A variety of English language sources exist for locating references to, summaries of, and full texts of international agreements, foreign constitutions, statutes, regulations, and cases. These sources include looseleaf services, books, and periodical articles. It is important to remember that there may not always be an English translation of every country's legal materials. Translations, even if done under the auspices of a government agency, are not necessarily authoritative.
Translations can be inaccurate.
Many legal terms and phrases do not mean the same thing in every language or every jurisdiction. Translations may not include the most current revisions of the law. The above sources contain current and fairly comprehensive listings in terms of number of countries covered and sources used to compile the list. If an English-language version of a specific statute, code, or constitution is sought, various types of GULLiver searches may be performed to determine if the law library owns a translation. Keep in mind when doing a subject search that the titles of English-language translations will be listed among the titles in the vernacular in the GULLiver search results.