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Foreign Law Research

Subject Collections of Codes and Statutes

One very useful source of information on current foreign law is the "subject collection," a database or hard-copy publication that collects laws on one topic from several countries. Most of these collections describe other countries' laws; a few provide the texts. The U of M has several excellent collections on various subjects, some of which are listed below. One way to find a subject collection that covers the country of your interest is to use the Law Library of Congress's Global Legal Information Catalog

Agriculture

Antitrust

Banking

Bankruptcy

Business Organizations

Citizenship/Nationality

Commercial Law

Constitutions

Copyright

Criminal Law

Environmental Law

Family Law

Health/Population Law

Human Rights

Background Sources:

National (Domestic) Case Law:

For more sources on international human rights law, go here.

Humanitarian Law

Intellectual Property

Current Awareness Sources:

  • Intellectual Property Watch: a non-profit independent news service that reports on the interests and behind-the-scenes dynamics that influence the design and implementation of international intellectual property policies.
  • Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch: non-profit organization that provides an extensive online repository of Nigerian intellectual property case laws, statutes, articles, research papers, and news reports.

Labor/Employment Law

Mergers and Acquisitions

Minority Rights

Non-Profits

Patent Law

Same-Sex Relationships

Securities Regulation

Taxation


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