WorldLII's Costa Rica page, providing links to law-related websites. Covers courts, the government, legislation, parliament, treaties and other subjects. WorldLII is run by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney.
Established in 1997 by lawyer Roger A. Petersen, this site gives an English-language overview of the law of Costa Rica, with links to legislation (in Spanish). It also covers the economy, politics, demography and other subjects. The information is intended primarily for individuals and businesses with an interest in moving to, or operating in, the country. The Legal Topics section outlines more than twenty subjects, including banking law, civil law, consumer protection, criminal law, immigration, marriage and family law, and working in Costa Rica.
Online guide to legal research in Costa Rica written by Roger A. Petersen, a partner with Petersen & Philps of San Jose, Costa Rica, and published on New York University's Globalex website. The author presents a brief history of Costa Rica and background to the structure of government, the Constitution and the judiciary. There are sections on local government, the National Registry, political parties and elections.
Constitution of Costa Rica as amended to 2015, provided in English on the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), together with links to two previous versions of the text.
