1. Foreign Legal Research
Dennis S. Sears
Senior Law Librarian
Howard W. Hunter Law Library
J. Reuben Clark Law School

2. Foreign Law v. International Law
The law of another state or country
International Law
The legal principles governing the relationships between nations

3. 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

4. Legal Systems of the World

5. Foreign Law General Resources Constitutions Statutes Regulations
Case Law
Secondary Sources
General Online Sources

6. General Resources

7. 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

8. HeinOnline:
Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia

9. Legal Systems of the World

10. Legal Systems of the World

11. Legal Systems of the World

12. Legal Systems of the World

13. Legal Systems of the World

14. Legal Systems of the World

15. Constitutions

16. 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

17. Constitutions of Dependencies and Territories
7 Volume Looseleaf Set
Located in Reserve
K3157 .A2 .B54

18. Online

19. Online

20. Online

21. Online

22. HeinOnline:
World Constitutions Illustrated

23. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

24. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

25. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
Select a Country

26. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

27. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

28. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

29. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

30. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

31. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

32. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

33. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
Commentaries & Other Relevant Sources

34. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
Scholarly Articles *

35. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated
Bibliography of Select Constitutional Books

36. Statutes

37. 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

38. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests

39. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests

40. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests
Middle East/Africa
South American
North American
Asian

41. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests
Commonwealth
Family
States

42. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests

43. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Digests

44. Statutory Sets at BYU England KD135 .H3 Australia KU14 (through 2004)
Canada KE89
New Zealand KUQ13 .N47 (through 2004)
France KJV444 (through 2004)
Germany KK (through 2003)

45. Court Decisions

46. 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 KK B85
Civil KK989 .B86
Criminal KK B86

47. Periodical Literature

48. Periodicals: Current Law Index

49. Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

50. Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

51. Online

52. General Online Resources

53. Foreign Law Guide

54. Foreign Law Guide

55. Foreign Law Guide

56. Foreign Law Guide
Links

57. Brigham Young University J
Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School Foreign and International Law Directory

58. Guide to Law Online (LOC)

59. The World Law Institute

60. Cornell

61. Harvard
A-Z List

62. NYU
Mexico

63. GlobaLex

64. GlobaLex

65. GlobaLex

66. GlobaLex

67. GlobaLex

68. GlobaLex
Government
Universities
Library of Congress

69. YAHOO

70. YAHOO
Reference

71. YAHOO

72. YAHOO
Country Profiles

73. YAHOO
Browse by Country

74. YAHOO

75. YAHOO
Brazil

76. YAHOO

77. YAHOO
Government

78. YAHOO
Law

79. YAHOO
Judicial Branch

80. Free Law Movement

81. Questions?