Subject and Course Guides: Legal & Judicial Systems in Countries Around the World: Get Started Background Information

Get Started Background Information

The World Factbook [U.S. Central Intelligence Agency]
An authoritative source that describes the government, people, geography, and other topics for countries around the world. Major updates are made annually; minor updates are made throughout the year.
Guide to Law Online - Nations [Law Library of Congress]
Links to websites for constitutions and the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government for hundreds of countries. Some foreign country websites provide an English-language version but many do not.

Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
Gale Ebooks (formerly named Gale Virtual Library or GVRL) provides a wealth of full-text reference and general subject books in a wide variety of subjects.

Sources offered in the GVRL include multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company histories, consumer health references and history compilations. A wide variety of subjects are covered including arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, law, medicine, multicultural, religion and science.

Guide content based off of Gallagher Law Library, http://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=425209&p=2904375