E LAW - MURDOCH UNIVERSITY ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF LAW ISSN 1321-8247 Volume 8 Number 2 (June 2001) Copyright E Law and author File: netw82.txt ftp://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/pub/elaw/issues/v8n2/netw82.txt http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v8n2/netw82.html ________________________________________________________________________ NetWatch: June 2001 Anne Greenshields Law Liaison Librarian - Murdoch University Library ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Australian legal sites and developments * Asian Sites * Journals, Essays & * Children and the Law Newspapers * Constitutional Law * Law Reform * Crime and criminal law issues * Legal Practice * Directories and Guides * Reference materials and * Family Law Search Engines * Human Rights * Securities Law * Intellectual Property * Technology and the Law * International Law * Women and the Law ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Australian sites and developments e.law practice online. Australian legal newstories from Thomson. URL: http://www.elawpractice.com.au/ Findlaw Australia from Thomsons Legal group. Simple access to legal internet resources in Australia. URL: http://www.findlaw.com.au/ Legal Bulletin Service provides free access to the Bulletin of Words & Phrases (judicial consideration of words and phrases in Australian courts)- click on Free Legal Services to open the index - access via alphabetical listing. URL: http://www.legal-bulletin-service.com.au/ Melbourne Journal of International Law - full text journal [pdf] from the University of Melbourne. URL: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/mjil/ Western Australian Bar Association - directory of barristers in WA. URL: http://www.wabar.asn.au/ Asian Sites AnimalLaw.com, US focus - from the International Institute for Animal Law and the National Anti-Vivisection Society URL: http://www.animallaw.com/index.cfm Journal of Asian Law (Columbia University) - full text articles and archives URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/asiaweb/index.html Children and the law Children and Armed Conflict Unit On-line - news, reports and commentary. URL: http://www2.essex.ac.uk/c&acu/ Crimes Against Children Research Center URL: http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/index.html Constitutional Law Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression URL: http://www.tjcenter.org/ Crime and Criminal Justice Issues Club Drugs - "illicit substances, primarily synthetic, that are usually found at nightclubs, bars, and raves". A comprehesive site from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (USA) with links to legislation, policies and other details. URL: http://www.ncjrs.org/club_drugs/club_drugs.html Directories and Guides Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet URL: http://shr.aaas.org/dhr.htm Western Australian Bar Association - directory of barristers in WA, conduct rules etc. URL: http://www.wabar.asn.au/ Family Law Alternatives to Marriage Project- links, comments and legal comment.(US) URL: http://www.unmarried.org/ Human Rights Anti-Slavery - reports, archives and discussion. A British activist organisation began in 1839. URL: http://www.antislavery.org/selection.htm Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism from the California State University at San Bernardino, the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism supporting on going activism and research in this area. URL: http://www.hatemonitor.org/ Children and Armed Conflict Unit On-line - news, reports and commentary. URL: http://www2.essex.ac.uk/c&acu/ Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet URL: http://shr.aaas.org/dhr.htm Empowering Widows in Development (EWD) is a UK based NGO aiming to raise the awareness of issues and problems facing widows in developing countries, to promote their rights and assist organisations in policy and decision making in relation to widows. URL: http://www.oneworld.org/empoweringwidows/lawfile/index.html Internally Displaced Persons "coverage of all conflict-induced displacement". Browse the Global IDP database to find material arranged by country. The reports and documents are well sourced and focused. URL: http://www.idpproject.org/index.htm Law, Social Justice and Global Development - full text articles including referred articles and works in progress (University of Warwick, UK) URL: http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/global/ Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Notes "Free for two months. An electronic legal research newsletter devoted to intellectual property law: copyright law, Internet law, patent law, trade secrets and trademark law." URL: http://www.jurisnotes.com/ Intellectual Property Office of Singapore - SurfIP.gov.sg. An integrated search engine covering patent and business sites providing one search interface to cover many databases. Free registration gives access to detailed information. URL: http://www.surfip.gov.sg International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) URL: http://www.ifrro.org/index.html International Law Global Policy Forum a "monitor global policy making at the United Nations". Reports, news items and discussion. Easy access to topical issues and information. The GPF has consultative status at the UN. URL: http://www.globalpolicy.org/ Institute for War & Peace Reporting URL: http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?home_index.html Intellectual Property Office of Singapore - SurfIP.gov.sg. An integrated search engine covering patent and business sites providing one search interface to cover many databases. URL: http://www.surfip.gov.sg Melbourne Journal of International Law - full text journal [pdf] from the University of Melbourne. URL: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/mjil/ Journals, Essays & Newspaper e.law practice online. Australian legal newstories from Thomson. URL: http://www.elawpractice.com.au/ fulltextlaw.net is a collection of articles accessible by browsing the subjects list. Searching does not appear to be available. URL: http://www.fulltextlaw.net/ Journal of Asian Law (Columbia University) - full text articles and archives URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/asiaweb/index.html Law, Social Justice and Global Development - full text articles including referred articles and works in progress (University of Warwick, UK) URL: http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/global/ Legal Bulletin Service provides free access to the Bulletin of Words & Phrases (judicial consideration of words and phrases in Australian courts)- click on Free Legal Services to open the index - access via alphabetical listing. URL: http://www.legal-bulletin-service.com.au/ Melbourne Journal of International Law - full text journal [pdf] from the University of Melbourne. URL: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/mjil/ Law Reform The Center for Court Innovation is a "public-private partnership that promotes new thinking about how courts can solve difficult problems like addiction, quality-of-life crime, domestic violence, and child neglect." Reports, discussion and studies of new initiatives. URL: http://www.courtinnovation.org/ Legal Practice The Center for Court Innovation is a "public-private partnership that promotes new thinking about how courts can solve difficult problems like addiction, quality-of-life crime, domestic violence, and child neglect." Reports, discussion and studies of new initiatives. URL: http://www.courtinnovation.org/ YAWS - The Civil Procedure Rules and the associated Practice Directions with links to the full text of some cases judicially considering sections of the Rules URL: http://www.hrothgar.co.uk/YAWS/ Reference materials and Search Engines ABA LawInfo.org - daily life in the US and law, links to information produced by the ABA. URL: http://www.abalawinfo.org/ Dictionary of Slang - UK. Easy to browse or search for contemporary and historical slang terms. URL: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/ Findlaw Australia from Thomsons Legal group. Simple access to legal internet resources in Australia. URL: http://www.findlaw.com.au/ The Glossarist a searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries. Well arranged with a huge collection to browse: see the Law and Justice collection URL: http://www.glossarist.com/ URL: http://www.glossarist.com/glossaries/law-justice/ Intellectual Property Office of Singapore - SurfIP.gov.sg. An integrated search engine covering patent and business sites providing one search interface to cover many databases. URL: http://www.surfip.gov.sg law.com dictionary "Real Life Dictionary of Law". Straight forward definitions of legal terms, useful cross references URL: http://dictionary.law.com/ Online Calculators, Conversion Tools, Measurements & Weights URL: http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/Refhome/refmeasure.htm Securities Law Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse "The Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse provides detailed information relating to the prosecution, defense, and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation." URL: http://securities.stanford.edu/ Technology and the Law Center for Democracy & Technology (US) Links to US legislation and reports URL: http://www.cdt.org/ Women and the Law Empowering Widows in Development (EWD) is a UK based NGO aiming to raise the awareness of issues and problems facing widows in developing countries, to promote their rights and assist organisations in policy and decision making in relation to widows. 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