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Foreign Law Research Guide (by Country)

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This country-by-country grid will help get you started on your foreign law research. Don't hesitate to request reference assistance!

Notes about the grid:

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 

Country
(LOC Call Number)

Regional Map

FLG

 HLS

WorldLII

Online Guides

World Law Guide 

Lexis

Westlaw

Other Primary Database

Afghanistan
(KNF)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII

GTZ (pdf);
UMichigan (pdf);
GlobaLex;
LOC

WorldLaw

Legal Documents Exchange Center (constitution, laws, regulations, decrees, treaties, etc); Ministry of Justice (laws)
Albania
(KJG)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Chicago-Kent;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Algeria
(KQG)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Andorra
(KJH)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Angola
(KQH)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
SAFLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Antigua and Barbuda
(KGK)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Argentina
(KHA)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC;
WorldLaw Legislation,
International Arbitration


Armenia
(KLD)

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

IRTEK (Legal Information Database; in Russian);
Armenia's Parliament (basic legislation; in Russian)
Australia
(KU)
FLG

HLS

AustLII;
WorldLII
;
CommonLII
Northwestern;
LLRX;
LLRX
(trade mark);
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Case Law, Journals, International Arbitration Case Law, Reports, Acts &Legislation, Unreported Judgments, Administration, Regulation&Compliance, Codes of Practice&Standards, Agreements&Treaties, Journals LawCite (Australian Legal Case Citator);
English Case Reports 1220-1873
Austria
(KJJ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Gov't;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
Patents&Trademarks ALEX (laws in German);
UTexas (translated cases);
Chancellery of Austria (Bundeskanzleramt, in German)
Azerbaijan
(KLE)

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Legislation (comprehensive legal database for Azerbaijan; in Russian)
Bahamas
(KGL)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Bahrain
(KMF)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Bangladesh
(KNG)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
CommonLII
Parliament; Heidelberg;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Chancery Law Chronicles (Bangladesh Case Law Database, in English)
Barbados
(KGL)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Belarus
(KLF)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

National Legal Information Center (Russian)
Belgium
(KJK)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
Droit
LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
Patents&Trademarks  Juridat (French, Dutch)
Belize
(KGA)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII
LOC WorldLaw


Benin
(KQJ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Bhutan
(KNH)

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
LOC WorldLaw


Bolivia
(KHC)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Bosnia and Herzegovina
(KKZ)
.

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

 

 

OHR (Laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina, English)
Zakoni (legislation database, Bosnian)
Sud (courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian)

Botswana
(KQK)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII
Northwestern;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Brazil
(KHD)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
LLRX
;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw International Arbitration Regulations Brazil Institute (portal to Brazil, English)
Brunei Darussalam
(KNK)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
CommonLII
LOC WorldLaw Case Law, International Arbitration

Bulgaria
(KJM)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Bulgarian Institute for Legal Development (Bulgarian;; English)
Burkina Faso
(KQT)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Burundi
(KQV)
 

HLS

WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Cambodia
(KNM)

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
Northwestern;
LOC
WorldLaw


Cameroon
(KQW)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
Droit
GlobaLex
LOC
WorldLaw


Canada
(KE)
FLG

HLS

CanLII;
WorldLII;
CommonLII;
Droit
LLRX;
LLRX (refugee);
LLRX (sources);
Duke;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Treaties&International Agreements, Case Law, Legislation&Regulations, Journals, Law Lists& Directories, Commentaries& Treatises, International Arbitration Case Law, Digest, Abridgment, Journals& Periodicals  
Cape Verde
(KQX)


WorldLII LOC



Cayman Islands
(KGM)

FLG
WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Central African Republic
(KRB)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
LOC WorldLaw


Chad
(KRC)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC;
WorldLaw


Chile
(KHF)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Tribunal Constitucional (sentencias)
China
(KNN)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
AsianLII (Hong Kong);
AsianLII (Macau);
AsianLII (Taiwan)
Northwestern;
Yale
;
LLRX;
GlobaLex;
GlobaLex

(Hong Kong);
LOC;
LOC (Taiwan);
LOC
(Hong Kong);
LOC (Macao);
WorldLaw;
WorldLaw
(Hong Kong)
Case Law, Legislation & Regulations, Journals, Commentaries&Treatises, International Arbitration (includes Hong Kong) International Arbitration, Patents&Trademarks.
Hong Kong: Cases, Digest, Commentary, Legislation
China Lawyer Court Cases Database
(Yale network only);
Isinolaw
(Yale network only);
Macau Penal Code (partial English translation)
Colombia
(KHH)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Comoros
(KRE)


WorldLII;
Droit
LOC WorldLaw


Congo, Republic of the (The Congo, Congo-Brazzaville)
(KRG)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
LOC WorldLaw


Cook Islands (N.Z.)
(KVL)

HLS

WorldLII;
PacLII
LOC



Costa Rica
(KGB)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Informacion Juridica (legislation and court decisions)
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
(KSH)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw WTO's Trade Policy Review (TPR) 1995, Duns Market Identifiers - Cote d'Ivoire

Croatia
(KKZ)
. FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Balkans Business Digest, Croatian Arbitration Yearbook, HINA, Occasional Paper Series - Institute of Public Finance, Review of Arbitration in Central and Eastern Europe
European Case Law Database (Croatian)
Cuba
(KGN)
FLG
WorldLII Northwestern;
LOC
WorldLaw


Cyprus
(KJN)
FLG
CyLaw;
WorldLII
;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Czech Republic
(KJP)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
Patents&Trademarks Czech Law Database (Czech);
Legislativa (a law database maintained by the Ministry of the Interior; in Czech)
European Case Law Database
(Czech)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
(KPC)

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
GlobaLex;
LOC




Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)
(KTX)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Denmark
(KJR)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

 
Djibouti
(KRK)


WorldLII;
Droit
LOC WorldLaw


Dominica, Commonwealth of
(KGP)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC




Dominican Republic
(KGQ)
FLG
WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Law Library
Ecuador
(KHK)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
GlobaLex
;
LOC
WorldLaw

Ecuador Chamber of Commerce (Spanish)

Egypt
(KRM)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
GlobaLex
;
LOC
WorldLaw


El Salvador
(KGC)
FLG

HLG

WorldLII GlobaLex
LOC
WorldLaw


Equatorial Guinea
(KSE)


WorldLII;
Droit
LOC



Eritrea
(KRN)

HLS

WorldLII LOC  


Estonia
(KJS)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Estonian Case Law Database (Estonian)
Ethiopia
(KRP)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
LOC
WorldLaw


Fiji
(KVN)

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
PacLII
LOC WorldLaw


Finland
(KJT)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex
;
LOC
WorldLaw
Patents&Trademarks FINLEX (Finnish Law Data Bank comprised of six databases; in English);
Finnish Case Law Database
(Finnish)
France
(KJV)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
Droit
LLRX (Germain);
LLRX;
GlobaLex (resources);
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Recherches en Francais, English Language Searches, International Arbitration, MealeyPublications, Treatises International Arbitration, Regulations, Patents& Trademarks UTexas (translated cases);
Legifrance (public service of access to the laws, in French, but links to codes in English)
Gabon
(KRU)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Gambia
(KRV)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII
LOC WorldLaw


Georgia
(KLH)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Parliament of Georgia -- Legislation (English)
Germany
(KK)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Commentaries & Treatises, International Arbitration, Mealey Publications International Arbitration , Patents&Trademarks

Juris (laws and cases - Yale network only);
UTexas (translated cases);
German Civil & Criminal Codes in English (official); German Law Archive (English translations of various codes, laws, and court decisions); Bundesgesetzblatt (free; read only pdfs);
Centre for German Legal Information (freely accessible database of electronic materials on German law);
Germany Case Law Database (German)

Ghana
(KRX)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Greece
(KKE)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
GlobaLex
;
LOC
WorldLaw

Greece Case Law Database (Greek)
Grenada
(KGR)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Guatemala
(KGD)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Guinea
(KSA)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Guinea-Bissau
(KSC)
FLG
WorldLII LOC  


Guyana
(KHN)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII
LOC WorldLaw


Haiti
(KGS)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Holy See (Vatican City)

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC




Honduras
(KGE)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Hungary
(KKF)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Legislation & Regulations, International Arbitration Patents&Trademarks Hungary Case Law Database (Hungarian)
Iceland
(KKG)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


India
(KNS)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
CommonLII
Northwestern;
LLRX
;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Case Law, International Arbitration
Manupatra (laws and cases; Yale Network only)
Indonesia
(KNW)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw International Arbitration Environmental, Health& Safety Regulations  
Iran, Islamic Republic of
(KMH)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LOC;
GlobaLex
WorldLaw


Iraq
(KMJ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LOC



Ireland, Republic of
(KDK)
FLG

HLS

BaiLII;
WorldLII
LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Case Law, Treatises, International Arbitration Patents&Trademarks European Case Law Database
Israel
(KMK)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw International Arbitration
Takdinet (laws and cases, Yale network only; also in English);
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel's bilateral agreements; English);
UTexas (translated legal materials);
Israel Law Reports;
LAPAM (Israel law database)
Italy
(KKH)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
LLRX
;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw ItaliaOggi, ItaliaOggi7, Legislation & Regulations, International Arbitration Environmental, Health& Safety Regulations, Patents&Trademarks Constitutional Court of Italy (judgments and other information, also in English);
Normeinrete (portal for access to all published Italian legislation; in Italian)
Jamaica
(KGT)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Japan
(KNX)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Treatises Patents&Trademarks

Translations of Cases and Regulations;
Japan's governmental framework;
Statutes (Japanese);
Statutes&Legislative History (Japanese);
Supreme Court's Judgments (English);
Transparency of Japanese Law Project (English)

Jordan
(KMM)
FLG
WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Kazakhstan
(KLR)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Kazakhstan's Legislation Online (Russian);
Parliament of Kazakhstan -- Legislation Database (Russian; selected documents in English);
Kenya
(KSK)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Kiribati
(KVR)

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
PacLII
LOC



Kuwait
(KMN)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Kyrgyzstan
(KLS)

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Parliament of Kyrgyzstan -- Legislation database (Russian)
Laos People's Democratic Republic
(KPE)

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
LOC



Latvia
(KKI)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Lebanon
(KMP)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Lesotho
(KSL)


WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII

GlobaLex;
LOC

WorldLaw


Liberia
(KSN)


WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya)
(KSP)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Liechtenstein
(KKJ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw
Patents&Trademarks Liechstenstein Government Portal (Liechstensteain Case Law Database, in German)
Lithuania
(KKJ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
Patents&Trademarks Lithuania Case Law Database (Lithuanian);
Lithuanian Parliament -- Legislation Database Search Engine (English)
Luxembourg
(KKK)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw
Patents&Trademarks  
Macedonia
(KKZ)


WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Madagascar
(KSR)
FLG
WorldLII;
SAFLII;
Droit
LOC WorldLaw


Malawi
(KSS)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII

Northwestern;
GlobaLex;
LOC

WorldLaw


Malaysia
(KPG)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
CommonLII
GlobaLex;
GlobaLex (research);
LOC
WorldLaw Case Law, Legislation, Commentaries&Treatises, International Arbitration

Maldives
(KPH)

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
CommonLII
LOC



Mali
(KST)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Malta
(KKK)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Marshall Islands
(KVS)

HLS

WorldLII;
PacLII
LOC WorldLaw


Mauritania
(KSU)
FLG
WorldLII;
LOC WorldLaw


Mauritius
(KSV)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII
LOC WorldLaw


Mexico
(KGF)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX (websites);
LLRX (civil code);
LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Legislacion, Jurisprudencia (Case Law), Doctrina y Referencia (Law Journals and Reference), Archivos (Archives), International Arbitration Legislation&Regulations, Journals, Law Reviews & Periodicals

Legislación Mexicana, 1687 - 1902 (laws);
Suprema Corte de Justicia (jurisprudence);
Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas (IIJ UNAM) (constitution in English and Spanish, laws, scholarship); Legislación y Jurisprudencia (IIJ UNAM) (laws and cases); Biblioteca Jurídica Virtual (IIJ UNAM) (law reviews);
Diario Oficial (gazette / laws);
Ediciones Andrade (Yale does not subscribe)

Micronesia, Federated States of
(KVS)

HLS

WorldLII;
PacLII
LOC  


Moldova
(KLM)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

MoldLex (Romanian; also in Russian);
Monaco
(KKL)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
LLRX;
LOC
 
Patents&Trademarks  
Mongolia
(KPJ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Montenegro
(see also, Serbia; Yugoslavia)
(KKZ)




LOC WorldLaw


Morocco
(KSW)
FLG
WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Mozambique
(KSX)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Myanmar (Burma)
(KNL)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
LOC WorldLaw


Namibia
(KSY)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII;
SAFLII (Court Rolls)
Northwestern;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Nauru
(KVU)

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
PacLII
LOC  


Nepal
(KPK)

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
LOC WorldLaw


Netherlands (Holland)
(KKM)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
LLRX
;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
International Arbitration, Patents&Trademarks European Case Law Database; Legislation; Official Gazette; Government Portal (English)
New Zealand
(KUQ)
FLG

HLS

NZLII;
WorldLII
;
CommonLII
Northwestern;
LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw New Zealand Law Review, Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, Case Law, Commentaries & Treatises, International Arbitration Law Reviews, Bar Journals& Legal Periodicals  
Nicaragua
(KGG)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Niger
(KSZ)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
LOC WorldLaw


Nigeria
(KTA)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
NIIL
GlobaLex;
LOC;
WorldLaw

LawLibrary;
Court of Appeal;
Sharia Implementation in Northern Nigeria 1999-2006
Niue (N.Z.)
(KWA)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
PacLII
LOC  


Norway
(KKN)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
Patents&Trademarks Lovdata (comprehensive Norwegian legal database; selected translations in English)
Oman
(KMQ)
FLG
WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Pakistan
(KPL)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
CommonLII

GlobaLex;
GlobaLex (ADR);
LOC

WorldLaw


Palau
(KWG)


WorldLII;
PacLII
LOC  


Panama
(KGH)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
LOC
WorldLaw


Papua New Guinea
(KWH)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
CommonLII;
PacLII
LOC  


Paraguay
(KHP)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Peru
(KHQ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Philippines
(KPM)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw International Arbitration

Poland
(KKP)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
Patents&Trademarks Dziennik Ustaw (portal of Polish laws; in Polish);
LEX (Polish Legal Server; in Polish)
Portugal
(KKQ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Qatar
(KMS)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Republic of Korea (South Korea)
(KPA)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Romania
(KKR)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Russian Federation (Russia)
(KLB)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII Northwestern;
LLRX
;
LLRX (sources);
GlobaLex (sources);
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Legislation & Regulations, International Arbitration;
RFLAW (Garant database) 

Ruslegisline

 

Garant (comprehensive legal database, updated daily; in Russian)
Russian Legal Server
(Russian);
KODEKS (Russian law database, in English, by subscription only, Yale does not have it);
ConsultantPlus (comprehensive access to Russia's legislation; in Russian)
EastView (by subscription only, Yale does not have it)
Rwanda
(KTD)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex
LOC
WorldLaw
ICTR

 

Saint Kitts and Nevis
(KGW)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Saint Lucia
(KGW)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines KGW) FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC

 

WorldLaw



Samoa
(KWW)

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
PacLII
LOC WorldLaw


San Marino
(KKS)


WorldLII LLRX;
LOC
 


Sao Tome and Principe
(KTF)


WorldLII;
Droit
LOC  


Saudi Arabia
(KMT)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Senegal
(KTG)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
Droit
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Serbia
(KKZ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Seychelles
(KTH)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII;
Droit
LOC WorldLaw


Sierra Leone
(KTJ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Singapore
(KPP)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
CommonLII

Gov't;
GlobaLex;
LOC

SingaporeLaw

 

WorldLaw Case Law, International Arbitration Law Reviews, Bar Journals&Legal Periodicals  SingaporeLaw
Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
(KJP)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LOC WorldLaw

Slovakia Case Law Database (Slovak);
Statistics of Legislation (a database run by the National Council, in English);
Slovenia
(KKZ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Slovenia Case Law Database (Slovenian);
Slovenian Supreme Court (Slovenian);
Ministry of Justice of Slovenia (comprehensive information on courts in Slovenia, Slovenian)
Solomon Islands
(KWL)

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
PacLII
LOC WorldLaw


South Africa
(KTL)
FLG

HLS


WorldLII
;
CommonLII;
SAFLII
;
SAFLII (court rolls)

Northwestern;
LLRX
;
GlobaLex;
GlobaLex (disability);
LOC

WorldLaw Case Law, International Arbitration, Legislation& Regulations

Somalia
(KTK)
 
  GlobaLex;
LOC
 


Spain
(KKT)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw Treatises, International Arbitration Environmental, Health& Safety Regulations, Patents &Trademarks vLex  (laws, cases, scholarship - Yale network only);
La Constitution Espanola de 1812 (constitution);
La Biblioteca Digital de Derecho (historical books and manuscripts);
European Case Law Database (Spanish)
Sri Lanka
(KPS)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII;
CommonLII

GlobaLex;
LOC

WorldLaw


Sudan
(KTQ)
FLG
WorldLII GlobaLex;
GlobaLex
(Darfur);
LOC
WorldLaw


Suriname
(KHS)
FLG
WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Swaziland
(KTR)


WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Sweden
(KKV)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX (Scandinavia); LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
International Arbitration, Patents&Trademarks  
Switzerland
(KKW)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
Droit
LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
International Arbitration, Patents&Trademarks The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation (comprehensive legal information, partly in English);
Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
(all decisions of the Supreme Court of Switzerland, in German, French, and Italian);
The Swiss Portal of the Federal Government and the Cantons (provides access to official websites of the Swiss cantons)
Syrian Arab Emirates (Syria)
(KMU)
FLG
WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Tajikistan
(KLT)

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
LOC;
GlobaLex
WorldLaw


Tajikistan's Legislation (Russian);
Parliament of Tajikistan -- Law and Legislation (Tajik)
Tanzania
(KTT)

FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
SAFLII
Northwestern;
GlobaLex
;
LOC
WorldLaw

 

  Parliament (current laws, bills, and other docs);
Legislation (current)
Thailand
(KPT)

FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII

Northwestern;
GlobaLex
;
LOC

WorldLaw

Thailand Law Forum (selected laws, Supreme Court opinions)

Timor-Leste
(East Timor; see also Indonesia)
(KNW)



WorldLII;
AsianLII
LOC



Togo
(KTU)
FLG
WorldLII;
Droit
LOC WorldLaw


Tonga
(KWP)

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
PacLII
LOC WorldLaw


Trinidad and Tobago
(KGX)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII
LLRX;
LOC
WorldLaw


Tunisia
(KTV)
FLG
WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Turkey
(KKX)
FLG
WorldLII Northwestern;
GlobaLex
;
LOC
WorldLaw

Journal of International Trade and Diplomacy
Turkmenistan
(KLV)

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw

Parliament of Turkmenistan -- legislation database (Russian; also in English);
Legislation of Turkmenistan
(by subscription, Yale does not subscribe; in Russian)
Tuvalu
(KWQ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
PacLII
LOC WorldLaw


Uganda
(KTW)
FLG
WorldLII;
CommonLII;
ULII
Northwestern;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Ukraine
(KKY)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
Parliament of Ukraine - Legislation (Ukrainian; selected documents in English);
Legal Acts of Ukraine
(English)
United Arab Emirates
(KMV)
FLG
WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(Includes England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
(KD - Eng & Wales;
KDC - Scotland;
KDE - No. Ireland)
FLG HLS;
HLS (England)
BaiLII;
WorldLII
;
CommonLII

Yale;
LLRX;
LLRX (constitution);
LLRX (primary legislation);
GlobaLex;
GlobaLex (Scotland)
LOC

WorldLaw Treaties&International Agreements, Case Law, Legislation&Regulations, Journals, Law Lists&Directories, Legal Updates, Lexis-Nexis Practice Materials, Commentaries&Treatises, International Arbitration, Mealey Publications Case Law, Legislation, Statutes, All Reports, Law in Force, Legal&Regulatory Developments Index (LRDI) Justis (laws, cases up to 1875&statutory documents - Yale network only);
Lawtel (laws, cases - Yale network only);
UK Parliament (publications);
British and Irish Legal Institute (public legal information);
Northern Ireland Case Database;
Scottish Courts (case law database)
Uruguay
(KHU)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Uzbekistan
(KLW)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII LLRX;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Vanuatu
(KWR)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
CommonLII;
PacLII;
Droit
LOC  


Venezuela
(KHW)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Vietnam
(KPV)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
AsianLII
Northwestern;
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw
Official gazette  
Yemen
(KMX)

HLS

WorldLII LOC WorldLaw


Zambia
(KTY)
FLG

HLS

ZamLII;
WorldLII
;
CommonLII;
SAFLII
LOC WorldLaw


Zimbabwe
(KTZ)
FLG

HLS

WorldLII;
SAFLII
GlobaLex;
LOC
WorldLaw


Stephanie Davidson created the original version of this guide for a clinic several years ago. It has since been modified to suit general foreign law research. Thanks to Zhang Yue, YC '10 and Anna Ershova, YC '11 for their assistance in updating this guide.

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