Resources

The following library of comparative law resources is a work in progress. I intend to expand it gradually. Please feel free to contact me through the contact form for any suggestions.

Information on Comparative Law

Information on Foreign Law

  • FindLaw
    provides a list of International Resources, ranging from individual country resources, through world constitutions, to a Yahoo! directory entry on international trade.
  • Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
    provides a database where you can search and access legal documents from jurisdictions all over the world.
  • GlobaLex
    provides guides to the law and legal research in countries ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
  • Government Gazettes Online
    provides an alphabetical list of government gazettes that are available online with further specifications.
  • Intute
    provides, inter alia, access to online legal resources through keyword search and also offers the Internet for Lawyers tutorial.
  • Library of Congress
    provides guides to online research on international and multinational law.
  • LLRX.com
    provides links to articles written by legal professionals on the law of countries ranging from Algeria to Yugoslavia. (Note: In order to find all articles dealing with a particular country, I recommend scrolling down the entire list rather than clicking on the country link at the top of the page.)
  • Supreme Court Decisions from Around the World
    provides access to decisions by the supreme courts of 129 countries.
  • The World Law Guide
    provdes links to legal websites in over 160 countries.
  • World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII)
    provides access to worldwide law for free through numerous databases that cover many countries.