A legal research guide for Asia and the Pacific region, created by the library at the University of Sydney. Includes regional legal information as well as covering twenty-five individual jurisdictions. For each jurisdiction, there are annotated links to sources of legislation and cases, information about the legal system, information relating to international law (such as participation in treaties), and links to research guides.
Online guide to the Bhutan legal system written by lawyers Ershadul Karim and Chhime Tshoke Dorjee. The guide was published in 2011 (and updated in 2023) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors give an introduction to the history and politics of Bhutan, an outline of the legal system and court structure and information about the country’s legal profession. Links are given to important legal websites including legislation, government departments, newspapers and development agencies.
Section of WorldLII's World Law service covering the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Eastern Himalayas. Browse sections highlight links relating to the Government and Legislation. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to Bhutan on all of World Law, in Other Indexes and in Law Journals. A web spider search facility offers high focus searches of selected remote sites. Site help and on screen translation facilities are also available.
Official web portal of the Government of Bhutan. The site has an introduction to Bhutan providing basic information on the location, population, language, economy, politics, society and international relations of the kingdom. Links and contact details are given for the various ministries and other official bodies, members of the judiciary and the National Assembly. Selected legislation is provided in full text in English including a copy of the Constitution. Government publications and forms are also made available.
Official website of the Bhutan judiciary and Royal Court of Justice. The site provides information on the structure of the courts in Bhutan and an outline of the legal system. There are sections covering court procedures, judicial reforms and the appointment of judges. Legislation relevant to the courts is provided in full text on the site including the Civil and Criminal Procedure Code, the Penal Code, the Evidence Act of Bhutan and the Judicial Service Act.
Electronic copy of the 2008 Constitution of Bhutan made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution has sections on citizenship and the rights and duties of citizens. There are also articles on the role of the monarchy, an outline of the governmental system and the functions of various other official bodies.
The laws of Bhutan are available here on the AsianLII (Asian Legal Information Institute) website. Laws can be browsed alphabetically by title, or by date. AsianLII is a cooperative legal information initiative led by AustLII (the Australasian Legal Information Institute) providing access to freely available legal materials from all 27 countries and territories in Asia.
