E LAW - MURDOCH UNIVERSITY ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF LAW ISSN 1321-8247 Volume 7 Number 3 (September 2000) Copyright E Law and/or authors File: netw73.txt ftp://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/pub/elaw/issues/v7n3/netw73.txt http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v7n3/netw73.html ________________________________________________________________________ NetWatch: September 2000 Anne Greenshields Librarian - Law, Murdoch University Library ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Australian legal sites and developments * Primary Legal Materials on the Internet - Case Law, Statutes and Extrinsic Material * Asian Sites * Environmental Law * Administrative Law * Ethics * Biotechnology and Law * Family Law * Business and Corporate Law * Human Rights * Children and the Law * Immigration * Constitutional Law * Intellectual Property * Courts * International Law * Criminal Law * Journals, Essays & Newspapers * Directories and Guides * Legal History * Dispute Resolution & Mediation * Reference materials & Search Engines * Technology and the Law ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Australian sites and developments Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The site includes "Notifications about referrals, assessments, and approvals", databases relevant to the act, agreements and declarations etc. URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/index.html Law Search Online from Ausinfo Search or browse across Australian Commonwealth Government sites. Links to online resources and/or information about print material. Primary legal material on Scaleplus linked in to this site. URL: http://www.lawsearch.gov.au/subsearch.asp URL: http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/Welcome.html Research Finder - Search Australian Research sites. Research Finder is an internet search engine which searches exclusively the web sites of Australia's research organisations including Australia's 41 universities. The great majority of the 1.5 million pages is from the university web sites. The index is updated on a 2-3 week cycle. URL: http://panoptic.act.cmis.csiro.au/research-finder/ Report on Parallel Importing (Australia). Intellectual Property and Competition Review Committee (Ergas Committee) report on parallel importing under the Copyright Act 1968. URL: http://www.ipcr.gov.au/ipcr/ Primary Legal Materials on the Internet BINAS Online and Regulations "BINAS works together with OECD towards a common resource on harmonization in biotechnology. A joint page, BIOBIN, helps navigating between OECD's BioTrack Online and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)'s BINAS (Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service.)" "United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Member States are increasingly putting in place systems of regulatory oversight to cover products of modern biotechnology intended for release to the environment." A source for regulations, information on authorities, links to supranational bodies, international organisations and conventions. URL: http://binas.unido.org/binas/index.php3 URL: http://binas.unido.org/binas/regs.php3 Public Bills before Parliament (UK) Alphabetic arrangement of public bills in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Includes link to bills which have become acts. URL: http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/pabills.htm UNESCO Law and Culture - National Legislation. "The present site permits free access to national legislations on authors rights and neighbouring rights, which are regularly communicated to UNESCO by its Members States." It is not obvious if the statutes are amended, so consider this a starting point for finding and downloading the relevant legislation. Verify currency status against other sources. URL: http://www.unesco.org/culture/copy/index.html Asian Sites Asian Human Rights Commission. Reports, discussion and journal. The site is regularly updated covering topical human rights issues for the region. URL: http://www.ahrchk.net/index.html Adminstrative Law Australian Public Law- Administrative Law - directory of Australian legal resources from Northern Territory University URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/ URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/adminlaw.htm Biotechnology and the law BINAS Online and Regulations "BINAS works together with OECD towards a common resource on harmonization in biotechnology. A joint page, BIOBIN, helps navigating between OECD's BioTrack Online and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)'s BINAS (Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service.)" "United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Member States are increasingly putting in place systems of regulatory oversight to cover products of modern biotechnology intended for release to the environment." A source for regulations, information on authorities, links to supranational bodies, international organisations and conventions. URL: http://binas.unido.org/binas/index.php3 URL: http://binas.unido.org/binas/regs.php3 ELSI - Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Research "The ELSI Program was established in 1990 by the architects of the Human Genome Project to anticipate and address the ethical, legal and social issues that arise as the result of human genetic research". Reports and documents about policy, public affairs & legislation. URL: http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/ELSI/ OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The home page reflects the diverse interests of the Organisation: extensive documentation and links in it specialist areas as well as interdisciplinary topics such as Human Rights, Biotechnology/Food Safety and Sustainable Development. URL: http://www.oecd.org/ Business and Corporate Law The Corporate Library (USA) A "repository for research, study and critical thinking about the nature of the modern global corporation, with a special focus on corporate governance and the relationship between company management, their boards and shareowners". Reports, current awareness articles, company and news links. URL: http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com/ Electronic Commerce and the European Union A rich site for information about ecommerce. Definitions, documents, discussion and policy papers abound. While European in focus there are many useful international links. Easy to navigate through. URL: http://www.ispo.cec.be/ecommerce/ OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The home page reflects the diverse interests of the Organisation: extensive documentation and links in it specialist areas as well as interdisciplinary topics such as Biotechnology/Food Safety and Sustainable Development. URL: http://www.oecd.org/ United States Court of International Trade Rules, directories and full text slip opinions of the Court (1999+) [pdf] URL: http://www.uscit.gov/ Children and the law International Child Abduction Database Eestablished by the Permanent Bureau of The Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction providing an index to decisions relevant to the convention. Easy to use with a simple and advance search as well as a key word menu. Index entries provide a focused summary of the case, the "full summary" is available to subscribers. URL: http://212.206.44.26/ SEARCH Set up by The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics (USA) it aims to improve the criminal justice system by improving information exchange and information management. Special projects such as "Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce" and "Drug Courts" provide a useful forum for exchange and sharing information. URL: http://www.search.org/ Constitutional Law Australian Public Law- Constitutional Law directory of Australian legal resources from Northern Territory University URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/ URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/constithome.htm Courts Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) est 1983, Lausanne, Switzerland. Aims to settle sports-related disputes through arbitration and mediation. Policy and procedural information and jurisdictional information for CAS and International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS). URL: http://www.tas-cas.org/default.htm International Court of Arbitration : International Dispute Resolution Services From the International Chamber of Commerce. Information about services as well as relevant documentation about rules, statistics, policy, reports etc. URL http://www.iccwbo.org/index_court.asp United States Court of International Trade Rules, directories and full text slip opinions of the Court (1999+) [pdf] URL: http://www.uscit.gov/ Criminal Law Criminal Justice 2000 "To usher in the new millennium, the National Institute of Justice commissioned more than 30 criminal justice professionals to reflect on criminal justice research accomplishments and analyze current and emerging trends in crime and criminal justice practice in the United States." An impressive collection of essays available in pdf format. URL: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/cj2000.htm European Judicial Network Links and discussion to support judical cooperation in criminal matters in Europe post Maastricht Treaty. Documents, reports, resolutions etc. URL: http://ue.eu.int/ejn/ Famous Trials Maintained by Professor Douglas O. Linder, a legal historian and professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. Trial transcripts, historical background information, and social commentary surrounding 16 well-known trials - including the Salem Witchcraft trials, The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (1895) . URL: http://www.umkc.edu/famoustrials IFCC: Internet Fraud Complaint Center A USA initiative from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). URL: https://www.ifccfbi.gov/default.asp Policing & Reducing Crime Unit (Home Office - UK) A collection of papers, reports, and other research material related to police operations, and crime reduction. Most documents in pdf. URL: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/prgpubs.htm SEARCH Set up by The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics (USA) it aims to improve the criminal justice system by improving information exchange and information management. Special projects such as "Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce" and "Drug Courts" provide a useful forum for exchange and sharing information. URL: http://www.search.org/ Directories and Guides Australian Public Law from the Northern Territory University A directory of Australian legal resources. Three subject sub-directories worth noting are Administrative Law, Constitutional Law and Immigration Law URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/ URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/adminlaw.htm URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/constithome.htm URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/immiglawhome.htm Law Search Online from Ausinfo Search or browse across Australian Commonwealth Government sites. Links to online resources and/or information about print material. Primary legal material on Scaleplus linked in to this site. URL: http://www.lawsearch.gov.au/subsearch.asp URL: http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/Welcome.html Dispute Resolution Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) estb. 1983, Lausanne, Switzerland. Aims to settle sports-related disputes through arbitration and mediation. Policy and procedural information and jurisdictional information for CAS and International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS). URL: http://www.tas-cas.org/default.htm International Court of Arbitration : International Dispute Resolution Services From the International Chamber of Commerce. Information about services as well as relevant documentation about rules, statistics, policy, reports etc. URL http://www.iccwbo.org/index_court.asp Environmental Law ELTC - The Environmental Law Teachers' Clearinghouse (USA) Links to US enviromental legislation and government reports make this a valuable site for non_US based researchers. Online discussion and 'public lectures' open the site to anyone interested in environmental law decisions. Well worth exploring. URL: http://merlin.law.mercer.edu/elaw/elawres.htm Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 The site includes "Notifications about referrals, assessments, and approvals", databases relevant to the act, agreements and declarations etc. URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/index.html Ethics ELSI - Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Research "The ELSI Program was established in 1990 by the architects of the Human Genome Project to anticipate and address the ethical, legal and social issues that arise as the result of human genetic research". Reports and documents about policy, public affairs & legislation. URL: http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/ELSI/ Family Law International Child Abduction Database Eestablished by the Permanent Bureau of The Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction providing an index to decisions relevant to the convention. Easy to use with a simple and advance search as well as a key word menu. Index entries provide a focused summary of the case, the "full summary" is available to subscribers. URL: http://212.206.44.26/ Human Rights Asian Human Rights Commission Country comment, reports, a monthly journal Human Rights Solidarity covering human rights issues in Asia. (1997, Vol 8+). Invaluable for the human rights researcher. URL: http://www.ahrchk.net/index.html URL: http://www.ahrchk.net/solidarity/hrsolid.html Immigration Law Australian Public Law- Immigration Law directory of Australian legal resources. (Northern Territory University) Includes the papers from a 1997 conference "Retreating from the Refugee Convention?" URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/ URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/immiglawhome.htm URL: http://www.australianpubliclaw.com/Conferences/retreatinghome.htm Intellectual Property Copyright Resources on the Internet (Groton Public Schools Online, USA) A directory and an annotated list of US copyright resources with an emphasis on those with an educational interest. URL: http://groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a.htm IDEA - The Journal of Law and Technology Substantial full text articles from 1997 (Volume 38 +) from Franklin Pierce Law Center, focus on Intellectual Property issues. URL: http://www.idea.fplc.edu/ Report on Parallel Importing (Australia). Intellectual Property and Competition Review Committee (Ergas Committee) report on parallel importing under the Copyright Act 1968. URL: http://www.ipcr.gov.au/ipcr/ Privacy and Human Rights 2000 "This survey, by EPIC and Privacy International, reviews the state of privacy in over fifty countries around the world. The survey examines a wide range of privacy issues including, data protection, telephone tapping, genetic databases". Easy to use, extensive links to relevant primary and secondary document. URL: http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/ UNESCO Law and Culture - National Legislation. "The present site permits free access to national legislations on authors rights and neighbouring rights, which are regularly communicated to UNESCO by its Members States." It is not obvious if the statutes are amended, so consider this a starting point for finding and downloading the relevant legislation. Verify currency status against other sources. URL: http://www.unesco.org/culture/copy/index.html International Law Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) est 1983, Lausanne, Switzerland. Aims to settle sports-related disputes through arbitration and mediation. Policy and procedural information and jurisdictional information for CAS and International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS). URL: http://www.tas-cas.org/default.htm International Child Abduction Database Eestablished by the Permanent Bureau of The Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction providing an index to decisions relevant to the convention. Easy to use with a simple and advance search as well as a key word menu. Index entries provide a focused summary of the case, the "full summary" is available to subscribers. URL: http://212.206.44.26/ Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations URL: http://www.un.org/peace/reports/peace_operations/ UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects The conference will be held June/July 2001. Supporting documents, reports etc. URL: http://www.un.org/Depts/dda/CAB/smallarms/ United States Court of International Trade Rules, directories and full text slip opinions of the Court (1999+) [pdf] URL: http://www.uscit.gov/ International Organisations Asian Human Rights Commission. Reports, discussion and journal. The site is regularly updated covering topical human rights issues for the region. URL: http://www.ahrchk.net/index.html OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The home page reflects the diverse interests of the Organisation: extensive documentation and links in it specialist areas as well as interdisciplinary topics such as Biotechnology/Food Safety and Sustainable Development. URL: http://www.oecd.org/ Repertoire Of The Practice Of The Security Council The Repertoire published by the UN Secretary-General "is the only analytical record of the practice of the Security Council, as reflected in its decisions, positive and negative, and related statements. It presents all the data relevant to the interpretation and application by the Security Council of the provisions of the UN Charter and the Council's provisional rules of procedure. However, the Repertoire is not a work of codification or interpretation." URL: http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/repertoire/ Journals, Essays & Newspaper Human Rights Solidarity (1997, Vol 8+ issued monthly) from the Asian Human Rights Commission. Invaluable for the human rights researcher. URL: http://www.ahrchk.net/index.html URL: http://www.ahrchk.net/solidarity/hrsolid.html IDEA - The Journal of Law and Technology Substantial full text articles from 1997 (Volume 38 +) from Franklin Pierce Law Center, focus on Intellectual Property issues. URL: http://www.idea.fplc.edu/ MagPortal.com "MagPortal.com helps you find individual magazine articles on the web". Articles are arranged in a variety of "catagories" including Law, easy to browse through the 'catagories' and find relevant articles. Results displayed in reverse chronological order. The search engine looks for frequency of words used, repeating your critical term can increase the chance of meaningful results. See the help for more information. URL: http://www.magportal.com URL: http://www.magportal.com/c/soc/law/ Legal History Famous Trials Maintained by Professor Douglas O. Linder, a legal historian and professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. Trial transcripts, historical background information, and social commentary surrounding 16 well-known trials - including the Salem Witchcraft trials, The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (1895) . URL: http://www.umkc.edu/famoustrials Reference materials and Search Engines CIA World Factbook 2000 Latest edition of this reference work. URL: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ Dictionary of Science and Technology from Harcort and Academic Press. 130,000 terms defined in 130 fields of science. You can search or browse through subject areas to terms in alphabetic order. Very impressive coverage. URL: http://www.harcourt.com/dictionary/ Exploding Dictionary and Technojargon Dictionary This site merges publicly available dictionaries into one listing. Search results are in two listings, the first text like, the second hypertext linked to further definitions. A companion site the "technojargon dictionary" is useful for translating the web and other computer technology into plain (or relatively plain) English. URL: http://projects.ghostwheel.com/dictionary/ URL: http://projects.ghostwheel.com/technojargon/ Foreignword.com 168 dictionary link for 61 languages, machine translation for 19 languages, links to over 1001 glossaries, and a directory of over 1800 translators. Worth trying -our test indicated that searches in European languages were more effective than those in Asian languagues. URL: http://www.foreignword.com/ Guinness World Records Just what you would expect - bizarre, "remarkable and strange" information. Information is accessed through menus and search engines. Heavy use of graphics and plug-ins can make pages very slow to load. URL: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com Research Finder - Search Australian Research sites. Research Finder is an internet search engine which searches exclusively the web sites of Australia's research organisations including Australia's 41 universities. The great majority of the 1.5 million pages is from the university web sites. The index is updated on a 2-3 week cycle. URL: http://panoptic.act.cmis.csiro.au/research-finder/ Technology and the Law BINAS Online and Regulations "BINAS works together with OECD towards a common resource on harmonization in biotechnology. A joint page, BIOBIN, helps navigating between OECD's BioTrack Online and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)'s BINAS (Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service. A source for regulations, information on authorities, links to supranational bodies, international organisations and conventions. URL: http://binas.unido.org/binas/index.php3 URL: http://binas.unido.org/binas/regs.php3 Electronic Commerce and the European Union A rich site for information about ecommerce. Definitions, documents, discussion and policy papers abound. While European in focus there are many useful international links. An easy site to navigate through. URL: http://www.ispo.cec.be/ecommerce/