Constitution
- Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (external link) (Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection) in German
- Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (external link) (Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection) in English
- International Constitutional Law: Germany (external link) (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers English translation and Background Note
- Constitution Finder (external link) (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law) includes links to German, English, Spanish, and French
Executive
- Bundespräsident (external link) President
- Bundeskanzler (external link) Chancellor
- Bundesregierung (external link) Government
- Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz (external link) Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
Judicial
- Bundesverfassungsgericht (external link) (Federal Constitutional Court)
- English translations of decisions (external link) from the Federal Constitutional Court
- Federal Constitutional Courts Act (external link) in English; PDF
- Rules of Procedure of the Federal Constitutional Court (external link) in English; PDF
- Bundesgerichtshof (external link) (Federal Court of Justice)
- Common Portal of Case Law (external link) (Network of the Presidents of the Judicial Supreme Courts of the European Union) German decisions of the Federal Court of Justice can be searched using English search terms
- Bundesverwaltungsgericht (external link) [Federal Administrative Court]
- Decisions in Asylum, Immigration Law and Citizenship (external link) English translations of the Federal Administrative Court for Asylum, Immigration and Citizenship law
- Bundesarbeitsgericht (external link) (Federal Labor Court)
- Bundesozialgericht (external link) (Federal Social Court)
- Bundesfinanzhof (external link) (Federal Financial Court)
- German Legal Materials — Translated Decisions (external link) (University of Texas, Institute for Transnational Law)
- German Constitutional Court Cases in English (Law Library of Congress)
Legislative
- OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Bundesgesetzblatt (external link)
- PARLIAMENT: Bundestag (external link) and Bundesrat (external link)
- Gesetze / Verordnungen Alphabetisch Sortiert (external link) English translations of laws and regulations listed alphabetically
- Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (external link) (Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection) Civil Code; in German; also available in English (external link)
- Handelsgesetzbuch (external link) (Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection) Commercial code in German; with English version (Book 5, maritime code) (external link)
- Strafgesetzbuch (external link) (Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection) Criminal code; in German; also available in English (external link)
- Strafprozessordnung (external link) (Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection) Criminal procedure; in German; also available in English (external link)
- Zivilprozessordnung (external link) (Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection) Civil procedure; in German; also available in English (external link)
- FAOLex (external link) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources
- NATLEX: Germany (external link) (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
- RefWorld Legal Information: Germany (external link) (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: Germany (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Global Legal Information Catalog: Germany (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
- Global Legal Monitor: Germany (Law Library of Congress)
- In Custodia Legis Blog: Germany (Law Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Search: Germany (Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Legal Reports: Germany
- Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
- Foreign Official Gazette Database: Germany (external link) (Center for Research Libraries)
- Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: Germany (external link) (New York University Law Library)
- ForIntLaw: Germany (external link) (Washburn University Law Library)
- German Law Research (external link) (Harvard Law School Library)
- Germany: An Introduction to Legal Research in the Jurisdiction of Germany (external link) (University of London Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)
- International Judicial Assistance: Germany (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Update: Legal Research in Germany between Print and Electronic Media: An Overview (external link) (GlobaLex)
- Update: German Business and Commercial Laws: Guide to Translations into English and Select Auxiliary Sources (external link) (GlobaLex)
- World Legal Information Institute: Germany (external link) (WorldLII)
- World Legal Materials from Europe: Germany (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
General Sources
- Country Profile: Germany (Library of Congress) December 2008; PDF
- Country Study: Germany (Library of Congress) July 1995
- Country Study: East Germany (Library of Congress) July 1987
- German Collections at the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)
- Maps: Germany (Library of Congress)
- World Digital Library: Germany (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- BBC News: Germany Country Profile (external link)
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Germany (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- Consular Information Sheet: Germany (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Information: Germany (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Germany (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Economist Topics: Germany (external link)
- Embassy of Germany, Washington (external link)
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With Germany (U.S. Dept. of State)
- FAO Country Profiles: Germany (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Germany (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
- Human Rights in Germany (external link) (Amnesty International)
- International Religious Freedom Reports: Germany (U.S. Dept. of State)
- NATIONAL LIBRARY: Die Deutsche Bibliothek (external link)
- National Libraries of Europe: Germany (external link) (European Library)
- U.S. Embassy, Berlin (U.S. Dept. of State)
- World Bank: Germany (external link)
- World Factbook: Germany (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- World Health Organization: Germany (external link)
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Last Updated: 08/11/2016