U.S. Federal
Legislative Documents -- Bills, hearings, reports, passed laws, and as codified
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ProQuest congressional Search the texts of bills, Congressional hearings, statements by legislators and more, with some access back to 1789.
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Congress.gov
Congressional documents from 1973 to present.
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United States Statutes at Large
Includes published enactments of the U.S. Congress through 2007. Statutes at Large 1789-1875 are also available at the Library of Congress American Memory Project.
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United States Code
The US Code, with versions from 1994 forward.
Federal Regulations -- Codified
Federal Reports, Publications, Memoranda, Letters
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HathiTrust Digital Library Because US federal government reports aren't protected by copyright, many are available full-text in HathiTrust.
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GovInfo
The federal government's main repository of official documents, including the US Code, Statutes at Large, the Federal Register, the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, and more.
Judicial Branch
Declassified U.S. Government Documents
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Declassified Documents Reference System Online access to thousands of pages of previously classified U.S. federal government documents and communiques.
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Digital National Security Archive Declassified U.S. Government documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by the National Security Archive, an independent non-governmental research institute and library at George Washington University. The Digital National Security Archive provides enhanced access to a selected portion of the NSA collection.
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National Security Archive
The National Security Archive combines a unique range of functions: investigative journalism center, research institute on international affairs, library and archive of declassified U.S. documents.
Other Legal Resources
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HeinOnline Treasure trove of primary source documents, such as states' session laws, presidential papers, SCOTUS decisions, Congressional documents, international treaties, and world constitutions.
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Kresge Law Library Catalog Notre Dame Law School’s Kresge Law Library online catalog. Can be accessed through the ND catalog and contains Law Library collections.
States (U.S.)
Foreign Government Documents
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World Constitutions Illustrated Includes the current constitution for every country in its original language format and an English translation, as well as substantial constitutional histories for all countries. It also includes constitutional periodicals, thousands of books, other related works, links to scholarly articles and online resources, and bibliographic references.
Digitized Collections that Hesburgh Libraries has Licensed
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Arab-Israeli relations, 1917-1970 Offers original source material from the British Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office and Cabinet Papers from the 1917 Balfour Declaration through to the Black September war of 1970-1.
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House of Commons parliamentary papers, 1801-1900 (Online) Researchers can seamlessly access the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st century papers, and the Hansard parliamentary debates, via a single interface, cross-searching across topics to see how issues were explored and legislation formed.
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Northern Ireland: a divided community 1921-1972 cabinet papers of the Stormont administration These government documents of the British administration in Northern Ireland 1921-72 (CAB/4) offer what have been described as the best continuous record of government activity and decision-making in the world, and shows "how government actually worked".
The United Nations
UN in General
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DAG Digital Library
Contains: Current digitized Security Council documents; digitized documents of other UN bodies;
links to other UN libraries and resources. Note: See especially "About Dag Depository" and its links to additional resources.
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United Nations Documents
Access to the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, General Assembly Resolutions, Security Council Resolutions, and the Secretary-General's Annual Report.
UN Agencies
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO's efforts – to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.
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International Court of Justice (ICJ)
The International Court of Justice, which has its seat in The Hague, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations
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International Labour Organization (ILO)
ILO's publications. The ILO brings together governments, employers and workers representatives of 187 member States, to set labor standards, develop policies and devise programs promoting decent work for all women and men.
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UNICEF Publications
Publications and reports from United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
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UNESCO Digital Library
UNESCO is responsible for coordinating international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. Find their publications and official governing documents.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
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Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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Policy File Index Search the reports of hundreds of NGO's, think tanks, research institutes and advocacy groups.