Law by Subject - Pritzker Legal Research Center

Multi-subject guides:

Comparative Law. By Paul Norman (GlobaLex)
Basic Guide to Researching Foreign Law. By Mary Rumsey (GlobaLex)
Foreign Law: Subject Law Collections on the Web. By Charlotte Bynum (GlobaLex)

Specific Subjects:

Banking Law

Global Banking Law Database (GBLD). A joint project of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. Consists of "a collection of commercial banking, central bank, and deposit insurance laws of jurisdictions that are representative of the regions of the world as well as international financial centers." Searchable by jurisdiction as well as by topic. The topics list is based on the Basel Core Principles.

Biotechnology

Biotechnology Regulatory Developments in OECD Member countries. From the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Business Law

Economist Intelligence Unit . Database of international business intelligence, including commercial, financial, investment, trade information on, and profiles for, over 200 countries.
Doing Business (World Bank Law Library). "The largest free online collection of business laws and regulations."

Civil Procedure

Comparative Civil Procedure: A Guide to Primary and Secondary Sources by Radu D. Popa & Mirela Roznovschi A Guide to worldwide Primary and Secondary Sources by Radu D. Popa, Assistant Dean & Director of the NYU Law Library, with the assistance of Mirela Roznovschi, Reference Librarian for International and Foreign Law. (GlobaLex)

Constitutional Law

Constitution Finder. University of Richmond.
Constitutions of the Countries of the World . The full text of 190 countries' constitutions in English translation. "Each document provides the user with an authoritative translation of the most current version of each country's constitution as well as many of the amending documents, decrees, and proclamations."
International Constitutional Law. Universität Bern.

Criminal Law

Comparative Criminal Procedure: A Select Bibliography By Lyonette Louis-Jacques (GlobaLex).
Criminal Law Resources on the Internet. From Buffalo Criminal Law Center, State University of New York at Buffalo. Provides "on-line access to criminal law materials from the United States and throughout the world, including, among other things, criminal codes, criminal procedure codes, and enforcement codes."
Laws Against Genocide. From Prevent Genocide International, the global education project of Genocide Watch. Includes laws concerning genocide in the domestic criminal law of 70 countries, information about the domestic prosecution of genocide, text of the U.N. Genocide Convention and related information, and genocide and Holocaust denial laws of several countries.

E-Commerce

Global E-Commerce Law. International Legislation and Regulations. From Baker and McKenzie.

Environmental Law

ECOLEX: A Gateway to Environmental Law. From UNEP and IUCN. Access to international and national environmental law legislation.

Family Law

Transnational and Comparative Family Law: Harmonization and Implementation. By Marylin Johnson Raisch (GlobaLex).

Food and Agriculture

FAOLEX. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Contains "treaties, laws and regulations on food, agriculture and renewable natural resources world-wide."

Health Law

International Digest of Health Legislation. World Health Organization.

Human Rights

Legislationline.org. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Database of international texts and domestic legislation in the OSCE region (the Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe, and North America) dealing with the rule of law and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Immigration Law

Immigration Law--A Comparative Approach: Guide to Immigration Law of Canada, Australia, and the United States, by Annemarie Zell (GlobaLex)

Intellectual Property

Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA). From the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This database "contains the full text of intellectual property legislation from a large number of countries and the European Community, as well as the full text of all treaties administered by WIPO."
National Legislation. Legislation of Unesco member states on copyright and neighboring rights.

Labor Law

NATLEX. From the International Labour Organization (ILO). "A continuously-updated database containing references to more than 55,000 national laws on labour, social security, and related human rights, and over 300 laws in full text."

Religious Legal Systems

Religious Legal Systems: A Brief Guide to Research and its Role in Comparative Law By Marylin Johnson Raisch (GlobaLex)

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	U.S. Primary Law U.S. Government Resources (federal, state and local) Illinois and Chicago International Foreign and Comparative Getting Started Finding Articles and Papers Law by Country or Region Law by Subject General Resources by Country or Region Statistical Resources Selected Topics Find Books, Articles, etc. Writing a Paper or Article Research Alerts	Law by Subject Multi-subject guides: Comparative Law. By Paul Norman (GlobaLex) Basic Guide to Researching Foreign Law. By Mary Rumsey (GlobaLex) Foreign Law: Subject Law Collections on the Web. By Charlotte Bynum (GlobaLex) Specific Subjects: Banking Law Global Banking Law Database (GBLD). A joint project of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. Consists of "a collection of commercial banking, central bank, and deposit insurance laws of jurisdictions that are representative of the regions of the world as well as international financial centers." Searchable by jurisdiction as well as by topic. The topics list is based on the Basel Core Principles. Biotechnology Biotechnology Regulatory Developments in OECD Member countries. From the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Business Law Economist Intelligence Unit . Database of international business intelligence, including commercial, financial, investment, trade information on, and profiles for, over 200 countries. Doing Business (World Bank Law Library). "The largest free online collection of business laws and regulations." Civil Procedure Comparative Civil Procedure: A Guide to Primary and Secondary Sources by Radu D. Popa & Mirela Roznovschi A Guide to worldwide Primary and Secondary Sources by Radu D. Popa, Assistant Dean & Director of the NYU Law Library, with the assistance of Mirela Roznovschi, Reference Librarian for International and Foreign Law. (GlobaLex) Constitutional Law Constitution Finder. University of Richmond. Constitutions of the Countries of the World . The full text of 190 countries' constitutions in English translation. "Each document provides the user with an authoritative translation of the most current version of each country's constitution as well as many of the amending documents, decrees, and proclamations." International Constitutional Law. Universität Bern. Criminal Law Comparative Criminal Procedure: A Select Bibliography By Lyonette Louis-Jacques (GlobaLex). Criminal Law Resources on the Internet. From Buffalo Criminal Law Center, State University of New York at Buffalo. Provides "on-line access to criminal law materials from the United States and throughout the world, including, among other things, criminal codes, criminal procedure codes, and enforcement codes." Laws Against Genocide. From Prevent Genocide International, the global education project of Genocide Watch. Includes laws concerning genocide in the domestic criminal law of 70 countries, information about the domestic prosecution of genocide, text of the U.N. Genocide Convention and related information, and genocide and Holocaust denial laws of several countries. E-Commerce Global E-Commerce Law. International Legislation and Regulations. From Baker and McKenzie. Environmental Law ECOLEX: A Gateway to Environmental Law. From UNEP and IUCN. Access to international and national environmental law legislation. Family Law Transnational and Comparative Family Law: Harmonization and Implementation. By Marylin Johnson Raisch (GlobaLex). Food and Agriculture FAOLEX. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Contains "treaties, laws and regulations on food, agriculture and renewable natural resources world-wide." Health Law International Digest of Health Legislation. World Health Organization. Human Rights Legislationline.org. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Database of international texts and domestic legislation in the OSCE region (the Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe, and North America) dealing with the rule of law and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Immigration Law Immigration Law--A Comparative Approach: Guide to Immigration Law of Canada, Australia, and the United States, by Annemarie Zell (GlobaLex) Intellectual Property Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA). From the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This database "contains the full text of intellectual property legislation from a large number of countries and the European Community, as well as the full text of all treaties administered by WIPO." National Legislation. Legislation of Unesco member states on copyright and neighboring rights. Labor Law NATLEX. From the International Labour Organization (ILO). "A continuously-updated database containing references to more than 55,000 national laws on labour, social security, and related human rights, and over 300 laws in full text." Religious Legal Systems Religious Legal Systems: A Brief Guide to Research and its Role in Comparative Law By Marylin Johnson Raisch (GlobaLex)