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Foreign Law

 

Foreign law for Canadians would be the domestic law of foreign countries, typically non-Commonwealth countries (e.g., although the law of England is technically "foreign" law, it would be strange to consider it foreign law since it is so closely connected with our legal system).

 

Fortunately, the Internet has made it much easier to access foreign law. Your best starting points are the various "Doing Legal Research in . . . " guides from NYU's GlobaLex website or from LLRX.com:

• GlobaLex: Foreign Legal Research (NYU)
• Comparative and Foreign Law Guides (LLRX)

The following sites also provide access to domestic law of foreign countries:

• GLIN: Nations of the World
• World Legal Information Institute
• Findlaw's List of Countries

Selected subscription services for foreign law

• Foreign Law Guide: www.foreignlawguide.com 

• Africa: Jutastat: www.jutastat.com 

• Africa: LawAfrica.com: www.lawafrica.com 

• Caribbean: CariLaw: http://carilaw.cavehill.uwi.edu 

• China: LawInfo China: www.lawinfochina.com 

• France: JurisClasseur (Lexis): www.juris-classeur.com

• Germany: Beck.de: www.beck.de 

• Singapore: Singapore Lawnet Legal Workbench: www.lawnet.com.sg

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Legal Research and Writing:
Third Edition

by Ted Tjaden

Softcover 422 pgs.
Published: June 2010
ISBN-13: 9781552211762

Purchase here

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