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Foreign Legal Research

Foreign Legal Research. Dennis S. Sears Senior Law Librarian Howard W. Hunter Law Library J. Reuben Clark Law School. Foreign Law v. International Law. Foreign Law The law of another state or country International Law The legal principles governing the relationships between nations.

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Foreign Legal Research

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  1. Foreign Legal Research Dennis S. Sears Senior Law Librarian Howard W. Hunter Law Library J. Reuben Clark Law School

  2. Foreign Law v. International Law Foreign Law The law of another state or country International Law The legal principles governing the relationships between nations

  3. Common Law The body of law derived from judicial decisions, rather than from statutes or constitutions Civil Law The body of law derived from the national civil codes Common Law v. Civil Law

  4. Legal Systems of the World

  5. Foreign Law General Resources Constitutions Statutes Regulations Case Law Secondary Sources General Online Sources

  6. General Resources

  7. Legal Systems of the World 22 Volume Looseleaf Set A series articles describing the history; government; legal system and process; legal education, admission, and practice; and law reporting of each individual country Located in Reserve K583 .R313 M63 Through 2005

  8. HeinOnline: Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia

  9. Legal Systems of the World

  10. Legal Systems of the World

  11. Legal Systems of the World

  12. Legal Systems of the World

  13. Legal Systems of the World

  14. Legal Systems of the World

  15. Constitutions

  16. Constitutions of the Countries of the World 20 Volume Looseleaf Set A series of updated texts, constitutional chronologies, and annotated bibliographies Located in Reserve K3157 .A2 .B53

  17. Constitutions of Dependencies and Territories 7 Volume Looseleaf Set Located in Reserve K3157 .A2 .B54

  18. Online

  19. Online

  20. Online

  21. Online

  22. Online

  23. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

  24. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

  25. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated World Constitutions Illustrated

  26. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated Select a Country

  27. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

  28. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated World Constitutions

  29. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

  30. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

  31. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

  32. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

  33. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated Commentaries & Other Relevant Sources

  34. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated Scholarly Articles *

  35. HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated Bibliography of Select Constitutional Books

  36. Statutes

  37. Martindale-HubbellInternational Law Digest Single Volume at the end of the Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory Summaries of statutory law Located on the 3rd Floor K68 .M37di Through 2009

  38. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests

  39. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests

  40. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests Middle East/Africa North American South American Asian

  41. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests Family States Commonwealth

  42. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests

  43. Lexis: Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digests

  44. Statutory Sets at BYU England KD135 .H3 Australia KU14 (through 2004) Canada KE89 New Zealand KUQ13 .N47 (through 2004) France KJV444 (through 2004) Germany KK985.51896 (through 2003)

  45. Court Decisions

  46. Court Decisions England KD200 (through 1998) Australia KU18 .A23 (through 2005) Canada KE132 (through 2003/04) New Zealand KUQ18 .N48 (through 2002) Germany Constitutional Court KK5466.5 .B85 Civil KK989 .B86 Criminal KK7980.3 .B86

  47. Periodical Literature

  48. Periodicals: Current Law Index

  49. Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

  50. Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

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