Constitution
- International Constitutional Law: China external link (University of Wuerzberg, International Constitutional Law) offers English translations of the 2004 Constitution, the 1979 Declaration of Human Rights, and Background Note
- WIPO Lex: The Constitution law of the People’s Republic of China external link (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Executive
- Government external link
- Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council external link
- State Council external link
Judicial
Legislative
- PARLIAMENT: National People’s Congress external link
- Legislation Law of the People’s Republic of China external link
- FAOLEX: China external link (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources
- NATLEX: China external link (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
- RefWorld Legal Information: China external link (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: China external link (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Global Legal Monitor: China (Law Library of Congress)
- In Custodia Legis Blog: China (Law Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Legal Reports: China (Library of Congress)
- American Bar Association Section on International Law: China Committee external link
- China Law Blog external link (Harris & Moure)
- China Law Center external link (Yale Law School)
- China Law Digest external link (Xiaoping Chen, editor)
- China Law Info external link – subscription required
- China Law Resources external link (Yale Law School)
- Chinese Law Prof Blog external link (Donald Clarke, editor)
- Chinese Law Resources external link (George Washington University Law School) includes a list of research guides external link
- Chinese Legal Research external link (University of Washington School of Law, Gallagher Law Library)
- Finding Chinese Law on the Internet external link (GlobaLex)
- Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: China external link (New York University Law Library)
- Guide on Researching Chinese Mass Media Law external link (GlobaLex)
- International Judicial Assistance: China (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Internet Guide for Chinese Studies – Law external link (Heidelberg University, Institute of Chinese Studies)
- Judicial Information of the People’s Republic of China: A Survey external link (LLRX)
- Online Chinese Law Journals Available at the University of Washington external link (University of Washington Law Library)
- World Legal Information Institute: China external link (WorldLII)
General Sources
- Country Profile: China (Library of Congress) August 2006; PDF
- Country Study: China (Library of Congress) July 1987
- Maps: China (Library of Congress)
- World Digital Library: China (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- BBC News: China Country Profile
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs: ILAB in China (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: China (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- Consular Information Sheet: China (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Information: China (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) (U.S. Dept. of State)
- The Economist: China external link
- Embassy of China, Washington external link
- FAO Country Profiles: China (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With China (U.S. Dept. of State)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: China (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
- Human Rights in China external link (Amnesty International)
- International Religious Freedom Reports: China (U.S. Dept. of State)
- NATIONAL LIBRARY: National Library of China (English) external link; see also National Library of China (Chinese) external link
- NEWS: China Daily external link; China Today: Law and Justice external link; Legal System Daily external link; People’s Daily external link (official source)
- U.S. Embassy, Beijing (U.S. Dept. of State)
- World Bank: China external link
- World Factbook: China (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- World Health Organization: China external link
For more information on China, see:
- Global Legal Monitor: China
- In Custodia Legis Blog Search: China
- Law Library of Congress Search: China
Last Updated: 04/27/2021