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Within the United States

Illinois State Documents
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Chicago Studies
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United States (Federal) Government Documents
by Ask a Librarian Updated Feb 27, 2024 528 views this year

Foreign Countries

List of Foreign Government Web Sites
Maintained by Northwestern University Library

Foreign Law Guide This link opens in a new window
Guide to legal systems worldwide and major law sources. Current sources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions from around the world.

British Parliamentary Documents
by Emily Treptow Updated Jun 14, 2024 222 views this year

International

List of International Organizations Web Sites
Maintained by Northwestern University Library
European Union Library Guide
International Statistical Agencies
Scroll down to see the list of statistical agencies compiled by the US Census Bureau.

IMF Data This link opens in a new window
Statistics on all aspects of international and domestic government finance. Includes exchange rates, international liquidity, money and banking, interest rates, production prices, international transactions, and government and national accounts.
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Formerly SourceOECD. The online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. SourceOECD includes books and reports, journals and the OECD statistical databases.

United Nations Library Guide
World Bank Library Guide
International Programs
from the U.S. Census Bureau
& more less...
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts demographic, economic, and geographic studies of other countries and strengthens statistical development around the world through technical assistance, training, and software products. For over 60 years, the Census Bureau has performed international analytical work and assisted in the collection, processing, analysis, dissemination, and use of statistics with counterpart governments in over 100 countries.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law Online (MPEPIL/EPIL)
Contains peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of public international law.
International Encyclopaedia of Laws. Intergovernmental Organizations
& more less...
Its purpose is to cover all significant global and regional intergovernmental organizations and bodies. Each monograph follows the outline below.
1. Genesis and historical development.
2. Constitutional Treat(y/ies) / Document(s) (incl.
interpretation interpretation & amendment).
3. Institutional Framework.
a. Objectives and competences
b. Legal status (incl. legal personality & privileges and
immunities)
c. Membership
d. Organs (composition, competences, …)
e. Decisions (decision-making, legal nature, publication,
enforcement)
f. Dispute settlement.
g. Financing
4. Activities (incl. publications).
5. External relations (incl. treaty-making powers and
relations with other organizations).
Subject Index.
Short Bibliography.

Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new window
Market research from Euromonitor. Reports on consumer markets around the world. Use the browse reports option to browse by industry or country. We especially recommend the Consumer Lifestyles reports, which give detailed information on consumer demographics in over 70 countries. Passport also contains summary statistics on consumer products in the menu search
International Historical Statistics This link opens in a new window
International Historical Statistics; updated to 2010 wherever possible, it provides key economic and social indicators for the last 260 years. You may download in pdf and excel formats.
International Historical Statistics; updated to 2010 wherever possible, it provides key economic and social indicators for the last 260 years. You may download in pdf and excel formats.

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