Subject guides: Asian and Pacific Law: Bhutan

Legislation and Case Law Resources - General

AsianLII - Laws of Bhutan
Select legislation from 1982 - 2007.
WorldLII - Bhutan resources
Including the Constitution (as at 2005) and other legal materials by subject and resource type.
Acts - Parliament of Bhutan
From the National Assembly of Bhutan. Includes selected Acts from 2008 to current.

Legal Resources by Subject

Ministry of Agriculture and Forests - Legislations
Access to full text legislation related to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.
Ministry of Health Acts, Policies and Regulations
Relevant legal instruments in English, from the Ministry.
Ministry of Works and Human Settlement - Acts, Guidelines, Rules and Regulations
Legislation and further information in English.
NATLex - Labour Related Laws
From the International Labour Organization. Domestic labour, social security and related human rights legislation index, providing abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information with some full text.
ECOLEX - Environmental Legislation and Court Decisions
Domestic environmental law related laws and regulations. Ecolex is compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
WIPOLex - Intellectual Property Law
Includes key and related domestic Acts and regulations in the area of intellectual property.
RULAC - Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project - Bhutan
Links to relevant international and domestic legislation, information concerning international and regional treaties adherence, links to resolutions and reports from the UN and regional organisations, and a link to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review. From the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.
FAOLEX - UN Food and Agriculture Database - Bhutan
Includes food and trade statistics, and facts and domestic legislation regarding pests and diseases, forestry, food security, natural resources, technical co-operation and water management.

Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan

UNdata Country Profile

Legal System and Legal Research

Research Guide to the Legal System of the Kingdom of Bhutan
Via Globalex, from the Hauser Global Law School Program of New York University. Published September 2011.
DFAT Foreign Affairs Profiles: Bhutan
From the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Government and Agency Information

National Assembly of Bhutan
Includes information about the Assembly, legislation and resolutions, publications and legislative rules of procedure.
National Council of Bhutan
Includes information about parliamentary committees, press releases and publications, legislation, review and discussion papers and rules of procedure.
National Portal of Bhutan
Bhutan Government internet entry point.

Bhutan and International Law

UN Member States on the Record - Activities of the Member States
From the Dag Hammarskjold Library. Provides direct access to official documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States. Includes Resolutions granting membership, statements in the General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council, sponsored draft resolutions, and Periodic Reports on Human Rights Conventions.
CRIN - Children's Rights International Network
Includes Convention on the Rights of the Child documentation and sessions relevant to Bhutan, as well as access to UN documentation and other international law instruments relevant to Bhutan.
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations
Includes country information, press releases, statements and other documentation.
Oxford Public International Law: Bhutan
Via the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law. Access to current University of Sydney staff and students only.
United Nations Human Rights - Bhutan Homepage
Provides information regarding Bhutan's interaction with UN treaty based and charter based human rights bodies, including reports, observations, publications and other materials.
ECOLEX - Environmental Treaty Membership
Multilateral and bilateral treaties involving Bhutan.
WIPOLex - Intellectual Property Treaty Membership
Intellectual property related bilateral and multilateral treaties involving Bhutan.
Ratification of Human Rights Treaties
From the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, this provides information on which human rights treaties Bhutan has ratified. Also provides links to the treaties.
RULAC - International Treaties Adherence
From the Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Project. Includes adherence information on treaties in the following subject areas: humanitarian law, human rights law, weapons, refugees, criminal law and terrorism. Also includes links to international court and tribunal decisions.