This section of the Government of Ontario website provides access to Ontario's statutes and regulations in full text. Current consolidated law and source law from 2000 onwards can be searched or browsed on the site. There are sections providing access to Period in Time law, repealed statutes and revoked or spent regulations. A page of related web links, a glossary of terms and a selection of FAQs are also provided. The content can be viewed in English or French.
Official compilation of the laws of the Confederation of Switzerland, available in French, German and Italian versions. This collection of texts of Swiss federal law is available free of charge. Texts are available mainly in PDF format, with some HTML. The main listing is alphabetically by title. There are also lists of internal law (constitutional, penal, private, educational and social, defence, transport, health, economy), a list of international agreements, and a list of selected public law texts. The site includes a search engine.
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office's Canadian Patents Database provides access to patent descriptions and images from 1869 to the present day. The database contains over 2 million patent documents which can be searched for using either keywords, the patent document number, a boolean search or an advanced field-specific search strategy. Users can search either an English or French language version of the same database. For patents granted prior to 15th August 1978, the text of the abstracts and claims is not available.
This site, giving access to the full-text of Ontario's Current Consolidated Statutes online, is provided by the Ministry of Attorney General. Public and private statutes as enacted and regulations as filed are also made available back to 2000. This legislation can be searched or browsed on the site. Repealed statutes and and revoked regulations are also available along with Period in Time law for laws amended or affected by a coming into force event after January 1, 2004.
Official website for New Brunswick legislation, provided by the Attorney General's office. Consolidated acts and regulations can be browsed alphabetically or by year and there are basic and advanced search facilities. A collections of repealed acts is also available. The site can be viewed in English or French.
Website of the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, developed by the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center in the USA. The site offers the full-text of a comprehensive collection of documents on the protection and promotion of human rights from sources around the world. In addition, there are links to over 4000 other human rights sites around the world.
The Canada Gazette is the official bulletin of the Government of Canada. It publishes acts of Parliament, regulations, government notices and public notices from private sector bodies. Since 1 April 2003, the pdf version of the Canada Gazette has had the same official status as the print edition. The website, which is in French and English, provides access to the Gazette from 1998 onwards. Users can subscribe to an RSS feed.
Website of UNCITRAL, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. The site is available in the six official languages of the UN: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. UNCITRAL is a core legal body of the UN which works towards the progressive harmonisation of the law of international trade.
The Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (Institut suisse de droit comparé, or ISDC) was established in Lausanne in 1982. Its primary task is to prepare legal opinions in respect of foreign law for the Federal authorities, courts, lawyers and other individuals. It also produces studies in comparative law, holds colloquia and carries out research projects. The Institute has an extensive law library, whose catalogue is available via the website. A set of legal links for countries from Afghanistan to Zambia is available on the Law Online page, annotated in English.
