Constitution

• Constitution (external link) (Legifrance) includes Déclaration des Droits de l'homme et du Citoyen, Préambule de la Constitution de 1946, and Constitution de 1958; in French
• France: Constitution of October 4, 1958 (external link) (WIPO Lex) in English, French, and Spanish
• International Constitutional Law: France (external link) (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers background note and English translation of the 1958 constitution with 2008 amendments

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Executive

• Présidence de la République Française (external link)
• Premier Ministre et Gouvernement (external link)
• Ministère de la Justice (external link)
• Lois et réglements (external link) (Legifrance) laws and regulations; in French
• Traités et accords internationaux (external link) (LegiFrance) treaties; in French
• Service-Public (external link) (Documentation française)

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Judicial

• Conseil Constitutionnel (external link) includes access to decisions, list of leading decisions, alphabetical list of leading cases in French
• Conseil d'État (external link)
• Cour de Cassation (external link)
• Jurisprudence (external link) (Legifrance)
• Juricaf: France (external link)

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Legislative

• OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Journal Officiel de la République Française:
  • Legifrance Journal Officiel (external link) (1990-
  • Les Journaux Officiels (external link)
• PARLIAMENT: Assemblée Nationale and Senat (external link)
• LegisFrance (external link) includes laws and regulations in French, with English (external link) and Spanish options
• Napoleonic Code of 1804 (external link) (Napoleon Series) in English
• FAOLEX: France (external link) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources
• NATLEX: France (external link) (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
• RefWorld Legal Information: France (external link) (UNHCR)
• WIPO Lex: France (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)

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Legal Guides

• Global Legal Information Catalog: France (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
• Global Legal Monitor: France (Law Library of Congress)
• In Custodia Legis Blog: France (Law Library of Congress)
  • FALQs: Freedom of Speech in France
  • FALQs: Terrorism in France
  • French Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights
  • How Sunday Came to be Established as a Day of Rest in France
  • The Protection of Champagne Wine
  • Proxy Voting in France
  • The Tale of a Presidential Term in France
• Law Library of Congress Search: France (Library of Congress)
• Law Library of Congress Legal Reports: France
  • Constitutional Right to an Education: France
  • France: Inheritance Laws in the 19th and 20th Centuries
  • Legal Research Guide: French
  • Lobbying Disclosure Laws: France
  • National Parliaments: France
  • Refugee Law and Policy: France
  • Regulation of Drones: France
• Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
• Bibliotheque Virtuelle (external link) (JURIPOLE) includes dictionaries and articles
• Essentiels du droit (external link) (Gallica)
• Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: France (external link) (New York University Law Library)
• Foreign Official Gazette Database: France (external link) (Center for Research Libraries)
• ForIntLaw: France (external link) (Washburn University Law Library)
• France-États Arabes (external link) (France-Etats arabes) includes bilateral and multilateral treaties between France and Arab countries
• French Law Guide (external link) (LLRX)
• French Law on the Internet - The Basics and Free Resources (external link) (GlobaLex)
• International Judicial Assistance: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Update: Researching French Law (external link) (GlobaLex)
• World Legal Information Institute: France (external link) (WorldLII)
• World Legal Materials from Europe: France (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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General Sources

• Country Profile: France (Library of Congress) May 2007; PDF
• French Collections at the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)
• Maps: France (Library of Congress)
• World Digital Library: France (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
• BBC News: France Country Profile (external link)
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: France (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• Consular Information Sheet: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Information: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
• The Economist: France (external link)
• Embassy of France, Washington (external link)
• FAO Country Profiles: France (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
• Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With France (U.S. Dept. of State)
• A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Human Rights in France (external link) (Amnesty International)
• International Religious Freedom Reports: France (U.S. Dept. of State)
• NATIONAL LIBRARY: Bibliothèque nationale de France (external link)
• National Libraries of Europe: France (external link) (European Library)
• U.S. Embassy, Paris (U.S. Dept. of State)
• World Factbook: France (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• World Health Organization: France (external link)

For more information on France, see:

• Global Legal Monitor: France
• In Custodia Legis Blog Search: France
• Law Library of Congress Legal Reports Search: France
• Law Library of Congress Search: France

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Last Updated: 10/13/2017