• Foreign Law Research Guide (by Country)

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

Notes about the grid:

• Links under "Country" go to the CIA's World Factbook. The "LOC" Call Number indicates where the print materials for that country are located on the Lower East Side (LES) of the Yale Law Library.
• The icons under "Regional Map" go to a map of the larger geographical region.
• The "Online Guide" column includes the most substantial guide available from a library or research site. (If you find a better one, please let me know).
• "FLG" refers to the outstanding and comprehensive Foreign Law Guide by Reynolds & Flores. FLG will give you an historical, political and legal framework for each country plus the past and current sources of legal information, including codes and cases, print and online. This is a Yale subscription database.
• "HLS" refers to Harvard Law School's list of online guides to doing legal research in foreign jurisdictions.
• "WorldLII" is a directory of legal information (local and national courts, government, law schools, legal organizations, etc..) available on the Internet.
• The "Lexis" and "Westlaw"columns indicate what materials are available for the jurisdiction in those databases (very scarce)
• Finally, the"Other Primary Database" column lists any other Yale subscription or open-access database for that country.

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Country (LOC Call Number)	Regional Map	FLG	HLS	WorldLII	Online Guide	Lexis	Westlaw	Other Primary Database
Afghanistan (KNF)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	GTZ (pdf); Michigan (pdf); GlobaLex; LOC			Afghanistan Legal Documents Exchange Center
Albania (KJG)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	Chicago-Kent; GlobaLex; LOC
Algeria (KQG)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Andorra (KJH)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; LOC
Angola (KQH)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; SAFLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Antigua and Barbuda (KGK)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Argentina (KHA)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	Legislacion, International Arbitration
Armenia (KLD)			HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Australia (KU)		FLG	HLS	AustLII; WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LLRX(Trade Mark); GlobaLex; LOC	Case Law, Journals, International Arbitration	Case Law, Reports, Acts & Legislation, Unreported Judgments, Administration, Regulation & Compliance, Codes of Practice & Standards, Agreements & Treaties, Journals
Austria (KJJ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	Gov't; GlobaLex; LOC		Patents & Trademarks	ALEX (laws in German); UTexas (translated cases)
Azerbaijan (KLE)			HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Bahamas (KGL)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Bahrain (KMF)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Bangladesh (KNG)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; CommonLII	Parliament; Heidelberg; LOC
Barbados (KGL)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Belarus (KLF)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Belgium (KJK)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; Droit	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC		Patents & Trademarks
Belize (KGA)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII	LOC
Benin (KQJ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Bhutan (KNH)			HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC
Bolivia (KHC)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Bosnia and Herzegovina (KKZ)	.		HLS	WorldLII	OHR; GlobaLex; LOC			Zakoni (laws);   Sud (laws)
Botswana (KQK)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	Northwestern; GlobaLex; LOC
Brazil (KHD)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	International Arbitration	Regulations
Brunei Darussalam (KNK)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; CommonLII	LOC	Case Law, International Arbitration
Bulgaria (KJM)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Burkina Faso (KQT)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Burundi (KQV)			HLS	WorldLII; Droit	LOC; GlobaLex
Cambodia (KNM)			HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC
Cameroon (KQW)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; Droit	LOC
Canada (KE)		FLG	HLS	CanLII; WorldLII; CommonLII; Droit	LLRX; LLRX(refugee); LLRX(sources); Duke; GlobaLex; LOC	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
Central African Republic (KRB)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Chad (KRC)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC; GlobaLex
Chile (KHF)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	Northwestern; GlobaLex; LOC
China (KNN)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; AsianLII (Hong Kong); AsianLII (Macau); AsianLII (Taiwan)	Yale; LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC; GlobaLex (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 Lawyee Court Cases Database (Yale network only); Isinolaw (Yale network only)
Colombia (KHH)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Comoros (KRE)				WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Congo, Republic of the (KRG)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Cook Islands (N.Z.) (KVL)			HLS	WorldLII; PacLII	LOC
Costa Rica (KGB)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Cote d'Ivoire (KSH)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC	WTO's Trade Policy Review (TPR) 1995, Duns Market Identifiers - Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia (KKZ)	.	FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	Balkans Business Digest, Croatian Arbitration Yearbook, HINA, Occasional Paper Series - Institute of Public Finance, Review of Arbitration in Central and Eastern Europe
Cuba (KGN)		FLG		WorldLII	Northwestern; LOC
Cyprus (KJN)		FLG		CyLaw; WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Czech Republic (KJP)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex		Patents & Trademarks
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (KPC)			HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Democratic Republic of the Congo (KTX)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC; GlobaLex
Denmark (KJR)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC		Patents & Trademarks
Djibouti (KRK)				WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Dominica (KGP)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Dominican Republic (KGQ)		FLG		WorldLII	LOC
Ecuador (KHK)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Egypt (KRM)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
El Salvador (KGC)		FLG	HLG	WorldLII	LOC
Equatorial Guinea (KSE)				WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Eritrea (KRN)			HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Estonia (KJS)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; LLRX; GlobaLex
Ethiopia (KRP)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Fiji (KVN)			HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; PacLII	LOC
Finland (KJT)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC		Patents & Trademarks
France (KJV)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; Droit	Cornell; LLRX(Germain); LLRX; GlobaLex(resourses); GlobaLex; LOC	Recherches en Francais, English Language Searches, International Arbitration, MealeyPublications, Treatises	International Arbitration, Regulations, Patents & Trademarks	UTexas (translated cases)
Gabon (KRU)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC; GlobaLex
Gambia (KRV)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LOC
Georgia (KLH)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Germany (KK)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	Commentaries & Treatises, International Arbitration, Mealey Publications	International Arbitration , Patents & Trademarks	Juris (laws and cases - Yale network only); UTexas (translated cases); German Civil Code in English (official); German Law Archive (English translations of various codes, laws, and court decisions)
Ghana (GRX)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Greece (KKE)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Grenada (KGR)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Guatemala (KGD)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Guinea (KSA)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC; GlobaLex
Guinea-Bissau (KSC)		FLG		WorldLII	LOC
Guyana (KHN)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LOC
Haiti (KGS)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC; GlobaLex
Holy See (Vatican City)				WorldLII	LLRX; LOC; GlobaLex
Honduras (KGE)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Hungary (KKF)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	Legislation & Regulations, International Arbitration	Patents & Trademarks
Iceland (KKG)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
India (KNS)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; CommonLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	Case Law, International Arbitration		Manupatra (laws and cases - Yale Network only)
Indonesia (KNW)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LLRX; LOC	International Arbitration	Environmental, Health & Safety Regulations
Iran, Islamic Republic of (KMH)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Iraq (KMJ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Ireland (KDK)		FLG	HLS	BaiLII; WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	Case Law, Treatises, International Arbitration	Patents & Trademarks
Israel (KMK)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	International Arbitration		Takdinet (laws and cases - Yale network only); UTexas (translated cases)
Italy (KKH)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	ItaliaOggi, ItaliaOggi7, Legislation & Regulations, International Arbitration	Environmental, Health & Safety Regulations, Patents & Trademarks
Jamaica (KGT)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Japan (KNX)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC; LLRX; GlobaLex	Treatises	Patents & Trademarks
Jordan (KMM)		FLG		WorldLII	LOC
Kazakhstan (KLR)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Kenya (KSK)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Kiribati (KVR)			HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; PacLII	LOC
Kuwait (KMN)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Kyrgyzstan (KLS)			HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Lao People's Democratic Republic (KPE)			HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC
Latvia (KKI)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Lebanon (KMP)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Lesotho (KSL)				WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Liberia (KSN)				WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (KSP)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Liechtenstein (KKJ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; LOC		Patents & Trademarks
Lithuania (KKJ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC		Patents & Trademarks
Luxembourg (KKK)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LLRX; LOC		Patents & Trademarks
Macedonia (KKZ)				WorldLII	LOC
Madagascar (KSR)		FLG		WorldLII; SAFLII; Droit	LOC
Malawi (KSS)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	Northwestern; LOC
Malaysia (KPG)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; CommonLII	LOC; GlobaLex	Case Law, Legislation, Commentaries & Treatises, International Arbitration
Maldives (KPH)			HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; CommonLII	LOC
Mali (KST)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC; GlobaLex
Malta (KKK)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Marshall Islands (KVS)			HLS	WorldLII; PacLII	LOC
Mauritania (KSU)		FLG		WorldLII; SAFLII	LOC
Mauritius (KSV)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LOC
Mexico (KGF)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX(websites); LLRX(civil code); LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	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); 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 (KVS)			HLS	WorldLII; PacLII	LOC
Monaco (KKL)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LLRX; LOC		Patents & Trademarks
Mongolia (KPJ)			HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Morocco (KSW)		FLG		WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Mozambique (KSX)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Myanmar (KNL)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC
Namibia (KSY)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	Northwestern; LOC; GlobaLex
Nauru (KVU)			HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; PacLII	LOC
Nepal (KPK)			HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC
Netherlands (KKM)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC		International Arbitration, Patents & Trademarks
New Zealand (KUQ)		FLG	HLS	NZLII; WorldLII; CommonLII	Northwestern; LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	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	LOC
Niger (KSZ)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Nigeria (KTA)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII	Org; GlobaLex; LOC; NILL			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		Patents & Trademarks
Oman (KMQ)		FLG		WorldLII	LOC
Pakistan (KPL)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; CommonLII	LOC; GlobaLex; GlobaLex (ADR)
Palau (KWG)				WorldLII; PacLII	LOC
Panama (KGH)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Papua New Guinea (KWH)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; CommonLII; PacLII	LOC
Paraguay (KHP)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Peru (KHQ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Philippines (KPM)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC; GlobaLex	International Arbitration
Poland (KKP)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC		Patents & Trademarks	Portal Prawno-gospodarczy (laws)
Portugal (KKQ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Qatar (KMS)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Republic of Korea (KPA)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Republic of Moldova (KLM)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Romania (KKR)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Russia (KLB)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; LLRX(sources); GlobaLex(sources); GlobaLex; LOC	Legislation & Regulations, International Arbitration; RFLAW (Garant database)	ruslegisline	Russian Legal Server; Normative Acts & Bulletin of International Agreements; Russian Society of Appraisers; KODEKS & EastView(subscription; Yale does not have)
Rwanda (KTD)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC		ICTR
Saint Kitts and Nevis (KGW)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Saint Lucia (KGW)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Grenadines (KGW)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Samoa (KWW)			HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; PacLII	LOC
San Marino (KKS)				WorldLII	LLRX; LOC
Sao Tome and Principe (KTF)				WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Saudi Arabia (KMT)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Senegal (KTG)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Serbia and Montenegro (KKZ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; LLRX; GlobaLex
Seychelles (KTH)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII; Droit	LOC
Sierra Leone (KTJ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Singapore (KPP)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; CommonLII	Gov't; GlobaLex; LOC	Case Law, International Arbitration	Law Reviews, Bar Journals & Legal Periodicals
Slovakia (KJP)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Slovenia (KKZ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Solomon Islands (KWL)			HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; PacLII	LOC
South Africa (KTL)		FLG	HLS	SAFLII; WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC; GlobaLex (Disability)	Case Law, International Arbitration, Legislation & Regulations
Somalia (KTK)					LOC
Spain (KKT)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC	Treatises, International Arbitration	Environmental, Health & Safety Regulations, Patents & Trademarks	vLex  (laws, cases, scholarship - Yale network only); La Constitution Espanola de 1812 (constitution)
Sri Lanka (KPS)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII; CommonLII	LOC
Sudan (KTQ)		FLG		WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Suriname (KHS)		FLG		WorldLII	LOC
Swaziland (KTR)				WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Sweden (KKV)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX(scandinavia); LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC		International Arbitration, Patents & Trademarks
Switzerland (KKW)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; Droit	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC		International Arbitration, Patents & Trademarks
Syrian Arab Republic (KMU)		FLG		WorldLII	LOC
Tajikistan (KLT)			HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; LOC; GlobaLex
Thailand (KPT)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC
Timor-Leste				WorldLII; AsianLII	LOC
Togo (KTU)		FLG		WorldLII; Droit	LOC
Tonga (KWP)			HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; PacLII	LOC
Trinidad and Tobago (KGX)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LOC
Tunisia (KTV)		FLG		WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Turkey (KKX)		FLG		WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex			Journal of International Trade and Diplomacy
Turkmenistan (KLV)			HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Tuvalu (KWQ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; PacLII	LOC
Uganda (KTW)		FLG		WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	Northwestern; GlobaLex; LOC
Ukraine (KKY)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
United Arab Emirates (KMV)		FLG		WorldLII	LOC
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Includes England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) (KD - Eng & Wales; KDC - Scotland; KDE - No. Ireland)		FLG	HLS	BaiLII; WorldLII; CommonLII	LLRX; LLRX(constitution); LLRX(primary legislation); GlobaLex; LOC	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 (to 1875), statutory instruments - Yale network only); Lawtel (laws, cases - Yale network only)
United Republic of Tanzania (KTT)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Uruguay (KHU)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Uzbekistan (KLW)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LLRX; GlobaLex; LOC
Vanuatu (KWR)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; CommonLII; PacLII;Droit	LOC
Venezuela (KHW)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII	LOC; GlobaLex
Vietnam (KPV)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; AsianLII	Northwestern; GlobaLex; LOC		official gazette
Yemen (KMX)			HLS	WorldLII	LOC
Zambia (KTY)		FLG	HLS	ZamLII; WorldLII; CommonLII; SAFLII	LOC
Zimbabwe (KTZ)		FLG	HLS	WorldLII; SAFLII	LOC; GlobaLex

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 for his assistance in updating this guide.

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