Foreign Legal Research Dennis S. Sears Senior Law Librarian Howard W. Hunter Law Library J. Reuben Clark Law School
Foreign Law v. International Law The law of another state or country International Law The legal principles governing the relationships between nations
Common Law v. Civil Law Common Law Civil Law The body of law derived from judicial decisions, rather than from statutes or constitutions Civil Law The body of law derived from the national civil codes
Legal Systems of the World
Foreign Law General Resources Constitutions Statutes Regulations Case Law Secondary Sources General Online Sources
General Resources
Legal Systems of the World 22 Volume Looseleaf Set A series articles describing the history; government; legal system and process; legal education, admission, and practice; and law reporting of each individual country Located in Reserve K583 .R313 M63 Through 2005
HeinOnline: Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Legal Systems of the World
Constitutions
Constitutions of the Countries of the World 20 Volume Looseleaf Set A series of updated texts, constitutional chronologies, and annotated bibliographies Located in Reserve K3157 .A2 .B53
Constitutions of Dependencies and Territories 7 Volume Looseleaf Set Located in Reserve K3157 .A2 .B54
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HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
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HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
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HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated Commentaries & Other Relevant Sources
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated Scholarly Articles *
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated Bibliography of Select Constitutional Books
Statutes
Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest Single Volume at the end of the Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory Summaries of statutory law Located on the 3rd Floor K68 .M37di Through 2009
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests Middle East/Africa South American North American Asian
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests Commonwealth Family States
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests
Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests
Statutory Sets at BYU England KD135 .H3 Australia KU14 (through 2004) Canada KE89 New Zealand KUQ13 .N47 (through 2004) France KJV444 (through 2004) Germany KK985.51896 (through 2003)
Court Decisions
Court Decisions England KD200 (through 1998) Australia KU18 .A23 (through 2005) Canada KE132 (through 2003/04) New Zealand KUQ18 .N48 (through 2002) Germany Constitutional Court KK5466.5 .B85 Civil KK989 .B86 Criminal KK7980.3 .B86
Periodical Literature
Periodicals: Current Law Index
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
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General Online Resources
Foreign Law Guide
Foreign Law Guide
Foreign Law Guide
Foreign Law Guide Links
Brigham Young University J Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School Foreign and International Law Directory http://www.law2.byu.edu/fcil/
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