Foreign Law: D, E, F
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
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
Fiji Islands
France
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Denmark
Constitution
- Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
Laws and Legislation
- Retsinformation: the Danish national online legal information system. Full-text versions of laws and regulations in force with link to drafts passed since 1985. Laws are organized chronologically and there is a search-engine for laws and regulations. Also included is the Lovtidende, the official gazette for Denmark from 1996 to the present.
- Folktinget (Danish Parliament): There is pending legislation, parliamentary debates, committee documents and government replies to parliamentary questions available by selecting "Lovbutik".
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Consumer Protection (National Consumer Agency): In English. More legal material is available in Danish under "Jura".
- Education (Ministry of Education).
- Environment and Energy (Ministry of Environment and Energy): There are also some "Rules and Regulations" translated into English.
- Health (Ministry of Health).
- Intellectual Property (IPR Helpdesk).
- Labor (National Labor Market Authority).
- Taxation (Ministry of Taxation).
- Telecommunications (National Telecom Agency).
Government
- Parliament / Folketing (official website)
- Justitsministeriet (Ministry of Justice): Database with committee reports, draft legislation not yet presented to Parliament. Also links to courts.
- Prime Minister (official website).
- Supreme Court or Supreme Court.
- Official Government website (State Information): Provides links to various government websites.
Legal Directories
- Juralink (Juralink.com): Legal website with news, articles and jobs, among other things, in Danish.
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Legal Bibliography / Jurdisk Bibliografi (Royal Library): Covers the period from 1988-1998 in Danish.
- Periodicals Database / Vaelg Base (State Library): A bibliographic index to economic, political science and other periodicals in Danish.
Ecuador
Constitution
- Constitution (Georgetown University).
- Constitution (Revista Judicial).
Laws and Legislation
- GLIN (Library of Congress): indexes selected portions of the Registro oficial de la Republica del Ecuador the official gazette of Ecuador from 1976. No full-text available. Can also use World Law Index which runs to 1997 (Harvard only).
- Biblioteca de Textos Legales (Corporacion de Estudios de Estade): An assortment of laws in various areas of law including many important laws.
- Laws and Codes (Revista Judicial).
- Laws and Codes (Unidad de Modernización Judicial de la Comisión Andina de Juristas): Full-text of laws and codes in Spanish.
- Summaries of the Registro Oficial (Superley).
- Important Laws of the Year 2000 (Superley).
- Complete Text of Agreements and Resolutions (Derechos.org).
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Banking (Central Bank)
- Commercial (Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Industrializacion y Pesca).
- Domestic Violence ( UNDP).
- Elections (Georgetown University).
- Electricity (Consejo Nacional de Electricidad).
- Labor (Natlex of the ILO).
- Tax (Servicio de Rentas Internas): In Spanish.
- Telecommunications (Superintendencia de Telecommunicaciones).
Government
- Corte Suprema de Justicia / Supreme Court (National Council of Justice)
Legal Directories
- Revista Judicial (La Hora).
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Ecuador - A Country Study (Library of Congress).
Egypt
Constitution
- Constitution (People's Assembly): In English, but also available in Arabic and French.
Law and Legislation
- Treaties (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Selected bilateral, regional and multilateral treaties.
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Economic Legislation (in Arabic with some English) (Ministry of Foreign Trade).
- Environment (in Arabic and English) (Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs).
- Ministry of Foreign Trade (in Arabic and English).
- Sales Tax (Sales Tax Division of the Ministry of Finance): Includes the Sales Tax Law and Executive Regulations.
Government
- Government Online (official website): Includes ministry contacts, links to government websites.
- President (official website): Includes news, speeches and other informational material in English.
- Shoura Assembly (official website): Informational.
- People's Assembly (official website): Informational.
- U.S. and Egyptian Contacts (Dept. of State Country Commercial Guide): Appendix X at page 109.
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Egypt - A Country Study (Library of Congress).
- Egypt State Information Service (official website): information about Egypt and the government, but no official documents. Provides information about the Parliament.
El Salvador
Constitution
- Constitution (Georgetown University): In Spanish.
- Constitution (Asamblea Legislativa): In Spanish, with versions from multiple years.
Laws and Legislation
- Las Leyes de la Republica (Asamblea Legislativa): From 1962 through 1998, provides selected laws.
- GLIN (Library of Congress): indexes selected portions of the Diario Oficial official gazette of El Salvador from 1976. No full-text available. Can also use World Law Index which runs to 1997 (Harvard only).
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Economic (Ministry of Economics): English and Spanish.
- Election (Supreme Electoral Tribunal).
- Emergency (Queen's University in Belfast).
- Environment (Ministry of the Environment and National .Resources): Under "Reglamentos" and "Ley".
- Finance (Superintendent of the Financial System): Under "Leyes, Normas y Manuales."
- Taxation (Ministry of Finance).
- Telecommunications (Superintendent General of Electricity and Telecommunications): Select "Telecommunicaciones".
Government
- Asamblea Legislativa / Legislative Assembly (official website).
- Tribunal Supremo Electoral / Supreme Electoral Tribunal (official website): includes laws and information.
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- El Salvador - A Country Study (Library of Congress).
England
Harvard Law School Library Guide to Researching UK: British Statutes
Eritrea
Constitution
- Constitution (made available by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia)
- Constitution (Eritrean Community in Minnesota).
- Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht): In English.
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Government
- Chinese Embassy in Eritrea.
- Country Links (contact info) (Investor's Information Gateway).
- Government of Eritrea (contact info) (MBendi).
- Hagerawi Baito (National Assembly contact info) (Inter-Parliamentary Union).
- Ministry of Tourism.
- National Bank (contact info) (MBendi).
Other
- Country Case Study - Eritrea (Participatory Elections Project).
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Eritrea Human Rights Links (Derechos.net).
Estonia
Constitution
- Constitution and Basic Laws (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht): In English.
- Constitution and selected Agreements (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): In English.
Laws and Legislation
- Riigi Teataja (official website): the official gazette of Estonia. In Estonian, it is browseable and searchable, and is arranged chronologically and by subject.
- Legislative Process Database (Parliament): In Estonian, various legislative documents available via searchable databases.
- Estonian Legal Translation Center (official website): A state agency, this site provides translations of Estonian legislation into English.
- Õigusaktide Andmebaas (Balti Õpingute Instituut): In Estonian, full-text from 1988 to present. Laws are organized by subject. You must register to use the website.
- EstLex (Ministry of Justice): Legal acts on a searchable database in Estonian.
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Banking (Central Bank).
- Customs (Estonian Customs).
- Securities (Central Depository for Securities).
Jurisprudence
- Decisions of the Supreme Court (Riigikohus): Database, in Estonian, appears to cover 1993 to the present. Also includes decisions the constitutional review chamber of the Court in English.
Government
- Riigikogu - Paliament (official website): Includes rules and acts relative to the Parliament in English. Also includes legal documents, all in Estonian.
- Riigikohus - Supreme Court (official website): Includes decisions (see above), information about the court, docket information and other information mostly in Estonian, but with some in English.
- Office of the President (official website): includes press releases, speeches and information.
- Estonian State Web Center (State Chancellory): Links to all state institutions and agencies, political parties and newspapers, among other links. Also provides information about Estonia. All in English.
Legal Directories
- Law on the Web (Estonian Law Center): In Estonian.
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
Ethiopia
Constitution
- Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht): In English.
- Constitution ( Developed by Mekelle University Law Faculty ( Ethiopia) in cooperation with the Non-Western Law Department (Gent University, Belgium).
Laws by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Financial Regulations (summary provided by the Ethiopian Export Promotion Agency).
- Investment Law (Ethiopian Embassy in China).
- National Archives and Library Proclamation.
- Civil Code ( Developed by Mekelle University Law Faculty ( Ethiopia) in cooperation with the Non-Western Law Department (Gent University, Belgium).
- Criminal Code .( Developed by Mekelle University Law Faculty ( Ethiopia) in cooperation with the Non-Western Law Department (Gent University, Belgium).
- Civil Procedure Code ( ( Developed by Mekelle University Law Faculty ( Ethiopia) in cooperation with the Non-Western Law Department (Gent University, Belgium).
- Criminal Procedure Code ( Developed by Mekelle University Law Faculty ( Ethiopia) in cooperation with the Non-Western Law Department (Gent University, Belgium).
- Federal Family Code ( Developed by Mekelle University Law Faculty ( Ethiopia) in cooperation with the Non-Western Law Department (Gent University, Belgium).
- The Judiciary (a summary by the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington).
Government
- Ethiopian Embassy in Washington. (Links to Ethiopian agencies and news sources).
- Export Promotion Agency.
- Govermental Contacts (comprehensive table including telephone numbers) (Export Promotion Agency).
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Ministry of Revenue.
- Parliament of Ethiopia.
- Privatization Agency.
- Telecommunications Agency.
- Tourism Commission.
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
Finland
Constitution
- Constitution (Ministry of Justice).
- Constitution and Basic Laws (University of Wuerzburg): In English.
Law and Legislation
- FinLex (Ministry of Justice): Available in Finnish and Swedish, the website includes Suomen Saadoskokoelma, Finland's official gazette, going back to 1997. Recent legislation is available going back to 1987. A portion of the database includes some translations into English and other languages which can be browsed or searched by number. It also includes regulations of state agencies.
- Suomen eduskunta - Finnish Parliament (official website): Includes government bills in Finnish searchable by keyword, bill number or title.
Law by Subject
- Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
- Communications (Ministry of Transportation and Communications): Legislation in English.
- Competition (Finnish Competition Authority): Legislation and some case summaries In English.
- Data Protection (Data Ombudsman's Office): Legislation in Finnish.
- Immigration (Directorate of Immigration): Legislation in English.
- Patents (National Board of Patents and Registration): Legislation under subject in English.
Jurisprudence
- Decisions of the Supreme and Supreme Administrative Courts (Finlex): Full-text of decisions in Finnish going back several decades.
Government
- Suomen eduskunta - Finnish Parliament (official website): Includes reports of the parliamentary committees since 1991, government proposals since 1992 and protocols of parliamentary sessions.
- President (official website): Includes press releases and speeches in English.
- Valtioneuvoston - Council of State (official website): Information and news in English.
- Valtioneuvoston kanslia - Prime Minister (official website).
- Korkein hallinto-oikeus - Supreme Administrative Court (official website).
- Korkein oikeus - Supreme Court (official website).
- Finnish Court System (from Prof. Modeen): Description of the court system.
Legal Directories
- Finnish Legal Sources in English (University of Lapland Faculty of Law).
- Finnish Bar Association (official website): Includes links and, and rules of the legal profession in English.
Other
- Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
- Bibliographia Iuridica Fennica (Parliament Library): A database of
Finnish Legal Literature with articles, monographs and official publications. Includes a useful index of English-Finnish legal terms.- Research Report Summaries (National Research Institute of Legal Policy).
Fiji Islands
Constitution
- Constitution (PACLII).
Laws and Legislation
- Fiji Islands Law Contains links to case law and legislation. (PACLII)
- Fiji Law Reform Commission
Government
- Fiji Islands Government Online Portal (official site).
Other
- Fiji Islands The Asian Development Bank provides a number of fact sheets, country reports, project summaries including legal initiatives and more. (Asian Development Bank).
France
- French Legal Research Guide (Harvard ILS Library) Online guide to researching French law with links to full-text sources of French law.