The International Encyclopaedia of Laws (IEL)

If you’re looking for book-length, English-language, expert commentary on a particular country’s law, check the International Encyclopaedia of Laws (Kluwer Law International).  The IEL series goes beyond an encyclopedia to provide detailed coverage of major areas of foreign law.  The Law Library owns most of the sets in the series.  The IEL is continually updated, and each IEL set includes different countries.  For example, IEL sets cover Chinese intellectual property and labor law, but not energy, property, and trust law.  The list of “Published Monographs” indicates which countries are in each IEL set.  For Greece, look under “Hellas”.  The IEL series includes 25 legal topics so far.  The International Encyclopaedia of Laws is a great starting point for comparative law research. Check it out!: