south america
Mercosur Parliament
MERCOSUR
Website of MERCOSUR, the Southern Common Market, a South American trading bloc which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Bolivia. The Treaty of Asunción 1991 and the Protocol of Ouro Preto 1994, the establishing treaties, are given on the site along with documents of MERCOSUR bodies - meeting minutes, reports, regulations and trade statistics. The site can be viewed in Spanish, Portuguese and English although information in English is limited.
Congreso de la Republica
Website of the Congress of the Republic of Peru. The site has information on the role and functions of the Congress, a copy of the Constitution and an outline of the legislative process. There are profiles of MPs and information on the work of the various committees. The site can be viewed in French, German, English and Spanish
Constitution of Colombia
Constitutional Court of Colombia
The role of the Colombian Constitutional Court is to determine the constitutionality of laws and protect the fundamental rights of the people. The court's website provides a case database, judicial bulletins, collections of cases by topic, statistics, court rules and other information. An official English translation of the Constitution is available via the 'Inglés' (English) menu, together with an English-language introduction to the court and searchable abstracts of key decisions.
Supreme Court of Colombia
Official website of the Colombian Supreme Court. Provides case databases, information about the role of the court and its members, court notices, court rules and news. Digitised issues of the Judicial Gazette are available for 1887 to 1999. The site is in Spanish.
Venezuela National Assembly
Website of the unicameral National Assembly of Venezuela (Asamblea Nacional) which is composed solely of a Chamber of Deputies. The site has profiles of the deputies and information on the make up and work of the various committees. Laws dating back to the early twentieth century can be viewed in full and there are national and international news items. The site can be viewed in Spanish only.
Supreme Court of Bolivia
Website of the Supreme Court of Bolivia (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia). The site outlines the role of the court and gives details of the judges. There are links to departmental courts and to court publications including summaries of recent cases. Full text laws relevant to the Supreme Court are also given on the site. The website can be viewed in Spanish only.
Constitutional Court of Bolivia
Website of the Bolivian Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional). Gives information on the structure of the court and details of its members and provides judgments, publications and a copy of the Constitution. The site is in Spanish.