Foreign Primary Sources, 1600 – 1970, provides access to superseded statutory codes for Northern, Western, and Eastern European countries, as well as commentaries on and analysis of the codes. This digital collection includes works in English, Dutch, French, German, Irish, and Italian.

This resource has two parts:

• Part I: 1600-1970 - includes regulations, session laws, journals, and codes and commentaries. Researchers will find works related to the administration of justice, civil procedure, commercial law, criminal law and procedure, customary law, forestry and agricultural law, maritime law and military law, among others. The bulk of the collection is devoted to the laws and legal histories of France, German, and Great Britain (and Ireland). Researchers will also find smaller collections of materials focused on Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Russia, and Scandinavian countries.
   
• Part II: 1600–1970 - cover canon law codes and commentaries; materials on civil law and procedure, commercial law, criminal law and procedure; and Roman law codes and commentaries. It also includes commentaries from a broad array of nations, such as Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Uruguay, and Venezuela. There are especially large caches devoted to Argentina, Canada, Italy, Mexico, and Spain.