Bolivia

Bolivia
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Note: More detailed information is provided in the Bolivia legal Encyclopedia (in Spanish).
Bolivia Online Legal Resources
Constitution
Constitutions This attachment works only in IE. (from the National Congress).
Constitutions (from Georgetown University).
Legislation
National Congress (from the NC): includes recent legislation, important laws by subject area, and a database of abstracts for laws from 1979 to 2005, as well as information about the congressional system.
Gaceta Oficial de Convocatorias The left hand tool bar takes several minutes to load. Once the tool bar loads, click on Gaceta. (from the Ministry of Government Information): beginning Dec. 1999.
Laws promulgated under President Carlos Diego Mesa Gisbert (from the Ministry of Government Information).
Laws and Codes (from Unidad de Modernización Judicial de la Comisión Andina de Juristas): Various laws and codes full-text in Spanish.
Government
National Congress (official website).
Laws by Subject
Please also visit the sites listed under Subject Specific Foreign Law Metapages.
Jurisprudence
Constitutional Court (from the Constitutional Court): includes selected cases under "jurispredencia."
Government
Appendix E - U.S. and Country Contacts (from the Country Commercial Guide FY 1999 by the Department of State).
Other Bolivian Law Websites
Background Notes: Bolivia - U.S. Department of State, May 2000
Constitution of Bolivia (in Spanish)
Constitution of Bolivia (in Spanish) - includes recent 1998 Constitution.
Note: We linked the resources to archive.org in an effort to decrease the number of broken links cited.

