Legislation

Avalon Project : the Barbary treaties 1786-1836

The Barbary Treaties were a series of nine agreements concluded by the United States and the Barbary nations of Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, between 1786-1836. This site provides the text of most of these documents, taken from volumes 2 and 3 of 'Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America' (US Government Printing Office,1931). An introduction and notes to the treaties by the editor, Hunter Miller, are also available. The information is provided by the Avalon project at Yale University.

National Centre of Legal Information of the Republic of Belarus

The National Centre of Legal Information of the Republic of Belarus was created in 1997. It is a centre for the accumulation, storage, systematisation and dissemination of legal information in both paper and electronic formats. In the field of Internet technology, the Centre has the tasks of: providing free online access to Belarus laws and other legal acts; providing online access to the National Register of Legal Acts of the Republic of Belarus; providing the world community with official texts of Belarus legislation in English.

Constitution of the Republic of Sudan

Electronic copy of the 2019 Constitution of Sudan made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. This is Sudan's transitional Constitution which establishes a legal framework to guide the country through its transition period. There are sections on the transitional bodies including the Cabinet and Legislative Council along with a Bill of Rights which establishes social justice, equality and democracy in Sudan.

Constitution of Eritrea

Electronic copy of the 1997 Constitution of Eritrea made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The document sets out the functions and powers of the main branches of government including the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. It also addresses the nature of the relationship between the citizen and the state and establishes the fundamental rights of citizens in the region.

Constitution of Angola

Electronic copy of the 2010 Constitution of Angola made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. There are chapters on fundamental rights and duties, the organisation of state power, public administration and local government.

Constitution of Algeria

Electronic copy of the 2020 Constitution of Algeria made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. There are sections on fundamental rights, freedoms and duties, the role of the president, government, parliament and judiciary and the Constitutional court and other oversight institutions.

International Constitutional Law

International Constitutional Law (ICL) provides English translations of constitutional documents from many countries of the world. Documents are cross-referenced to enable comparison of constitutional provisions. The site is edited by Professor Axel Tschentscher, LL.M of the University of Bern in Switzerland and details are given of other contributors. The site provides online constitutions, background and historical information for a number of countries along with more limited information other countries.

EUR-Lex

EUR-Lex is the European Union's own free database of legal and official texts, amounting to more than three million documents.

Bills before Parliament

Detailed information about public bills currently before the UK Parliament, on the Parliament website. Bills are presented in full, together with information about their progress through the legislative procedure in both Houses. This includes details of amendments, explanatory notes, debates, proceedings and transcripts of evidence and other related documents.

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