English Translations:
Finding English translations of foreign laws is difficult. The Law Library of Congress has this helpful guide (updated March 2012) to finding national legislation translated into English. Countries included in the guide are Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, and Russia.
Online Resources:
Many free websites offer international legal information.
- Council of Europe The aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its 46 member states.
- Dag Hammarskjold Library, United Nations library.
- EISIL, developed by the American Society of International Law to assist in locating high quality primary materials, authoritative websites, and research guides to international law on the internet.
- EUR-Lex, provides free, online access to European Union law and documents in all languages of the EU countries.
- International Court of Justice (ICJ), news, decisions, and documents of cases heard by the ICJ.
- United Nations Official Documents System (ODS), provides UN documents since 1993.
- World Legal Information Institute, free independent and non-profit access to worldwide law from 123 countries and territories.
