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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Constitution

• International Constitutional Law: United Kingdom Index (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers Background Note and links to government sites.
• OTHER COPIES:
  • Magna Carta (1215) (British Library)
  • Magna Carta (1215) (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
  • English Bill of Rights (1689)
  • Constitution Finder (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law)

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Executive

• British Monarchy
• Prime Minister
• Cabinet of Ministers
• HM Treasury
• Official Documents (HMSO)
• Statutory Instruments (HMSO)

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Judicial

• Court Service
• Department for Constitutional Affairs - includes forms, guides, statutory instruments, consultation papers, and other documents

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Legislative

• PARLIAMENT: Parliament; consisting of the House of Commons and House of Lords
  • House of Commons Library Research Papers
  • House of Commons Publications on the Internet
• Acts of Parliament (HMSO)
• Command Papers Listing (United Kingdom. National Archives, Office of Public Sector Information)
• Official Documents
• NATLEX: United Kingdom (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights

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Legal Guides

• Legal Research Guide: United Kingdom (Law Library of Congress)
• Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
• Multinational Collections Database: United Kingdom (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
• BAILII: British and Irish Legal Information Institute
• "By Command of Her Majesty": An Introduction to the Command Papers of the United Kingdom (Stephen Young, Tarleton Law Library) - in PDF (336K); from 92 L. LIBR. J. 91 (2000)
• Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations (University of Wales, Cardiff)
• Devolution in the United Kingdom: A Revolution in Online Legal Research (Stephen Young, via LLRX) June 1, 2001
• The Electronic Parliament: Resources for Tracking U.K. Legislation (Stephen Young, via LLRX) November 15, 2001
• FindLaw: United Kingdom
• ForIntLaw: United Kingdom (Washburn University Law Library)
• Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases - England and Ireland (New York University Law Library)
• A Guide to the UK Legal System (Sarah Carter, via GlobaLex) November 2005
• InfoLaw - Information for Lawyers Limited's Gateway to the UK Legal Internet
• Judicial Assistance: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• JURIST: United Kingdom (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 Pitcairn Islands
• Law Schools and Law Libraries (Law Courseware Consortium via University of Warwick)
• Natural Resources Legislation: United Kingdom (University of Denver College of Law)
• 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 the United Kingdom and ten other countries; includes part 1 (pp. 1-203) only; part 2 (pp. 204-349 Appendices) not available online
• World Legal Information Institute: United Kingdom (WorldLII)
• World Legal Materials from Europe: United Kingdom (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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General Sources

• Portals to the World: United Kingdom (Library of Congress)
• Background Note: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• British Embassy, Washington
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: United Kingdom (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• Consular Information Sheet: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Information: United Kingdom (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: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Economic Briefing: Britain (The Economist)
• Governments on the WWW: United Kingdom (Gunnar Anzinger)
• Human Rights in United Kingdom (Amnesty International)
• International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• NATIONAL LIBRARY: British Library
• National Libraries of Europe: British Library (European Library)
• NEWS: BBC / BBC World; Economist; Financial Times; Guardian; Independent; The Times
• U.S. Embassy, London (U.S. Dept. of State)
• World Factbook: United Kingdom (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) - see also: British Indian Ocean Territory; Pitcairn Islands; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: United Kingdom (Google); United Kingdom (Yahoo)

For more information on United Kingdom see:

• Global Legal Monitor: United Kingdom
• Children's Rights: United Kingdom
• Habeas Corpus Rights: United Kingdom
• Legal Research Guide: United Kingdom
• Medical Malpractice Liability: United Kingdom (England and Wales)
• Pre-Charge Detention for Terrorist Suspects: United Kingdom

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Last Updated: 07/23/2009