E Law: NetWatch July, 1996

New sites spotted:

• Australian Sites
• Government Sites
• Primary Legal Materials Case law and statutes
• Journals
• Directories and Internet tools

• Crime and Criminology
• Environment
• Intellectual Property and Technology and the Law
• Legal Practice
• Torts

• Australian Law on the Internet from the National Library of Australia. A well organised directory of Australian legal sites.
• Australian Newspapers on the Internet a listing from the National Library of Australia
• Gilbert & Tobin An Australian law firm publishing quick quides to technology and intellectual property issues in Australian Law.
• Indian Ocean Rim Region: Prototype Virtual Library Project, a joint project from Edith Cowen University Library and Murdoch University Library funded by National Priority (Reserve) Fund.
• Parliament of Australia Bills introduced since 30 April 1996. This page lists legislation introduced into the Parliament since 30 April 1996. For each bill a link is provided to the Second Readi ng speech, where the Minister responsible for the proposed legislation explains the purpose and general principles and effect of the bill. Links are also provided to Bills Digests produced by the Parliamentary Research Service.
  
  Unless otherwise indicated, each bill was introduced by the government.

Primary Legal Materials- Case law and statutes

Instructions and guide to find law reports. If you know the parties and date of the case, if you are searching for principles or concepts, or you want to look at todays reports of the cases:

1. Make sure auto load images is on.

2. Register and then make a bookmark

To find decision where the parties and dates are known -from the bookmark

3. Select "Interactive Times" and then select "Back Issues"

4. Make selections from the dates offered. Select "Britain" from the first page.

5. Scroll through the pink "Britain" page until you get to the LAW REPORTS, near the bottom of the first page. Select your case.

To find decision where the parties, concepts and/or principles are known but not the date - from the bookmark

6. Select "Internet Archive" . Modify the date options if necessary, select "Times: Law Report" and type in your terms or parties names in the box next to For.

7. Click on the box "Build your archive"

To read todays Times Law Reports - from the bookmark

8. Select "The Times". Select "Britain" from the first page.

9. Scroll through the pink "Britain" page until you get to the LAW REPORTS, near the bottom of the first page. Select your case.

Journals

• Southhampton Institute Law Review (UK)
• OnLine Law Review (Southampton Institute, UK)

• The Attaining American Dreams List of Legal Resources on the Internet.
• Australian Law on the Internet from the National Library of Australia. A well organised directory of Australian legal sites.
• HIEROS GAMOS - "The Comprehensive Legal Site" (USA) A good practice based directory.

• House of Lords Report on Information Superhighway (UK)
• United States Information Agency International Home Page provides access to other US Government Information eg. elections update, environment policy information, International and Regional documents.

• International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
• Criminal Justice Resources on the Web. An amazingly comprehensive series of links put together by Dr. Cecil E. Greek. Well worth looking at.

• Environmental Resource Center Latest news on environmental and safety regulations (USA) Interesting articles on compliance.

• Computers and the Law course student papers, SUNY Buffalo School of Law (USA)
• Copyright & Fair Use STANFORD--Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources, in collaboration with the Council on Library Resources and FindLaw Internet Legal Resources, are sponsors of the Copyright & Fair Use site on the World Wide Web
• Gilbert & Tobin An Australian law firm publishing quick quides to technology and intellectual property issues in Australian Law.
• House of Lords Report on Information Superhighway (UK)
• The Patent Trademark and Copyright Home Page (Brown Martin Haller & McClain - US firm - site includes Featured Patents, Information Extras with descriptions of procedures to protect and enforce patents, trademarks an d copyrights world wide

• Central Notice details of class actions, consumer recalls and more. (USA)
• Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator - access to Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for North American lawyers and firms.
• Electronic Legal Source Free legal forms and information for the general public, law students, and lawyers. Other resources include legal news, dictionary, research links, job placement assistance, law firm and school directories, and practice exams for law students.
• The District Courts of New Zealand Home Page

• Central Notice details of class actions, consumer recalls and more. (USA)