Bankruptcy Law

Bankruptcy is federal law, and the main bankruptcy statutes are located in Title 11 of the United States Code. Related provisions are also found in Titles 18 and 28. Federal bankruptcy laws can be accessed in a number of ways:

Legislative history can be extraordinarily useful for determining the intent behind a law, whether you're trying to determine why the law was changed or what Congress meant by a specific phrase. Legislative history is typically found in documents created during the legislative process, including reports, hearings, records of debates, and different versions of the bill.

Code of Federal Regulations

The Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. The 50 subject matter titles contain one or more individual volumes, which are updated once each calendar year, on a staggered basis

Federal Register

The Federal Register (Fed. Reg.) is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

Regulatory Histories

As bankruptcy is federal law, bankruptcy cases are published in federal case reporters. Some specialized collections of bankruptcy cases exist, however, and are listed below.

Locating foreign primary law on a particular topic can be difficult. The best sources for information on how to research the law of a particular country are: