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Constitution
- Constitution (external link) (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan)
Executive
- Monarchy (external link)
- Library (external link) of Documents (external link) - both national and international (i.e. Constitution; National Charter; Law of Election to the House of Deputies; Political Parties; Investment Promotion Law & Regulations; Washington Declaration; Jordan-Israeli Peace Treaty; UN Res. 242 1967)
- Jordan National Information System (external link)
Judicial
- COURTS: Court of Cassation
Legislative
- OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya
- PARLIAMENT: Majlis al-'Ummah al-'Urdunni [National Assembly] (external link) - in English (external link) and Arabic; includes previous actions (external link)
- FAOLEX: Jordan (external link) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources
- NATLEX: Jordan (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
- RefWorld Legal Information: Jordan (external link) (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: Jordan (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Global Legal Information Catalog: Jordan (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
- Global Legal Monitor: Jordan (Law Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Search: Jordan (Library of Congress)
- Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
- Refugee Law and Policy: Jordan (Law Library of Congress)
- ForIntLaw: Jordan (external link) (Washburn University Law Library)
- International Judicial Assistance: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Overview of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Legal System and Research (external link) (GlobaLex)
- World Legal Information Institute: Jordan (external link) (WorldLII)
- World Legal Materials from Middle East: Jordan (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
General Sources
- Country Profile: Jordan (Library of Congress) September 2006; PDF
- Country Study: Jordan (Library of Congress) December 1989
- Maps: Jordan (Library of Congress)
- World Digital Library: Jordan (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- BBC News: Jordan Country Profile (external link)
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Jordan (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- Consular Information Sheet: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Information: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Embassy of Jordan, Washington (external link)
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
- Human Rights in Jordan (external link) (Amnesty International)
- International Religious Freedom Reports: Jordan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Middle East Studies: Jordan (external link) (Columbia University)
- U.S. Embassy, Amman (U.S. Dept. of State)
- World Factbook: Jordan (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency )
- World Food Programme: Jordan (external link)
- World Health Organization: Jordan (external link)
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Last Updated: 08/16/2017
