This country-by-country guide will help get you started on your foreign law research by connecting you to the best research guides and databases for each country. 

Notes about the guide:

• Links under Country go to the CIA's World Factbook.
• The LC Call Number indicates where the print materials for that country are located on the Lower East Side (LES) of the Yale Law Library.
• The Regional Map icons go to a map of the larger geographical region.
• LC Country Studies provide social, political, legal and economic information
• The FLG is the outstanding and comprehensive Foreign Law Guide which will give you the historical, political and legal framework for each country plus the past and current sources of legal information, including where to find legislation, codes and case decisions, print and online. This is a Yale subscription database.
• HLS refers to Harvard Law School's list of online guides to doing legal research in foreign jurisdictions.
• WorldLII is a directory of legal information available on the Internet.
• The Online Guides column includes the most substantial guide available from a library or research site.
• The World Law Guide is a good resource for current legislation.
• The Gazettes column features a link to the country's national gazette.
• Finally, the Other Databases column lists other valuable subscription or open-access databases or websites for that country.