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Mexican Laws

Mexican Laws is a subscription service supplying English translations of Mexican laws including regulations, decrees and standards. Legal areas covered by the service include health and safety, environmental law, labour law, social security, customs, import/export, transport, health and agriculture law. A selection of free articles and guides are also available on the site including an online newsletter which provides information on recent developments in Mexican law.

Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties

Online version of a seven volume collection of laws and treaties relating to Native American Indian tribes compiled by Charles J. Kappler and made freely available by the Oklahoma State University Library. The site includes U.S. Government treaties with Native Americans from 1778 to 1883 and U.S. laws and executive orders relating to Native Americans from 1871 to 1970. Each volume can be browsed using the table of contents or index. The full-text can be viewed in HTML and JPEG images are provided of the original pages.

Biological Weapons Convention: Collection of National Implementation Legislation

Collection of information about national legislation implementing the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). The information is compiled by VERTIC, a non-governmental organisation specialising in the verification and monitoring of international agreements. The collection consists of an alphabetical list of countries; for each, it gives details of relevant laws, with the full text where available.

Constitution of the Republic of Iceland

English version of the Constitution of Iceland provided by the Government Offices of Iceland. The Constitution covers the role and function of the President, the State Council, Althingi (the Icelandic Parliament) and the judiciary. There are also sections dealing with the electoral system, the role of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (state church) and the rights, freedoms and obligations of citizens. This version contains amendments made up to June 1999.

Constitution of Syria

This site contains the full-text of the Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic which is made freely available in English by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. Both the 2012 Constitution and the 2017 draft Constitution can be viewed in HTML with the 2017 draft also available in PDF.

Constitution of Slovenia

This site contains the full-text of the Slovenia Constitution which is made freely available in English by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution was adopted in 1991 and includes amendments up to 2016. The document covers human rights and fundamental freedoms, economic and social relations, administration of the state, local government, public finance, constitutionality and legality and the Constitutional Court.

Constitution of South Africa

Full-text online version of the South African Constitution made freely available in English on the South African Government Information website. The Constitution was adopted in 1996 and covers co-operative government, parliament, the President and National Executive, the provinces, local government, the courts and administration of justice, public administration, security services and a Bill of Rights. The site includes amendments to the Constitution and links to earlier versions of the Constitution.

Constitution of Paraguay

Electronic copy of the 1992 Constitution of Paraguay, amended up to 2011, and made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution can be viewed in PDF or HTML formats and has sections on the fundamental rights, duties and guarantees and on the political order of the Republic.

Constitution of Russia

Electronic copy of the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation, amended up to 2014, and made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution can be viewed in PDF or HTML formats and has sections on rights and freedoms, the federal structure and the role of the President, Federal Assembly and judiciary.

Constitution of Saudi Arabia

Electronic copy of the 1993 Constitution of Saudi Arabia, amended up to 2013, and made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution can be viewed in PDF or HTML formats and covers the system of government including the monarchy, Shura Council law, features of the Saudi family, economic principles, rights and duties, the authorities of the state, financial affairs and control bodies.
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