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Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Al-Mamlakah al-'Urdunniyah al-Hashimiyah



CONSTITUTION

* Constitution (Jordan National Assembly) in Arabic
* Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan National Assembly) in English

EXECUTIVE

* Monarchy
* Library of Documents - both national and international (i.e. Constitution; National Charter; Law of Election to the House of Deputies; Political Parties; Investment Promotion Law & Regulations; Washington Declaration; Jordan-Israeli Peace Treaty; UN Res. 242 1967)
* Jordan National Information System

JUDICIAL

* COURTS: Court of Cassation

LEGISLATIVE

* OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya
* PARLIAMENT: Majlis al-'Ummah al-'Urdunni [National Assembly] - in English and Arabic; includes previous actions
* NATLEX: Jordan (International Labour Organisation) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights
* E-Transaction Law Resources: Jordan (Baker & McKenzie)
* Natural Resources Legislation: Jordan (University of Denver College of Law)


LEGAL GUIDES AND MISCELLANEOUS

* GUIDE: Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
* Multinational Collections Database: Jordan (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
* ForIntLaw: Jordan (Washburn University Law Library)
* Islamic Family Law: Jordan (Emory University Law School)
* Judicial Assistance: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
* JURIST: Jordan (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
* World Legal Information Institute: Jordan (WorldLII)
* World Legal Materials from Middle East: Jordan (Cornell Legal Information Institute)


GENERAL SOURCES

* Country Study: Jordan (Library of Congress) December 1989
* Portals to the World: Jordan (Library of Congress)
* Background Notes: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Jordan (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
* Consular Information Sheet: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Country Information: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reports listed under Near East / North Africa
* Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Embassy of Jordan, Washington
* Governments on the WWW: Jordan (Gunnar Anzinger)
* Human Rights in Jordan (Amnesty International)
* International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
* NEWS: BBC World Middle East
* U.S. Embassy, Amman (U.S. Dept. of State)
* World Factbook: Jordan (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency )
* World Hunger: Jordan (World Food Programme)
* WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: Jordan (Google); Jordan (Yahoo); Middle East Studies: Jordan (Columbia University); WWW-VL Middle East Studies: Jordan (University of Texas, Austin)