Database of Polish laws from 1918 onwards, provided by the lower house of the Polish Parliament (Sejm). To browse by year, click on ‘wg roczników’; N.B., from 2012 onwards, after selecting the year you need to click on ‘000’ to display a list of laws. To browse by subject, click on ‘wg hasel’. To search, click on ‘wyszukiwanie’. The database is entirely in Polish.
Official website of the Seychelles National Assembly- the legislative branch of the Seychelles government. The site provides information on National Assembly members and committees and on the work of the organisation. A full text copy of the Constitution can be downloaded and there are other important documents provided including order papers, standing orders and the official Journal.
Official site of the Parliament of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Provides background information about the instituion's history and structure and about political parties. Sections on chamber business and publications cover information about the progress of bills and provide the full text of Speakers’ Rulings, Resolutions and the Constitution; these are mainly in pdf format. A separate media section covers the texts of press releases, speeches in the National Assembly and links to international organisations.
Open-access database containing the proceedings of old Scottish parliaments, 1235 to 1707. Produced by the Scottish Parliament Project at the University of St Andrews, the database is the most comprehensive collection of Scottish parliamentary proceedings ever produced; it includes legislation, records of parliamentary proceedings, petitions, letters patent, charters and other documents. Latin and English parallel texts are provided. There are simple and advanced search facilities, or the data can be browsed by reign.
Official website of the State Duma which is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia. The site has information on the history and structure of the Duma along with profiles of members of the Board and Deputies of the State Duma. There are also sections on the legislative, parliamentary and international activities of the State Duma. The site can be viewed in Russian only.
Official website of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada). This site provides short profiles of members of the Ukrainian Parliament, details of events and news items. Abstracts of Ukrainian laws can be viewed in English but full text legislation is available in Ukrainian only. The site can be viewed in Ukrainian, Russian and English
Official website of the Moldovan Parliament. The site has information on the work of Parliament, its committees and members. There is background information on the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and other authorities and institutions. A selection of official documents are provided in full text including the Constitution (in English), the electoral code, the law on political parties, draft laws and state budgets (in Romanian). Most of the information is provided in Romanian with a few pages made available in French and English.
Library of the Congreso Nacionale Chile (Chilean National Parliament). Provides a service not only to members of Parliament but also to the wider community. Acts as an official repository for Parliamentary archives. The website provides full-text access, mainly in PDF format, to laws, codes and current and historic versions of the Constitution. Public users can search the catalogue and also browse or download documents in PDF and podcasts in MP3 format, which are designed to inform them about aspects of parliamentary procedure, including the creation of laws and popular legal issues.
Site of the Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional, the Bolivian national assembly (‘plurinacional’ in that it represents all the various indigenous and ethnic communities in Bolivia). Full-text access is available to recent Acts and Bills and to the Bolivian Constitution in PDF format. An outline is provided of the aims and objectives of the Assembly. A Press section, arranged by subject area, provides photos and notes concerning recent events. An additional section is concerned with transparency and public access to information and provides relevant legislation in full text.
The official website of the National Assembly (lower house) of the Republic of Congo. There is information on the role and work of the National Assembly and its members. A full text copy of the Constitution is given along with legislation from January 2022 onwards. All information is provided in French.
