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Latin America: Useful Links


American Governments on the Web
listing and links to coutnry government websites

Andean Community

Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua

Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional - Legislacion

Biblioteca Electronica (Asociacion de Abogados de Bueno Aires)

Bienvenido a Chile

Border Environment Cooperation Commission

Brujula: Gobierno

Buffalo Criminal Law Center
Criminal law materials by country

C.I.A. / The World Fact Book
political and geographical information by country

Camara de Diputados

Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA)

Caribbean Environment Health Institute (CEHI)

Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)

Caribbean Export Development Agency

Caribbean Meteorological Institute (CMI)

CARICOM Fisheries Resource Management Program (CFRAMP)

CD graf

Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)

Central American Court of Justice (CCJ)

Central American Environment and Development Commmission (CCAD)

Central American Integration System (SICA)

Central American Monetary Council (CMCA)

Central American Parliament (PARLACEN)

Central American Regional Telecommunications Technical Commission (COMTELCA)

CESDEPU - Codigo Tributario - Costa Rica

Chamber of Representatives (Camara de Diputados)
Complete text of Mexican Federal laws (Spanish)

Chambers of Commerce International Directory
guide to chambers of commerce, cities, states and provinces by country

Citizenship Laws of the World
Synopses of citizenship laws or countries worldwide with addresses, phone and fax numbers, and websites for embassies and consular offices;published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Investigation Services

Codificacion de Regulaciones del Directorio del Banco Central

Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Montt, Chile

Congreso de la Republica del Peru

Constitutions of the World (1)

Constitutions of the World (2)

Constitutions of the World (3)

Constitutions of the World (4)

Constitutions of the World (5)

Constitutions of the World (6)

Constitutions of the World (7)

Cornell Law School / Legal Information Institute
Legal materials by country

Costa Rica Information Center

Cuarto Poder
Mexican Newspapers

CubaWeb

Departamento de Informacion Legislativa

Derecho Org Argentina

Derecho Org Mexico
Laws and other legal materials

Diario de Juarez
Mexican Newspaper

Diario Oficial
Columbia

Direito.adv.br

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB)

Eastern Caribbean Investment Promotion Service (ECIPS)

ECOLEX
Environmental law information

El Financiero
Mexican Newspaper

El Proceso
Mexican Newspaper

Embassies and consular information resources (2)

Embassies and consular information resources (3)

Embassies and consular information resources (4)

Embassies and consular information resources (5)

Embassies and consular information resources (6)

Embassies and consular information resources (7)

Findlaw / International Resources / Countries
Links to information resources by country

Fontes de Legislacao e Jurisprudencia (Tribunal Superior Electoral)

Foreign Investment Act

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
contains documents from the process initiated in the 1994 Summit of the Americas to integrate the economies of the Western Hemisphere into a single free trade arrangement.

Georgetown - OAS / Political Database of the Americas
Political material by country and subject

Global Supreme Court Rulings
This portal give you access to Supreme Court decisions in 99 countries, or a way of finding them. In most countries you will find direct access to decisions in their native language free of charge. In others you need an account or a password, and in other

Google Web Directory

Harvard Law School Library

Heads of State websites
List of Heads of State websites by country

Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Founded in 1986, the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) has become an important international educational forum in the field of transnational arbitration, counting among its members and contributors today many of the leading arbitrators and arb

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Electronic access to global legal information

Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP)

Intellectual Property in Brazil

Inter-Amercian Investment Corporation (IIC)

Inter-American Defense Board

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
regional multilateral development bank established to help accelerate economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

InterAm Database

InterAm Database/Mexico
Fee-based

InterAm Database/Selected English Translations of Mexican Laws
Subscription

Intergovernmental Committee for the Hidrovia (CIH)
The Intergovernmental Committee of the Paraguay-Parana Waterway (Comite Intergubernamental de la Hidrovia Paraguay Parana -CIH)

Interlegis: Legislacao Federal

International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC)

International Committee of the Red Cross

International Construction Information Society

International Directory of Utility Regulatory Institutions

International Joint Commission (IJC)

International Labor Organization / NATLEX

International Law Resource Center (LLRX.com)
Foreign law guides by country

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

International Trade Law Monitor
International laws, links and materials resource

Internet Legal Resource Guide
Categorized index of websites related to law and legal profession

Introduction to the Mexican Legal System
Excerpt from the introduction to The Mexican Legal System: A Reference Guide, by Francisco Avalos

ISI Emerging Markets
Emerging markets business information

JurisNet (fee-based)

Jus Navigandi

Keele University
guide to governemnt and political information by country

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Arbitration Rules and Codes
The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility developed collaboratively by the following Legal Information Institutes and other organisations.

La Jornada
Mexican Newspaper

Latin America Integration Association (ALADI)

Latin American Banking Federation (FELABAN)

Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE)

Latin American Management Center for Development (CLAD)

Latin American Network Information Center of the University of Texas at Austin (LANIC)
Latinamerica information resources

Latin American Newsletters

Latin American Organization of Energy (OLADE)

Latin World
Search engine for Latinamerica

Law Court websites
List of law court websites by country

Law Library of Congress / Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
Global legal information resource

Laws.com
Multinational legal directories

Legal Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Extensive law library and links to information on other LA countries

LegisLaw

Lex Mercatoria
International law links and laws

LEXICOM: Legislacion Computarizada

LexisNexis
Fee based legal information source

Ley de Patentes de Invencion y Modelos de Utilidad

Market of the South (MERCOSUR)

Mexican Law
Mexican laws, treaties and links

Mexico Business Opportunities and Legal Framework
Guide to doing business in Mexico, including general historical, economic and political background information; information on different types of business organizations, tax and regulatory considerations

Mexico Online Business Information Resources
Overview of legal system, criminal, real estate and immigration law

Mexico Online Newspapers by State

Ministerio de Informacion Gubernamental

Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos

Multilateral Investment Fund

NAFTA
Complete text of NAFTA

NAFTA law and business review of the Americas
Law, business and policy journal, co-sponsored by the ABA Section of International Law and Practice, Southern Methodist University School of Law and its NAFTA Law Centre, with the SMU School of Business, the SMU Departments of Economics and Political Scie

NAFTAWORKS
Representative office of Mexico's Ministry of the Economy (Secretaria de Economia) at the Embassy of Mexico in Wash., DC dedicated to promote exports and foreign investment in Mexico, assist companies in conducting business in Mexico, and monitor Mexico-U

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Collection of Mexican laws (Spanish)

National bank websites
List of national bank websites by country

National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade

National Legal Instruments

National library websites
List of National library websites by country

Natural Resources Management Unit (NRMU)

New Mexico State University Library
Internet resources for Latin America

North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC)

North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation

North American Development Bank (NADBank)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO)

Northwestern University Law Library / Government Publications & Maps / International Documents Collection
links to foreign government agencies

Northwestern University Library
Links to foreign governments and to international governmental organizations

NYU Law Library
International legal databases

NYU School of Law / Center for the Study of Central Banks
Central bank laws by country

OAS' Foreign Trade Information System (SICE)
information on hemispheric integration and trade trends; foreign trade resource by country, i.e. dispute settlement, e-commerce, IP, etc.

OECS Education Reform Unit (OERU)

Official Gazette of the Federation (fee-based)

Organization of American States

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

Pace Virtual Environmental Law Library
Environmental laws by country

Paginas Juridicas (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral)

Panamerican Health Organization (Regional Office of the World Health Organization)

Panamerican Institute of Geography and History

Parliament websites (1)
List of Parliament websites by country

Parliament websites (2)
List of Parliament websites by country

Penn State University Library
Links to foreign government websites

Political Database of the Americas - Organic Laws - Venezuela

Political party websites
List of political party websites by country

Presidency of the Republic of Mexico
Outline of government structure & links to other government websites

Reforma
Mexican Newspaper

SAIL - Congreso de Venezuela (fee-based)

Secretariat of the Central American Economic Integration (SIECA)

Senado - Leyes Publicadas

Senado Federal

Sistema Argentino de Informatica Juridica (fee-based)

Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
Legal information resource by country

South Pacific Permanent Commission (CPPS)

Southern Methodist University Underwood Law Library
Internataional law and organizations guide

St. Petersburg Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (in English)

State Bar of Texas-Homepage

Statistics bureau websites
List of statistics bureau websites by country

Supreme Court of Justice (Mexico)

Teleley: Biblioteca Electronica Legal

Texas State Bar - International Law Section
International legal and business resources

The World Law Guide

Tilburgh Internet Law Library
Sources of law worldwide

Tourism bureau websites
List of tourism bureau websites by country

Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)

U.N. Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service (BINAS)

U.N. Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
international trade law resources

U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD is the focal point within the United Nations for the integrated treatment of trade and development and the interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development.

U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America (CEPAL)

U.N. International Law Database

U.N. Treaty Collection

UNESCO
copyright legislation by country

Universiteit Utrecht
Worldwide legal information

University of Chicago Library
Foreign law research resources

University of Colorado - foreign countries & gov't
Information in foreign countries and governments

University of Colorado - int'l organizations
Links to international organizations

University of Maryland - Int'l Legal Documents
Links to international legal documents collection

University of Maryland - LA Govt' and Political Info
guide to government and political information by country

University of Maryland - Latin American Reference Resources
Latin America reference resources

University of Michigan / Documents Center / Foreign Governments Comprehensive Website Listings
Foreign governments websites listing

University of Texas, Aztec and Mayan Legal Resources
Includes works on Mexican legal history

Uno Mas Uno
Mexican Newspaper

Venezuelan Legal System
Summaries

Washburn Univ. School of Law / Foreign & International Law
Links to international legal resources, research aids and websites

Web Latino
guide to Latinamerica related websites

World Bank
political, economical, social & geographical information by country.

World Chambers Network
economic and trade information by country; links to chambers of commerce & industry by country

World Customs Organization
Links and information resource on customs-related topics

World Health Organization
International digest of health legislation by country

World Legal Information Institute
Free access to worldwide law

World Trade Law
World trade laws and materials resource

Yahoo! Latin America / Countries and Regions

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