Drawing from the Law Library's extensive collections on foreign, comparative and international legal materials, the digital collections represent historical documents, official publications, legal gazettes, and research reports authored by Law Library foreign legal specialists.
Foreign, Comparative & International Law
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CollectionForeign Legal Gazettes in the Law Library of Congress The Law Library of Congress has been collecting foreign official gazettes since the mid-nineteenth century and maintains one of the largest gazette collections in the world. Official gazettes are primary sources of law published by governments to disseminate new legislation, regulations, and decisions of governmental bodies. These publications may also contain other information including the text of international agreements, court decisions, official announcements, and…
Collection Items: View 45,840 Items
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CollectionGlobal Legal Monitor The Global Legal Monitor is an online publication from the Law Library of Congress covering legal news and developments worldwide. It is updated frequently and draws on information from official national legal publications and reliable press sources. You can find previous news by searching the Global Legal Monitor.
Collection Items: View 7,834 Items
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CollectionLegal Reports (Publications of the Law Library of Congress) This collection features research reports and other publications on a wide range of legal topics prepared by the Law Library of Congress in response to requests or recurring interest from Congress and other federal government entities on issues concerning foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL).
Collection Items: View 4,288 Items
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CollectionPiracy Trials The Law Library of Congress has digitized its collection of pre-1923 piracy trials. This historical collection of piracy trials is critical for understanding how the various nations of the world handled piracy issues before the year 1900.
Collection Items: View 57 Items
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CollectionSpanish Legal Documents (15th-19th Centuries) The Library of Congress purchased this collection now described as Spanish Legal Documents (15th-19th Centuries) in 1941 and it was microfilmed in 1983 and 1984. They were primarily issued individually in sections, which varied from 1 to 6 folios; the majority of the documents were printed using handset type on handmade paper which is in exceptionally good condition.
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Collection Items: View 2,478 Items
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CollectionUnited States Treaties and Other International Agreements The United States Treaties collection includes the Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949, compiled by Charles I. Bevans (commonly called Bevans) and United States Treaties and Other International Agreements (U.S.T.) (1950-1984). This collection includes treaties to which the United States is or was a party in the agreement, between 1776-1984.
Collection Items: View 136 Items