The collection of legal materials accessible via the Internet is growing at a fast clip. But policies on the distribution of legal materials and the availability of digital versions of important legal documents vary enormously from country to country.
Even in nations that have moved large collections of legal materials to the Net, the recency of that action affects the depth of available information. This is particularly true of judicial opinions. With few exceptions collections of judicial opinions accessible through these pages cover only the most recent years. Indeed, some sites offer only current decisions.