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European & Scandinavian/Nordic countries: legal resources: Belgium

Subjects: Law, Law: Foreign Law

Belgian law

The official languages of Belgium are Dutch/Flemish, French (Walloon), and German. The choice of French language links below is solely a reflection of the restricted language skills of the guide writer.

Common abbreviations in Belgian legal citations:
BS Belgisch Staatsblad  or MB Moniteur Belge

Arr. Cass. Arrêts de la Cour de Cassation / Arresten van het Hof van Cassatie 

Pas. Pasicrisie belge : recueil général de la jurisprudence des cours de Belgique

Bar associations / law societies / courts/ ministry of justice check any/ all of above  and feel free to expand this list!

Belgian Law in print

The collection of printed materials on Belgian law (legislation, cases, journals 2000- and texts) is shelved in the Gallery, upstairs from the Main Reading Room.

Shelfmarks start Belgium (followed by combination of numbers and letters).