages: Poland (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum case
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution and other Organic Laws (Parliament) also available in English. See historical constitutions.
- Spanish (University of Richmond)
- Legislative Material
- Laws
- Gazette (in Portuguese)
- GLIN (Library of Congress) see also WorldLII interface.
- Portuguese Legislation in English (Documentation and Comparative Law Office)
- Doing Business: Portugal (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Case Law:
- Guides
- Legal Research in Portugal (GlobaLex)
- National Documentation Packages: Portugal (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Subscription Databases
- Constitution
- English
- French
- Romanian
- Constitution (ICL)
- Legislative Materials
- Bills (Chamber of Deputies) see Parliamentary Documents, Debates and E-Gazette
- Bills (Senate) also see Legislative Bulletin
- Laws
- Legislation (Parliament)
- Moniturul Oficial (Official Gazette)
- Laws (Legislative Council) also has an index
- Legislative Survey (Chamber of Deputies) selected laws in English.
- GLIN (Library of Congress) full-text laws. See also WorldLII interface.
- Legislation (Legal)
- Doing Business: Romania (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Case Law:
- Jurisprudence (High Court of Cassation and Justice)
- Decisions (Constitutional Court)
- Guides
- Doing Legal Research in Romania (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- National Documentation Packages: Romania (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Fundamental Legal Acts of Russia (Russian Legal Server)
- Legislative Materials
- Bills and other Legislative Material (Federation Council) also materials at Duma
- Laws
- Gazette (Russian)
- Legislation (Duma)
- Laws (Systema) - charges a nominal fee
- Legal Information (Legal Information Scientific Center)
- Doing Business: Russia (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases:
- Constitutional Court (Russian) not currently working.
- Supreme Court (Russian)
- Supreme Arbitration Court (Russian)
- Guides
- Material on Russian Federation Law in English: Selection of Sources (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- Legal Research Guide: Russia (Library of Congress)
- National Documentation Packages: Russia (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Subsciption Databases
- Constitution
- Constitution (Parliament)
- Constitution (PACLII)
- Legislative Materials
- Parliamentary Documents (Parliament)
- Laws
- Acts and Regulations (Parliament)
- Session Laws (PACLII) and Consolidated Legislation (PACLII)
- Doing Business: Samoa (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- District Court (PACLII) from 1999
- Court of Appeal (PACLII) to present
- Supreme Court (PACLII) from 1962 to present
- High Court (PACLII) to 1961
- Guides
- Introduction to Researching South Pacific Law (GlobaLex)
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
Serbia
- Constitution
- Constitution (National Assembly)
- Legislative Material
- Activities (National Assembly)
- Laws
- Laws (National Assembly)
- Laws (National Council)
- Doing Business: Serbia (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Bulletin (Constitutional Court)
- Guides
- National Documentation Packages: Servia (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum case
- Constitution
- Constitution (Laws Project)
- Constitution (CommonLII)
- Laws
- Select Laws (Laws Project)
- Select Laws (Development Assistance Coordination Office)
- Compilation of the Juvenile Laws of Sierra Leone (Justice Sector Development Programme)
- Is it in Force? (Justice Sector Development Programme) Status of international treaties signed by Sierra Leone
- Doing Business: Sierra Leone (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Guides
- Sierra Leone Legal System and Legal Research (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- National Documentation Packages: Sierra Leone (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitutional Documents (Attorney General) in English
- Constitution (CommonLII) in English
- Legislative Materials
- Bills (Parliament) also order papers and reports
- Laws
- Statutes Online (Attorney General) in English
- Legislation (CommonLII) in English
- Selected Commercial Laws (Singapore Academy of Law)
- Selected Treaties (CommonLII) in English
- Doing Business: Singapore (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Recent Judgments (Supreme Court) and Judgements (Singapore Academy of Law) in English. Also Supreme Court - High Court and Supreme Court - Court of Appeals (CommonLII) in English.
- Judgments (Subordinate Courts) in English
- Guides and Reports
- Legal System in Singapore (ASEAN Law Association)
- The Singapore Legal System (Ministry of Law)
- National Documentation Packages: Singapore (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Subscription Database
- Constitution
- Constitution (Constitutional Court)
- Constitution (ICL)
- Legislative Material
- Slovakian Legislative Process System (National Council) search engine for legislative status.
- Archive of Paliamentary Documents (National Council) 1848-present.
- Laws
- Legal Portal - JASPI (Government) interface in English (N-Lex)
- Legislation (LegislatiOnline)
- Doing Business: Slovakia (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Decisions (Constitutional Court) full-text in Slovak and summaries in English. Also a search engine.
- Decisions (Supreme Court)
- Guides
- National Documentation Packages: Slovak Republic (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Constitution
- Constitution (National Assembly)
- Constitution (ICL)
- Legislative Material
- Draft Laws (National Assembly) explanation of databases in English.
- Laws
- Laws (National Assembly) explanation of databases in English.
- Legislation (LegislatiOnline)
- Legislation:Slovenia (Lexadin)
- Doing Business: Slovenia (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Guides
- National Documentation Packages: Slovenia (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Constitution
- Draft Constitution (PFnet)
- Law
- Session Laws (PACLII) from 1988 and Consolidated Legislation (PACLII)
- UK Legislation for Solomon Islands (PACLII)
- Doing Business: Solomon Islands (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Magistrate Court (PACLII) from 1983
- High Court (PACLII) from 1980
- Court of Appeal (PACLII) from 1983
- Guides
- National Documentation Packages: Solomon Islands (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Constitutional Court)
- Constitution (Government Communications and Informations Systems)
- Legislative Materials
- Bills (Government Communications and Informations Systems)
- Parliamentary Documents (Government Communications and Informations Systems)
- Committee Information (Parliamentary Monitoring Group)
- Laws
- Acts Online (Guarantee Trust Hypertext Systems (Pty) Ltd,)
- Acts (Government Communications and Informations Systems)
- Regulations
- Cyber Treaties Series
- Provincial Documents (Government Communications and Informations Systems) includes bills and acts.
- Doing Business: South Africa (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Case Law
- Judgments (Constitutional Court) also available from SAFLII from 1995 and Witts Law School
- Judgments (Supreme Court of Appeal) from 2002. Also available from SAFLII from 1999 and Witts Law School from 1999
- High Courts of Eastern Cape, Free State, Guateng, Kwazulu Natal, Northern Cape, North-West, Western Cape (SAFLII)
- Other Courts (SAFLII)
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Guides
- Researching South African Law (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- South African Legal Periodicals Index (Constitutional Court)
- Index to South African Periodicals (National Library) limited version
- Reports (Law Reform Commission) also available at SAFLII
- National Documentation Packages: South Africa (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Subscription Databases
- Gazette (Sabinet)
- Constitution
- Legislative Materials
- Bills (Congreso de los Diputados) see also Boletin del Congreso and the Journal of Debates
- Bills (Senado) see also Boletin Oficial del Senado
- Laws
- Boletin Oficial (Spanish) includes IBERLEX with laws from 1960 and the Gazeta from 1711-1967.
- Session Laws (Congreso de los Diputados)
- GLIN (Library of Congress) full-text access with English abstracts. Also see the WorldLII interface.
- Legislacion Que Norma Busca? (Ministerio de Administraciones Publicas)
- Legislation (Derecho.com)
- Treaties (Senado) in Serie IV of the Boletin Oficial del Senado
- Laws for the Autonomous States (Boletin Oficial) see also Ministerio de Administraciones Publicas
- Doing Business: Spain (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Jurisprudence (Constitutional Court) also available from the Boletin Oficial
- Jurisprudence of the Tribunal Supreme
- Guides
- Legal Research in Spain (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- Spain (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
- National Documentation Packages: Spain (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Government) includes reform proposals in English
- Constitution (CommonLII) in English
- Legislative Material
- BIlls (Government Printing Department) in English
- Publications (Parliament) including order papers and Hansards, by date in English.
- Laws
- Statutes (LawNet) 1956-2006. Also includes historical statutes under "Statutes". Also Acts Passed in 2007 (LawNet) in English
- Acts (Government Printing Department) also see General Gazette in English
- Government Gazette (Government) in Sinhala and Tamil
- Acts (Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms) 1985 onward in English
- Legislation (CommonLII) in English
- Selected Laws (SAARC Law) in English
- Doing Business: Sri Lanka (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- New Law Reports (LawNet) and Sri Lankan Law Reports. Also available at CommonLII: Supreme Court 1878-2005; Court of Appeals 1809-2005 and High Court 1874-1980. Digest for both sets.
- Guides and Reports
- Articles (LawNet)
- Law Commission Reports (Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms)
- AsianLaw Bibliography (University of Melbourne)
- National Documentation Packages: Sri Lanka (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Legislative Materials
- Bills (Riksdag)and Government Bills. Also Reports from committees and Records of Proceedings
- Preparatory Materials (Regeringskanseliet)
- Government Publications (Prime Minister) browse and search government bills and reports
- Laws
- Laws and Ordinances (Riksdag)
- Laws in Force (Rattsnatet)
- Statutes in Translation (Government of Sweden)
- Laws (Regeringskansliet) searchable full-text
- Treaties (Regeringskansliet) select " " .
- Doing Business: Sweden (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Cases
- Decisions (Supreme Court)
- Information about Decisions (Regeringskansliet) looks like it will link to full-text of high court decisions. For information about the project.
- Guides
- Swedish Law on the Internet (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- Researching the Law in Sweden (University of Minnesota)
- Legal Research Guide: Sweden (Library of Congress)
- National Documentation Packages: Sweden (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- Multinational Collections Database (Library of Congress) collections of laws in print format.
- Constitution
- Constitution (Federal Authorities) and Important Public Laws
- Constitutions of the Cantons (Federal Authorities)
- Constitution (ICL)
- Legislative Materials
- Bill information and documents (Federal Assembly) by issue and reports of committees. See also Debates. . Also can search documentary database and the Offical Gazette.
- Laws
- Systematic Collection of Laws (Federal Authorities) and Regulations
- Gazette (French, Italian, German)
- Bilateral Treaties (Federal Authorities)
- Translations (Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce) for a fee.
- Canton Legislation
- Doing Business: Switzerland (World Bank) - commercial laws in English
- Case Law
- Guides
- Lexfind (Institute for Federalism) access to federal and cantonal law.
- The Swiss Legal System and Research (Research Guide, NYU Globalex)
- National Documentation Packages: Switzerland (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) - information about legal environment for asylum cases
- 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:
May 2008