Foreign Law: V, W, X, Y, Z

Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Western Sahara
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Vanuatu

Constitution

• Constitution (Government of the Republic of Vanuatu).    
• HLSL

Laws and Legislation

• Vanuatu Consolidated Legislation 1985 (PacLII): In English. Full-text.
• Vanuatu Session Laws (PacLII): In English. Full-text.

Jurisprudence

• Court of Appeal of Vanuatu Cases (PacLII): In English. Full-text from 1982-2004.
• Index to Law Reports and Judgments (PacLII): In English.
• Supreme Court of Vanuatu Cases (PacLII): In English. Full-text from 1980 to 2004.

Government

• Government of the Republic of Vanuatu (official website): In English. Includes some bills and acts.

Guides

• Introductions to Vanuatu Law (WorldLII): In English.

Government

• VanuatuThe Asian Development Bank provides a number of fact sheets, country reports, project summaries including legal initiatives and more. (Asian Development Bank).

Venezuela

Constitution

• Constitutions (Georgetown Constitutions of the Americas).(Full text in Spanish of Venezuelan Constitutions from 1881 and 1999.)
• Constitutions (Ministry of Science and Technology) (in English, French, Italian, Wayuunaiki).

Laws and Legislation

• Indice de Leyes (from Pantin, Ramirez and Asociados): includes legislation and codes.
• Laws and Codes (from Unidad de Modernización Judicial de la Comisión Andina de Juristas): (in Spanish). Various full-text laws and codes organized by subject.
• Laws (National Assembly) Comprehensive legislative search facility.

Codes

• Civil code (Pantin, Ramírez & Asociados): in Spanish. Full text.
• Civil procedure code (Pantin, Ramírez & Asociados): in Spanish. Full text.
• Commercial code (Pantin, Ramírez & Asociados): in Spanish. Full text.
• Penal code (Pantin, Ramírez & Asociados): in Spanish. Full text.

Laws by Subject

• Intellectual Property (Intellectual Property Service official website): in Spanish.

Jurisprudence

• Tribunal Supremo de Justicia Official website of the Supreme Tribunal of Venezuela (in Spanish). Provides links to the Constitution, to new laws and codes, to the Official Gazette from 2000 forward. Also provides links and access to information about the regional courts.

Government

• Central Bank (official website): In Spanish and English.
• Ministry of the Interior and Justice (official website): In Spanish.
• National Assembly (official website): In Spanish.
• President (official website): In Spanish.

Viet Nam

Constitution

• Constitution 1992 (Vietnam Embassy to the U.S.) .
• Constitution 1992 (Droit Francophonie).

Laws and Legislation

• Laws and Codes (Maison du Droit): in French. Contains a broad range of laws and codes. Well-organized site.
• Laws and Legislation (Hai-Ha & Partners Law Office). Includes family laws, real estate, intellectual property, bankrupcty and more.
• Dispute Resolution (from APEC Investment Law Database of Nagoya University): In English.
• Vietnam Legal Documents (Vietnam Information page): In English.

Laws by Subject

• Intellectual Property (Hai-Ha & Partners Law Office).
• Taxation (Hai-Ha & Partners Law Office).

Codes

• Civil Code (Maison du Droit): in French.
• Civil Code (WorldLII): in English.
• Labor Code (Maison du Droit): in French.
• Penal Code (Maison du Droit): in French.
• Penal Code (WorldLII): in English.

Government

• Business Information Center (official website): in Vietnamese and English.
• Ministry of Finance (official website): in Vietnamese and English. Includes a search facility for full-text of laws, regulations, circulars relating to finance in english.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official website): in English.
• National Assembly (official website): in English and Vietnamese.

Guides

• Vietnamese Legal Guides (list provided by WorldLII)

Other

• Viet Nam The Asian Development Bank provides a number of fact sheets, country reports, project summaries including legal initiatives and more. (Asian Development Bank).

Western Sahara (Arabic Democratic Republic of Sahara)

Constitution

• Constitution (Association de Soutien à un Référendum Libre et Régulier au Sahara Occidental (ARSO) ).

Other

• Western Sahara Online

Yemen

Constitution

• Constitution (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht).
• Constitution of the Republic of Yemen 1994 (Yemen Gateway): In English.
• Constitution of the Republic of Yemen 1990 (Yemen Gateway): In English.
• Constitution of the Yemen Arab Republic 1970, (Yemen Gateway): In English.

Laws by Subject

• Investment laws (General Investment Authority).

Government

• Central Bank of Yemen (official website): In English and Arabic.
• General Investment Authority (official website): In English and Arabic.
• Ministry of Industry and Trade (official website): In English and Arabic.
• Ministry of Information (official website): In English and Arabic.
• President (official website): In English and Arabic.

Yugoslavia

See Serbia and Montenegro

Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Constitution

• Constitution (President's website): In French.

Laws and Legislation

• Legislation 1961-1999 (Droit Francophonie): In French.

Government

• Central Bank (official website): In French.
• Minister of Finance (official website): In French.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation (official website): In French.
• President (official website): In French.

Zambia

Constitution

• Constitution (ZamLII).

Laws and Legislation

• The Laws of Zambia (Revised Edition 1996) Available full-text via pdf. ( Institute of Human Rights, Intellectual Property and Development Trust): in English.
• Zambia Legal Information Institute: Includes full-text of selected Zambian court decisions and legislation.

Judiciary

• Supreme Court Decisions (University of Zambia): in English.

Government

• Central Bank of the Republic of Zambia (official website): In English. Includes laws.
• Zambia Revenue Authority (official website): In English.

Other

• Zambia Law Journal (official website). In English with some full-text articles.

Zimbabwe

Constitution

• Constitution (Kubatana.net an NGO): In English.

Laws and Legislation

• Acts (Parliament of Zimbabwe): In English.
• Bills (Parliament of Zimbabwe): In English.

Government

• Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (official website): In English.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official website): In English.
• Parliament of Zimbabwe (official website): In English.
• Zimbabwe Government Online In English.
• Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (official website): In English.

Other

• Hansard (reports of Parliamentary debates from 2002 -) (Parliament of Zimbabwe): In English
• Globalex. The Law in Zimbabwe. (Online Research Guide). Saki, Otto and Tatenda Chiware. In English.