Constitution

• International Constitutional Law: United Kingdom Index (external link) (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers Background Note and links to government sites.
• Other Copies:
  • Magna Carta (1215) (external link) (British Library)
  • Magna Carta (1215) (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
  • English Bill of Rights (1689) (external link) (Yale Avalon Project)

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Executive

• British Monarchy (external link)
• Prime Minister (external link)
• Cabinet Office (external link)
• HM Treasury (external link)
• Official Documents (external link)
• Statutory Instruments (external link)

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Judicial

• Court Service (external link)
• Department for Constitutional Affairs (external link) - includes forms, guides, statutory instruments, consultation papers, and other documents
• British Constitutional Court Cases in English (Law Library of Congress)

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Legislative

• PARLIAMENT: Parliament (external link); consisting of the House of Commons (external link) and House of Lords (external link)
  • House of Commons Library Research Papers (external link)
  • House of Commons Publications on the Internet (external link)
• Legislation.gov.uk (external link)
• UK Public General Acts (external link)
• Command Papers Listing (external link) (Gov.uk)
• FAOLEX: United Kingdom (external link) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources.
• NATLEX: United Kingdom (external link) (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
• RefWorld Legal Information: United Kingdom (external link) (UNHCR)
• WIPO Lex: United Kingdom (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)

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Legal Guides

• Global Legal Information Catalog: United Kingdom (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
• Global Legal Monitor: United Kingdom (Law Library of Congress)
• In Custodia Legis Blog Search: United Kingdom (Law Library of Congress)
  • FALQs: Brexit Referendum
  • The Queen’s Speech 2017
  • Regulating the Rag and Bone Man
  • UK Supreme Court Rules “Deport first, appeal later” Power is Unlawful
  • United Kingdom Anti-Terrorism Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights
• Law Library of Congress Legal Reports: United Kingdom (Law Library of Congress)
  • Constitutional Right to an Education: England and Wales
  • Legal Research Guide: United Kingdom
  • Lobbying Disclosure Laws: United Kingdom
  • National Parliaments: United Kingdom
  • Refugee Law and Policy: United Kingdom
  • Regulation of Campaign Finance and Free Advertising: United Kingdom
  • Regulation of Drones: United Kingdom
• Law Library of Congress Search: United Kingdom (Library of Congress)
• Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
• BAILII: British and Irish Legal Information Institute (external link)
• "By Command of Her Majesty": An Introduction to the Command Papers of the United Kingdom (external link) (Stephen Young, Tarleton Law Library) - in PDF (336KB); from 92 L. LIBR. J. 91 (2000)
• Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations (external link) (University of Wales, Cardiff)
• Devolution in the United Kingdom: A Revolution in Online Legal Research (external link) (LLRX)
• The Electronic Parliament: Resources for Tracking U.K. Legislation (external link) (LLRX)
• Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: England/United Kingdom (external link) (New York University Law Library)
• Foreign Official Gazette Database: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (external link) (Center for Research Libraries)
• ForIntLaw: United Kingdom (external link) (Washburn University Law Library)
• InfoLaw (external link) - Information for Lawyers Limited's Gateway to the UK Legal Internet
• International Judicial Assistance: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Law of the Pacific Islands: A Guide to Web Based Resources (external link) (LLRX) includes Pitcairn Islands
• Update: A Guide to the UK Legal System (external link) (GlobaLex)
• World Legal Information Institute: United Kingdom (external link) (WorldLII)
• World Legal Materials from Europe: United Kingdom (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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General Sources

• British and Irish Collections at the Library of Congress
• Maps: United Kingdom (Library of Congress)
• World Digital Library: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
• British Embassy, Washington (external link)
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: United Kingdom (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• Consular Information Sheet: United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Information: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• The Economist: United Kingdom (external link)
• Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• FAO Country Profiles: United Kingdom (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
• A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
• Human Rights in United Kingdom (external link) (Amnesty International)
• International Religious Freedom Reports: United Kingdom (U.S. Dept. of State)
• NATIONAL LIBRARY: British Library (external link)
• National Libraries of Europe: British Library (external link) (European Library)
• NEWS: BBC News (external link); Economist (external link); Financial Times (external link); Guardian (external link); Independent (external link); The Times (external link)
• U.S. Embassy, London (U.S. Dept. of State)
• World Factbook: United Kingdom (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• World Health Organization: United Kingdom (external link)

For more information on the United Kingdom, see:

• Global Legal Monitor: United Kingdom
• Law Library of Congress Search: United Kingdom

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Last Updated: 10/13/2017