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France
French Republic / R»publique Fran¡aise

CONSTITUTION

* Constitution (Legifrance) includes D»claration des Droits de l'homme et du Citoyen, Pr»ambule de la Constitution de 1946, and Constitution de 1958; in French
* Constitution Finder (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law)
* International Constitutional Law: France (Universitât Bern Institut f?r ˜ffentliches Recht) offers English translation of the 1992 constitution and background notes; does not yet include amendments of 1993 and beyond yet provides links to the 1999 Constitution in French

EXECUTIVE

* Pr»sidence de la R»publique Fran¡aise
* Premier Ministre et Gouvernement
* MinistÀre de la Justice
* Lois et r»glements (Legifrance) laws and regulations; in French
* Trait»s et accords internationaux (LegiFrance) treaties; in French
* Service-Public (Documentation fran¡aise)

JUDICIAL

* Conseil Constitutionnel - includes access to decisions, list of leading decisions, alphabetical list of leading cases in French
* Conseil d'Ötat [Council of State]
* Cour de Cassation
* Jurisprudence (Legifrance)

LEGISLATIVE

* OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Journal Officiel de la R»publique Fran¡aise
o Legifrance Journal Officiel (1990-
o Les Journaux Officiels
* PARLIAMENT: Assembl»e Nationale and Senat
* Les Codes (Legifrance) includes laws in French
* Lois et r»glements (Legifrance) includes laws and regulations in French
* Napoleonic Code of 1804 (Napoleon Series) in English
* NATLEX: France (International Labour Organisation) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights
* E-Transaction Law Resources: France (Baker & McKenzie)

LEGAL GUIDES AND MISCELLANEOUS

* GUIDE: Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
* Multinational Collections Database: France (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
* Bibliotheque Virtuelle (JURIPOLE) includes dictionaries and articles
* FindLaw: France
* ForIntLaw: France (Washburn University Law Library)
* France-Ötats arabes (France-Etats arabes) Includes bilateral and multilateral treaties between France and Arab countries
* French Law Guide (Claire M. Germain, via LLRX) August 15, 2001
* French Law on the Internet - The Basics and Free Resources (Emmanuel Barthe, via GlobaLex) May 2005
* French Legal Research (Harvard Law School Library)
* Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases - France (New York University Law Library)
* Judicial Assistance: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
* JURIST: France (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
* Law of the Pacific Islands: A Guide to Web Based Resources (Ruth Bird, via LLRX) April 15, 2002; includes Wallis and Futuna
* Pages juridiques de J»rŸme Rabenou (Rabenou)
* Religious Liberty: The Legal Framework in Selected OSCE Countries (U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe) May 2000; prepared by the Law Library of Congress at the request of the Commision; includes France and ten other countries; includes part 1 (pp. 1-203) only; part 2 (pp. 204-349 Appendices) not available online
* Researching French Law (St»phane Cottin & J»rŸme Rabenou, via GlobaLex) May 2005
* World Legal Information Institute: France (WorldLII)
* World Legal Materials from Europe: France (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

GENERAL SOURCES

* Portals to the World: France (Library of Congress) also includes French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia , and Reunion
* Background Notes: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
* 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 Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reports listed under Europe / Independent States
* Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Economic Briefing: France (The Economist)
* Embassy of France, Washington
* Governments on the WWW: France (Gunnar Anzinger)
* Human Rights in France (Amnesty International)
* International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
* NATIONAL LIBRARY: BibliothÀque nationale de France
* NEWS: BBC World: Europe
* U.S. Embassy, Paris (U.S. Dept. of State)
* World Factbook: France (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) - see also entries for Bassas da India; Clipperton Island; Europa Island; French Guiana; French Polynesia; French Southern and Antarctic Lands; Glorioso Islands; Guadeloupe; Juan de Nova Island; Martinique; Mayotte; New Caledonia; Reunion; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Tromelin Island; Wallis and Futuna
* WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: France (Google); France (Yahoo); WWW-VL West European Studies: France (University of Pittsburgh)