European legislation by country (A-L)

This section provides links to weboffers that enable the accession to national legislations, selective or complete, of European states. Europe here denotes more than the politcal area of the European Union, but comprises the geographical landmass between the Atlantic and the Urals. Countries are listed in alphabetically order. Countries which name begins with the letters M to Z can be found in the section European legislation by country (M-Z)

Please take notice that offers listed here regulary offer only access to the legislation of on e selective country. Offerings regarding more than one country can be found in the section Legislation, law, and guidelines with worldwide scope .

Albania

e-albania

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.e-albania.al/

Provider
National Agency for Information Society

Description
The portal of the state of Albania serves as a starting point for more information about the country. Links to official institutions are provided, including to bodies of the judiciary as well as the ministry of justice. Often information linked is provided only in Albanian language.

Languages
Albanian, English

Keywords
Albania; State

Andorra

Govern.ad

Alternative title
Portal web del Govern d'Andorra

URL
http://www.govern.ad/

Provider
Govern D'Andorra

Description
The official portal of the government of Andorra provides basic information on the Principality of Andorra. Also it provides further linking, among others, to legal resources.

Languages
Catalan

Keywords
State; Andorra

Armenia

Ministry of Justice

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.moj.am/en/page.php?17

Provider
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia

Description
The website provides legal information only in Armenian language, and links to official state bodies of the Republic of Armenia. No direct access to legislation

Languages
Armenian, English, Russian

Keywords
State; Law; Armenia

The Judiciary of Armenia

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.court.am/?l=en

Provider
The Judiciary of Armenia

Description
The portal of the judiacary of the Republic of Armenia provides information on the legal system of Armenia and links to further information.

Languages
Armenian, English

Keywords
Case law; Armenia

Austria

Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS)

Alternative title
Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria (RIS)

URL
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/defaultEn.aspx

Provider
Austrian Federal Chancellery

Description
Database provides information on the Austrian legal system as well as access to Austrian laws (Federal and State Law). Furthermore it provides a list of links to Austrian as well as to international webresources on legal information.

Languages
German, English

Keywords
Legislation; National law; Austria;

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan.az

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.azerbaijan.az/portal/index_e.html?lang=en

Provider
Heydar Aliyev Foundation

Description
Portal providing general information on Azerbaijan. Links to the government ,the legislative and the judiciary are provided.

Languages
Azerbaijanian, English, Russian

Keywords
Azerbaijan;

Belarus

The National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus

Alternative title
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URL
http://law.by/

Provider
The National Center for Legal Information

Description
The portal provides information on the legal system of Belarus including the legal database ETALON containing legal acts of Belarus, partly in English translation. Full texts are partly available for free.
Furthermore the site provides a comprehensive list of links refering to further legal webresources on Belarus as well as foreign countries worldwide and links to international organisations.

Languages
English, Russian

Keywords
National law; Belarus; Europe; America; Africa; Asia and the Pacific

Belgium

Belgiumlex

Alternative title
belgiquelex

URL
http://www.belgiquelex.be/

Provider
Network of federal, community, and regional institutions

Description
Meta-database of Belgian legislation databases. The site provides thoroughly linking to legal resources that provide legal information on Belgium.

Languages
Dutch, English, French, German,

Keywords
Belgium; National law; Case law; International law; Databases

Conseil d'Ètat

Alternative title
Council of State

URL
http://www.raadvst-consetat.be/?page=index&lang=en

Provider
Council of State

Description
Site provides access to databases on Belgian legislation and case law as well as judgments of the Council of State and further links. Full access to the contents only in Dutch and French language.

Languages
Dutch, English (limited), French, German (limited)

Keywords
Legislation; Belgium

JUSTEL

Alternative title
Belgische Wetgeving

URL
http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_wet/wet.pl

Provider
Dienst Juridische Informatica (DJI)

Description
Database provides access to the electronic Belgium Official Journal.

Languages
Dutch, French

Keywords
National legislation; Belgium

Juridat

Alternative title
Le portail du Pouvoir judicaire de Belgique

URL
http://www.juridat.be/

Provider
Juridat

Description
Portal provides access to a searchable databases about legal issues in regard to Belgium.

Languages
Dutch, French

Keywords
National legislation; Belgium

Service public fédéral Justice

Alternative title
Federal Public Service Justice

URL
http://www.just.fgov.be/

Provider
Ministry of Justice of Belgium

Description
The website provides information and access to Belgian legislation, legal sources, and further links. Information offered in the German language version is limited. German translations of laws can be found at the central service for German translations central service for German translations .

Languages
Dutch, French, German (limited)

Keywords
National law; Belgium

Vlaamse CODEX

Alternative title
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URL
http://212.123.19.141/ALLESNL/wet/index.vwp?SID=0

Provider
Vlaamse Regering Kanselarij

Description
Database provides access to the Flamish legislation since 1970.

Languages
Dutch

Keywords
Legislation; Belgium;

Wallex

Alternative title
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URL
http://wallex.wallonie.be/

Provider
Walloon Region

Description
The site provides access to Walloon legislation, but also to Belgian laws in general. Full texts are provided.

Languages
French

Keywords
National law; Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/english/index.php

Provider
Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Description
The portal of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina provides information about, and links to, governmental bodies. Furthermore it provides access to laws and regulations via the electronic official gazette.

Languages
Bosnian, English, Russian, Serbian

Keywords
National legislation; Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Information system for legal information of the Council of Ministers

Alternative title
Информационна система за правна информация на Министерски Съвет

URL
http://pris.government.bg/prin/default.aspx

Provider
Bulgarian Council of Ministers

Description
The website provides information on legal issues comprising laws, court decisions, and protocolls of the legislative process. The database is searchable, but information is only provided in Bulgarian language.

Languages
Bulgarian

Keywords
Legislation; Case law; Bulgaria

Croatia

Government of the Republic of Crotia

Alternative title
Vlada Republike Hrvatske

URL
http://www.vlada.hr/en

Provider
Government of the Republic of Crotia

Description
The portal provides general information on the Government of Crotia and offers a search for links to further state institutions.

Languages
English

Keywords
Government; Crotia

Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus)

CyLaw

Alternative title
The Cyprus Source of Legal Information

URL
http://www.cylaw.org/index-en.html

Provider
Laris Vrahimis

Description
The portal provides access to Cypriot law, secondary legislation, and court decisions. Full texts are provided predominantly in Greek language.

Languages
English, Greek

Keywords
National legislation; Cyprus; Case law

Czech Republic

portal.gov.cz

Alternative title
Portal of the Public Administration

URL
http://portal.gov.cz/wps/portal/_s.155/699

Provider
Ministry of Interior

Description
The portal provides access to Czech legislation in full text and further links to official bodies of the Czech administration. Contents of the site are predominantly in Czech language.

Languages
Czech, English

Keywords
National legislation; Czech Republic

zakonynawebu.cz

Alternative title
Wolters Kluwers Česká republika

URL
http://www.zakonynawebu.cz/

Provider
Wolter Kluvers

Description
Site provides information on Czech legislation and case law. Partly, full texts and English translations of laws and court decisions are available for not registered users.

Languages
Czech, English

Keywords
National legislation; Case law; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia

Denmark

Ministerialtidende.dk

Alternative title
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URL
https://www.ministerialtidende.dk/

Provider
Civilstyrelsen

Description
The site provides information and official documents of ministries regarding the legislative process.

Further links to legal and administrative state bodies are provided.

Site is only available in Danish language.

Languages
Danish

Keywords
National legislation; Denmark; Legislative processes

Retsinformation.dk

Alternative title
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URL
https://www.retsinformation.dk/

Provider
The Civil Affairs Agency

Description
The website provides access to danish legislation and regulations in full text. No translations are provided.

Languages
Danish

Keywords
National legislation; Denmark

lovtidende.dk

Alternative title
Lovtidende

URL
https://www.lovtidende.dk/

Provider
The Civil Affairs Agency

Description
The website provides the electronic form of the Danish Official Journal.

Languages
Danish

Keywords
National legislation; Denmark

Estonia

Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja (eRT)

Alternative title
eRT

URL
https://www.riigiteataja.ee/ert/ert.jsp

Provider
The State Chancellery

Description
The eRT is the electronic Official Journal of Estonia and provides access to Estonian legislation.

Languages
Estonian

Keywords
National legislation; Estonia

Ethics in Estonia

Alternative title
Eetikaveeb

URL
http://www.ethics.ut.ee/

Provider
Centre for Ethics of Tartu

Description
The website provides broad information on ethical issues. The English version has its focus on research and teaching and also provides access to English translations of selected laws in full text.

Languages
English, Estonian,

Keywords
Ethics; National legislation; Education; Organisations; Ethics committees; Events; Estonia

Legaltext

Alternative title
Estonian Legislation in English

URL
http://www.legaltext.ee/indexen.htm

Provider
Ministry of Justice

Description
The website provides access to a searchable database of Estonian legislation in English translation. Furthermore it provides a terminology database and different glossaries predominantly concerned with legal terminology of Estonian and the European Community.

Languages
English, Estonian

Keywords
National legislation; Estonia

Finland

Finlex

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.finlex.fi/en/

Provider
Ministry of Justice

Description
The site provides access to Finnish legislation, case law, secondary legislation, Government bills, and international treaties. While the portal features only English, Finnish, and Swedish language, translations of Finnish acts and decress are available in English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Japanese language as well as in Sámi language.

Languages
English, Finnish, Swedish

Keywords
National legislation; Finland; Case law; International law;

France

Direction de l'information l´gale et administrative (DILA)

Alternative title
DILA

URL
http://www.dila.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/

Provider
Direction de l'information l´gale et administrative

Description
Central portal of french government with references to legal information and links to other internet sites of the French administration.

Languages
French

Keywords
National legislation; France; Documentation

Intute

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=120911

Provider
intute

Description
The portal provides, among others, a selective list of annotated links to legal resources concerned with french law.

Languages
English

Keywords
Law; France

Journal Officiel

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/

Provider
Direction de L'Information Légale et Administrative

Description
The website of the French official journal provides access to french legislation. Full texts are available.

Languages
French

Keywords
National legislation; France;

Legifrance

Alternative title
Le service de la diffusion du droit par internet (SPDDI)

URL
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/

Provider
Secrétariat général du gouvernement (SGG)

Description
The portal of the French government provides access to legislation in full text, partly in translation, as well as links to further legal resources.

Languages
French (some full texts in English and Spanish)

Keywords
National legislation; France; Community law; International law

Georgia

Parliament of Georgia

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.parliament.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=1

Provider
Parliament of Georgia

Description
The portal of the Parliament of Georgia provides access to selective Georgian legislation in full text. No translations are provided. Furthermore the service provides lists of international acts ordered by time of their ratification by Georgia.
Statements, appeals, and resolutions of the parliament are accessible in full text and also provided in English translations.

Furthermore links to Georgian institutions are provided.

Languages
English, Georgian

Keywords
National legislation; Georgia

Germany

Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG)

Alternative title
BVerfG

URL
http://www.bverfg.de/en/index.html

Provider
Bundesverfassungsgericht

Description
The website of the German Constitutional Court provides access to the court's decisions, electronic access to its library catalouge, and links to constitutional courts in other countries.

Languages
German, English

Keywords
Case law; Supreme court; Germany; Germany (West)

Centre for German legal information

Alternative title
CGerLI

URL
http://www.cgerli.org/

Provider
Centre for German Legal Information e.V.

Description
The website provides a database providing English translations of court decisions, legislation, articles and other law-related documents.

Languages
English

Keywords
National legislation; Germany; Case law

Datenbank Infosystem (DBIS)

Alternative title
DBIS

URL
http://rzblx10.uni-regensburg.de/dbinfo/dbliste.php?bib_id=ubman&colors=15&ocolors=40&lett=f&gebiete=15

Provider
Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim

Description
The portal provides a selective and structered list of legal databases available in the net. Most sites listed are freely accessible.

Languages
German

Keywords
Legislation; Germany; International law; Databases;

De Jure

Alternative title
Juristischer Informationsdienst

URL
http://dejure.org/

Provider
Dejure.org Rechtsinformationssysteme GmbH

Description
The website provides German legislation in full text. Where available, links to further legal reading and literature are provided.

Languages
German

Keywords
National legislation; Germany

Gesetze im Internet

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/

Provider
German Ministry of Justice

Description
The website provides access to full text German legislation. Partly English translations are available.

Languages
German

Keywords
National legislation; Germany; Germany (West);

Gesetze im WWW

Alternative title
rechtliches.de

URL
http://www.rechtliches.de/

Provider
Mark Obrembalski

Description
This website provides access to German legislation, including the federal states law, as well as selected links to further resources, also covering European legislations.

Languages
German

Keywords
National Legislation; Germany, Germany (West); Community law;

Justiz-online

Alternative title
Justice portal of the state North Rhine-Westphalia

URL
http://www.justiz.nrw.de/WebPortal_en/legal_library/index.php

Provider
Ministry of Justice of the state North Rhine-Westphalia

Description
The portal provides access to the legal library of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia which comprises acts of the German Federation and the states thereof as well as the judicature of North Rhine-Westphalia. Furthermore links to regional legislations, court decisions, and administration of justice are provided.

Languages
English, German

Keywords
National legislation; Germany; Germany (West); North Rhine-Westphalia; Case law

Recht-in.de

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.recht-in.de/

Provider
Recht-in.de Ltd. & Co. KG

Description
The website provides access to German legislation and case law.

Languages
German

Keywords
National legislation; Germany; Germany (West); Case law

The German Law Archive

Alternative title
GLA

URL
http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/

Provider
Gerhard Dannemann

Description
The website provides information on German law in English language, a searchable database, selected statutes in English translation, and links to related resources.

Languages
English

Keywords
National legislation; Germany; Germany (West); Case law;

Verwaltungsvorschriften im Internet

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de/

Provider
Ministry of the Interior

Description
The website provides access to German administrative provisions and regulations.

Languages
German

Keywords
National legislation; Germany; Germany (West);

intute

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=120669

Provider
intute

Description
The website provides selected links to legal resources concerned with German law.

Languages
English

Keywords
Law; Germany;

Greece

Areios Pagos

Alternative title
Hellenic Supreme Court of Civil and Penal Law

URL
http://www.areiospagos.gr

Provider
The Hellenic Supreme Court of Civil and Penal Law

Description
The website of the Hellenic Supreme Court provides access to the courts rulings via a searchable database. The full texts of the rulings are available only in Greek, but abstracts are provided in translation via Google translate.

Languages
English, Greek

Keywords
Case law; Greece

Symvoulio tis Epikrateias

Alternative title
Hellenic Council of State

URL
http://www.ste.gr

Provider
Hellenic Council of State

Description
The website of the council of state of Greece provides access to decisions of highest administrative court of greece. No translations are provided.

Languages
English, French, German, Greek

Keywords
Case law; Greece

Hungary

1000ev

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.1000ev.hu/

Provider
CompLex Publishing Ltd.

Description
The website provides complete Hungarian legislation from 1000 A.D. up to the year 2003. Fulltexts are available, but only in Hungarian.

Languages
Hungarian

Keywords
National legislation; Hungary; Middle Ages; Contemporary history; Modern history

Keresés

Alternative title
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URL
https://kereses.magyarorszag.hu/portalkereses

Provider
Ministry of National Development

Description
The government portal, among others, provides a searchable database which makes accessible Hungarian legislation in full text. No translations provided.

Languages
Hungarian

Keywords
National legislation; Hungary

Magyar Közlöny (MK)

Alternative title
Hungarian Official Journal

URL
http://kozlony.magyarorszag.hu/

Provider
Prime Minister's Office

Description
The official journal of Hungary provides access to Hungarian legislation since 1998. Full texts are provided.

Languages
Hungarian

Keywords
National legislation; Hungary

Iceland

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights

Alternative title
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URL
http://eng.domsmalaraduneyti.is/laws-and-regulations/

Provider
Ministry of the Interior

Description
The website provides access to some selected icelandic laws in English translation. A smaller selection of laws is provided in Danish, French, and Spain. Furthermore it links to icelandic legal institutions.

Languages
English, Icelandic

Keywords
National legislation; Iceland

Ireland

British and Irish Legal Information System (BailII)

Alternative title
BailII

URL
http://www.bailii.org/

Provider
British and Irish Legal Infomation Institute (BAILII)

Description
The website provides acess to databases covering legal information on Ireland, but also Great Britain, comprising England and Wales, Scotland, Nothern Ireland.

Languages
English

Keywords
National legislation; Case law; Ireland; Great Britain;

Department of the Taoiseach

Alternative title
Roinn an Taoisigh

URL
http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Home/

Provider
Department of the Taoiseach

Description
The website provides, among others, links to enacted government legislation. No full text of the laws are provided but only short abstracts.

Languages
English; Gaelic

Keywords
National legislation; Law; State; Ireland

Irish Legal Information System (IrlII)

Alternative title
IrlII

URL
http://www.ucc.ie/law/irlii/index.php

Provider
Faculty of Law, University of College Cork

Description
Website provides legal information as well as access to Irish legislation in full text.

Languages
English

Keywords
National legislation; Case law; Ireland

legalperiodicals

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.legalperiodicals.org/index.php

Provider
IrlII, maintained by Faculty of Law, University of College Cork

Description
The website provides access to selected Irish legal journals.

Languages
English

Keywords
Periodicals; Law; Ireland

Italy

Corte di Cassazione

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.cortedicassazione.it/

Provider
Centro elettronico di documentazione della Corte suprema di cassazione, (CED)

Description
Website of the supreme court provides further information on Italian legislation and provides access to further databases concerned with italian legislation. Some information is provided also in English.

Languages
Italian

Keywords
Legislation; Italia;

Normattiva

Alternative title
Normattiva. Il Portale Della Legge Vigente

URL
http://www.normattiva.it/static/index.html

Provider
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca della Stato S.p.A

Description
The website provides access to the searchable database of the official gazette of italy thus providing access to national legislation since 1946. Full texts are only available in Italian.

Languages
Italian

Keywords
National legislation; Italy;

Kazakhstan

e-government

Alternative title
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URL
http://e.gov.kz/wps/portal?lang=en

Provider
Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Description
The portal provides access to Laws and Codes of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kazak or Russian language.

Languages
Kazak, Russian

Keywords
National legislation; Kazakhstan

Kosovo

Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.assembly-kosova.org/?krye=home&lang=en

Provider
Division for Media and Public Relations of the Assembly of Kosovo

Description
The portal of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo provides electronic access to laws and other official documents in full text and in English translation.

Languages
Albanian, English, Serbian

Keywords
National legislation; Kosovo

Latvia

Juridica

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.juridica.lv/Search;jsessionid=365DAE41138B8E8AA09795383B775CA4?action=switchLanguage&language=en

Provider
Riga Graduate School of Law

Description
The website provides a searchable database comprising annotated links to legal resources on various legal subjects, with worldwide scope, and a variety of languages.

Languages
English, Latvian

Keywords
Law; Organisations; Europe; America; Africa; Asia and the Pacific; Databases;

Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.at.gov.lv/

Provider
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia

Description
The website of the Latvian Supreme Court provides access to its decisions (since 2004) and links to further legal institutions and resources.

Languages
English, Latvian, Russian

Keywords
Case law; Latvia

Liechtenstein

LILEX

Alternative title
Liechtenstein Collection of Laws

URL
http://www.gesetze.li/Seite1.jsp?clearsvs=true&clearlrs=true

Provider
Rechtsdienst der Regierung

Description
The website provides a searchable database comprising national legislation of the principally of Liechtenstein. Full texts are provided in German language.

Languages
German

Keywords
National legislation; Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

Alternative title
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URL
http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/w2008_home.home?p_kalb_id=2

Provider
Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

Description
The website provides a searchable database on lithuanian legislation and provides full text translations in various languages, among others in English.

Languages
Chinese, English, French, German, Lithuanian, Russian

Keywords
National legislation; Lithuania; Community law;

Luxembourg

Legilux

Alternative title
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URL
http://www.legilux.public.lu/

Provider
Service Central de Législation

Description
The website provides access to several searchable databases and links to sites providing legislative information on other European countries.

Languages
French

Keywords
National legislation; Luxembourg;