Foreign Law Research Guide (by Country)

 

 

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:

  • 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.
  • "World Law Guide" is a compilation of legislation, court, and other information.
  • 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.

 

Country
LOC Call Number Range
Regional Map LOC Country Study FLG HLS Legal Information Institute (WorldLii) Online Guides WorldLaw Guide Lexis Westlaw Other Database(s)
 Afghanistan (KNF)  CS FLG HLS

WorldLII

GTZ(pdf)UMichigan(pdf)GlobaLexLOC

WorldLaw Guide   

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

 Albania (KJG)  CS FLG HLS

WorldLII

Chicago-KentGlobaLexLOC

WorldLaw Guide   
 Algeria (KQG)  CS FLG HLS

WorldLII

LLRXGlobaLexLOC

WorldLaw Guide   
 Andorra (KJH)  FLG HLS

WorldLII

LLRXLOC

WorldLaw Guide   
 Angola (KQH)  CS FLG HLS

WorldLIISAFLII

GlobaLexLOC

WorldLaw Guide   
 Antigua and Barbuda (KGK)  FLG HLS

WorldLII CommonLII

LLRXLOC

WorldLaw Guide   
 Argentina (KHA)  FLG HLS

WorldLII

NorthwesternLLRXGlobaLexLOC

WorldLaw Guide 

Legislation, International Arbitration

 
 Armenia (KLD)  CS  HLS

WorldLII

GlobaLex LOC

WorldLaw Guide   

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

 Australia (KU)  FLG HLS

AustLIIWorldLIICommonLII

NorthwesternLLRXLLRX(trade mark)GlobaLexLOC

WorldLaw Guide 

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)  CS FLG HLS

WorldLII

Gov'tGlobaLexLOC

WorldLaw Guide  

Patents&Trademarks



ALEX (laws in German);UTexas (translated cases);Chancellery of Austria(Bundeskanzleramt, in German)

 Azerbaijan (KLE)  CS  HLS

WorldLII

LLRXGlobaLexLOC

WorldLaw Guide   

Legislation (comprehensive legal database for Azerbaijan; in Russian)

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.Questions/Comments

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