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Foreign Legal Research Country by Country: Books

This guide provides legal research sources for specific countries.

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To find an item in Loyola's collection that is not listed at right, please use Loyola's online catalog.  Some suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings for titles related to Turkish law are: 

Law--Turkey

Human Rights--Turkey

Islamic Law

Justice, Administration of--Turkey

Turkey--Politics and Government

European Union--Turkey

To locate books in libraries outside the Loyola University Chicago system, use the WorldCat database.  Loyola Chicago Law School patrons should use ILLiad to request materials from non-Loyola libraries. 

International Comparative Legal Guides

The UK-based Global Legal Group Limited publishes an "International Comparative Legal Guide Series," with each title covering multiple jurisdictions, with each chapter dedicated to one country; Turkey is included in a  number of these books, including the guide on employment and labor law. Local law firms generally author the chapters, which are in Q & A format.

Reference Books

Circulating Books

Book Repositories

There are several Web-based initiatives that serve as online repositories for books:

Google Books:  Books contained in Google Books come from two sources:  1)  The Library Project and 2)  The Partner Program.  Books included from the partnered Library Project that are no longer in copyright may be viewed in full text, while only snippets of books still in copyright are available.  Only previews of books are available through the Partner Program.  

HathiTrust:  HathiTrust is a partnership of over 50 major research institutions and libraries. Works that are in the public domain contained in the HathiTrust database are available to all researchers. Many search options are offered, including full-text.