Asian and Pacific Law: Bhutan

Select legislation from 1982 - 2007.

Including the Constitution (as at 2005) and other legal materials by subject and resource type.

From the National Assembly of Bhutan. Includes selected Acts from 2008 to current.

Select judgments from the High Court and Supreme Court, via the Royal Court of Justice website

Access to full text legislation related to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.

Relevant legal instruments in English, from the Ministry.

Legislation and further information in English.

Includes the Civil and Criminal Procedure Code, the Penal Code of Bhutan, the Evidence Act of Bhutan, the Jabmi Act of Bhutan, the Judicial Service Act and the Civial Society Organizations Act.

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.

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.

Includes key and related domestic Acts and regulations in the area of intellectual property.

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.

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.

Via Globalex, from the Hauser Global Law School Program of New York University. Published September 2011.

From the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Includes information about the Assembly, legislation and resolutions, publications and legislative rules of procedure.

Includes information about parliamentary committees, press releases and publications, legislation, review and discussion papers and rules of procedure.

Bhutan Government internet entry point.

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.

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.

Includes country information, press releases, statements and other documentation.

Via the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law. Access to current University of Sydney staff and students only.

Provides information regarding Bhutan's interaction with UN treaty based and charter based human rights bodies, including reports, observations, publications and other materials.

Multilateral and bilateral treaties involving Bhutan.

Intellectual property related bilateral and multilateral treaties involving Bhutan.

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.

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.