The Law to Know Library
National Law Courses
Welcome to The Law to Know library of national law courses. One course for the law of each country, and nothing else on these shelves: how its legal system is built, its courts and its codes, and how its law is applied in practice.
Every course stands on its own, and the first module of each is free, so you can walk in and look around before you decide.
Europe
Common law in England and Wales, civil law across the continent, and the law of the European Union above them all.
England & Wales
England and Wales Law
The law of England and Wales in one course: the legal system and precedent, the constitution and public law, contract, tort, criminal law and procedure, and property, trusts and family.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
France
French Law
The law of France in one course: the foundations and the Constitution of 1958, constitutional government, the two orders of courts and the legal professions, rights and administrative law, private law, business and employment law, and criminal law and procedure.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
Germany
German Law
The law of Germany in one course: the foundations and the Basic Law, federalism and the Constitutional Court, the five court branches and the legal professions, fundamental rights and administrative law, private law, business and employment law, and criminal law and procedure.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
Italy
Italian Law
The law of Italy for the people who deal with it: the civil-law tradition and EU law, the Constitution and the regions, the courts and the notaries, rights and administrative law, the Civil Code, companies, employment and tax, criminal procedure, and residence, property and cross-border relations.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
Spain
Spanish Law
The law of Spain for the people who deal with it: the civil-law tradition and EU law, the Constitution of 1978, the State of Autonomies and regional civil law, the courts and the Constitutional Court, rights and administrative law, the Civil Code, business, tax and employment, and immigration, criminal law and cross-border disputes.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
The European Union
European Union Law
How the Union’s law works and how lawyers use it: the Union as a legal order, its institutions and law-making, Union law in national courts, the Court of Justice and remedies, the internal market, fundamental rights and citizenship, and consumers, cross-border disputes and data.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
Asia and the Middle East
The world’s largest democracy, two economic giants, and a federation built on Islamic and civil law.
India
Indian Law
The law of India in one course: the foundations and the Constitution of 1950, federal government and its institutions, the courts and the legal profession, fundamental rights and public law, private law, business and labour law, and the new criminal codes.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
China
Chinese Law for Foreigners
The law of Mainland China for the people who deal with it: the legal system, government and courts, visas and residence, business and investment, work and daily life, property and family, intellectual property, data and disputes, and criminal law and legal risk.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
Japan
Japanese Law
The law of Japan for the people who deal with it: the legal system and its three influences, the Constitution and its institutions, the courts and the legal professions, rights and administrative law, entering and living in Japan, the Civil Code and family law, business, employment and tax, and criminal law and international disputes.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Law
The law of the UAE for the people who deal with it: the federation and its mixed legal tradition, government, the courts and the DIFC and ADGM, rights and nationality, civil and family law, business and tax, residence and employment, and criminal law and international disputes.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
Malaysia
Malaysian Law
The law of Malaysia for the people who deal with it: a plural legal order of common law, Islamic law and customary law, the Federal Constitution and the monarchy, federalism and Sabah and Sarawak, the courts and the Syariah courts, rights and administrative law, contract, land and family law, business, employment and tax, and criminal justice, arbitration and international law.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
Indonesia
Indonesian Law
The law of Indonesia for the people who deal with it: a civil-law system built on Pancasila with real legal pluralism, the 1945 Constitution, regional autonomy and Aceh, adat and Islamic law, the courts and the Constitutional Court, rights and administrative law, contract, land and family law, business, employment and tax, and the new criminal codes of 2026.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
North America
Oceania
Africa
South Africa
South African Law
The law of South Africa for the people who deal with it: a mixed system of Roman-Dutch, English and customary law under the supreme Constitution of 1996, the three spheres of government, the courts and the Constitutional Court, the Bill of Rights and equality, contract, delict and land law, family law and customary marriage, business, employment and tax, and criminal justice, the environment and international law.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
Egypt
Egyptian Law
The law of Egypt for the people who deal with it: a civil-law system built on the Civil Code of 1948 with a distinctive constitutional and religious framework, the Constitution and the institutions, personal status for Muslims and Christians, the ordinary courts and the State Council and the Supreme Constitutional Court, rights and administrative law, contract, property, family and inheritance, business, the new Labour Law and tax, and criminal justice and the Nile and international law.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
Nigeria
Nigerian Law
The law of Nigeria for the people who deal with it: a federal common-law system with a complex heritage, where customary law and Islamic law are part of the national order, under the Constitution of 1999, the federal and state institutions, the court hierarchy and the National Industrial Court, rights and citizenship, contract, the Land Use Act, family law and succession, business, employment and the tax reform of 2026, and criminal justice, the petroleum industry and international law.
Module 1 free · $15 for the full course →
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