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Constitution

WIPO Lex: Jamaica The Constitution of Jamaica (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Jamaica: Constitutions / Constituciones (Georgetown University Political Database of the Americas) in English and Spanish

Executive

Judicial

Legislative

OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Jamaica Gazette
PARLIAMENT: Bicameral Jamaica Houses of Parliament ; consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives
Laws of Jamaica (Jamaica Ministry of Justice)
FAOLEX: Jamaica (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources
NATLEX: Jamaica (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
RefWorld Legal Information: Jamaica (UNHCR)
WIPO Lex: Jamaica IP Laws and Treaties (World Intellectual Property Organization)

Legal Guides

Global Legal Monitor: Jamaica (Law Library of Congress)
Law Library of Congress Search: Jamaica (Library of Congress)
Supreme Court of Jamaica
Update: The Jamaican Legal System and Guide to Legal Research (GlobaLex)
World Legal Information Institute: Jamaica (WorldLII)

General Sources

Country Study: Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean (Library of Congress) includes Jamaica; November 1987
Handbook of Latin American Studies (Library of Congress)
Maps: Jamaica (Library of Congress)
World Digital Library: Jamaica (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
BBC News: Jamaica Country Profile
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Jamaica (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
Consular Information Sheet: Jamaica (U.S. Dept. of State)
Consulate General of Jamaica, New York
Country Information: Jamaica (U.S. Dept. of State)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Jamaica (U.S. Dept. of State)
Embassy of Jamaica, Washington
FAO Country Profiles: Jamaica (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With Jamaica (U.S. Dept. of State)
Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Jamaica (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
Human Rights in Jamaica (Amnesty International)
International Religious Freedom Reports: Jamaica (U.S. Dept. of State)
NATIONAL LIBRARY: National Library of Jamaica
Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the UN
U.S. Embassy, Kingston (U.S. Dept. of State)
World Factbook: Jamaica (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
World Health Organization: Jamaica

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Last Updated: 04/27/2021

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Title: Jamaica
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Jamaica. 2021. Web Page. https://www.loc.gov/item/guide-to-law-online/jamaica/.

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(2021) Jamaica. [Web Page] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/guide-to-law-online/jamaica/.

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Jamaica. 2021. Web Page. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/guide-to-law-online/jamaica/>.

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