Government, Politics, Law : Colombia

A listing of Colombian Portals and Web sites that provide links to Colombian federal, state, or municipal entities. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Colombia is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.  One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Colombia is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/colombia). The wealth of published books available on this subject exceeds the offerings of the online materials on the World Wide Web. Libraries, and in particular The Library of Congress Online Catalog, offers a wide bibliography of such published works on various subjects. One need only search the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Heading with the relevant country.

GOBIERNO EN LINEA.GOV.CO : PORTAL DEL ESTADO COLOMBIANO  (http://www.gobiernoenlinea.gov.co/)
The portal to the government of Colombia includes general information about Colombia and its government agencies. This web site features the following topics: agriculture and rural development, science and technology, foreign economic relations, communications, defense and national security, economics and economic development, education/culture/tourism, statistics, department of the interior, law and justice, environmental policy, energy and mines, planning, the presidency, foreign relations, health/labor/social security, public services, and transportation. Includes links to all the government ministeries, terrorities (departments), and other government related organizations/associations. In Spanish.

GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: COLOMBIA  (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/glin/colombia.html)
The Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of sources accessible through the Internet. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.

REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA, SENADO DE LA REPUBLICA   (http://www.senado.gov.co/)
Homepage for the Colombian Senate. In Spanish.