Foreign Law Guide Database

The Foreign Law Guide contains current sources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions of the world presented in a simple layout. It contains information on more than 170 jurisdictions from major nations to crown colonies, semi-independent states and supra-national regional organizations.

The work is comprehensive in content and global in scope and contains exhaustive links within the work and many URLs on the world level. One significant feature is an ongoing reference to over 300 works that are indexed frequently and designated “Materials Indexed.”

While searching, be sure to use the subject headings index provided for easy maneuvering within the site. An additional search tip; do not use “and” in quotations and filtering results is needed. Search results are presented under the subject headings of countries given on the front page tabs. These are single or multi-volume publications that provide either full-text legislation, respectable summaries of laws or translations, as well as works that can be relied on for useful detailed monographic treatments of laws on specific subjects. This is a great resource for a brief overview of any particular country. Not every country is listed, but please check back as the site is updated regularly. Lastly, Foreign Law Guide cites to hundreds of URLs containing reprints or translations of legislation (accessible through the Westminster Law Library catalog).

Written by Jennifer Hayden, Law Librarian Fellow