Constitution
- Constitution external link (Legifrance) includes Déclaration des Droits de l’homme et du Citoyen, Préambule de la Constitution de 1946, and Constitution de 1958; in French
- France: Constitution of October 4, 1958 external link (WIPO Lex) in English, French, and Spanish
- International Constitutional Law: France external link (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers background note and English translation of the 1958 constitution with 2008 amendments
Executive
- Présidence de la République Française external link
- Premier Ministre et Gouvernement external link
- Ministère de la Justice external link
- Lois et réglements external link (Legifrance) laws and regulations; in French
- Traités et accords internationaux external link (LegiFrance) treaties; in French
- Service-Public external link (Documentation française)
Judicial
- Conseil Constitutionnel external link includes access to decisions, list of leading decisions, alphabetical list of leading cases in French
- Conseil d’État external link
- Cour de Cassation external link
- Jurisprudence external link (Legifrance)
- Juricaf: France external link
Legislative
- OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Journal Officiel de la République Française:
- PARLIAMENT: Assemblée Nationale and Senat external link
- LegisFrance external link includes laws and regulations in French, with English external link and Spanish options
- Napoleonic Code of 1804 external link (Napoleon Series) in English
- FAOLEX: France external link (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources
- NATLEX: France external link (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
- RefWorld Legal Information: France external link (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: France external link (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Global Legal Monitor: France (Law Library of Congress)
- In Custodia Legis Blog: France (Law Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Search: France (Library of Congress)
- Bibliotheque Virtuelle external link (JURIPOLE) includes dictionaries and articles
- Essentiels du droit external link (Gallica)
- Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: France external link (New York University Law Library)
- France-États Arabes external link (France-Etats arabes) includes bilateral and multilateral treaties between France and Arab countries
- French Law Guide external link (LLRX)
- French Law on the Internet – The Basics and Free Resources external link (GlobaLex)
- International Judicial Assistance: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Update: Researching French Law external link (GlobaLex)
- World Legal Information Institute: France external link (WorldLII)
General Sources
- Country Profile: France (Library of Congress) May 2007; PDF
- French Collections at the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)
- Maps: France (Library of Congress)
- World Digital Library: France (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- BBC News: France Country Profile external link
- 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 Human Rights Practices: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
- The Economist: France external link
- Embassy of France, Washington external link
- FAO Country Profiles: France (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With France (U.S. Dept. of State)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Human Rights in France external link (Amnesty International)
- International Religious Freedom Reports: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
- NATIONAL LIBRARY: Bibliothèque nationale de France external link
- National Libraries of Europe: France external link (European Library)
- U.S. Embassy, Paris (U.S. Dept. of State)
- World Factbook: France (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- World Health Organization: France external link
For more information on France, see:
- Global Legal Monitor: France
- In Custodia Legis Blog Search: France
- Law Library of Congress Legal Reports Search: France
- Law Library of Congress Search: France
Last Updated: 04/27/2021