Foreign Legal Research
Dennis S. Sears
Senior Law Librarian
Howard W. Hunter Law Library
J. Reuben Clark Law School
Foreign Law v. International Law
Foreign Law
The law of another state or country
International Law
The legal principles governing the relationships
between nations
Common Law v. Civil Law
Common Law
The body of law derived from judicial decisions,
rather than from statutes or constitutions
Civil Law
The body of law derived from the national civil
codes
Legal Systems of the World
Foreign Law
General Resources
Constitutions
Statutes
Regulations
Case Law
Secondary Sources
General Online Sources
General Resources
Legal Systems of the World
22 Volume Looseleaf Set
A series articles describing the history;
government; legal system and process;
legal education, admission, and practice;
and law reporting of each individual country
Located in Reserve
K583 .R313 M63
Through 2005
HeinOnline:
Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Constitutions
Constitutions of the
Countries of the World
20 Volume Looseleaf Set
A series of updated texts, constitutional
chronologies, and annotated bibliographies
Located in Reserve
K3157 .A2 .B53
Constitutions of
Dependencies and Territories
7 Volume Looseleaf Set
Located in Reserve
K3157 .A2 .B54
Online
Online
Online
Online
Online
HeinOnline:
World Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
World Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
Select a Country
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
World Constitutions
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
Commentaries & Other Relevant Sources
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
Scholarly Articles
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HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
Bibliography of Select Constitutional Books
Statutes
Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digest
Single Volume at the end of the
Martindale-Hubbell International Law
Directory
Summaries of statutory law
Located on the 3rd Floor
K68 .M37di
Through 2009
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests
Middle East/Africa
South American
North American
Asian
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests
Commonwealth
Family
States
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests
Statutory Sets at BYU
England
KD135 .H3
Australia
KU14 (through 2004)
Canada
KE89
New Zealand
KUQ13 .N47 (through 2004)
France
KJV444 (through 2004)
Germany
KK985.51896 (through 2003)
Court Decisions
Court Decisions
England
KD200 (through 1998)
Australia
KU18 .A23 (through 2005)
Canada
KE132 (through 2003/04)
New Zealand
KUQ18 .N48 (through 2002)
Germany
Constitutional Court
Civil
Criminal
KK5466.5 .B85
KK989 .B86
KK7980.3 .B86
Periodical Literature
Periodicals: Current Law Index
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Online
General Online Resources
Global Legal Information
Network (GLIN)
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Translated summaries
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Full text of law
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Public Access
Arab League
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Congo
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Gabon
Guatemala
Honduras
Indonesia
South Korea
Kuwait
Mali
Mauritania
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Qatar
Spain
Taiwan
Tunisia
United Kingdom
United States
Password Access
Angola
Argentina
Belize
Bolivia
Chile
Columbia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Haiti
Jamaica
Mozambique
Pakistan
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Venezuela
Foreign Law Guide
Foreign Law Guide
Foreign Law Guide
Foreign Law Guide
Links
Brigham Young University
J. Reuben Clark Law School
Foreign and International
Law Directory
http://www.law2.byu.edu/fcil/
Guide to Law Online (LOC)
The World Law Institute
Cornell
Harvard
NYU
GlobaLex
GlobaLex
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GlobaLex
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GlobaLex
Government
Universities
Library of Congress
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