Constitution

• 1 January 1981
• Constitution Finder (external link) (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law)

Executive

• President; Vice President

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Judicial

• COURTS: Supreme Court; National Court; Court of Common Pleas

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Legislative

• PARLIAMENT: Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) (Parliament); includes the Senate and the House of Delegates

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Legal Guides

• Global Legal Information Catalog: Palau (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
• Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
• Law of the Pacific Islands: A Guide to Web Based Resources (external link) (Ruth Bird, via LLRX) includes Palau
• World Legal Information Institute: Palau (external link) (WorldLII)

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General Sources

• Background Note: Palau (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Palau (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• Consular Information Sheet: Palau (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Information: Palau (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Palau (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Human Rights in Palau (external link) (Amnesty International)
• International Religious Freedom Reports: Palau (U.S. Dept. of State)
• NEWS: BBC World Asia-Pacific (external link)
• World Factbook: Palau (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• Yahoo: Palau (external link)

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Last Updated: 08/09/2012