Country Legal Resources, U.S. Legal Resources, and International Organization Resources

1. Country Legal Resources

    a. Hardcopy Sources in the UNT Libraries:

Statesman's year-book; statistical and historical annual of the states of the world.  JA51.S7 [Location: latest copy at General Reference Desk]

Europa world year book JN1.E851 [Location: for latest copy, go to General Reference shelves]

    b. Free Web Sites:

Constitutional Law: Constitutions of the World (FindLaw)
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/06constitutional/03forconst/index.html
Constitutions arranged alphabetically by country.

National Constitutions (Constitution Society)
http://www.constitution.org/cons/natlcons.htm
Constitutions arranged alphabetically by country.

WashLaw: Legal Research on the Web (U.S. and International)
http://www.washlaw.edu/
For the U.S. and world nations, this site provides links to laws, bar associations, constitution, court, law firms, legal research, legislative bodies, treaties, President.

International Constitutional Law (University of Hamburg)
http://www.servat.unibe.ch/law/icl/
Includes text of each constitution, as well as background material, commentary, and a key numbering system that enables comparison of different constitutions.

Constitution Finder (University of Richmond)
http://confinder.richmond.edu/
Constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents arranged alphabetically by country.

Yahoo! Countries
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/
Find your country, then click on Government, then click on Law, Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, etc.  This information may be under "More Information about your Country."

Cornell University, Legal Information Institute: Law by Source: Global
http://www.law.cornell.edu/world/
The Legal Information Institute's collection of world legal materials gathers, country by country, continent by continent, the Internet-accessible sources of the constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions, and related legal material from around the globe (excluding the U.S. material held in the LII's other collections). It also holds resources and document collections of International law.
Hint:  click on National Law Material, find your region, then find your country.

Library of Congress: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

Northwestern University Library: Foreign Governments
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/resource/internat/
foreign.html
Provides links to the official websites of national governments.

2. U. S. Legal Resources

    a.  Hardcopy sources in the UNT Libraries:

West's encyclopedia of American law, 10 volumes.
KF154.W47 [Location: 3rd floor, Government Documents Service Desk]
This is an encyclopedic reference source designed for the lay person.  Entries are alphabetical.

United States Code Annotated  KF62.U5 [Location: Government Documents, 3rd floor, Willis Library]

Corpus juris secundum : a complete restatement of the entire American law as developed by all reported cases. KF90.C6  [Location:  Government Documents, 3rd floor, Willis Library]

Black's law dictionary  KF156.B53 [Locations in Willis Library:  Government Documents Service Desk on the 3rd floor; also located in General Reference, 1st floor]

United States code congressional and administrative news KF63.U5 [Location:  Government Documents, 3rd floor, Willis Library]

Code of Federal Regulations  AE2.106/3:  [Location:  Government Documents, 3rd floor, Willis Library]

    b.  Free Web sites:

FindLaw:
The main Internet Law guide (or directory) for U.S. legal materials.  Among other things, this site provides U.S. law cases and codes at the federal and state level.  It also provides laws and legal issues by topic.  "U.S. Laws:  Cases and Code" provides Supreme Court opinions as well as U.S. Court of Appeals Cases.
   * U.S. Constitutional Law http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/
   * Many Countries - Constitutional Law:      http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/06constitutional/03forconst/index.html
   * FindLaw Home Page
http://lp.findlaw.com/
      Resources by Practice Area; Research and
      Reference; Legal Careers and Services

Thomas-Legislative Information
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Provided by the U.S. Congress, this site furnishes updated information about treaties the Senate is considering for adoption.  Click on the link to "Treaties 90th - 108th."

LLRX.com
http://www.llrx.com/
LLRX.com is a unique, free Web journal dedicated to providing legal, library, IT/IS, marketing and administrative professionals with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of Internet research and technology-related issues, applications, resources and tools, since 1996.
LLRX.com delivers current, high quality content on a broad range of topics including:

  * Technology and legal research.
  * A continuously updated free database of 
     court rules, forms and dockets.
     Congressional activities that involve 
     technology, research and libraries.
  * Reviews of legal and non-legal websites for
     researchers.
  * International and comparative law guides by
     authors worldwide.
  * Seminar materials and presentations
     presented at leading legal and 
     library-related technology conferences.

Use the search engine to research countries other than the U.S.

3. International Organization Resources

    a. Hardcopy Resources in the UNT Libraries:

Yearbook of international organizations  JX1904.A42  [Location:  latest copy in General Reference]

    b. Free Web Sites:

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA Secretariat)
http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/DefaultSite/index.html
Provides the text of the agreement, rules of procedures, code of conduct, procedural forms, dispute settlement, and resources.

EISL - Electronic Information System for International Law
http://www.eisil.org/index.php?sid=792667779&t
Includes basic sources of information on the following: general international law, treaty collections, states & groups of states, international organizations (including United Nations and the European Union), social & political issues, ethnic groups and minorities, indigenous peoples, international air, space, water, & aviation, international environmental law, international economic law, international human rights, international criminal law (including genocide, terrorism, crimes against humanity), communications and transport, law of armed conflict, international dispute resolution, trade & commerce, finance & banking.