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Foreign Law Translations

Free database of foreign legislation and cases translated into English, provided by the Institute for Transnational Law at the University of Texas at Austin. Foreign Law Translations makes available translated French, German, Austrian and Israeli cases and French and German legislation in the areas of constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law; most of the content is from France and Germany. The site also has a glossary of French legal terms and a list of German legal abbreviations

Indian Legislation

A LIIofIndia database containing Indian acts from 1836 to date. Acts can be browsed alphabetically and by date. The information can also be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility or act name search. Full text acts are presented in HTML. The information is based on the India Code Information System (INCODIS) and provided by the National Informatics Centre at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The Legal Information Institute of India(LIIofIndia) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from India.

Guam Legislature

Official website of the Guam Legislature. Guam is a Pacific Island which forms an unincorporated territory of the United States. The site provides details of standing committees, a legislative calendar and contact details for members of the Guam Senate. Access is given to Guam public laws which can be viewed in HTML or as zipped Word files. Laws are available from the 24th Guam Legislature (1997) onwards although not all are available in full. Bills are also available on the site along with legislative and executive resolutions.

Office of the Compiler of Laws

Website of the Office of the Compiler of Laws in Guam. Guam is a Pacific Island which forms an unincorporated territory of the United States. The Compiler of Laws is a division of the Attorney General's Office and the site is currently under development. It aims to provide free access to Guam statutes, laws, court decisions, agency rules and regulations, Executive Orders issued by the Governor, and opinions of the Attorney General. Currently available on the site is a full-text copy of the Guam Code Annotated and full-text (PDF) opinions of the Supreme Court from 1996 onwards.

Sri Lanka Legislation

A CommonLII database containing Sri Lankan Legislative Enactments (1980 Revised Edition). Legislation can be browsed alphabetically or searched using the system's comprehensive keyword and act name search facility. Full text laws are presented in PDF. The data has been made available by LAWNET a project established by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Justice. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Understanding European Union Legal Materials

Guide to European Union legal information, written by Duncan E. Alford, Associate Dean for the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law. The guide was published in 2005 (and updated in 2025 by Janet Kearney) on New York University law school's Globalex website. The author gives a brief overview of the European Union, its official websites and principal institutions. There is a reading list of recommended introductions to EU law, dictionaries and directories.

Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas

This is the official Website of the Lithuanian Parliament. The English language version of the site provides access to information about the structure, function, history and recent activities of the parliament. It includes information on parliamentary committees and commissions, lists of current MPs, recent election results and details of the operation of the legislature. There are details of the Seimas activities relating to the European Union. Also accessible is the full-text of the Constitution and a database of Lithuanian and EU laws.

Lesotho Legislation

A CommonLII database containing Lesotho legislation. The legislation dates from 1981 to 2000 and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, act name search or alphabetical browse list. Full text documents are presented in PDF. The information has been provided by the Lesotho government and a link is given to their Website. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Pakistan (Punjab) Legislation

A CommonLII database containing legislation for the Pakistan province of Punjab. The legislation dates from the nineteenth century onwards and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, act name search or alphabetical browse list. The information is derived from the government website Punjab Laws Online. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Law in Ghana

Law in Ghana is an online subscription database produced by DataCenta Ltd, an electronic publishing company based in Ghana. The site provides access to computerised versions of Ghana's legal materials including statutes, law reports, legal news and journal articles.

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