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Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China (PRC and Special Administrative Regions of Macau)
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic

Cambodia

Constitution
Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
Constitution (Cambodian Embassy in Washington).
Constitution (Cambodian Parliament).
Laws and Legislation
Cambodia Law full text of laws and regulations of Cambodia in English and French arranged chronologically and by subject. (on iFrance)
Laws and Regulations (Cambodian Legal Resources Development Center) (in English) (includes Taxation, Insurance, Labor, Foreign Exchange, Banking, Commerce).
Laws and Regulations of Cambodia (Council of Jurists): Contains legal documents in English and/or French. There is also a chronological index.
Laws by Subject
Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Cambodia Legislation Comprehensive listing in alphabetical order by subject. ( WorldLII).
Environmental (Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Law)
Investment Law (Cambodian Embassy).
Labor Law (NATLEX).
Government
Government Website.
Ministries (Cambodian Embassy).
National Assembly (official website).
Senate (official website).
Other
Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
Cambodia The Asian Development Bank provides a number of fact sheets, country reports, project summaries including legal initiatives and more. (Asian Development Bank).

Cameroon

Guides
Introduction to Cameroon's legal system. (in French)
Legislation
Legislative Rules and Regulations.(Coverage goes back to 1981,not comprehensive)(in French).

Canada

Please see our Canadian legal research guide.

Chile

Constitution
Constitution (Georgetown University).
Ley Orgánica Constitucional (Library of the National Congress).
Constitución Política (Library of the National Congress).
Laws and Legislation

Legal Database (Library of the National Congress): searchable database of laws with access by number or free-text. Also provides links to constitution, codes and other legal information.
Laws and Codes (Unidad de Modernización Judicial de la Comisión Andina de Juristas): Various full-text laws and codes organized by subject in Spanish.
Leyes Publicadas (Senate): Index of laws passed from 1990-present - not full-text.
Laws (Colegio de Abogados): Includes laws, decrees, regulations and other legal instruments arranged alphabetically. Also searchable.
Bills (Camara de Disputados): Bills being considered - not full-text.
GLIN (Library of Congress): indexes laws from Chile from 1975 to present. No full-text available. Can also use World Law Index which runs to 1997 (Harvard only).
Codes
Legal Database (Library of the National Congress): searchable database of various codes including the civil, commercial and criminal codes.
Codigos de Chile (Colegio de Abogados): Codes, including civil, commercial and penal codes in browsable and searchable formats.
Laws by Subject
Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Central Bank Regulations (Central Bank).
Election Laws (Georgetown University) and Election Laws (Servicio Electoral).
Government
El Estado de Chile (official website).
Gobierno de Chile (official website).
Office of the President (official website).
Senate (official website).
Chamber of Deputies (official website).
Other
Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
Chile - A Country Study (Library of Congress).

China

Constitution
Constitution (People's Daily).
Constitution With amendments(National People's Congress).In English.
Laws and Legislation
Isinolaw (Isinolaw.com): Database available from marked ILS work stations. Extremely complete and current database of law and jurisprudence. Please see below " Subscription Databases" for more information about how to access as well as other databases that we subscribe to.
Laws and Regulations (Peking University): in Chinese and you must configure your browser to display and your keyboard to input. This website includes other databases for a subscription fee.
China Laws and Regulations (Lexis):[password required] Archival database not currently being updated, but in English.
Laws of the People's Republic of China Selected Chinese legislation in English .
National and Local Laws and Regulations (State Information Center): In Chinese and you must configure your browser to display and your keyboard to input. There is a database of "new law", however you must have a subscription to access the full-text of laws and regulations. The rest of the database is free.
Gazettes Available through China Law Info,you can search the table of contents of various gazettes from China, including the Supreme People's Court, the State Council of the PRC, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. The table of contents can be up to one year behind.
World News Connection (Harvard only): Includes the Daily Report China which sometimes reproduces the full-text of laws.
Legal Daily Online (official website): Publishes legal developments and occasional full-text laws. In Chinese.
Law by Subject
Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Business, Foreign Investment and Immigration (China Today): Selected laws translated into English.
Civil and Economic Law (Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law): Translations of Chinese law into German. More German translations are available in zip files.
Law of Counter- Revolution In English. (Queen's University of Belfast).
Martial Law Orders & Notices In English (Queen's University of Belfast).
Media Regulations In English (Queen's University of Belfast).
1989 Law on Assemblies, Marches & Demonstrations In English (Queen's University of Belfast).
Labor Laws (NATLEX).
Contract Law (Chinese Contract Law Forum). In English. Free Long-In Required.
Jurisprudence
People's Court Daily (official website): In Chinese and English. Publishes some decisions of the Supreme People's Court.
Supreme People's Procuratorate (official website): In Chinese, includes selected decisions.
Cases (ChinaLaw at Peking University): In English but selected. Allows keyword and title searching, as well as browsing.
Reported Cases (University of Maryland): Selected cases from a variety Chinese sources.
Legal Metasites and Guides
Chinalaw Web (University of Maryland): Probably the most comprehensive site on the web in English for full-text of laws and links to major Chinese law websites.
Internet Chinese Legal Research Center (University of Washington School of Law Library): Excellent site pulling together links to laws, bibliographies and legal research guides for the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Chinese Legal Research (University of Washington School of Law): Includes paper sources.
Finding Chinese Law on the Internet (Globalex) : Includes links and
annotations to online legal sources in both English and Chinese.
A Complete Research Guide to the Laws of the People's Republic of China
(LLRX): Good introduction to Chinese legal system and sources of law with
excellent annotations on both print and online resources related to law
in PRC, Hong Kong and Macau.
Web-Based Research Guides on PRC Legal & Business Resources
(American Bar Association Section of International Law): An annotated
guide to Chinese and English print and web-based resources .
Government
Government Website Project (official website): Provides links to ministries and departments of the Central and Local governments.
White Papers (People's Daily Online)( in English).
State Organs (People's Daily): Descriptions of the various government entities.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China ( in English).
Ministry of Justice the People's Republic of China
Subscription Databases
Where to access: Access via IP recognition at HLS terminals
Title: China Law Info
Web Address: http://chinalawinfo.com
Who Can Access: Harvard ID holders
Where to Access: ILS public terminals
How to Access: Access via password from ILS Reference Desk
Provider: Chinalawinfo Co., Ltd.
Description: China Law Info is a subscription database that provides access to a range of Chinese legal materials, including laws and regulations, cases, legal news, gazettes and law journals. The database has both English and Chinese language interfaces.

Title: China Law and Practice
Web Address: http://www.chinalawandpractice.com
Who Can Access: Harvard ID holders
Where to Access: ILS public terminals
How to Access: Access via password from ILS Reference desk
Provider: Euromoney Publications
Description: This product provides China business news stories, a new laws digest, an archive as well as business law bulletins and an events table.

Title: Isinolaw
Web Address: http://www.isinolaw.com
Who Can Access: Harvard ID holders
Where to Access: ILS public terminals
How to Access: Access via IP recognition at ILS terminal ILS-02
Provider: Isinolaw Research Centre
Description: Database includes full-text of laws and regulations, judicial interpretations, standard contract forms, analysis, court judgments and a section on WTO and China.
Other
Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
China Economic Law Reform Project (University of Canberra): Includes bibliographies of articles and books on various economic laws.
China - A Country Study (Library of Congress).
China The Asian Development Bank provides a number of fact sheets, country reports, project summaries including legal initiatives and more. (Asian Development Bank).

Hong Kong
Basic Law
Basic Law and Related Court Judgments (Government Information Centre).
Laws and Legislation
Bilingual Laws Information System (Department of Justice): Laws are organized by Chapter. Simple and advanced search facilities. Includes a nice discussion of the legal system of Hong Kong. Available in Chinese and English.
Gazette (Government Information Centre)
Bills (Legislative Council): another website includes Hansard.
Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (University of Maryland): In English.
Legislative Drafting in Hong Kong 2nd Edition (Department of Justice).
Jurisprudence
Court of Final Appeal (official website): Includes judgments, determinations and decisions of the court.
Hong Kong Cases (Westlaw):[password required] Includes various Sweet & Maxwell case law databases that extend from 1905 to 1996.
Hong Kong Cases (Lexis):[password required] Includes case law from 1947 to present, depending on the database.
Legal Metapages
Internet Chinese Legal Research Center: Excellent website pulling together links to laws, bibliographies and legal research guides for the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Government
Judiciary (official website): Information including statistics, on the judiciary in Hong Kong.
Legislative Council (official website).
Government and Related Organizations (Government Information Centre).
Law Reform Commission (official website): in includes reports, and other information.
Macau
Constitution
Constitutional Documents (Government website): Includes the Basic Law of Macau. Available in Chinese, Portuguese and English.
Legislation
Boletim Oficial / Official Bulletin (Official Press): From 1980 to present in Portuguese. Can be browsed by date or searched full-text. Laws are hyperlinked with one another.
Laws (Official Press): Organized by subject area, but can also be searched by date back to 1980. In Portuguese.
Laws by Subject
Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Corruption (Commission Against Corruption): In Portuguese. Also available in Chinese.
Press (Government Information Bureau): Look under "Legislation."
Government
Government (official website): Available in English, Chinese and Portuguese. Includes news, statistics and information.
Legislative Assembly (official website): In Chinese or Portuguese. Includes legislation relevant to the assembly, information and some records of sessions (select "Diario").

Colombia

Constitution
Constitution (Office of the Presidency).
Constitution (Georgetown University).
Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
Laws and Legislation
Juriscol (Banco de la Republica): Includes the Constitution, laws on constitutional reform, laws and decrees from 1990 and resolutions of the "Junta Directiva del Banco" and "Junta Monetaria."
Diario Oficial (National Press): The most recent edition is available, however you must subscribe for the archive. The website is very slow.
Laws and Codes (Unidad de Modernización Judicial de la Comisión Andina de Juristas): Various full-text laws and codes organized by subject in Spanish.
Novedades Legislativas (Ministry of Justice Library): Includes recent laws full-text organized by subject. There is also a database with bibliographic information about older legislation.
Laws by Subject
Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture).
Anti-Corruption (rograma Presidencial de la Lucha Contra la Currupcion): Also see "Normas" from the DEES.
Commercial (Legislacion y Publicidad): selected laws, decrees, resolutions and circulars.
Communications (Ministry of Communication).
Economic Development (Ministry of Economic Development).
Valores (Superintendencia de Valores).
Judicial (Consejo Superior de la Judicatura).
Sports (Coldeportes Nacional).
Tax (Direccion de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacional).
Telecommunications (Comisión de Regulación de Telecomunicaciones).
Jurisprudence
Decisions of the Constitutional Court (Ministry of Justice Library): Appears to only carry selected full-text decisions from 1992. Select "Jurisprudencia".
Rama Judicial.
Decisions related to Communications (Ministry of Communications): From various levels of the judicial administration.
Government
Presidencia (official website): Includes speeches, links to ministeries and descriptions of the government.
Senado del Republica.
Camara de Representates.
Government Online (Office of the President).
Other
Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
Colombia - A Country Study (Library of Congress).

Cook Islands

Constitution
Constitution (PACLII).
Laws and Leglislation
Cook Islands Law Contains case law and legislation. (PACLII)
Other
Cook Islands The Asian Development Bank provides a number of fact sheets, country reports, project summaries including legal initiatives and more. (Asian Development Bank).

Costa Rica

Constitution
Constitution (Legislative Assembly).
Constitution and Basic Norms (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
Laws and Legislation
Gaceta (National Press): Provides laws (leyes) and decrees (decretos) for each day. There does not appear to be an archive although issues from December 1996 to July 1998 are available at another website.
Laws Recently Passed (Legislative Assembly): Limited number of recent laws.
Legislative Projects (Legislative Assembly).
Laws by Subject
Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Free Trade Areas (AZOFRAS).
Domestic Violence (UNDP).
Commercial (Ministry of Foreign Commerce).
Central Banking (Central Bank).
Public Bidding (Costa Rican Investment Board).
Electoral (Georgetown University).
Government
Government websites (Ministry of Foreign Commerce).
President (official website).
Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia (official website): Includes a description of the structure of the Supreme Court, the full text of the political constitution, a monthly bulletin, and more.
Asamblea Legislativa (official website): Includes documents, laws, legislative agenda and other important information.

Croatia

Constitution
Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
Constitution (Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia).
Legislation

Narodne Novine (Parliament/Hrvatski Sabor website): Croatian official gazette by number or subject. (Password required).
Zakoni (Government of Croatia): Selected laws in Croatian.
Laws by Subject
Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Arbitration (Permanent Arbitration Court at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce): includes laws and rules in English.
Environment (Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning): In English.
Intellectual Property (State Intellectual Property Office): In English, and also available in Croatian.
Law on the Legal Profession (Croatian Bar Association): In English and also in Croatian.
National Bank (National Bank): Includes regulations, draft laws and monetary policy in English and Croatian.
Selected Laws (Government of Croatia) (in english) (includes the Constitution, the Privatization Act, the Stabilization Act, the Employment of Aliens Act, Act on the Movement and Stay of Aliens, Act on Cooperation with the ICTY).
Government
Constitutional Court (official website): Includes rules of procedure and a decision in English.
Croatian Government Bulletin.
Office of the President (official website).
Parliament/ Hrvatski Sabor (official website)
U.S. and Country Contacts (Department of State): see Appendix E.
Guides
Croatian Legal System (LLRX).
Other
Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
Croatia (CEESource - Central and Eastern Europe law links - Gonzaga University).
Croatian Bar Association (official website).
Legal Guide (a student project of the Zagreb Law Faculty): May contain laws. In Croatian, and designed for law students and lawyers.

Czech Republic

Constitution
Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
Constitution Constitutional Court.
Selected Basic Laws (Parliament): Must scroll down. In Czech.
Law and Legislation
Corpus Juris (Legal Texts of the EU Candidate Countries) (includes Penal Laws, Finance Laws, Money Laundering, etc.) (in english).
Sbirka Zakonu / Laws (Ministry of the Interior): From 1997, includes laws. There is also several commercial versions: one with a more sophisticated search engine and the other with an English version of the table of contents, but in this one only the new issues appear to be free.
Casovy Rejstrik (Parliament): The electronic library includes the text of bills, versions of bills and laws, as well as tracing the legislative path of a bill. Goes back to 1861, with certain years missing.
Laws by Subject
Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Business Laws and Regulations (in English) (Ministry of Industry and Trade).
Communications (Ministry of Transportation and Communications)
Election (University of Essex): In English.
Environment (Ministry of the Environment).
Environment (Ekolist): Links to laws, bills and legal news on the environment.
Health (Ministry of Health).
Intellectual Property (Industrial Property Office): In English.
Jurisprudence
Constitutional Court (official website): Selected decisions are also available in English.
Government
President / Prezident (official website): Includes news and information about the presidency.
Chamber of Deputies / Poslanedka Snemovna (official website): Includes an electronic library with laws and parliamentary documents (in english).
Senate / Senat (official website): Includes a search of senate documents in Czech.
Office of the Government (official website): There is also a search engine for government decisions. There are links to committees and commissions, and news.
Governmental Institutions on the Internet (Parliament).
Other
Please also visit the sites listed under Foreign Law Metapages.
LegisLingua (commercial website): Offers legal translation services.