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Today's globalized world makes electronic access to primary legal sources more essential then ever. In response to the changing needs of individuals and organizations, the United States Library of Congress and other legislative centers from around the world have chosen to share their resources and knowledge through the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN). GLIN is a non-profit entity administered and maintained by its member institutions that offers users a database of laws and other legal sources.
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GLIN members include all governments (or their designated agencies) that contribute to the Network. Other organizations, including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations, and NASA participate by contributing financial and/or human resources. The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) joined GLIN in May 2004. JSCA provides the Network with publications related to the Center's research projects.
 Read GLIN's Charter
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GLIN members include government authorities from 46 countries, including 20 countries in the Americas such as Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Colombia , Costa Rica , Guatemala , the Dominican Republic , Ecuador , United States , Haiti , Mexico , Nicaragua , Panama , Peru, and Venezuela .
Countries in Europe , Africa , Asia , and the Middle East also participate in GLIN.
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The database includes citations, summaries, and complete texts in PDF format. The information is gathered from primary sources such as national official gazettes.
Check the contents of GLIN by country
Full text documents are available to the general public from the following countries: Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and the United States.
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