Criminal Procedure Codes
Model Codes
- Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal JusticeElectronic Resource; D'Angelo Law, XXK5001.M63 2007
Vol. 2 contains the Model Code of Criminal Procedure. - Harmonised Sharia Criminal Procedure Code AnnotatedA draft code produced by the Centre for Islamic Legal Studies at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, annotated to show variations between it and the actual Sharia Criminal Procedure Codes enacted in Nigeria's sharia states.
Databases and Websites
- Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)As of mid-2014 the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) is no longer available from the Law Library of Congress. No date has been given for when it might again become available. The Law Library of Congress has made archived GLIN data available through the Guide to Law Online.
- LegislationlineA database (created by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) containing English texts of legislation of European countries on the police, prisons, right to a fair trial, and the death penalty
- LexisNexisContains legal materials for Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, EU, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, UK; EELEG (Eastern European Legal Texts in English Translation).
- WestlawIncludes legal materials for Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico (the Diario oficial [official gazette of laws]), the European Union, and the United Kingdom (Scotland, England, and Wales).
- Foreign Law: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jusidictions of the WorldLoose-leaf and web-based service including references to criminal procedure codes in the vernacular and in English translation.
American Series of Foreign Penal Codes
English translations of foreign criminal and criminal procedure codes formerly published by F.B. Rothman and now available from Hein. The selected titles listed below are available at the University of Chicago Library. Hein's catalog contains a complete list of the titles in this series.
- The French Code of Criminal ProcedureD'Angelo Law, XXKJV8412.51957 .K63 1988
- The German Code of Criminal ProcedureD'Angelo Law, XXKK9417.G476 1965
- The Israeli Criminal Procedure Law, 5725-1965D'Angelo Law, XXKMK4604.31965.A52 1967
- The Swedish Code of Judicial ProcedureD'Angelo Law, KD3773.8.A15B9 1979
- The Turkish Code of Criminal ProcedureD'Angelo Law, KD5043.8.A3A5 1962
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