There are a number of resources on the Internet that provide information on the laws of countries. This section sets out below some links to the laws of many countries. Users should realize, however, that it is not always possible to find every piece of legislation on the Internet. In addition, users must exercise some discretion in evaluating the reliability and recency of any legislation found on the Web. Selected international treaties are available from the Hague Conference on Private International Law .
Most provinces now have a fair amount of legislative information on the Web.
Blank spaces in the chart below mean the province has no relevant information for that category. Much of the U.S. legislation has been fairly well organized on the Web by various sites. Rather than repeating such work by individually setting out links to the laws of each state, set out below are links to the various reliable sites that have already provided access to U.S. legislation. Much information can be found about the laws of the individual countries of Europe. Rather than list the countries individually, set out below are links to some of the sites that have already compiled such list.