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In Custodia Legis
Official blog from the Law Library of Congress
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Constitution
- La Nuova Legge Fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano [The New Fundamental Law of the Vatican City State] (external link) (Vatican City State) in Italian
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis (AAS) (external link) Official Gazette of the Holy See; in Latin
- Principali norme di diritto universale e speciale promulgate dalla Santa Sede sin alla promulgazione del Codice di Diritto Canonico [Main Norms of Universal and Special Law published by the Holy See since the Promulgation of the Canon Law Code] (external link) (Pontificia Università della Santa Croce) in Italian
Executive
- Vatican: The Holy See - official web site; available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese
Judicial
- Supreme Court or Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (consists of the cardinal prefect, who serves as ex-officio president of the court, and 2 other cardinals of the Prefect Signatura); note - judicial duties were established by the Motu Proprio, papal directive, of Pope PIUS XII on 1 May 1946; most Vatican City criminal matters are handled by the Republic of Italy courts [from the World Factbook]
Legislative
- PARLIAMENT: unicameral Pontifical Commission
- Fundamental Law of the State of Vatican City (external link) (Vatican City State)
- Laws of Vatican City State (external link) (Vatican City State)
- RefWorld Legal Information: Holy See (Vatican City State) (external link) (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: Holy See (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Global Legal Information Catalog: Holy See (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
- Global Legal Monitor: Holy See (Vatican City State) (Law Library of Congress)
- In Custodia Legis: The Law Library’s Canon Law Collection (Law Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Search: Holy See (Vatican City State) (Library of Congress)
- Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
- Canon Law 702: History of the Sources of Canon Law (external link) (Catholic University of America)
- ForIntLaw: Vatican City (external link) (Washburn University Law Library)
- Update: Researching the Law of the Vatican City State (external link) (GlobaLex)
- World Legal Information Institute: Vatican City State (external link) (WorldLII)
General Sources
- BBC News: Vatican Country Profile (external link)
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Holy See (Vatican City) (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- Consular Information Sheet: Italy, Holy See, and San Marino (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Information: Holy See (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With The Holy See (U.S. Dept. of State)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Holy See (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
- NATIONAL LIBRARY: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (external link)
- National Libraries of Europe: Vatican City (external link) (European Library)
- Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN (external link)
- U.S. Embassy to the Holy See, Rome (U.S. Dept. of State)
- World Factbook: Holy See (Vatican City) (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
For more information on the Holy See (Vatican City), see:
- Global Legal Monitor: Holy See (Vatican City State)
- Law Library of Congress Search: Holy See (Vatican City State)
Last Updated: 08/01/2017
