Government, Politics, Law : Dominica

A listing of web sites that provide links to information about Dominica. For additional information about Dominica at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). The Law Library of the Library of Congress provides an important collection of legal and general links relating to Dominica at http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/dominica.html The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Dominica is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects for Dominica is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/dominica/).

Background notes, Dominica  (http://www.state.gov/www/background%5Fnotes/dominica%5F398%5Fbgn.html)
This is a permanent electronic archive providing a profile of Dominica produced by the U.S. Department of State for March of 1998.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Dominica  (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/chiefs52.html)
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) presents a list of the chiefs of state and cabinet members for Dominica. The list includes the names of those holding such offices as president, prime minister, attorney general, and minister of tourism.

Commonwealth of Dominica  (http://www.politicalresources.net/dominica.htm)
Features a list of Internet links to information about the Commonwealth of Dominica, compiled by Roberto Cicciomessere, and presented online as a part of Political Resources on the Net. Links to election information, the Dominican government, etc.

Constitution of Dominica, 1978  (http://www.georgetown.edu/LatAmerPolitical/Constitutions/Dominica/const.html)
Presents the full text of the 1978 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica, provided online by the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University as part of the Political Database of the Americas. Includes a section on the interpretation of terms used in the Constitution.

Dominica: Political Parties  (http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Parties/Resumen/Dominica/desc.html)
An index of Political Parties in Latin America and the Caribbean. Part of the Political Database of the Americas and features Dominica.

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Dominica  (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/dominica/)
As part of the Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC), the University of Texas at Austin presents a collection of Web sites about Dominica. The collection includes information about higher education, economic conditions, elections, political parties, the government, health care, and tourism in the country.

Political Database of the Americas: Dominica  (http://www.georgetown.edu/LatAmerPolitical/Countries/dominica.html)
The Political Database of the Americas offers political information for Dominica. Categories include constitutional studies, electoral systems, civil society, political parties, and executive institutions. The Political Database is a service of the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.