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C. Human Rights
D. Legal Reform
III. Regional SitesA. General
B. Trade and Economic Law
1. NAFTA
2. Mercosur
3. Andean Pact
C. Political
D. Environment
E. Human Rights
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Presidencia |
English. Official website of the President. Contains links to ministries, secretariats and quasi-governmental agencies and organizations. |
Legislative
Camara de Diputados |
Provides a database containing searchable lists of Argentine laws promulgated since 1983 and drafts being discussed in the Argentine Congress, as well as Executive Decrees and Administrative Decisions. The "Marco Normativo" link leads to the Constitution, international treaties and Congressional rules. |
Senado |
Provides a link to the text of the Constitution (in English also) as well as access to draft legislation being considered by the Senate. Click "Gestion Adminstrativa" - "Normativa Vigente" to link to the text of legislation currently in force. |
Judicial
Poder Judicial |
Links to all judicial organs, as well as a searchable database of cases, jurisprudence and decisions. |
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Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental Websites
Embassy of Argentina - Washington, D.C. |
In English. |
Sistema Argentino de Informatica Juridica |
A legal database administered by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Contains national and regional legislation, decrees, summaries, judicial decisions, and other rulings, as well as MERCOSUR-related documents. |
Departamento de Informacion Legislativa |
A service of the Document and Information Center of the Ministry of Economy. Contains an extensive searchable database of online legislation. |
Boletin Oficial |
Database of legislative and executive initiatives. |
Ministerio de Justicia, Seguridad y Derechos Humanos |
Contains information about the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and links to different dependencies of the Ministry (i.e. Registry of Corporations, Servicio Penitenciario, Judicial Guide, Human Rights Federal Database, Claims against the Federal Government Database). The library (http://www.biblioteca.jus.gov.ar/recursos.html) contains a broad array of legislation, judicial decisions, codes, constitutions, etc. |
Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas Publicas |
Provides information on and links to subordinate entities dealing with economic, investment, tax, consumer protection, development, intellectual property, and competition matters, among others. Click "Informacion Legislativa - INFOLEG" for a searchable database of constitutions, legislation, multilateral agreements and other norms. |
Comision Nacional de Valores
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Portions in English. Provides information about securities laws in Argentina. Contains CNV regulations, decrees, etc., and offers other sources of legal and regulatory information. Click "Marco Regulatorio" for links to laws, decrees and other regulatory norms governing securities. |
Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones |
Provides information on Licensing Rules for Telecommunications Services, Universal Service General Rules, National Interconnection Rules, Rules of Administration, Management and Control of the Radio Spectrum. Click "Centro de Informacion Tecnica" - "Normativa" for links to the text of laws and other norms governing communications. |
Banco Central de la Republica Argentina |
Provides information and statistics regarding the Argentina banking and financial system. The "Normativa" link leads to banking laws and regulations. |
Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual |
Provides information on protection of intellectual property, trademarks, trade names, patents, industrial designs and models, copyrights, know-how, licensing and technology transfer agreements. Also provides access to legislation and regulatory decisions, as well as the INPI's rulings. |
Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable |
Click "Licitaciones" for relevant, pending legislation. Click "Marco legal" for local and national laws. |
Secretaria de Comunicaciones |
Click "Ingresar" - "Legislacion" for links to to the text of the documents governing the legislative and regulatory framework for communications. |
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social |
Ministry of Social Development. Click "Los Planes," select a plan, and click "Normativa" for relevant law. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires |
Offers information about the stock exchange in Argentina and other sources of legal and regulatory information. Click "Reglamentacion general" for links to laws, decrees and other norms governing the Argentine securities markets. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Legislaw - El Banco Juridico Argentino |
Includes extensive information regarding legislation, jurisprudence, doctrine and new legislative projects, as well as extensive links to other online resources. |
Derecho Gratis |
Provides various sources of legislation, and general approach to judicial decisions, administrative decisions, constitutions, etc. |
Diario Judicial |
Latest news, reports and judicial decisions |
Portal de abogados
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Provides extensive information on federal and local legislation, decrees, constitutions, AFIP rulings, MERCOSUR legislation and the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina's legislation. |
Agencia FOIA |
A website dedicated to institutional quality based on the search for, selection and distribution of political and parliamentary information. Open section mainly contains news and blogs. Closed sections refer to the National Congress, legislatures and legislation. |
Garrido Cordobera |
Links to legislation, jurisprudence and treatises. |
Linea Juridica |
Provides legislation, precedents, catalog of books, articles of scholars. |
Justiniano |
Provides extensive information and legislation in various areas. |
Legalmania |
Information useful for lawyers and law students, including legislation and judicial decisions. |
Societario.com
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Provides free access to jurisprudence, doctrine, legislation and forms regarding Argentine corporate law. |
AbeledoPerrot |
Fee-based database. Provides access to legislation, jurisprudence, and secondary resources. |
La Ley Online |
Fee-based database, owned by Thompson Reuters, counterpart to Westlaw. Provides access to legislation, jurisprudence, and secondary resources. |
Belize
Executive
Government of Belize |
In English. Website of the Prime Minister, with links to government departments, ministries and other government agencies, as well as to the text of the constitution and selected laws, regulations and policies. Also hosts information regarding the legislature and the judiciary. Click "Laws of Belize" for the "Belize Legal Information Network", a searchable database of the laws of Belize. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental Websites
Embassy of Belize - Washington, D.C. |
In English. Includes information on trade, investment and tourism. |
Attorney General's Ministry |
In English. Official website of the Attorney General, with an "E-Library" giving access to the text of the Constitution, court rules and judgments. |
International Financial Services Commission |
In English. Click "Legislation" for links to the text of laws governing financial services in Belize. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Belize Trade and Investment Development Service |
In English. A "statutory institution" made up of representatives from the private sector, government and civil society. "Investing in Belize" contains a description of the legal framework for investing in Belize (tax system, labor law and international property rights). There are also summaries of regulations regarding land, immigration, foreign exchange, tax and import duties. |
Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
In English. Contains basic investment and business guides. |
Bolivia
Executive
Presidencia |
Website of the President, including the Official Gazette (http://gaceta.presidencia.gov.bo) and the text of the new constitution. |
Vicepresidencia de la Republica |
Website of the Vice President / President of the National Congress. Contains a compendium of Bolivian legislation and the text of bills. |
Legislative
Senado Nacional |
Contains a description of bills pending before both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Click "Leyes" for a searchable database of Bolivian legislation. |
Camara de Diputados |
Contains a description of bills pending before both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. |
Judicial
Poder Judicial |
Description of the court system and news. Includes the website of the Supreme Court of Justice (http://suprema.poderjudicial.gov.bo/), which contains a searchable database of case law and jurisprudence. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Bolivia - Washington, D.C. |
English site. Contains links to the presidency, the Congress and government ministries and to the text of the current and proposed constitutions. |
Portal del Gobierno de Bolivia |
General portal linking to all branches of government and most major organs. |
Agencia Boliviana de Informacion |
Click "Leyes" for a list of laws and "Decretos" for links to decrees (no text) enacted by the current government, official documents, and current news. Links to the websites of each ministry and national media. |
Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones |
Click "Marco Legal" for links to the text of resolutions and legislative material related to telecommunications. Institutional information, description of proceedings. Includes list of tender deadlines and press summaries. |
Banco Central de Bolivia |
Contains general information concerning the Central Bank of Bolivia. Click "Normativa" for the text of laws, decrees, and board resolutions. |
Ministerio de Desarrollo Economico |
Click "Marco Legal" for legislative documents providing the legal framework for economic development. [ Links not operational] |
Ministerio Publico - Fiscalia General |
Click "Legislacion" for links to the text of the Constitution, codes, legislation and regulatory norms related to the Office of the Attorney General. |
Ministerio de Hacienda
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Click "Politica Tributaria" for links to national and local tax legislation. |
Ministerio de Hidrocarburos |
Click "Marco Legal" for links to laws, decrees, resolutions and ministerial accordings governing the hydrocarbons sector. |
Ministerio de Mineria y Metalurgia |
Click "Legislacion Vigente" for links to the text of mining and metallurgy legislation currently in force. |
Ministerio de Salud y Deportes |
Click "Legislacion" for links to the text of norms governing the management of solid wastes. |
Superintendencia Tributaria |
Click " Informacion Tributaria" for international tax treaties and national tax legislation. |
Superintendencia de Bancos y Entidades Financieras |
Click "Normas y Leyes" for the legislative framework governing banking and financial institutions. |
Superintendencia de Electricidad |
Click "Marco Legal" for laws and regulations governing the electricity sector. |
Superintendencia de Hidrocarburos |
Click "Marco Legal" for links to laws and regulations governing the hydrocarbons sector. |
Superintendencia de Pensiones, Valores y Seguros |
Click "Normativas y Reglamentos" for links to the laws, resolutions and other norms relating to pensions, securities and insurance. |
Superintendencia de Transportes |
Click "Marco Legal" for links to the text of documents providing the legislative and regulatory framework for the transportation sector. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa Boliviana de Valores |
Website of the Bolivian Stock Exchange. Click "Marco Legal" for the text of legislation, decrees and resolutions in the areas of securities, pensions, insurance, banking and other areas. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Camara Nacional de Industrias |
Website of the National Chamber of Industries. Contains a list of environmental legislation here: http://www.bolivia-industry.com/sia/index2.htm. |
Brazil
Executive
Presidencia da Republica Federativa do Brasil |
Some English available. Main portal of the executive branch of the Brazilian government. Click "Legislacao" for the text of the Constitution, codes, statutes, decrees, provisional measures and draft legislation, as well as an electronic daily summary ( Resenha Diaria) of published acts. |
Legislative
Senado Federal |
Website of the Federal Senate. Click "Legislacao" for the Brazilian Constitution, legislation and provisional measures, as well as a link to SICON, the Information System of the National Congress. Click "Biblioteca" for a searchable digital library containing full-length texts of legislation, journals, media articles and other publications. |
Camara dos Deputados |
Website of the Chamber of Deputies. Click "Legislacao" for links to legislation regulating each Article of the Constitution, organized by Article, and Brazilian legislation since 1808. (Note: the main link to the Chamber - http://www.camara.gov.br - was not functional at the time of preparation of this Guide). |
INTERLEGIS - Comunidade Virtual do Poder Legislativo |
Click "Informacao Legislativa" for online access to federal, state and municipal legislation, codes, jurisprudence and the legislative process. |
Judicial
Supremo Tribunal Federal
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Website of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil. Judicial calendar, searchable case database, collection of historical judgments, court rules and the Constitution. Click "Legislacao" for constitutions, relevant legislation, treaties and caselaw. |
Superior Tribunal de Justica |
Good research database, speeches, legislation, publications and a general archive. Click "Jurisprudencia" and "DJ Electronico" for searchable legal databases. |
Tribunal Superior Eleitoral/Election Commission
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Contains links to legislation regarding electoral procedures and a jurisprudence database. Click "Jurisprudencia" for a searchable database of legislation and case law. |
Tribunal Superior do Trabalho |
Good research database in connection with labor law issues. Click "Jurisprudencia" for a searchable database of legislation and case law. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Government of Brazil |
General portal linking to all branches of government and most major organs. |
Embassy of Brazil - Washington, D.C. |
In English. Contains links to the presidency, the Congress and government ministries. |
Ministerio da Fazenda |
The website of the Ministry of Finance covers topics such as the implicit GDP deflator, statements by the Minister of Finance, press releases, fiscal adjustments, documents, etc. Click "Reforma Tributaria" for information regarding the government's fiscal reform program, tax reform, and Brazil's agreement with the IMF. The "Legislacao" link leads to the relevant legislation. |
Ministerio das Relacoes Exteriores |
English version available. The website of the Ministry of Foreign Relations hosts Brazil Tradenet (http://www.braziltradenet.gov.br/) which contains a general guide to investment in English and includes overviews of the legal system and company formation. Click " O Ministerio , " and then "Leis, Portarias e Decretos" for relevant legislation. |
Banco Central do Brasil
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English version available. Provides links to other governmental branches, national and international organizations and Portuguese speaking banks worldwide. |
Agencia Nacional de Energia Electrica |
English version available. Click "Biblioteca Virtual" for links to legislation regulating the electricity sector. |
Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes |
Click "Consultas Publicas" for the text of resolutions issued by the National Telecommunications Agency. |
Ministerio da Previdencia Social |
Click "Legislacao" for links to legislation governing social security and welfare. |
Ministerio dos Transportes |
Click "Legislacao" for a searchable database of transportation legislation. |
Ministerio da Educacao |
Enter the Portal MEC and click "Legislacao Educacional" for federal legislation and other norms governing education. |
Ministerio da Justica do Brasil |
Click "Elaboracao Legislativa" for the legislative framework for the Ministry and law enforcement issues. |
Ministerio da Saude |
Click "Legislacao" for links to legislation governing healthcare. |
Ministerio das Cidades |
Official website of the Ministry of the Citites. |
Ministerio das Comunicacoes |
Official website of the Ministry of Communications. |
Ministerio de Minas e Energia |
Click "Legislacao" for laws, decrees and resolutions related to the mining and energy sector. |
Ministerio do Desenvolvimento, Industria e Comercio Exterior |
Click "Legislacao" for laws, decrees and other provisions related to the development and foreign trade. |
Ministerio do Meio Ambiente |
Official website of the Minsitry of the Environment. |
Ministerio do Trabalho e Emprego - MTE |
Click "Legislacao" for links to legislation governing labor issues. |
Superintendencia de Seguros Privados |
Click "Atos Normativos" for legal framework governing private insurance. |
Superintendencia de Vigilancia Sanitaria e Ambiental |
Click "Legislacao" for links to the text of health and environmental legislation. |
Self-Regulatory
BM&FBovespa |
English Available. Website of the Brazilian Stock Exchange. Click "Regulacao" for the text of legislation, regulations, supervisory activities, and investor protection. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Infojus |
Extensive legal database, of legal news. |
Farol Juridico |
Access to codes, statutory laws, complementary laws, and legal links. [ Link not operational.] |
Jus Navigandi |
Access to articles discussing legal theory and doctrine in most areas of the law. |
Propriedade Intelectual |
English version available. Provides information related to all areas of intellectual property. |
Chile
Executive
Gobierno de Chile |
Comprehensive government website. Good jumping-off point for Chilean law sources. |
ChileanGovernment |
In English. Contains a description of the President, her cabinet, the political system and other facts about the country, with direct links to the text of the various free trade agreements to which Chile is a party. |
Legislative
Senado |
Website of the Chilean Senate. Links to draft legislation, published laws, and legislative statistics. The "Leyes" link leads to a searchable database of law. |
Camara de Diputados |
Website of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies. Click "Organizacion" followed by "Documentacion" to find a searchable database of legislation, bills and international treaties. |
Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile |
Website of the National Library of Congress. Regularly updated. Provides access to an extensive database of online legislation. |
Judicial
Poder Judicial |
Website of the Judicial Branch, with a description of the judicial system in Chile, judgments of the Supreme Court, judicial statistics and other documents, as well as a searchable database of pending cases. |
Tribunal Constitucional
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Website of the Constitutional Tribunal. Click "Normas" for the relevant constitutional law. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Chile - Washington, D.C. |
In English. Contains links to the presidency, the Chilean Congress and government ministries. |
Diario Oficial de la Republica de Chile |
Various laws online, including the Chilean Civil Code, as well as fee-based access to full database. |
Ministerio de Justicia |
Click "Leyes" for links to the text of legislation in various areas. |
Ministerio Secretaria General de la Presidencia
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Click "Documentacion" for the relevant legislative documents. |
Ministerio Secretaria General de Gobierno
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Click "Documentos" for the relevant legislative documents. |
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
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Website of the Ministry of National Defense. |
Ministerio de Economia |
Click "Centro de Documentacion" and then "Legislacion y Normativa" to find the text of relevant laws, regulations and treaties. |
Ministerio de Economia, Fomento y Reconstruccion
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Click "Centro de Documentacion" for relevant law. |
Comite de Inversiones Extranjeras / |
Full version available in English . The Committee represents Chile in its dealings with investors using the Foreign Investment Statute (DL 600) as the legal mechanism for bringing foreign direct investment into Chile. Click "Regulations and Procedures" for a description of the foreign investment stature and various international agreements relating to investment in Chile. |
Banco Central |
Portions in English . Contains full text of Organic Act, board resolutions and Central Bank policies and regulations. Click "Normativa" for links to the legislative framework for the Bank. |
Sistema Nacional de Informacion Ambiental de Chile |
Click "Normativa Ambiental" for a full-text, searchable database of environmental laws, regulations and other norms. |
Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros de Chile |
Full version available in English . Official site of the Chilean Securities and Exchange Commission. Links to full text of laws and regulations (some in English) regarding the Superintendencia, the securities market, the insurance market and other areas within its purview. Click "Legislacion Normativa" for links to laws and regulations. |
Comision Chilena de Cobre |
Click "Normativa" for links to the text of laws, decrees, resolutions and other norms governing the Chilean copper industry. |
Comision Nacional de Energia |
Click "Normativas" for links to the text of laws, decrees, resolutions and other norms governing the energy sector. |
Conacedrogas |
Click "Leyes y delitos" for links to the text of Chilean legislation and international treaties governing narcotrafficking. |
Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile |
Links to different government agencies dealing with parks, forestry and agriculture. |
Ministerio de Hacienda |
Click "Publicaciones" and then "Leyes y Normas " for the text of the laws, decrees and other norms governing the Department of the Treasury and public finance. |
Ministerio de Mineria |
Click "Mineria y medioambiente" for links to the text of Chilean environmental laws and "Normativa Legal" for links to the text of Chilean mining legislation. |
Ministerio de Planificacion |
Minestry of Social Planning. |
Ministerio de Educacion
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Click "Documentos Juridicos" under " Publicaciones Mineduc" for links to relevant legislation. |
Ministerio de Obras Publicas
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Click "Documentos" for the relevant legal documents. |
Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo
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Click "Normas Legales" for the relevant laws. |
Ministerio de Bienes Nacionales |
Click "Legislacion" for the relevant legislation. |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile |
The "Tratados" tab links to the text of various multilateral and bilateral treaties. English version available. |
Ministerio de Salud |
Click "Le Informamos," then "Legislacion y Normativas" for links to relevant legislation. |
Ministerio de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones de Chile |
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications. |
Ministerio del Interior |
Click "Documentos" for links to "Documentos del Ministerio del Interior" and to "Otros Documentos de Interes," which link to the text of legislation creating the Ministry and governing human rights, foreign residents and drug-related crimes. |
Ministerio del Trabajo y Prevision Social |
Click "CEDOC" - "Legislacion" for links to the text of labor and social welfare legislation. |
Subsecretaria de Pesca |
Click "Normativa Pesquera y de Acuicultura" for laws, regulations and administrative rulings. |
Superintendencia de Pensiones |
Click "Legislacion y Normativa" for links to the text of resolutions, circulars and other norms governing pensions. |
Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras (SBIF) |
Click "Leyes y Normas" for links to the text of banking and financial institution legislation. Some of the texts are available in English. |
Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles |
Click "Marco Normativo" for electricity and energy laws and regulations. |
Superintendencia de Salud |
Click "Marco Normativo" for links to the text of resolutions, circulars and other norms governing the healthcare sector. |
Superintendencia de Seguridad Social |
Click "Normas Legales" for relevant legislation and case law. |
Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios |
Click "Legislacion y Normativa" for links to the text of resolutions, circulars and other norms as well as caselaw related to sanitation services and the environment. |
Servicio Nacional de la Mujer
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Provides studies and statistics on womens' issues, with special focus on domestic abuse and unfair labor practices. |
Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes
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Click "Ley de Donaciones" followed by "Documentacion." |
Comision Nacional del medio Ambiente
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Click "Normativa Ambiental." |
Contraloria General de la Republica de Chile |
Office of the Comptroller |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago |
Website of the Chilean Stock Exchange. Click "Normativa" for the access to the text of regulations governing the Bolsa de Comercio and the Mercado de Valores. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
i-derecho |
Links to the text of the constitution, legislation, bills, organic laws and international treaties, among other information. |
Colombia
Executive
Presidencia de la Republica de Colombia |
Official website of the President. Click "Normas" for links to the text of the Constitution, laws, decrees and directives. |
Legislative
Senado |
Official website of the Senate. Click "Ley 5a. /92 Reglamento" for the law establishing legislative function, power, and organization. |
Secretaria del Senado |
"Leyes y antecedentes" links to the text of legislation, bills and background, the Congressional Gazette, legislative studies and other information. |
Camara de Representantes |
Official website of the House of Representatives. Click "Manual Conducta Etica" for the Manual of Ethical Conduct for civil servants. |
Judicial
Juridica Colombiana
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The primary legal website with more than 700.000 documents including legislation, bills presented to Congress, decrees, national and local case law, national and local legal codes. |
Republica de Colombia - Rama Judicial |
Click "Leyes" for links to the text of the constitution, selected laws (including the civil and commercial codes) and jurisprudence, as well as the full text of the most recent Diario Oficial and a searchable database of past issues. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Colombia - Washington, D.C. |
In English. |
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Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo |
Searchable database of commerce, industrial and tourism legislation, including bilateral and multilateral agreements. |
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Ministerio de Defensa Nacional |
Searchable database of defense and national security policies, including military and police forces. |
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Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |
Contains information about international policies and cooperation programs, as well as a searchable database of embassy and consulate offices around the world. |
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Colombian Government Trade Bureau |
In English. A service of the Colombian Embassy in Washington. Information regarding trade with Colombia, including text/descriptions of various commercial laws (free trade zones, dumping and countervailing duties, government procurement and intellectual property) and trade agreements. |
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Banco de la Republica |
Website of the Central Bank. Click "Juriscol-Informacion juridica" for a searchable online database of general legislative materials, including the 1991 Constitution, legislative acts since 1991, laws and decrees since 1990, resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank since 1991 and resolutions of the Monetary Board from 1863 to 1991. Click "Reglamentacion" for a dropdown menu categorized by industry sector which links to the text of laws, regulations and other norms governing each of the named sectors. |
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Programa Presidencial de Modernizacion, Eficiencia, Transparencia y Lucha Contra la Corrupcion |
Click "Marco Legal" for links to anti-corruption and related regulations. |
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Comision de Regulacion de Telecomunicaciones |
Click "Normatividad" for links to the text (downloadable PDF files) of relevant resolutions, concepts, circulars, decrees and laws. Click "Jurisprudencia" for a searchable database of relevant laws, resolutions, circulars, decrees and case law. |
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Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural |
Click "Normatividad" for links to the text of relevant resolutions, decrees and laws. |
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Ministerio de Ambiente |
Click "Normativa y Documentos" for a searchable database of environmental legislation . |
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Ministerio de Comunicaciones |
Click "Legislacion" for a searchable database of communications-related legislation. |
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Ministerio de Educacion |
Click "Asesoria Juridica" for links to the text of laws, decrees, resolutions and directives governing the Ministry and education policy. |
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Ministerio de Minas y Energia |
Click "Normatividad " for a searchable database of mining and energy legislation. |
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Ministerio de Transporte |
Click "Normatividad" for links to the legislative and regulatory framework governing the Ministry and the transportation sector. |
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Ministerio de la Proteccion Social |
Click "Normas" for the text of relevant resolutions, decrees and laws. |
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Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia |
Click "Servicios de Consulta," then "Biblioteca", for links to newly passed legislation and the text of Official Gazettes published between 1997 and 2001. Click "Decretos Recientes" for the text of newly issued Ministerial decrees. |
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Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia |
Click "Normativa" for links to the text of laws, regulations, circulars, resolutions and decrees, as well as jurisprudence. |
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Superintendencia Industria y Comercio |
Click "Normatividad" for the text of the Constitution and relevant resolutions, decrees and laws. |
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Superintendencia Nacional de la Salud |
Click "Normatividad" for links to the text of the Constitution and relevant resolutions, decrees and laws. |
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Superintendencia de Notariado y Registro |
Click "Normatividad" for the text of the Constitution and relevant resolutions, decrees and laws. |
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Superintendencia de Puertos y Transporte |
Click "Nuestra Institucion" - "Marco Legal" for the text of laws and decrees governing the Superintendency and the administration of the ports and transport. |
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Superintendencia de Servicios Publicos Domiciliarios |
Click "Servicios a cuidadanos "-"Normatividad y Jurisprudencia" for links to the text of legislative and regulatory documents governing the Ministry and its portfolio. |
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Superintendencia de la Economia Solidaria |
Click "Normatividad" for links to the Constitution, laws, decrees and other provisions, as well as links to "Normas de Supersolidaria". |
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Superintendencia del Subsidio Familiar |
Click "Normatividad de Subsidio Familiar" for links to relevant laws and regulations in connection with family subsidies. |
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Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores de Colombia |
Website of the Colombian Stock Exchange. Click "Regulacion" for the access to the text of laws and regulations governing the stock market, as well as a database of disciplinary proceedings. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Derecho Colombiano |
Links to the text of the constitution, codes, statutes, laws, decrees, jurisprudence, court decisions and other materials. |
Juridica Colombiana |
Subscription-based access to legislation, bills, court information and decisions, arbitral awards, regulations, codes and other information. |
Costa Rica
Executive
Presidencia |
Website of the President. Click "Proyectos de Ley" for links to the text of current draft legislation. |
Legislative
Asamblea Legislativa |
Website of the Legislative Assembly. Click "Leyes" for the text of the Constitution, laws, bills, and legislative regulations. |
Judicial
Poder Judicial |
Website of the judicial branch of the Costa Rican government. Click "SCIJ - Jurisprudencia y Legislacion" for links to a searchable database of legislation and caselaw. |
Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones
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Supreme Election Tribunal. Click Documentacion (under Biblioteca Virtual) for the text of the Constitution, statutes of the political parties, laws, instructions, regulations, draft legislation and jurisprudence. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Costa Rica - Washington, D.C. |
In English. Provides general information on consular services, tourism, investment and trade with Costa Rica. |
Sistema Costarricense de Informacion Juridica |
Costa Rican Legal Information System. Provides access to the jurisprudence of all of the principal courts of the country, as well as laws, decrees, treaties and rules and regulations promulgated since 1821. |
Imprenta Nacional |
Contains links to the full text of various laws and decrees, as well as to the Diario Oficial La Gaceta. |
Procuraduria General de la Republica |
Click RevistaDigitalPGRfor access to decisions and judgments as well as recent laws. |
Banco Central de Costa Rica |
Click "Leyes y Reglamentos" for the text of the Central Bank's Organic Law, monetary policy, and rules on exchange operations and financial entities. |
Ministerio de Agricultura |
Click "Circulares y Normativas" for the text of regulations, circulars, resolutions and other norms governing the agricultural industry. |
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia |
Click "?Quienes Somos?", then "Marco Legal" for the full text of the Law Promoting the Development of Science and Technology. |
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior Legislacion Comercial |
Click "Legislacion Relevante" (under "Informacion general" for a list of laws and regulations governing foreign trade. Click "Tratados de Inversion" for the text of bilateral investment treaties currently in force. Click "Tratados en negociacion" for those foreign trade agreements currently under negotiation. Click "Tratados Vigentes" for current foreign trade agreements. |
Ministerio de Hacienda |
Click "Normativa" for links to relevant laws and regulations. |
Ministerio de Justicia y Gracia |
Click "Legislacion" for the text of legislation and decrees governing the Ministry and its portfolio. |
Ministerio de Salud |
Minsitry of Heath. to the site includes the text of laws, decrees, regulations, procedures and other norms governing the healthcare sector. |
Ministerio de Seguridad Publica
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Ministry of Public Security. Click "Leyes y Reglamentos" for links to the text of laws, regulations and other norms providing the framework for administration of public security in Costa Rica. |
Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social |
Click "Legislacion" for the text of the legislative and regulatory framework governing labor in Costa Rica. |
Ministerio del Ambiente, Energia y T elecomunicaciones |
Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Telecommunications. Click "Marco Juridico" or "Proyectos" for a list of relevant laws and regulations. |
Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras |
Superintendent General of Financial Institutions. Click "Marco Legal" for links to relevant finantial institutions laws and regulations. |
Superintendencia General de Pensiones |
Click "Marco Juridico" for links to relevant retirement subidies laws and regulations. |
Superintendencia General de Valores |
Superintendent General of Securities. Click "Marco Juridico" for links to relevant security laws and regulations. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa Nacional de Valores |
Website of the Costa Rica Stock Exchange. Click "Reglamentacion" for regulations and business rules governing the stock market. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Costa Rica Legal Net |
Some English. Contains links to full-text commercial laws including commercial code and civil code, foreign trade, investment and banking laws, labor code and penal code. |
Centro de Estudios Superiores de Derecho Publico |
Contains full text of the Constitution and several other basic laws such as the General Law of Public Administration, the Tax Code and laws on Competition and Consumer Protection, as well as an electronic legal periodical. |
Centro de Informacion Juridica en Linea |
Provides legal information drawn from the Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Costa Rica and the Biblioteca del Colegio de Abogados. Available to those lawyers who are members in good standing of the Bar Association ("Colegio de Abogados"). |
Cuba
Executive
El Sitio del Gobierno de la Republica de Cuba / The Website of the Government of the Republic of Cuba |
Main government website with information on government structure, foreign affairs, economic and social development and links to related sites. |
Legislative
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Judicial
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Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Cuban Interests Section - Washington, D.C. |
In English and Spanish. Foreign Affairs. Contains information regarding the Cuban government perspective on the U.S. blockade and other trade issues. |
Gaceta Oficial |
Official Gazette of Cuba, maintained by the Ministry of Justice. Click "Legislacion Cubana" for a list of legislative and constitutional documents. |
Aduana General de la Republica de Cuba |
Some English. Provides customs laws and procedures, and information regarding the agency's organizational structure. |
Ministerio de Justicia |
Provides recent publications, as well as the ministry's organizational structure . Click "Revista Juridica" to link to the most recent editions of the state-sponsored legal journal, published annually. Topics vary. |
Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios |
Provides links to the text of various tax laws and regulations. |
Agencia de Medio Ambiente |
Provides information related to the agency's activities, and includes links to environmental institutes, including those dedicated to meteorology, oceaninography, ecology, astronomy, and other physical sciences. Click "Enlaces de interes" for links to government agencies, organizations and national institutions throughout Latin America that concern the environment. Click "Centros de Estudios Ambiantales" for links to centers of environmental studies throughout Cuba. |
Asemblea Nacional del Poder Popular |
National Assembly's website. Subpages provide laws and regulations. |
Banco Central de Cuba |
English available. Click "Legal Framework" for the English-language text of decree-laws and regulations governing the Cuban banking sector. |
Centro Nacional de Derecho de Autor |
Click "Legislacion Nacional" for relevant domestic legislation and "Legislacion Internacional" for relevant international law. |
Departamento de Informacion Ambiental |
Site that provides environmental information and resources. Click "Legislacion Ambiental" for the text of legislation governing the environmental sector. |
Ministerio de Auditoria y Control |
Click "Legislacion" for brief descriptions of relevant laws and regulations. |
Ministerio de Cultura |
Click "Legislacion" for links to summaries of relevant laws and regulations. |
Ministerio de Educacion Superior de Cuba |
Ministry of Higher Education. |
Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social |
Click "Legislacion laboral, " then "Compendios legislativos " for links to the text of legislation governing the Ministry, its functions and the labor sector. |
Ministerio de la Informatica y las Comunicaciones de Cuba |
Ministry of Computer Science and Communications. Divided by industry (radio, telecommunications, electronics, postal service, etc.). |
Ministerio de la Industria Basica |
Ministry of Basic Industry. Provides information on geology, mining, energy and basic chemistry. [ Link not operational] |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |
English available. Ministry of Foreign Relations. Click "Declaraciones" for government declarations on relevant matters. |
Ministerio de Salud Publica de Cuba |
Ministry of Public Health. Click "Sito del Ministerio" for links to various public health information. Click "Infomed red de Salud de Cuba" for anual statistics relevant to public health. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Cuba.Cu |
Click "Gobierno" and "Leyes" for links to the text of the Constitution and various laws relating to foreign investment. |
CubaFirst
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In English. Spanish and French available . Contains descriptions of laws and regulations regarding doing business , foreign investment, banking, free-trade zones, branch offices and real estate investment. |
Dominican Republic
Executive
Presidencia Republica Dominicana |
Description of government structure, links to government offices. Site includes news, video, a calendar of events, and links to other governmental agencies. News bulletin in Spanish and English. Link to Sistema de Informacion Juridica, allows the reader to subscribe to the Gaceta Oficial and use the searchable database of laws online. |
Legislative
Senado |
Access to legislative initiatives, legislation and legislative documents. |
Congreso |
Official website of the Congress. [ Link not operational.] |
Judicial
Suprema Corte de Justicia |
Contains a description of the court and its judges, as well as a searchable index containing links to the text of the Constitution, codes, laws and decisions, and includes a variety of other information. |
Comision de Apoyo a la Reforma y Modernizacion de la Justicia |
Contains text of the draft Penal Code and Commerce Code. The ABC del Derecho contains descriptions of judicial responsibility, the appeal process and legal education. [ Link not operational.] |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of the Dominican Republic - Washington, D.C. |
In English. Includes general information on trade and tourism. |
Dominican Republic Office for the Promotion of Foreign Investment |
English version available. The link to "Investment Climate" provides the text in English and Spanish of the Foreign Investment Law, Telecommunications Law, Public Enterprise Reform Law, Free Trade Zone Law and an overview of the foreign investment regime. [ Link not operational.] |
Secretaria de Trabajo de la Republica Dominicana |
Provides online versions of the various labor laws and the Labor Code. Includes links to legislation and international treaties. |
Direccion General de Impuestos Internos - DGII |
Links to the text of the tax code, resolutions, rulings, laws and statistics. |
Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana |
Contains relevant laws, decrees, regulations and resolutions, as well as financial statistics and other information. |
Consejo Nacional de Seguridad Social |
Includes news and information about the agency, and the text of laws and regulations. |
Direccion General de Mineria |
Click "Marco Legal" for the text of Mining Law No. 146. Click "Hidrocarburos" - "Marco Legal" for links to documents providing the legislative and regulatory framework for the Sub-direccion de Exploracion y Explotacion de Hidrocarburos. |
Junta Central Electoral |
Central Election Board. Click "Legislacion" for a compilation of electoral laws. |
Secretaria de Estado de Hacienda |
Click "Legislacion" for the text of the authorizing legislation for the Secretariat and legislation, decrees, resolutions and other norms governing the public financing system. |
Secretaria de Estado de Industria y Comercio |
State Secretariat of Industry and Commerce. Website contains news and notices, and pages for internal and foreign commerce. |
Secretaria de Estado de Turismo |
English site. State Secretariat of Tourism. |
Superintendencia de Electricidad |
Click "Marco Legal" for the text of laws, decrees and regulations governing the electricity sector. |
Superintendencia de Bancos |
Click "Marco Legal" for the text of the Constitution, legislation and other norms governing Dominican banking institutions. |
Superintendencia de Pensiones |
Click "Normativa" for the text of documents provding the legal framework for the administration of pensions. Also provides the organizational structure of the agency, and pension statistics. |
Superintendencia de Salud y Riesgos Laborales |
Click "Legislacion" for links to healthcare laws, decrees and resolutions. |
Superintendencia de Valores |
Click "Mercado de Valores" for links to laws and regulations on market regulation. |
Secretaria de Estado de Relaciones Exteriores |
State Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Site includes notices and official statements. |
Procuraduria General de la Republica |
General Public Prosecution Office of the Republic. Click "Transparencia" - "Marco Legal" for links to relevant laws and regulations. |
Direccion General de Prisiones |
General Directorate of Prisons. Includes news and statistics.
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Centro Dominicano de Promocion de Exportaciones (CEDOPEX) |
Dominican Centre for Promotion of Exports. Includes links to export legislation. |
Instituto Nacional de Estabilizacion de Precios (INESPRE) |
Price Stabilization Institute, which regulates agricultural prices. Click "Ley de Transparencia" for the text of the Transparency Law and other relevant legislation. |
Instituto de Innovacion de Biotecnologia e Industria (IIBI) |
Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology and Industry . Site contains the Institute's organizational structure and publications. |
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidraulicos (INDRHI) |
Click " Institucional" - "Base Legal" for links to relevant laws and regulations. |
Instituto Azucarero Dominicano |
Dominican Sugar Institute. Website contains the history of the Institute, laws relating to sugar regulation, and statistics. |
Contraloria General de la Republica |
Comptroller General. Click "Controlaria," "Control Interno," "Auditorias Tecnicas" and "Transparencia" for links to relevant legislation. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores de la Republica Dominicana |
Website of the Dominican Republic Stock Exchange. Click "Normativas" for laws and decrees governming the stock market, as well as the bylaws and general regulations of the BVRD. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Informe Judicial |
Legal information portal with links to the text of the Constitution, laws, bills, decrees, treaties, cases, and court decisions. |
Fundacion Institucionalidad y Justicia, Inc. (FINJUS Online) |
Contains a description of the court and its judges, as well as judicial decisions. Links to governmental entities. |
American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic |
In English. Link to "Dominican Legislation" provides descriptions in English of the law regarding foreign ownership of real property, trade name/trademark registration, free trade zones, naturalization and residency rules, Labor Code, Tax Code and foreign investment regulations. |
Ecuador
Executive
Presidencia |
Click "Decretos" for a searchable database of executive orders. |
Legislative
Congreso Nacional |
Click "Marco Juridico" for links to to relevant law, regulation and ethics code. |
Judicial
Tribunal Constitucional |
Includes judgments of recent cases, case statistics, and the gazette of the Court. Click "Consulta de Resoluciones," then "Acceso Publico" to search cases. |
Consejo Nacional de la Judicatura |
Provides various publications and an organizational chart of the judiciary. Click "Consultas" to search cases. |
Consejo Nacional Electoral |
Provides texts of relevant laws and regulations. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Ecuador in Washington, D.C. |
English available. Contains basic descriptive information regarding government, trade, currency regulation and taxes. |
Banco Central del Ecuador
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Click "El Banco Central" - "Codificacion de Regulaciones" for the text of regulations issued by the Central Bank. |
Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social |
Links to legal database containing the text of the Constitution, statutes, rulings, regulations and resolutions. |
Ministerio de Agricultura Ganaderia, Acuacultura y Pesca del Ecuador |
English available. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Aquaculture of Ecuador. Includes reports, statistics and trade data. |
Ministerio de Finanzas del Ecuador |
Includes legislation and regulations currently in effect. |
Ministerio de Educacion |
Click "Legislacion Educativa" for legal documents. |
Subsecretaria de Minas Direccion Nacional de Mineria |
Click "Legislacion Minera" for relevant legislation and regulations. |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |
Foreign Ministry. Contains a searchable database of international treaties. |
Ministerio de Salud Publica del Ecuador |
Click "Base Legal" for links to ministerial agreements, regulations and laws. |
Ministerio del Ambiente |
Click "Normativa Ambiental" for links to the text of environmental laws and regulations. |
Superintendencia de Bancos y Seguros |
Home page of the Superintedndent of Banks and Insurance. Provides links to the text of banking and insurance legislation. |
Superintendencia de Companias del Ecuador |
Superintendent of Companies. Contains pages dedicated to laws and regulation of securities markets. |
Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones del Ecuador |
English available. Superintendent of Telecommunications. Click " Marco Juridico" for links to legal resources. |
Comision de Control Civico de la Corrupcion |
Click "Normativa" for links to the Constitution, relevant law, regulations and other related legal framework. |
Fiscalia General del Estado |
Attorney General's website. Includes information and laws. |
Contraloria General del Estado |
Click "Normatividad" for links to legal framework governing the Office of the Comptroller. |
Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI) |
Click "Legislacion" for a searchable database of tax legislation. |
Consejo Nacional de Control de Sustancias Estupefacientes y Psicotropicas (CONSEP) |
Click " Normativa Juridica" for links to relevant law, regulations and related legislation. |
Aduana del Ecuador |
Click " Legislacion" for the Organic Customs Law and related legislation. |
Consejo Nacional de Electricidad |
" Normativa" provides links to the legislation governing the electricity sector |
Consejo Nacional de Radiodifusion y Television |
Click "Marco Legal" for the legal and regulatory framework. Click "Resoluciones" for links to CONARTEL resolutions. |
Andinatel |
Click "Ley de Transparencia" for a searchable database of legislation, regulations and other information regarding Andinatel. |
Consejo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones ( CONATEL ) |
Click "Marco Legal" for links to legislation and resolutions governing CONATEL and the telecommunications industry. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores de Quito |
Website of the Quito Stock Exchange. Click "Normativas" for links to the Securities Market Law and to resolutions of the National Securities Commission. |
Bolsa de Valores de Guayaquil |
Website of the Guayaquil Stock Exchange. Click "Autoregulacion" for internal regulations of the exchange. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Corporacion Andina de Fomento |
English available. Information about and publications by this multilateral financial institution. |
ESTADE |
Offers full text versions of select laws, legal books and scholarly articles in the areas of public law, enviornmental law, legislation and special reports. |
Derechoecuador.com |
Provides links to various state and non-governmental organizations, political parties, law schools and law firms. Also provides access to legal manuals, journals and magazines. Click "Legislacion" for legislation pertaining to various fields of law. |
El Salvador
Executive
Presidencia de la Republica de El Salvador |
Links to most governmental entities. |
Legislative
Asamblea Legislativa |
Links to the text of the Constitution as well as various laws passed through 1998. |
Judicial
Corte Suprema de Justicia |
Click "Unidades Juridicas" for "Central de Documentacion Judicial," an online collection of legislation and caselaw. |
Click "Legislacion" for links to the text of laws pertaining to the CNJ. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of El Salvador - Washington, D.C. |
English and Spanish portals. Includes links to the text of the CAFTA as well as other trade-related legislation. |
Ministerio de Economia |
Click "Leyes" for links to the text of laws and regulations regarding investment, exportation, free trade zones, consumer protection, gas/petroleum mining, and reforms to the Commercial Code in El Salvador. Some of the legislation text and major codes have been translated into English. |
Ministerio de Hacienda |
Click "Impuestos Internos" - "Legislacion" for links to the text of various tax laws and "Jurisprudencia" for tax-related case law. The tax code can be downloaded by clicking "Codigo Tributario" from "Mapa del Sitio". |
Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
English version available. Click "Financial System" - "Legislation" for brief descriptions of major legislation relating to the financial system in El Salvador. |
Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones |
Click "Legislacion" for the text of laws and regulations (some in English) regarding the electricity and telecommunications sectors in El Salvador. |
Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero |
Contains links to the text of laws and regulations regarding the banking and insurance sectors in El Salvador. Click "Marco Legal" for a dropdown menu categorizing the financial system according to institution and subjection matter and providing the text of the banking and financial institutions legislation. |
Superintendencia de Valores |
Click "Marco regulatorio" for the text of laws, regulations, rules, instructions and resolutions regarding the securities markets in El Salvador. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores de El Salvador |
Website of the El Salvador Stock Exchange. Click "Marco Legal" for links to laws and decrees, regulations, and instructions regarding the stock exchange. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
El Salvador Trade and Investment |
English version available. Contains links to descriptions and some full texts of laws relating to investment, free trade zones, export promotion, currency regulation, VAT, fishing and agriculture, as well as the text of various trade agreements and treaties. |
American Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador |
In English and Spanish. Click "Legislation" for links to the descriptions of various business-related laws and regulations. |
Guatemala
Executive
Gobierno de la Republica de Guatemala |
Links to the text of the Constitution and links to the various branches of government. |
Legislative
Congreso de la Republica de Guatemala |
Click "Legislacion" for the text of laws regarding various decrees, conventions, bills and resolutions. |
Judicial
Corte de Constitucionalidad de la Republica de Guatemala |
Click "Defensa de Orden Constitucional" for material regarding the Constitutional Court of Guatemala; links to the text of the Constitution and a few laws regarding constitutional matters. |
Organismo Judicial de Guatemala, C.A. |
Click "Leyes Importantes" for the text of laws regarding administration of justice. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Guatemala - Washington, D.C. |
[ Link not operational.] |
Ministerio de Finanzas Publicas |
Click "Leyes y Prestamos" for links to a few financial laws. |
Ministerio de Economia |
Click "Leyes y Normas" for the text of the trade agreements and the Industrial Property Law. |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Guatemala
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Click "Menu Principal - Archivos" for links to the text of the various agreements, treaties, and other resolutions regarding foreign relations matters, ratified by the Republic of Guatemala . |
Superintendencia de Administracion Tributaria |
Significant materials regarding both tax and customs matters. Click "Aduanas" for links to the text of various customs regulations. Click "Legislacion Tributaria" for links to the text of various tax laws and regulations. |
PROGUAT |
English version available. Click "Legislation" for links to the text of the Constitution and major laws and regulations (some in English) with respect to various sectors, including telecommunications, electricity, free trade zones, foreign investment and mining. [ Link not operational.] |
Agexport |
English version available. Click "Exporters' Support" - "Guatemalan Laws" for the text of various tax laws, export laws, custom regulation and other trading maters. |
Superintendencia de Bancos |
Click "Leyes y Reglamentos" for links to download PDF files containing the text of principal laws and regulations regarding banking in Guatemala. |
Secretaria de la Paz |
Links to the text of peace agreements between the Government of Guatemala and the URNG and related documents. |
Administrador Del Mercado Mayorista (AMM)
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Click "Marco Legal" for links to the text of the governing legislative and regulatory framework. |
Banco de Guatemala
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Click "Leyes Bancarias y Financieras" for the text of banking and financial laws and regulations. |
Comision Nacional de Energia Electrica (CNEE)
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Click "Marco Legal", "Normas" and "Resoluciones" for legislative and regulatory documentation. |
Congreso de la Republica |
Click "Marco Juridico" and "Legislacion" for links to the Constitution, laws, regulations and other norms. |
Direccion General de Migracion Guatemala |
Click "Transparencia," then "Cotizaciones y licitaciones adjudicadas " for rulings on relevant points of law. |
Direccion de Atencion y Asistencia al Consumidor
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Click "Leyes" for the text of Consumer Protection Law and its regulation. |
Ministerio de Energia y Minas
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Ministry of Energy and Mines. |
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Alimentacion
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Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Foodstuffs. |
Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
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Click "Transparencia" - "Legislacion Ambiental" for a searchable database of environmental legislation. |
Ministerio de Trabajo
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"Leyes y Convenios" links to the text of labor law and regulations as well as international treaties. |
Ministro de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social
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Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. |
Principales leyes del Sector Agricola publicadas en Guatemala
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Provides links to Congressional directives and state and local laws that pertain to the agricultural sector. |
Secretaria de Planificacion y Programacion de la Presidencia
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Click "Biblioteca de Documentos y publicaciones - Descargas" - "Marco Legal" for the text of the relevant legislation. |
Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones
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Click "Marco Regulatorio" for links to telecommuncations laws and regulations . |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores Nacional S.A. |
Website of the Guatemala Stock Exchange "Marco Legal" has links to the text of securities laws in Guatemala. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
[No web sites found.]
Honduras
Executive
Casa Presidencial |
Website of the President.
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Legislative
Congreso Nacional de la Republica de Honduras |
National Congress website. " Constituciones", " Leyes de Honduras" and " Indice de Decretos" tabs link to current and past Honduran constituions as well as laws and decrees currently in effect. |
Judicial
Poder Judicial de Honduras |
Click "Centro Electronico de Documentacion e Informacion Judicial" for a searchable database of laws, decrees, codes, regulations, treaties and other materials, as well as court decisions, a legal dictionary and the judicial gazette. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Honduras - Washington, D.C. |
In Spanish. Contains general information on the embassy and its functions, trade & investment and tourism. |
Gobierno de Honduras |
General government portal, with descriptions of the various branches of government |
Comision Nacional de Bancos y Seguros |
Click " Marco Legal" for a searchable database with the text of financial, economic, commercial and insurance legislation. |
Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones |
Click "Transparencia" for a list of the various laws and regulations relating to the telecommunications industry under " Regulaciones". |
Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores |
Click "Portal de Transparencia" - "Regulacion" for laws, regulations and other norms governing foreign affairs. |
Banco Central de Honduras
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Click " Legislacion Financiera" for relevant laws, regulations and resolutions of the Central Bank. |
Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones |
Click "Informacion Regulatoria e Indicadores" for links to the Telecommunications Sector Law, regulations and other norms governing the sector. |
Comisionado Nacional de Derechos Humanos de Honduras
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Click "Transparencia" - "Normativa" for the Organic Law and its Regulation. |
Comision Nacional de Energia |
Click "Normativa" for links to the text of the Electricity Subsector Law, its regulation and amendments. Click "Documentos de interes" - " Tratados" for the text of a regional treaty governing the sector. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa Centroamericana de Valores |
Website of the Honduran Stock Exchange. "Marco Legal" has links to the text of the Securities Market Law, to rules, resolutions and regulations of the CNBS, and to the Regulatory Bulletin of the BCV. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Consejo Hondureno de la Empresa Privada /Honduran National Business Council |
Website of the private non-profit institution created to promote economic development in Honduras. Cick "Leyes" for the text of various labor, investment, intellectual property and other business-related laws in Honduras. Click "Enlaces" for a listing of and further links for Honduran labor law and the law implementing CAFTA. |
HonDirectorio |
An Internet directory specific to Honduras. |
Foundation for Investment and Development of Exports |
English version available. Links to brief descriptions of the Free Trade Zone Law, Export Processing Law, Investment Law, Intellectual Property and related laws applicable to export companies. Click "Publications" - "Honduran Law Bank" for links to text of tourism and export promotion legislation. |
Mexico
Executive
Presidencia de la Republica |
English version available. Presidency of Mexico website with news and links to government programs. Click "Transparencia" - "Marco Normativo" for the Organic Law and its Regulation. |
Legislative
Senado de la Republica |
Available in English with different content. Senate website containing links to the Constitution, recently approved Mexican legislation, legislative debates, legislative process, and state legislatures and governments. Click "Leyes y Decretos" for recently approved legislation. |
Camara de Diputados |
Links to the text of the Constitution, federal laws and regulations, codes, and state laws and powers. Click "Leyes Federales y Estatales" for links to the text of Mexican Federal and State legislation currently in force. |
Judicial
Supreme Court of Mexico |
Provides links to federal and state courts. Click "Recursos juridicos" for a searchable database of federal and state legislation. |
Tribunal Superior de Justicia del Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Click "Marco Juridico" for links to relevant law and regulations.
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Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Mexico - Washington, D.C. |
English and Spanish portals. Contains the Constitution and laws of Mexico. Click "Ligas de Interes" for information on law, international affairs, art & culture as well as tourism. |
Banco de Mexico |
Website of Mexico's central bank, containing banking legislation, statistical information, monetary policy, information on the financial system, publications and speeches. Click "Disposiciones" for links to laws, regulations and other norms. |
Procuraduria General de la Republica |
Website of the Attorney General's office. Click " Informacion Juridica" for the Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas and a searchable database of laws, regulations and caselaw under the "Legislacion y Jurisprudencia." |
Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores |
English version available. Website of the Department of Foreign Relations. Provides information on establishment of corporations and trusts in Mexico, letters rogatory, immigration issues, foreign policy and press releases. Click "Ligas de Interes" - "Constitucion y Leyes" for the Organic Law and its Regulation. |
Secretaria de Gobernacion
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Ministry in charge of national security and intelligence. It is also responsible for immigration policy and enforcement through the Instiutio Nacional de Migracion (National Institute of Immigration). |
Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico |
Website of the Department of Finance and Public Credit. Provides economic and financial data, information on public finances, financial and investor policy. Click "Transparencia" for the Portal de Transparencia; click "Marco Normativo" for a searchable database of legislation. |
Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Nacion |
Website of the Electoral Court. Contains a searchable database of decisions. Click "Sentencias" for links to the latest rulings. |
Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial |
The official website oft the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property. It is the equivalent of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Click "Normateca" for a link to national and international intellectual property law, a procedural manual and other institutional norms. |
Comision Reguladora de Energia
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Click "Marco Regulador" for a link to legislation governing the natural gas and electricity sectors. |
Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones |
Click "Normateca" for a link to a searchable database of legislation pertinent to telecommunications. |
Comision Federal de Competencia
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Click "Marco Legal" for a link to legislative and regulatory framework governing antitrust. |
SENER Secretaria de Energia
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Click "Transparencia" to link to the Portal de Transparencia; click "Marco Normativo" for a searchable database of legislation. |
SEMARNAT Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
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Click "Leyes y Normas" for links to the text of federal and state laws, regulations and other enviromental norms. |
Servicio de Administracion Tributaria |
Click "Transparencia" for the Portal de Transparencia; click "Marco Normativo" for a searchable database of legislation. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores |
Website of the Mexican Stock Exchange. "Marco Legal" has links to the text of self-regulatory materials, laws, circulars, regulations, and codes. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma |
Links to the text of the federal and state constitutions and statutes, as well as a searchable database of Supreme Court decisions. Also has links to the text of various online legal periodicals including the Mexican Law Review, which can be viewed in English. Click "Legislacion y Jurisprudencia" for a searchable database of laws, regulations and caselaw. |
Mexico Legal |
Provides a forum for for legal discussions and inquiries, free legal forms, and other information.
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MexicanLaws |
In English. Provides English translations of current Mexican legislation, organized by governmental department and available for purchase ala carte. |
Nicaragua
Executive
Presidencia |
Click "La Gaceta" for directives promulgated by the various governental bodies, organized by date. |
Legislative
Asamblea Nacional |
Contains links to the Constitution, bills, and legislation and regulations from 1933 onwards.
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Judicial
Poder Judicial |
Describes the judicial system in Nicaragua and provides access to the decisions of the Supreme Court from 1913-1922 and 1990-1997. Click "Centro de Documentacion" for links to the text of decisions, judgments, legislation and other materials. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Consejo Supremo Electoral |
Click "Padron Electoral" - "Marco Juridico" for links to the text of the Constitution and voting-related laws. |
Ministerio de Fomento , Industria y Comercio |
Click "Servicios" - "Documentos en Linea" for links to the text of laws and other authoritative documents. |
Instituto Nicaraguense de Energia - INE |
Regulatory body of the energy sector in Nicaragua. Contains legislation on electric, gas and oil sector. Click "Marco Legal" for a link to legislative and regulatory framework governing the energy sector. |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |
Official site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Includes a searchable database of treaties at "Biblioteca Virtual". |
Ministerio de Salud
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Official website of the Ministry of Health. Click "Biblioteca Nacional de Salud" - "Leyes, Acuerdos y Resoluciones" for the legislative framework for the Ministry. |
Ministerio de Transportes e Infraestructura |
Official site of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. "Base Juridica" provides a dropdown menu of links to laws, decrees and resolutions. |
Superintendencia de Bancos y de otras Instituciones Financieras
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Click "Bancos" - "Marco Juridico" for links to the text of laws and other norms governing banks and financial institutions. |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |
Click "Base Juridica" for the authorizing documents for the Ministry. Click "Biblioteca Virtual" for a searchable database of international treaties, protocols and other norms. |
Ministerio del Ambiente |
Click "Marco Legal" for links to the text of environmental laws, decrees, resolutions and other norms. |
Situacion de la Integracion Economica Centroamericano
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Click "Propiedad Intelectual" - "Legislacion Centroamericana" for intellectual property legislation. |
Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria |
Click "Nuestra Institucion" - "Marco Legal" for links to the text of legislation regulating immigration and foreign residents in Nicaragua. |
Direccion General de Ingresos (DGI) |
Click "Legislacion" for links to laws, decrees and other norms. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua |
Website of the Nicaraguan Stock Exchange. Click "Acerca de la BDVN" and then "Marco Legal" for the text of the Capital Markets Law and links to regulations issued by the Superintendency of Banks and other Financial Institutions. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
[No web sites found.]
Panama
Executive
Presidencia |
Website of the President, with internal links to all government ministries, secretariats and directorates. |
Legislative
Asamblea Nacional |
Provides links to the text of the Constitution. Click "Legispan y Gaceta Ofic." for legislation.
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Judicial
Organo Judicial |
Contains a searchable database of decisions using the Judicial Registry contained at the bottom of the webpage. Click "Normas y Convenios" for a searchable database of legislation.
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Tribunal Electoral de Panama
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Click "Publicaciones" - "Ver Boletines y Fallos" for a searchable database of bulletins and jurisprudence. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Panama - Washington, D.C. |
In English. Includes general political, business and cultural information in addition to links to governmental agencies and instiutions. |
Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia |
Ministry of Government and Justice. |
Ministerio Publico |
Equivalent to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Click " Resoluciones" for court rulings regarding matters of the Public Ministry. |
Panama Tramita
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Collects legal procedure for different governmental entities and provides information regarding these procedures. |
Autoridad Maritima de Panama |
Click "Proyectos" for links to laws governing the AMP and its functions. |
Panama Canal Authority |
In English and Spanish . Click "About ACP" - "Legal Foundations" for a link to the text of the Panama Canal Treaty and other norms governing the PCA. |
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente |
Click "Legislacion" - "Normas Ambientales" for links to the text of legislation, executive orders and other norms governing environmental law and policy. |
Autoridad de Transito y Transporte Terrestre de Panama
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Click "Consultas" - "Base Legal" for links to the text of laws establishing the Autoridad and governing its functions. |
Unidad Administrativa de Bienes Revertidos
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Click "Leyes" for links to legislation pertinent to the UABR. |
Comision de Libre Competencia y Asuntos del Consumidor
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[ Link not operational.] |
Defensor del Pueblo
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Department of Human Rights Defense. |
Direccion General de Ingresos
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Click "Leyes, Decretos y Resoluciones" for links to the text of tax laws and regulations. |
Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias |
Click " Informacion General" - " Leyes y Decretos que Rigen el MICI" for links to laws and decrees governing the Ministry. |
Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario (MIDA)
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Click "Legislacion" for a database of legislation governing the agricultural and fisheries sector. |
Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas
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Click "Informes" - "Documentos de Interes" for links to laws, reports and other documents pertaining to the Ministry. |
Ministerio de Educacion
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Ministry of Education. |
Ministerio de Obras Publicas
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Ministry of Public Works. |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
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Click "Centro de Documentacion" and "Transparencia" for links to treaties and laws governing foreign relations. |
Ministerio de Salud
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Click "Informaci on d e Salud" - "Leyes y Decretos" for links to text of the Health Code, laws and decrees governing the healthcare. |
Ministerio de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral
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Click "Codigo de Trabajo" for links to the text of the Labor Code. |
Ministerio de Vivienda
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Click "Normativa" for a link to a list of legislation pertinent to the labor sector. |
Superintendencia de Seguros y Reaseguros |
Superintendant of Insurance and Reinsurance. Click "Ley de Apertura de Empresas" for the law regarding opening a business. |
Superintendencia de Bancos |
Click "Leyes y Regulaciones" for the legislative and regulatory framework governing the banking sector. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores de Panama |
Website of the Panamanian Stock Exchange. Click "Como ser parte de la BVP" and then "Normas de la BVP y del Mercado" for links to the text of rules and regulations affecting the exchange. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Legal-infoPanama |
Legal portal with links to the text of the Constitution, codes and decrees, and FAQs regarding labor, marriage and consumer laws. |
Paraguay
Executive
Presidencia |
Contains a link to the text of the Constitution. Click "Decretos" for a list of the last 50 executive orders issued by the President.
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Legislative
Camara de Senadores |
Contains a link to the text of the Constitution. Click "Decretos" for a list of the last 50 executive orders issued by the President. |
Camara de Diputados |
Website of the Chamber of Deputies. Direct link to a searchable legislative database, as well as the text of the Constitution, resolutions, declarations, internal regulations and the code of ethics. Click "Legislacion" for the downloadable text of laws organized by date. |
Judicial
Poder Judicial - Corte Suprema de Justicia |
Click "Jurisprudencia" for a searchable online database of court decisions.
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Tribunal Superior de Justicia Electoral |
Click "Recursos" for the text of the Constitution, resolutions, and electoral laws.
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Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Paraguay - Washington, D.C.
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In English and Spanish. Links to general political, business and cultural information. |
Sistema de Informacion Legislativa
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A searchable database of legislation provided by both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. |
Ministerio Publico de la Republica del Paraguay |
Click "Legislacion" -"Biblioteca Virtual" for the text of the Constitution and the Criminal, Civil and Electoral Codes. |
Banco Central de Paraguay |
Click "Resoluciones y Normativas" for the text of resolutions and regulations of the Central Bank, the Superintendency of Banks, and the Superintendency of Insurance. |
Aduana Paraguay |
Click "DNA" for the Customs Code and its regulation; click "Resoluciones" for the resolutions issued by the customs authority . |
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia
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Click "Leyes del Sector" for the text of laws, decrees and resolutions related to agriculture and livestock. |
Ministerio de Hacienda
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Click "Leyes y Normas" for the text of laws, decrees and resolutions related to the Treasury Ministry. |
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio
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Click "Marco Legal" for the text of laws, decrees and resolutions regarding industry and trade. |
Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Comunicaciones
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Click "Marco Juridico" for the text of laws, decrees and resolutions regarding public works. |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |
Click "Politica Exterior" - "Tratados" for a database of the texts of international treaties and protocols. Click "Tratados del Mercosur" for a database containing the texts of Mercosur treaties and protocols. |
Ministerio de Salud Publica y Bienestar Social
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Click "Resoluciones" for the text of resolutions issued by the Ministry. |
Subsecretaria de Estado de Tributacion |
Click "Disposiciones Legales" for the text of laws, decrees, resolutions and other norms governing taxation. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores y Productos de Asuncion S.A. |
Website of the Paraguayan Stock Exchange. Click "Leyes y Reglamentos" for links to the text of laws affecting the stock exchange, resolutions of the CNV, and resolutions and bylaws of the BVPASA. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Leyes.com.py
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Comprehensive database of legislation and jurisprudence, searchable by subject matter and date . |
ParaguayGlobal |
Click "Leyes" for an archive of laws and decrees of economic interest in Paraguay. |
Peru
Executive
Presidencia |
Click "Normatividad" for the text of laws, decrees, ministerial resolutions, and internal norms. |
Legislative
Congreso de la Republica |
Click "Labor Legislativa" - "Archivo digital de leyes" for the Archivo Digital de la Legislacion de Peru, which contains the text of the Constitution, Congressional rules, Constitutional laws and legislative laws and resolutions. |
Judicial
Poder Judicial |
Click "Jurisprudencia Sistematizada" for a searchable database of decisions of the Supreme Court and the Superior Court. |
Tribunal Constitucional |
Click "Jurisprudencia" for a searchable database of jurisprudence and case information. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Peru - Washington, D.C. |
In English and Spanish. Links to general political, business and cultural information. |
Ministerio de Justicia del Peru |
Links to the "Sistema Peruana de Informacion Juridica" (Peruvian Legal Information System). |
Ministerio Publico - Fiscalia de la Nacion |
Website of the Office of the Attorney General. Click "Transparencia" for links to legislation governing the Ministry, and "Resoluciones y Direct." for a searchable database of Ministry resolutions. |
ProInversion - Agencia de Promocion de la Inversion Privada |
English version available. "Marco Legal" provides links to the text of major foreign investment-related legislation, as well as information on how to set up a company in Peru and an overview of the tax system. Also provides links of interest to foreign investors. |
Institucion Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Proteccion de la Propiedad Intelectual |
Click "Registro y proteccion de marcas" and "Registro y proteccion de patentes" for extensive Q&A explaining the system for protecting patents and trademarks in Peru. Click "Principales casos resueltos" for a searchable, categorized database of relevant court decisions. |
Banco Central de Reserva del Peru |
English version available. Click "Transparencia" - "Normas Legales" for links to relevant provisions of the Constitution, the Organic Law and By-Laws of the Central Bank, circulars, banking and insurance laws, and regulations regarding mining investments. |
Superintendencia de Banca y Seguros del Peru |
Provides links to the downloadable text (PDF and Word format) of banking and insurance-related laws and regulations, including those relating to private pension plans. |
Ministerio de Industria, Turismo, Integracion y Negocios Comerciales Internacionales |
Click "Normatividad" for links to the text of various laws relating to industry, business and tourism. [ Link not operational.] |
Comision Nacional Supervisora de Empresas y Valores |
Click "Pagina Institucional" for links to the text of bills. Click "Portal del Mercado del Valores" for the documentation and information center of CONASEV. Click "Normas Legales" for direct links to the text of all major legislation relating to the financial and securities markets. |
PromPeru
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English version available. Comprehensive explanations of the legal, business and political framework in Peru of interest to foreign investors. |
Bolsa de Valores de Lima |
Lima Stock Exchange site. Contains information, news and links to publications related to the Peruvian stock market. |
Centro de Arbitraje |
Center of Arbitration. |
Centro de Conciliacion y Arbitraje |
Center of Conciliation and Arbitration. Click "Reglamentos" and "Legislacion" for relevant law. |
Ministerio de Agricultura |
Click "Marco Legal" - "Normas Legales" for the text of legislation concerning the agricultural sector and of decisions issued by the Ministry. |
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo |
Provides links to relevant laws and regulations. Also provides access to public programs and PDF copies of public contracts. |
Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas
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The links under "Leyes" lead to the text of the banking and financial legislation. |
Ministerio de Educacion
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The links under "Normatividad" lead to the text of the education legislation. |
Ministerio de Energia y Minas
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Click "Gestion Institucional" - "Legislacion" for links to mining and energy legislation. |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Peru - Portal Institucional
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Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Relations. |
Ministerio de Salud del Peru - MINSA
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Click " Normas Legales" for a searchable database of legislation. |
Ministerio de Trabajo y Promocion del Empleo |
Click "Portal Web Ministerio de Trabajo y Promocion del Empleo" - "Legislacion" for links to the text of labor legislation and resolutions. |
Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones |
Click "Normas Legales" for links to the text of legislation and other norms governing the Ministry, its functions and the transport sector. "Publicaciones Recientes" provides links to the text of recently issued Ministry resolutions and other authoritative or informational documents. |
Ministerio de la Produccion |
Click "Servicios en Linea" - "Normatividad" for a searchable database of laws, decrees, resolutions and other norms. |
Ministerio del Interior
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Click "Nuestra Institucion" - "Marco Legal" for links to the text of legislation governing the Ministry. |
Ministerio de Salud |
Click "Leyes y Normas de Salud" for links to the text of legislation governing the healthcare industry and resolutions issued by the Ministry. |
ONPE Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales |
Click "Informacion Legal" for law relating to elections. Click "Gestion Transparente" for further laws relating to transparency and campaign finance. |
OSINERG Organismo Superior de la Inversion en Energia y Minas |
Click "Normas Legales" for links to governing legislative and regulatory framework. "Buscador de Normas" links to a searchable database of legislation and other documents. Click "Resoluciones" for links to the text of decisions issued by OSINERG and its constituent organs. |
OSIPTEL Organismo Supervisor de Inversion Privada en Telecomunicaciones
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Click "El Sector" - "Marco Legal" for links to the text of telecommunications legislation and other norms governing the sector. |
SUNAT Superintendencia Nacional de Administracion Tributaria |
Some English by clicking on "Customs Information." Click "Legislacion" for links to the text of legislation, procedural guides, an official digest and other norms governing the taxation and customs regime. |
SUNARP Superintendencia Nacional de los Registros Publicos
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[Link not operational.] |
Superintendencia de Bienes Nacionales |
Click "Legislacion" for links to text of legislation and regulations governing the Superintendency. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores de Lima |
Website of the Peruvian Stock Exchange. Click "Marco Legal" for laws, decrees and regulations affecting the Stock Exchange. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
Teleley - Banco de Datos Legal Peruano |
Subscription service. Daily legal reports, lists of newly issued laws and decrees, categorized links to the text of most legislation. |
Justicia viva |
Provides a variety of legal information, including reports, articles, publications and the text of the Constitution, major legislation, and treaties. Also includes various electronic legal bulletins and articles. |
Ciberjure - Portal Juridico Peruano
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Articles and news on domestic and international legal issues. |
Jurisprudenciacivil.com |
Subscription-based access to court decisions in Peru.
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Spain ****
Monarchy
La Casa de su Majestad el Rey |
Website of the Head of State (the King of Spain).
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Executive
Presidencia del Gobierno de Espana |
Web site of the president with links to all other government sites and Spanish regions. |
Legislative
Senado |
Click "Reglamento" and "Otras Normas" for links to those norms governing the functions of the Senate. |
Congreso de Diputados |
Click "Portal de la Constitucion" for the text of the Constitution and other norms relating to the organization and function of the Spanish state. |
Judicial
Consejo General del Poder Judicial
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Portal of the judicial branch with sub-portals for the General Council, the Supreme Court, and the Superior Justice Courts for each Autonomous Community. Also contains a database of jurisprudence of the Supreme Court (http://www.poderjudicial.es/jurisprudencia). |
Tribunal Constitucional de Espana |
Click "Jurisprudencia constitucional" for cases and jurisprudence. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Spain - Washington, D.C.
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Contains up-to-date news, speeches and declarations, along with international web resources. |
Boletin Oficial del Estado |
Official gazette with legislation, jurisprudence, news and information. Links to the daily gazette of the "Boletin Oficial del Estado" and the "Boletin Oficial del Registro Mercantil". The "Agencia Estatal del Boletin Oficial del Estado" has a searchable database of legislation (Iberlex) and Constitutional Jurisprudence), among other information. |
Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores |
Information for investors and market professionals on the Spanish Stock Market. Click "Legislacion, jurisprudencia y otras normas" for the text of Spanish legislation as well as international law governing securities. |
Agencia de Proteccion de Datos |
Click "Documentacion" for legislation, resolutions and case law relating to data protection. |
Comision Nacional de la Competencia |
Click "Normativa" for links to European Union, Spanish and Spanish autonomous region legislative framework governing antitrust. |
Comision Nacional de Energia
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Click "Legislacion Energetica" for links leading to energy legislation. |
Comision del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones |
Click "Regulation" for the text of European Union and Spanish legislation governing the sector as well as a searchable database. |
Banco de Espana |
Click "Normativa" for a searchable database of legislation and regulations. |
Agencia Tributaria |
Click "Normativa y criterios interpretativos" for links to tax and customs legislation, and legislation governing the Tax Agency. |
Instituto de Contabilidad y Auditoria de Cuentas |
Click "Normativa" for links to legislation governing the Insitute and its functions. |
Ministerio de Administraciones Publicas |
Click "Documentacion" - "Legislacion" for links to the text of administrative laws and a searchable database. |
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion
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Click "Legislacion" for links to text of legislation and regulations governing the Ministry. |
Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperacion
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Click "Normativa" for links to international treaties and Spanish law governing foreign relations. |
Ministerio de Cultura |
Click "Legislacion" for a searchable database of the text of legislation and regulations governing the Ministry. |
Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda
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Click "Normativa y doctrina" for a link to the Ministry and its functions. |
Ministerio de Educacion, Politica Social y Deporte |
Click "Documentacion" - "Normativa" for links to the text of administrative laws and a searchable database. |
Ministerio de Ciencia e Inovacion
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Click "Legislacion" for links to the text of legislation and regulations governing the Ministry. |
Ministerio de Fomento
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Ministry of Development. |
Ministerio de Industria Turismo y Comercio |
Click "Legislacion" for links to the text of legislation and regulations governing the Ministry and other related areas. |
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
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Click " Legislacion" for links to the text of environmental legislation and regulations. |
Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo
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Ministry of Health and Consumption. |
Ministerio de Trabajo e Inmigracion |
Click "Legislacion, Ordenes y Normativa" for links to the text of labor and immigration legislation and regulations. |
Ministerio de Vivienda
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Click "Normativa" for links to international and domestic legislation relating to housing. |
Ministerio del Interior |
Click "Archivo, Pulicaciones and Documentacion," then "Archivo General," link to "El Sistema Archivistico del Ministerio del Interior," and finally, click "Normativa" for laws pertaining to the archives. Click "Gabinete de Prensa," then "Documentos" for laws, regulations, speeches, and public statements of the Ministry. Click "Elecciones y Partidos Poiiticos," then "Normativa Electoral" for laws and jurisprudence relating to elections and the franchise. Click "Instituciones Penitenciarias," then "Secretaria General" and finally, "Normativa" for laws relating to the prison system. Click "Policia," then "Normativa" for laws and directives governing the police. Click "Proteccion Civil," then "Direccion General de Proteccion Civil y Emergencias," and finally, "Normativa reguladora de proteccion civil" for legislation, regulation, plans and directives relating to emergency response and civil defense. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Madrid |
Available in English. Website of the Madrid Stock Exchange. Click "Bolsa de Madrid" and then "Regulacion" for Circulars and Operational Instructions of the exchange. |
Bolsa de Barcelona |
Website of the Barcelona Stock Exchange. Click "Normativa" and then "Normativa General" for regulatory information regarding the exchange. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
La Ley Digital |
Subscription research service. Includes jurisprudence, legislation, forms, bibliographies, etc. Legal news headlines and links to recent legislation are available free of charge by clicking "Diario de Noticias Juridico" and "Revista de Legislacion," respectively. |
El Derecho |
Subscription research service. Offers general resources and focused products in the areas of family law, real estate law, vehicle sales and insurance, urban planning/real estate development and commercial law. |
Derecho |
Online store, free resources available. Sells books, forms, contracts and basic legal services. Click "Legislacion" for free access to laws, decrees and regulations in various areas of law. |
Nautis |
Fee-based resource for businesses and business lawyers. Includes sections dedicated to labor law, commerical law, tax law, accounting and real estate law, among others. |
Tirant on line |
Resource for forms, consolidated legislation, administrative rules and jurisprudence, procedure, advice and bibliographies. Registration required. |
Globalius |
Subscription service. Includes news, opinions and subject databases containing jurisprudence, legislation, etc. |
Legal Today |
Legal blog featuring news, opinions and inverviews pertaining to law, current events, and the legal profession. |
Paraprofesionales |
Legal information available via database subscriptions or through the purchase of individual resources. Features books, legislation, forms, etc. |
IurisLex
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Legal search engine with links to legislation, news, case-law, lawyers, news. |
Noticias juridicas |
Free legal search service allowing full text and subject matter searches of legislation and jurisprudence. Also includes news, articles and a lawyer locator. |
Jurisweb
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Lawyer lookup and links to Derecho.com (above). |
Iustel
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Subscription search service. Includes jurisprudence, legislation, secondary sources, etc.. |
Portico Legal
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Free legal search engine. Includes jurisprudence, legislation, secondary sources, etc.. |
Uruguay
Executive
Presidencia de la Republica |
Official site of the Presidency of Uruguay with links to all the governmental agencies as well as the legislative branch. Information includes legislation, news and even salaries of public employees. |
Legislative
Poder Legislativo |
Official site of the Legislative Branch of Uruguay. Includes a search engine for laws and regulations. |
Judicial
Poder Judicial |
Website of the judicial branch, with a description of the justice system and links to the text of the Constitution and related laws. Includes a searchable database enabling the public to check the day by day status of every trial. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of Uruguay - Washington, D.C. |
In English. Links to political and business information, including English and Spanish text of the Foreign Investment Law. |
Banco Central del Uruguay |
Includes economic indicators, financial laws and quotes of financial instruments. Click "Normativa" for the regulatory framework for the bank. |
Direccion Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual |
Official site containing information about patents and trademarks as well as the procedure required to register the intellectual property, news and other relevant information. |
Direccion General Impositiva |
Click "Normativa y Dictamenes" for the text of the tax code and related legislation as well as a categorized, searchable database of most tax-related legislation. It also includes a section with answer to the most frequent contributors' questions. |
Direccion Nacional de Mineria y Geologia |
Official site containing relevant information and rules regarding the mining industry. Contains a searchable database to check the status of all proceedings before this office. |
Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay |
Click "Institucional," then "Documentos" for the relevant laws governing housing and loans for housing. |
Direccion General Impositiva |
Click "Normativa y Dictamenes" for the text of the tax code and related legislation as well as a categorized, searchable database of most tax-related legislation. It also includes a section with answer to the most frequent contributors' questions. |
Direccion Nacional de Medio Ambiente
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Click "Legislacion" for environmental laws and decrees. |
Banco de Prevision Social
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Official site which includes a database of social security related legislation and a description of the steps to follow in the most relevant proceedings to be submitted before this authority. Click "Normativa" for a link to the regulatory framework for the bank. |
Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social |
Click "Normativa" for the categorized, searchable database of most labor and social security related legislation. |
Auditoria Interna de la Nacion |
Official site of the corporate oversight authority (Internal Auditing Office). Click "Marco Normativo" for a database of most corporate-related legislation. This site also includes the most relevant opinions of this authority in several corporate-related matters and a description of the steps to follow in the most relevant proceedings to be submitted before this authority. |
Direccion General de Registros |
Official site which includes legislation, opinions of this authority in registry-related matters and a description of the steps to follow in the most relevant proceedings to be submitted before this authority. "General" links to the relevant legislation and other norms. |
Administracion Nacional de Puertos |
Click "Institucional" - "Marco Legal" for links to the text of legislation governing the administration of the national ports system. |
Diario Oficial en Linea
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Click "Diario en Linea" for a searchable databse of the Official Gazette. |
Ministerio Publico y Fiscal
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Click "Asuntos Juridicos" for links to legislation relating to the Ministry and its functions. |
Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas
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Click "Normativa" for a link to the text of economic and financial legislation, resolutions and bills. |
Ministerio de Educacion y Cultura
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Click "Asuntos Juridicos" for legislation relating to the Ministry and its functions. |
Ministerio de Ganaderia, Agricultura y Pesca
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Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fishing. |
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
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"Tratados y Convenios Internacionales" links to the text of international treaties currently in force. |
Ministerio de Salud Publica
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Ministry of Public Health. |
Ministerio de Turismo del Uruguay
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Ministry of Tourism. |
Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente
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Click "Legislacion" for the text of legislation and regulations governing the Ministry and other related areas. |
Ministerio del Interior
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Click "Documentos" for relevant regulations and laws. |
Ministerio de Industria, Energia y Mineria |
"Legislacion" links to mining and energy decrees, resolutions and laws. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo |
Website of the Montevideo Stock Exchange. Click "Quienes Somoe" for links to regulations governing the exchange and "Educacion"for a link to the securities market law. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
El Derecho Digital |
Subscription-based access to jurisprudential, legislative and judicial databases, as well as supplemental information regarding computer, environmental, real estate and transportation law. |
La Justicia Uruguaya |
Subscription-based access to jurisprudential and scholars' articles database. This site provides Internet access to the content of one of the oldest and most prestigious publications of Uruguay. |
Liga de Defensa Comercial |
Official site of the Commercial Defense League, a non-profit business association. This site provides access to information relating to economic matters and the text of draft legislation. |
Venezuela
Executive
Presidencia |
Official website of the President. |
Legislative
Asamblea Nacional |
Click "Leyes" for access to a complete list of laws and the official gazettes, as well as other documents of interest. |
Congreso de la Republica de Venezuela - Servicio Autonomo de Informacion legislativa (SAIL) |
Click "Novedades" for links to the downloadable text of the new Venezuelan Constitution, as well as a limited amount of major legislation. "SAIL", the Autonomous Legislative Information Service, is a subscription-based service providing access to legislative materials. |
Judicial
Tribunal Supremo de Justicia |
Click "Jurisprudencia" for jurisprudence, court decisions and basic constitutional and legislative documents. |
Ministries, Agencies and Other Governmental and Quasi-Governmental Websites
Embassy of The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela - Washington, D.C. |
In English. Links to general information, news and cultural events. |
Consejo Nacional de Promocion de Inversiones
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In English. Description of legal regime for foreign investment and, at "Entorno Juridico", the text of the most important laws and regulations, including the new constitution, new mining law, new electricity law and new hydrocarbons law. Investment opportunities by sectors. |
Banco Central de Venezuela |
Description of the role of the Central Bank of Venezuela. Click "Informacion Institucional" - "Legislacion, Normativa Interna y Decisiones del Directorio" for the legislative and regulatory framework of the Bank. |
Camara Minera de Venezuela
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Click " Legislacion" for links to the text of the new Venezuelan Mining Law and other related legislation. News. Links to other Venezuelan sites related to mining. Short overview of legal regime with respect to investments in the mining sector. |
Comision de Administracion de Divisas (CADIVI) |
Click "Normativa" for currency law and regulations. |
Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL)
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Site of the National Telecomunications Commission. Click "Marco Legal" for a searchable database of legislation and regulations. |
Consejo Nacional Electoral |
Click "Documentos" - "Normativa Electoral" for links to the text of election laws and regulations. |
Contraloria General de la Republica
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Click "Base Legal" for links to the text of legislation governing the Office of the Comptroller. |
Cuerpo de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales y Criminalisticas
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Click "Descargas" for links to the text of the Constitution and the law governing scientific, penal and criminalistic investigations units. |
Defensa Publica |
Click "Publicaciones" - "Legislacion" for the text of legislation and other norms for the defense of the citizenry. Click "Buscador de Leyes" for a searchable database of laws. |
Defensoria del Pueblo |
Official site of the Office of the Ombudsman of Venezuela. Click "Legislacion" for links to the text of legislation and regulations governing the Ombudsmen. Click "Juridico" for related caselaw. |
Instituto para la Defensa de las Personas en el Acceso a los Bienes y los Servicios (INDEPABIS)
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Official site of Instiute for the Protection of Access of Persons to Goods and Services. Click "Leyes y Reglamentos" for the text of legislation and other norms for the protection of consumer rights. |
Ministerio Publico
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Click "Legislacion" for links to the Constitution as well as legislation and other norms govering Ministry and its portfolio. |
Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educacion
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Click "Marco Juridico" for links to relevant laws and regulations. |
Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Economia y Finanzas
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Ministry of Economy and Finance. |
Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Infraestructura
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Ministry of Infrastructure. |
Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Planificacion y Desarrollo
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Ministry of Planning and Development. Contains official documents and legislation. |
Ministerio del Poder Popular para Trabajo y Seguridad Social |
Click "Leyes y Convenios" for links to the text of the current and prior Constitutions, legislation, decrees, regulations and international treaties governing labor and social security. |
Servicio Autonomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI)
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Official website of the Autonomous Service for Intellectual Property. Click "Descargas" for links to the text of Andean Community Decision 486 and laws and treaties governing intellectual property. |
FIDES Fondo Intergubernamental para la Descentralizacion
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Click "Documentos" for the text of legislation implementing FIDES' policies regarding decentralization. |
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia
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Click "Marco Legal" for the text of laws, decrees and resolutions regarding science and technology. |
Ministerio de Industrias Ligeras y Comercio
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Click "Decretos y Resoluciones" for links to the text of recently issued Ministry decrees and resolutions. |
PDVSA Sitio oficial de Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. |
Official Site of Venzuelan Petroleum S.A. Provides information regarding Venzuelan oil production, agreements and cartels, social impact. Also provides a digital library of related resources and current news. |
SENIAT Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administracion, Aduanera y Tributacion
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Click "Normativa Legal" for links to the text of legislation, regulations and caselaw governing the tax and customs. |
Superintendencia de Bancos
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Click "La Institucion" - "Marco Legal" for links to the text of documents providing the legislative of regulatory framework for banking institutions. |
Superintendencia de Seguros
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Click "Regulaciones" for links to the text of legislation and regulations governing the Superintendency and other related areas. |
Superintendencia para la. Promocion y Proteccion de la Libre Competencia
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Click "Legislacion" for links to the text of legislation and regulations governing the Superintendency and other related areas. |
Self-Regulatory
Bolsa de Valores de Caracas |
Portions in English. Website of the Caracas Stock Exchange. Click "Mercado Capitales" and then "Marco Legal" for links to laws and regulations relating to the exchange. |
Other Databases, Directories and Portals
TecnoIuris |
Provides the text of numerous articles on various areas of Venezuelan law, as well as legal news. |
Justicia.net
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Subscription-based portal provides access to legislation, jurisprudence, forms and a judicial guide. |
Derechomaritimo.com.ve |
Registration-required, academic news and blog focused on legal and political topics. |
V. Bar Associations by Country
Argentina
Colegio de Abogados de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires |
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Asociacion de Abogados de Buenos Aires |
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Colegio Publico de Abogados de la Capital Federal |
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Colegio de Abogados de la Provincia de Buenos Aires |
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Colegio de Abogados de Bahia Blanca |
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Colegio de Abogados de Junin de Los Andes |
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Colegio de Abogados de La Matanza |
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Colegio de Abogados de La Plata |
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Colegio de Abogados Departamento Judicial de Mar Del Plata |
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Colegio de Abogados y Procuradores de Mendoza |
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Colegio de Abogados de Moron |
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Colegio de Abogados de Necochea |
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Colegio de Abogados del Departamento Judicial de Quilmes |
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Colegio de Abogados Rosario |
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Colegio de Abogados de San Isidro |
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Colegio de Abogados de San Nicolas |
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Colegio de Abogados de Santa Fe |
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Federacion de Colegios de Abogados |
Bolivia
Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Bolivia |
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Colegio de Abogados de Beni |
(no website found) |
Colegio de Abogados de Chuquisaca |
(no web site found) |
Colegio de Abogados de La Paz |
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Colegio de Abogados de Oruro |
(no web site found) |
Colegio de Abogados de Pando |
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Colegio de Abogados de Potosi |
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Colegio de Abogados de Santa Cruz |
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Colegio de Abogados de Tarija |
Brazil
Associacao dos Notarios e Registradores do Estado do Sao Paulo |
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AMATRA X-Associacao dos Magistros da Justica do Trabalho da Decima Regiao |
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OAB/SP Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - SP |
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OAB Seccional Rio de Janeiro |
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OAB Seccional Sao Paulo |
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OAB Seccional Acre |
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OAB Seccional Alagoas |
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OAB Seccional Amapa |
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OAB Seccional Amazonas |
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OAB Seccional Bahia |
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OAB Seccional Ceara |
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OAB Seccional Distrito Federal |
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OAB Seccional Espirito Santo |
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OAB Seccional Goias |
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OAB Seccional Maranhao |
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OAB Seccional Mato Grossos |
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OAB Seccional Mato Grosso do Sul |
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OAB Seccional Minas Gerais |
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OAB Seccional Para |
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OAB Seccional Parana |
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OAB Seccional Pernambuco |
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OAB Seccional Piaui |
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OAB Seccional Rio Grande do Norte |
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OAB Seccional Rio Grande do Sul |
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OAB Seccional Rondonia |
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OAB Seccional Roraima |
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OAB Seccional Santa Catarina |
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OAB Seccional Sergipe |
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OAB Seccional Tocantins |
Chile
Colegio de Abogados de Chile |
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Colegio de Abogados de Concepcion |
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Colegio de Abogados de Talca-Maule |
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Colegio de Abogados de Temuco |
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Colegio de Abogados de Valparaiso |
Colombia
Colegio de Abogados de Colombia |
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Colegio Nacional de Abogados Colombianos |
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Colegio de Abogados del Trabajo |
Costa Rica
Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica |
Republica Dominicana
Colegio de Abogados de la Republica Dominicana |
Ecuador
Colegio de Abogados de Pichincha (Quito) |
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Colegio de Abogados de Guayas (Guayaquil) |
http://www.cag.org.ec/ (link is not working) |
Colegio de Abogados de Loja |
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Colegio de Abogados de Manabi |
Guatemala
Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala |
Honduras
Colegio de Abogados de Honduras
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www.colegiodeabogadosdehonduras.org |
Mexico
La Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados |
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Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de Mexico |
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Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados de Chihuahua |
http://barra.aguilaryasociados.com
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Colegio de Abogados de Guanajuato |
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Barra de Abogados del Estado de Morelo, Asociacion Civil |
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Colegio de Abogados de Nuevo Leon |
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Barra de Abogados del Estado de Queretaro, Asociacion Civil |
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Colegio de Abogados de Veracruz |
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Colegio de Abogados de Yucatan |
http://www.cay.com.mx [ link not operational.] |
Panama
Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Panama |
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Paraguay
Colegio de Abogados de Paraguay |
www.colegiodeabogados.com.py [ link not operational.] |
Asociacion de Magistrados Judiciales |
Peru
Colegio de Abogados de Lima |
Spain
Consejo General de la Abogacia Espanola |
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Colegio de Abogados de Madrid |
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Real e Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Zaragoza |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Valencia |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Malaga |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Valladolid |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados del Senorio de Vizcaya |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Alava |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Albacete |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Alcala de Henares |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Alcoy |
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Ilustre Colegio Provincial de Abogados de Alicante |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Antequera |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Avila |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Badajoz |
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Illustri Colegi d'Advocats de les Illes Balears |
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Illustri Collegi d'Advocats de Barcelona |
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Ilustre Colegio Provincial de Abogados de Caceres |
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Ilustre Colegio Provincial de Abogados de Cadiz |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cantabria |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cartagena |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Castellon |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Ciudad Real |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cordoba |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cuenca |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Elche |
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Ilustre Colexio de Avogados de Ferrol |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Figueres |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Gerona |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Gijon |
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Colegio de Abogados de Granada |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Granollers |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Guipuzcoa |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Huelva |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Jaen |
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Ilustre Colegio Provincial de Abogados de A Coruna |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de La Rioja |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Las Palmas |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Leon |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Lleida |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Zamora |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Lucena |
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Ilustre Colexio Provincial de Avogados de Lugo |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid |
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Colegio de Abogados de Malaga |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Manresa |
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Illustri Colegi d'Advocats de Mataro |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Melilla |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Murcia |
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Ilustre Colexio de Avogados de Orense |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Orihuela |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Oviedo |
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Muy Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Pamplona |
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Ilustre Colexio Provincial de Avogados de Pontevedra |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Reus |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Sabadell |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Salamanca |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
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Ilustre Colexio de Avogados de Santiago de Compostela |
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Colegio de Abogados de Sevilla |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Tarragona |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Tarrasa |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Valencia |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Valladolid |
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Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Vic |
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Colexio de Avogados de Vigo |
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Ilustre Colegio de Abogados del Senorio de Vizcaya |
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Real e Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Zaragoza |
Uruguay
Colegios de Abogados del Uruguay |
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Asociacion de Escribanos del Uruguay |
Venezuela
Colegio de Abogados de Caracas |
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Colegio de Abogados del Zulia |
VI. Law Schools by Country
Argentina
Universidad de Buenos Aires - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Mendoza - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales |
www.um.edu.ar/nuke6/modules.php?name |
Universidad de Moron - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Politicas y Sociales |
www.unimoron.edu.ar/Home/Facultades/ |
Universidad de Palermo - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad del Norte Santo Tomas de Aquino - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas, Politicas y Sociales |
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Universidad del Salvador - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas |
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Universidad FASTA - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales |
www.ufasta.edu.ar/Facultades/ |
Universidad de Belgrano - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales |
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Universidad Nacional de Tucuman - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales |
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Universidad Nacional de Cordoba - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales |
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Universidad Nacional de Cuyo - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales |
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales |
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Universidad Nacional Nordest - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales y Politicas |
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Universidad Notarial Argentina |
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina - Facultad de Derecho de Buenos Aires |
www.uca.edu.ar/index.php/home/ |
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales del Rosario |
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Universidad Austral - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Torcuato Di Tella - Escuela de Derecho |
www.utdt.edu/ver_contenido.php?id_ |
Bolivia
Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno - Ciencias Juridicas Politicas y Sociales |
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Universidad Catolica de Boliviana San Pablo - Department of Law |
http://lpz.ucb.edu.bo/oferta_academica/ |
Universidad Mayor de San Simon - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Politicas |
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Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas Y Sociales |
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Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca - Facultad de Derecho, Ciencias Politicas y Sociales |
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Universidad Tecnica de Oruro - Facultad de Ciencias Politicas Juridicas y Sociales |
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Universidad Tomas Frias - Derecho |
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Univesidad Juan Misael Saracho - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Politicas |
http://www.uajms.edu.bo/uajms_v3/ |
Brazil
Universidade do Estado de Sao Paulo - Faculdade de Direito |
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Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro de Ensino Superior de Catalao - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro de Ensino Superior de Jatai - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro de Ensino Superior de Valenca - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro de Ensino Superior de Vitoria - Faculdades de Direito |
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Centro de Ensino Superior do Amapa - Direito |
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Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceio - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario Augusto Motta - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario Candido Rondon - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario de Jaragua do Sul - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario de Rio Preto - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario do Maranhao - Faculdade de Direito |
www.extranet.ceuma.br/graduacao |
Centro Universitario do Triangulo - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario Ibero-Americano - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario Luterano de Ji-parana - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario Metodista Bennett - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario Moacyr Sreder Bastos - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario Nilton Lins - Faculdade de Direito |
http://www.niltonlins.br/graduacao/ |
Faculdade Aldete Maria Alves - FAMA |
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Faculdade Brasileira de Ciencias Juridicas |
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Faculdade Comunitaria de Campinas - Direito |
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Faculdade de Apucarana - Direito |
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Faculdade de Aracruz - Direito |
http://www.faacz.com.br/v3/?pg=links/ |
Faculdade de Ciencias Juridicas de Paraiso do Tocantins |
http://www.unest.edu.br/index.php |
Faculdade de Ciencias Juridicas do Planalto Central |
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Faculdade de Ciencias Sociais e Aplicadas de Diamantino |
www.uned.edu.br/cursos.asp?id=6& |
Faculdade de Educacao e Ciencias Administrativas de Vilhena - Direito |
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Faculdade de Natal - Direito |
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Faculdade Editora Nacional - Direito |
http://www.faenac.edu.br/cur_especifico |
Faculdade Educacional de Dois Vizinhos - Direito |
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Faculdade Eduvale de Avare - Direito |
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Faculdade Estacio de Sa. De Ourinhos - Direito |
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Faculdade Integrada do Recife - Faculdade de Direito |
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Faculdade Interamericana de Porto Velho - Direito |
http://www.uniron.edu.br/index.php |
Faculdade Sao Jose - Direito |
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Centro Universitario Nove de Julho - Faculdade de Direito |
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Centro Universitario Planalto do Distrito Federal - Faculdade de Direito |
www.uniplandf.edu.br/ensino/ |
Centro Universitario Plinio Leite - Faculdade de Direito |
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Faculdades Integradas de Ponta Pora - Faculdade de Direito |
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Faculdades Integradas de Sao Carlos - Direito |
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Faculdades Integradas de Tres Lagoas - Direito |
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Faculdades Integradas do Tapajos - Direito |
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Faculdades Integradas Espirito Santenses - Direito |
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Faculdades Integradas Sao Pedro - Direito |
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Instituto Baiano de Ensino Superior - Direito |
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Instituto de Ensino Superior de Olinda - Direito |
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Instituto Unificado de Ensino Superior Objetivo - Direito |
http://www.unilist.com.br/ |
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Rio de Janeiro - Faculdade de Direito |
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Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana - Faculdade de Direito |
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Universia Brasil - Facultad de Direito |
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Universidade Bandeirante de Sao Paulo - Instituto de Ciencias Juridicas e Sociais |
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Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco - Ciencias Juridicas e Sociais |
http://www.unicastelo.br/2007/site/ |
Universidade Castelo Branco |
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Universidade da Amazonia - Faculdade de Direito |
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Universidade de Franca - Faculdade de Direito |
www.unifran.br/site/canais/ |
Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes - Faculdade de Direito |
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Universidade de Passo Fundo - Direito |
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Universidade de Ribeirao Preto - Faculdade de Direito |
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Universidade de Santo Amaro - Direito |
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Universidade do Vale do Paraiba |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catharina, Centro de Ciencas Juridicas |
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Universidade Gama Filho - Direito |
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Universidade Guarulhos - Faculdade de Direito |
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Universidade Iguacu - Faculdade de Direito |
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Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba - Faculdade de Direito |
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Universidade Metropolitana de Santos - Direito |
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Universidade Norte do Parana - Direito |
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Universidade Paranaense - Faculdade de Direito |
http://www.unipar.br/inside/campi_umu |
Universidade Paulista - Ciencias Juridicas |
http://www2.unip.br/ensino/pos_graduacao/ |
Universidade Paulista - Faculdades de Direito |
http://www.iap.edu.br/ (password required) |
Universidade Salgado de Oliveira - Faculdade de Direito |
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Universidade Santa Cecilia - Direito |
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Universidade Veiga de Almeida - Direito |
http://uvaonline.uva.br/mkt/ |
Unversidade Federal de Parana - Faculdade de Direito |
www.ufpr.br/adm/templates/p |
Unversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Facultade Nacionale de Direito |
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Unversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Faculdade de Direito |
Chile
Universidad de Chile - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Vina del Mar - Escuela de Derecho |
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile - Facultad de Derecho |
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Andres Bello - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas |
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Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins - Facultad de Derecho y Comunicacion Social |
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Universidad Bolivariana - Escuela de Derecho |
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Universidad de Concepcion - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales |
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Universidad de los Andes - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Temuco - Escuela de Derecho |
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Universidad de Valparaiso - Escuela de Derecho |
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Universidad del Desarrollo - Escuela de Derecho |
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Universidad Diego Portales - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Finis Terrae - Escuela de Derecho |
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Universidad Internacional SEK - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales |
www.uisek.cl/facultad_de_ciencias |
Universidad la Republica - Escuela de Derecho |
http://www.ulare.cl/link.cgi/ |
Colombia
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas. |
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Universidad Autonoma Latinoamericana - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Antioquia - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Politicas |
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Universidad de Caldas - Ciencias Juridicas y sociales |
http://www.ucaldas.edu.co/index.php? |
Universidad De Cartagena - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Politicas |
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Universidad de la Sabana - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de los Andes - Facultad de Derecho |
http://derecho.uniandes.edu.co/ |
Universidad de Medellin - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad De Nari n o - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad De San Buenaventura - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Politicas |
http://www.usbbog.edu.co/index.php |
Universidad De Santo Tomas De Aquino - Facultad de Derecho |
http://www.usta.edu.co/index.php? |
Universidad del Cauca - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Politicas y Sociales |
http://www.unicauca.edu.co/contenidos.php |
Universidad del Rosario - Facultad de Jurisprudencia |
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Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad La Gran Colombia - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Libre De Bogota - Facultad de Derecho |
http://www.unilibre.edu.co/facultades/ |
Universidad Santiago De Cali - Facultad de Derecho |
Costa Rica
Universidad Autonoma de Centro America - Escuela de Derecho |
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Universidad de Costa Rica - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de San Jose - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia - Licenciatura en Derecho |
Cuba
Universidad de la Habana - Facultad de Derecho
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Dominican Republic
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra - Departamento de Ciencias Juridicas |
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Universidad Central del Este - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas |
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Universidad Iberoamericana - Escuela de Derecho |
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Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Politicas |
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Universidad Tecnologica de Santiago - Facultad de Derecho |
Ecuador
Laica Eloy Alfaro-Manabi - Facultad de Jurisprudencia |
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador - Facultad de Jurisprudencia |
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Universidad Alfredo Perez Guerrero - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Catolica de Cuenca - Jurisprudencia, Ciencias Sociales y Politicas |
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Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil - Facultad de Jurisprudencia |
http://www2.ucsg.edu.ec/index.php |
Universidad Central del Ecuador - Jurisprudencia, Ciencias Politicas y Sociales |
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Universidad de Cuenca - Facultad de Jurisprudencia |
http://rai.ucuenca.edu.ec/facultades/ |
Universidad de Las Americas - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad del Azuay - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas |
http://www.uazuay.edu.ec/servicios/ |
Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) Facultad de Jurisprudencia |
http://www.internacional.edu.ec/ |
Universidad Internacional SEK - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales |
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Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil - Facultad de Jurisprudencia |
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Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo - Facultad de Derecho |
http://www.unach.edu.ec/ |
Universidad Nacional de Loja - Area Juridica, Social y Administrativa |
http://www.unl.edu.ec/website/ |
Universidad Tecnica de Ambato - Facultad de Jurisprudencia y Ciencias Sociales |
http://www.uta.edu.ec/v2.0/index.php |
El Salvador
Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas - |
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Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado - |
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Universidad Nueva San Salvador - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas |
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Universidad Salvadorena Alberto Masferrer - |
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Universidad Tecnologica - |
Guatemala
Universidad De San Carlos De Guatemala - |
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Universidad Francisco Marroquin - |
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Universidad Mariano Galvez De Guatemala |
Honduras
Universidad Catolica de Honduras - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de San Pedro Sula |
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Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas |
Mexico
Escuela Libre de Derecho |
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Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) - Departamento Academico de Derecho |
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Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey |
|
Universidad Anahuac - Facultad de Derecho |
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Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Iberoamericana - Departamento de Derecho |
http://www.uia.mx/web/site/tpl-Nivel2.php?menu= |
Universidad La Salle - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Panamericana - Facultad de Derecho |
Nicaragua
Universidad Centro Americana - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas |
http://pregrado.uca.edu.ni/index.php |
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua - Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Juridicas |
Panama
Universidad Catolica Santa Maria La Antigua - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Politicas |
http://www.usma.ac.pa/web/ |
Universidad de Panama - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Politicas |
http://www.up.ac.pa/PortalUp/ |
Universidad Latina de Panama - Facultad d e Derecho y Ciencias Politicas |
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Laureate International Universities - Escuela de Derecho |
Paraguay
Universidad Nacional de Asuncion -
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Peru
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Catolica de Santa Maria - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Lima - Facultad de Derecho |
http://fresno.ulima.edu.pe/sf/ |
Spain
Universidat Autonoma de Barcelona - Facultat de Dret |
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Universidad Autonoma de Madrid - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Facultad de Derecho |
http://www.uc3m.es/ |
Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Facultad de Derecho |
www.ucm.es/pags.php?tp |
Universidad de Alcala - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Alicante - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Cadiz - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Cantabria - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Cordoba - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Deusto - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Extremadura - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Granada - Facultad de Derecho |
www.ugr.es/ugr/index.php?page= |
Universidad de La Laguna - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas |
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Universidad de Leon - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Malaga - Facultad de Derecho |
www.uma.es/contenido.php?clase=i |
Universidad de Murcia - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Navarra - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Oviedo - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Salamanca - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Sevilla - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de Zaragoza - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad del Pais Vasco - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad Pontifica de Comillas - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidade da Coruna - Facultade de Dereito |
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - Facultade de Dereito |
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Universidade de Vigo - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universitat de Barcelona - Facultat de Dret |
www.ub.edu/graus/index.php |
Universitat de Girona - Facultat de Dret |
|
Universitat de les Illes Balears - Facultat de Dret |
http://www.uib.es/ca/infsobre/ |
Universitat de Lleida - Facultat de Dret i Economia |
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Universitat de Valencia - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universitat Jaume I - Facultat de Ciencies Juridiques i Economiques |
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Facultat de Dret, |
Uruguay
Universidad Catolica de la Conferencia Episcopal Uruguaya - Facultad de Derecho |
www.ucu.edu.uy/ |
Universidad de Montevideo - Facultad de Derecho |
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Universidad de la Empresa Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas |
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Universidad de La Republica - Facultad de Derecho |
Venezuela
Universidad Central de Venezuela - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Politicas |
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Universidad Catolica Andres Bello - Escuela de Derecho |
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Universidad De Carabobo - Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas y Politicas |
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Universidad Del Zulia - Facultades de Ciencias Juridicas y Politicas |
www.ccpregrado.luz.edu.ve/ |
Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacin - Escuela de Derecho |
http://www.urbe.edu/estudios/ |
Universidad Rafael Urdaneta - Escuela de Derecho |
* The information contained in this document is offered as a service to the legal community and does not constitute legal advice. Reasonable effort has been used in collecting and preparing the information contained in this document, but no guarantee is made with respect to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the information contained in or linked to this document.
** All sites in English unless otherwise indicated.
*** Sites are not in English unless specifically indicated.
**** The section on Spain has been included in deference to the members of the Committee from that country.
