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French Republic / République Française

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Constitution

  • Constitution (Legifrance) includes Déclaration des Droits de l'homme et du Citoyen, Préambule de la Constitution de 1946, and Constitution de 1958; in French
  • Constitution Finder (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law)
  • International Constitutional Law: France (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers English translation of the 1992 constitution and Background Note; does not yet include amendments of 1993 and beyond yet provides links to the 1999 Constitution in French

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Executive

  • Présidence de la République Française
  • Premier Ministre et Gouvernement
  • Ministère de la Justice
  • Lois et réglements (Legifrance) laws and regulations; in French
  • Traités et accords internationaux (LegiFrance) treaties; in French
  • Service-Public (Documentation française)

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Judicial

  • Conseil Constitutionnel - includes access to decisions, list of leading decisions, alphabetical list of leading cases in French
  • Conseil d'État [Council of State]
  • Cour de Cassation
  • Jurisprudence (Legifrance)

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Legislative

  • OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Journal Officiel de la République Française
    • Legifrance Journal Officiel (1990-
    • Les Journaux Officiels
  • PARLIAMENT: Assemblée Nationale and Senat
  • Les Codes (Legifrance) includes laws in French
  • Lois et réglements (Legifrance) includes laws and regulations in French
  • Napoleonic Code of 1804 (Napoleon Series) in English
  • NATLEX: France (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights

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Legal Guides

  • Children’s Rights: France (Law Library of Congress)
  • GUIDE: Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
  • Legal Research Guide: French (Law Library of Congress)
  • Multinational Collections Database: France (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
  • Bibliotheque Virtuelle (JURIPOLE) includes dictionaries and articles
  • FindLaw: France
  • ForIntLaw: France (Washburn University Law Library)
  • France-États arabes (France-Etats arabes) Includes bilateral and multilateral treaties between France and Arab countries
  • French Law Guide (Claire M. Germain, via LLRX) August 15, 2001
  • French Law on the Internet - The Basics and Free Resources (Emmanuel Barthe, via GlobaLex) May 2005
  • French Legal Research (Harvard Law School Library)
  • Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases - France (New York University Law Library)
  • Judicial Assistance: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • JURIST: France (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
  • Law of the Pacific Islands: A Guide to Web Based Resources (Ruth Bird, via LLRX) April 15, 2002; includes Wallis and Futuna
  • Pages juridiques de Jérôme Rabenou (Rabenou)
  • Religious Liberty: The Legal Framework in Selected OSCE Countries (U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe) May 2000; prepared by the Law Library of Congress at the request of the Commision; includes France and ten other countries; includes part 1 (pp. 1-203) only; part 2 (pp. 204-349 Appendices) not available online
  • Researching French Law (Stéphane Cottin & Jérôme Rabenou, via GlobaLex)
  • World Legal Information Institute: France (WorldLII)
  • World Legal Materials from Europe: France (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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General Sources

  • Portals to the World: France(Library of Congress) also includes French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia , and Reunion
  • Background Note: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: France (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
  • Consular Information Sheet: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Country Information: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reports listed under Europe / Independent States
  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Economic Briefing: France (The Economist)
  • Embassy of France, Washington
  • Governments on the WWW: France (Gunnar Anzinger)
  • Human Rights in France (Amnesty International)
  • International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • NATIONAL LIBRARY: Bibliothèque nationale de France
  • NEWS: BBC World: Europe
  • U.S. Embassy, Paris (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • World Factbook: France (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) - see also entries for Bassas da India; Clipperton Island; Europa Island; French Guiana; French Polynesia; French Southern and Antarctic Lands; Glorioso Islands; Guadeloupe; Juan de Nova Island; Martinique; Mayotte; New Caledonia; Reunion; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Tromelin Island; Wallis and Futuna
  • WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: France (Google); France (Yahoo)

For more information on France see:

  • Children's Rights: France
  • Legal Research Guide: France

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