Foreign Law: A
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and
Barbuda
Arabic Democratic Republic of Sahara
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Afghanistan
Constitution
- NEW 2003 Constitution (Constitutional Commission).
- Historical Constitutions (in Arabic) (Online Center for Afghan Studies).
- Constitutions of 1923, 1987, 1990.
- Constitutional Commission.
Laws and Legislation
- Collection of Afghan Laws (in Dari and English)(International Development Law Organization).
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Procedures for Afghanistan's Emergency Loya Jirga.(UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan). April 1, 2002.
Government
- Afghan Politics: An Overview.
- Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in Afghanistan Pending The Re-establishment of Permanent Government Institutions. "Bonn Agreement". December 5, 2001.
- Agreements and Treaties (Islam Katalog).
- Interim Government Members (Afghanland).
- Political Parties and Leaders in Afghanistan.
- Who's Who in Afghan Politics. Link 1 Link 2.
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Afghanistan Annual Report (Asian Development Bank).
- Afghanistan Reconstruction and Development Services Official Website.
- Afghanistan Country Operations (Asian Development Bank).
- Afghanistan: Drug Situation Report 2001 (U.S. Department of State).
- Afghan Embassies Around the World.
- Afghanistan Law Guide (University of Michigan Law Library).
- United Nations High Commission for Human Rights. Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan. Documents.
- United States Public Affairs Program for Afghanistan.
- The Soviet Union and Afghanistan, 1978-1989 (Russian and East German Archives ).
- Women's Health and Human Rights in Afghanistan (Physicians for Human Rights).
Albania
Constitution
- Constitution ( Albanian President's Website)
- Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
- Constitution (Rule of Law Through Technology).
- Organization and Functioning of the Constitutional Court. (Legislation Online).
Laws and Legislation
- Selected Laws (Rule of Law Through Technology).
Codes
- Code of Criminal Procedure (Rule of Law Through Technology).
- Criminal Code (Rule of Law Through Technology).
- Criminal Code (Legislation Online).
Laws by Subject
- Please visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Government
- Albania: U.S. and Albanian Business and Government Contacts (U.S. Department of State): at page 34.
- Albanian Parliament (in English and Albanian ).
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (English version).
- President (official website) (in Albanian).
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Albania (Documents regarding legislative change.) (European Commission for Democracy through Law)( Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters) .
Algeria
Constitution
- Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
- Rules of the Constitutional Council (Constitutional Council).
Laws and Legislation
- Journal officiel algérienne démocratique et populaire or al-Jaridah al-rasmiyah - al-Ju-Dimuqratiyah al-Sha biyah. 1963 to current online. Available in French and Arabic. (Click on Journaux at the top of the page, then choose the date from the drop down menu and calendars provided. Each page has significant download time (1.5 mins) and no load activity indicator is provided, so be patient.)
- Legislation and Codes (lexalgeria) (in French).
Codes
- Insurance Code (lexalgeria) (in French).
- Civil Code (lexalgeria) (in French).
- Commercial Code (lexalgeria) (in French).
- Family Code (Ministry of Justice via Cornell University) (in French).
- Penal Code (lexalgeria) (in French).
- Civil Procedure Code (lexalgeria) (in French).
- Penal Procedure Code (lexalgeria) (in French).
- Intellectual and Industrial Property Code (lexalgeria) (in French).
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Jurisprudence
- Constitutional Council (in French).
- Court of Accounts (in French).
- Supreme Court (http://www.llrx.com).
Government
- National People's Assembly (NPA) (in English,French and Arabic).
- Presidency of the Republic (in French and Arabic).
- National Council (in French and Arabic).
- National Economic and Social Council (in French).
- National Office of Statistics (in French, English and Arabic).
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in French and Arabic).
- Ministry of Finance (in French).
Legal Directories
- ISLAW: Algeria (University of Leipzig) (English version).
Guides
- Research Guide to Algerian Law (LLRX).
Other
Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
Andorra
Constitution
- Constitution (in English) (Andorramania).
- Constitution (in English) (Council of Europe).
- Constitution (in French) (Representacio de S.E. Coprincep Frances).
Laws and Legislation
- See Butlletí oficial del Principat d'Andorra in paper (available online for a fee).
Codes
- Civil, Immigration and Administrative Codes and the constitution (in French)(Representacio de S.E. Coprincep Frances).
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Government
- General Council (in French, English, Spanish and Catalan).
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
Angola
Constitution
- Constitutions (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
- Constitution (ICL-International constitutional law).
- Law on the Amendment of the Constitution (UN-1992).
Laws and Legislation
- GLIN (Library of Congress: indexes the Diário da república. I série : orgão oficial da República de Angola the official gazette of Angola) (Not full-text).
- Chronology of Legislation (1993-2001) (Not full-text) (National Assembly).
- Chronology of Resolutions (1992-2001) (Not full-text) (National Assembly).
- Recent Legislation (Government of Angola).
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Government
- Assembleia Nacional (in Portuguese).
- Cabinet Commission for Laws (in Portuguese).
- Embassies Library of Congress(in English).
- State News Agency (in Portuguese).
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- National Bank of Angola.(in Portuguese).
Antigua and Barbuda
Constitution
- Constitution (Georgetown University).
Laws by Subject
- Please visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Jurisprudence
Government
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Guide to Caribbean Law Research (LLRX).
- Investment, Competition and Commercial Law Summaries (SICE).
- Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States.
Arabic Democratic Republic of Sahara
See Western Sahara
Argentina
Constitution
- Constitution ( University of Wuerzburg).
- Constitutions from 1994 and 1853 (Georgetown University).
- National Constitution (in Spanish) (Senate).
- Provincial Constitutions (in Spanish) (Senate).
Law and Legislation
- Argentina Justice Portal (in Spanish) (Electronic Government).
- SAIJ- Argentina Legal Information System (includes National and Provincial Legislation, National Decrees, Summaries of Jurisprudence, Doctrines, MERCOSUR Decisions and Resolutions.) (In Spanish) (Password required) (Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights).
- Argentinian Legislation (ARGENT;ARGLEG) [Lexis; password required].
- Boletín Official (in Spanish) (Password required).
- InfoLeg (in Spanish) (Ministry of Economy): includes constitution, laws, codes and other legal information in searchable database. Can be searched by number of legislation (norma) and official bulletin number.
- Laws (in Spanish) (Camara de Disputados) Browsing by law number and advanced searching is available.
- v/Lex (in Spanish) (legal database).
Codes
- Aeronautics Code (in Spanish) (Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights).
- Argentine Databases including various codes (ARGENT) [Lexis; password required].
- Civil Code (in Spanish) (Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights).
- Civil and Commercial Procedure Code (in Spanish) (Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights).
- Codes (in Spanish) (InfoLeg): various federal and provincial codes.
- Electoral Code (in Spanish) (Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights).
- Mining Code (in Spanish) (Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights).
- Penal Code (in Spanish) (Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights).
- Penal Procedure Code (in Spanish) (Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights).
- Public Ethics Code (in Spanish) (Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights).
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Jurisprudence
- National and Provincial Courts (in Spanish) (list of weblinks) (Argentina Justice Portal).
- National Judicial Authority (in Spanish) (official website of the courts).
Government
- Central Bank of Argentina. (in Spanish and English).
- Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish) (official website: includes databases of administrative decisions, new laws (in Spanish), laws and other documents under "Bases de Dados.")
- Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights (in Spanish)(official web site: Diverse information including reports, proposals, and summaries of legislation from the Boletin. You may also subscribe to the Boletin Official).
- National Foreign Trade Commission. (in Spanish, English and Portuguese).
- National Industrial Property Institute.
- Presidency (official website) (in Spanish).
- Senate (official website) (in Spanish).
- U.S. and Argentine Government Contacts (from the Department of Commerce Country Commercial Guide).
Guides
Legal Directories
- Legislaw (in Spanish) (from Legislaw).
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Argentina: The Judicial System in Numbers (justice statistics) (Argentina Justice Portal).
- Commercial Law Summaries (SICE).
Armenia
Constitution
- Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
- Constitution (President Official Website).
- Constitution (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
- Election System(International Foundation for Election Systems).
- Declaration of Independence (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
Law and Legislation
- Laws of the Republic of Armenia (selected laws, including banks, income tax, excise, land and property tax, VAT, elections and more) (Hayknet).
Codes
- Civil Code (http://www.parliament.am).
- Customs Code (Armenian Embassy to the U.S.).
- Electoral Code (Electoral Code of The Republic of Armenia). Adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, on February 5,1999.
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Jurisprudence
- Constitutional Court. http://www.concourt.am
(link provided by Armenian Government Website)Government
- Government.(In English and Armenian).
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- President (official website: includes Presidential decrees under "Library").
- Parliament (in English and Armenian) (official website: includes a list of Laws).
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Armenia (documents regarding legislative change) (European Commission for Democracy through Law).
- Armenian National Institute (study of genocide).
- Online Legal Dictionary: (English-Armenian-Russian).
- Taxation (brief summaries of Armenian income, corporate and foreign ownership tax systems) (Armenian Embassy to the U.S.).
Australia
Research Guides
- Harvard Law School Library Guide to Researching Australian Law
Austria
Constitution
- Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht)
- Constitution (Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria (RIS)).
Legal Databases
- Rechtsinformationsystem des Bundes (German language site providing links to federal, state and municipal laws and draft bills; Federal Law and State Law Gazettes; and full-text case law from the: Constitutional Court (1980-), Administrative Court (1990-), Supreme Court, Independent Administrative Tribunals (1991-), Independent Federal Asylum Board (1998-), Environmental Senate, Federal Public Procurement Review Authority, Data Protection Commission. Search manual (in German only) should be consulted as searching by article and paragraph number can be tricky.) (English information page is available) (Bundeskanzelamt).
Law and Legislation
- Bundesgesetzblatt Austrian Official Gazette from 1790 through Bundesgesetzblatt. (in German).
- Bundesgesetzblatt; (in German) (full-text in HTML from 1983) (Rechtsinformationsystem).
- Bundesgesetzblatt (in German) (full -text in pdf from 1996) (Verlag Österreich).
- Laws (in German) (commercial website with selected laws) (Gesetze.at).
- Laws (in German) (commercial website with selected laws) (Jusline).
- Legal Texts (commercial website with selected laws) (Netlaw Austria).
- Parliamentary Material (in German) (includes bills (Gesetzesvorschläge) from the current session of the Nationalrat with complete legislative history) (Parliament).
Law by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Zivilrecht Online (in German) (University of Innsbruck) (Textbook for civil law in German).
Jurisprudence
- Administration Court (decisions) (Rechtsinformationssystem).
- Constitutional Court (VfGH) ( includes decisions from 1997).
Government
- Federal Chancellery (in German).
- Federal Ministries (in German) (Bundeskanzelamt).
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (in German)
- Ministry of Justice. (in German)
- National Bank. (in German)
- Patent Office. (in German)
- U.S. and Austrian Contacts (Chapter XI of the Department of State Country Commercial Guide).
- Vienna Stock Exchange. (in German)
Legal Directories
- Directory of Government Services (in German) (Administrative Development Division of the Federal Ministry of Public Service and Sports).
- Juristische Links (in German) (Peter Mader und Jürgen Zahrer).
- Jusline (Law Portal).
- Lawyer's Information Forum. (in German)
- Legal Search Engine. (in German)
- Legislation, Legal Databases and Government Departments (list of links) (Dieter Kronegger).
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Investing In Austria (also contains brief summaries of relevant legislation) (Preslmayr & Partner)(in German and English).
- Rechtsdatenbank (in German) (commercial legal data base with full text search in all important Austrian legal journals).
Azerbaijan
Constitution
- Constitution (Constitutional Court).In English, Russsian and Azari.
- Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
Codes
- Criminal Code ( in Russian) ( Legislation Online).
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan ( in Egnlish).
- Labor Code (in English) (Legislation Online).
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Economy and Investment (various laws, decrees and acts including investment, currency, tenders, corporate, privatization, leasing, taxes, auditing, etc.) (Some laws are marked "stale" indicating out of date materials) (Ministry of Economic Development).
- Local Elections (Legislation Online).
- Privatization (Ministry of State Property).
Jurisprudence
- Constitutional Court (Constitutional Court)(in English,Azari and Russian).
Government
- President (official website).
- Constitutional Court (official website).(in Azari, English and Russian).
- Ministry of Economic Development.
- National Bank.( in Azari and English).
- Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency.
- U.S. and Azerbaijan Contacts (U.S. Department of State Country Commercial Guide).
Guides
- Research Guide to Azerbaijan Law (LLRX).
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Azerbaijan (documents regarding legislative change) (European Commission for Democracy through Law).
- Azerbaijan The Asian Development Bank provides a number of fact sheets, country reports, project summaries including legal initiatives and more. (Asian Development Bank).
- Foreign Investment (summary and citations to legislation relevant to foreign investment and energy resources) (Black Sea Energy Review).
- Azerbaijan Media Law Commentary (Internews Russia).