Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England
The first edition of William Blackstone’s ‘Commentaries on the Laws of England’ (Clarendon Press, 1765-1769) has been made available on the internet as part of Yale Law School’s Avalon Project.
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Political Database of the Americas
A non governmental project maintained by the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University, USA in collaboration with other bodies. It was started in 1995. A principal feature of the site is a study of the constitutions of the Latin American countries, with the full text of the relevant Constitution. For each country suggestions are made of additional supporting literature but only the bibliographical information is available. There is also background information about other topics including the electoral system and political parties of the countries.
Acronym Finder
Directory of more than 750,000 abbreviations and acronymns, mainly from the fields of computing, government, the armed forces, computing, telecommunications, business and finance. Founded by US-based IT consultant and software developer Mike Molloy, the directory is global in scope. Legal researchers may find it useful for political, governmental, education and other non-law abbreviations (for legal abbreviations, see the Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations).
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
The website of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), its departments, and overseas missions, hosted by the FSM mission to the United Nations in New York. Site contains both current and archived government press releases, information and contact details for government offices and officials at both federal and state level, and a list of all multilateral treaties which FSM have ratified.
Constitution of Guam and the Virgin Islands – US Code title 48 chapter 7
Forming part of the Findlaw website, which is chiefly aimed at the legal profession, this web page provides the relevant section of the US code relating to the basic charter of civil government for the Virgin Islands and Guam. Session laws and amendment details are also provided.
Olympics & International Sports Law Research Guide
This is an online guide created by Georgetown University Law Library, USA and made freely available on the web. The guide looks at the key Olympics websites and online information from other institutions governing international sports - providing summaries of their structure, organisational aims and work.
International Resources
Gateway to web resources for specific areas of international law, provided by Washburn University School of Law in the United States. The areas of law are listed alphabetically, from “Administrative law resources – international” to “Water law – international”, and for each area links to key websites are given. The resources covered include electronic journals, case law, bibliographies, treaties and more.
Jurist: World Law
The World Law page of the Jurist website offers a set of guides to the legal systems of the world. Each country’s guide covers the Constitution, government and legislation, courts and judgments, human rights, the legal profession and law schools. Links to key websites for each country are also provided. Jurist is a legal education website provided by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Global Insolvency Law Database
The Global Insolvency Law Database (GILD) is a portal to World Bank and other documentation relating to insolvency and creditor rights. It includes international principles, standards and guidelines; country reports; papers; and a library of articles, bibliographies and other materials.
Constitution Finder
A global directory of constitutions on the web, provided by the School of Law at the University of Richmond in the United States. Consists of an alphabetical list of countries, with links to their constitutions; both current and historical constitutions are included. Most are available in English translation, but a few are only in other languages.