| Author: | Helen Bronleigh BA, Grad Dip (Information and Library Studies) Acting Law Liaison Librarian, Murdoch University Library |
| Subjects: | Legal research (Other articles) |
| Issue: | Volume 9, Number 3 (September 2002) |
| Category: | NetWatch |
Final Report of the Review of the Law of Negligence
Released on 2 October 2002. The Review was chaired by the Honourable Justice David Ipp, and was established as one of the measures agreed by the second Ministerial Meeting on Public Liability Insurance in May. The Review was asked to inquire into the law of negligence and to develop a series of proposals which provide a principled approach to reforming the law of negligence.
URL: http://revofneg.treasury.gov.au/content/reports.aspDeaths in custody in Australia: 2001 National Deaths in Custody Program (NDICP) annual report : Australian Institute of Criminology
URL: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/rpp/42/Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities
Report of the Gordon Inquiry into child abuse and family violence in Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.
URL: http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/publications/publications.nsf/Inquiries+and+Commissions?openpageBills from the Parliament of Tasmania
Includes details of progress of bills through the Parliament and the date of the 2R speech.
URL: http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/bills/billsweb.htmTreaty: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Selected material from the AIATSIS collections giving an overview of the debate and history of the concept of a treaty with indigenous Australians.
URL: http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/lbry/dig_prgm/treaty/hm.htm
Chronologies of major events in various areas of federal law from the Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Library.
Industrial Law
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/industriallaw.htm#history
Mandatory Sentencing
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/mandatorychronology.htm
Tax Law
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/taxlaw.htm#history
Welfare Law
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/welfarelaw.htm#hist
Constitutional Milestones
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/chron/1999-2000/2000chr01.htmRecent Reports Tabled in the Parliament of Australia:
Inquiry into Research involving Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Bill 2002 [stem cell Bill] : Senate Community Affairs Committee
Includes the Committee's report released on 24 October 2002, submissions, and Hansard transcripts.
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/emb_cloning/index.htmReport into the regulations and ASIC policy statements made under the Financial Services Reform Act 2001: Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/corporations_ctte/FSRA_regs/report/index.htmMigration Zone Excision: An examination of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Further Border Protection Measures) Bill 2002 and related matters: Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/reports/index.htmReport on a Certain Maritime Incident : Senate Select Committee on A Certain Maritime Incident (Children overboard inquiry)
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/maritime_incident_ctte/index.htmA Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001: Australia, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
URL: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/idc/index.html
Bills from the Parliament of Tasmania
Includes details of progress of bills through the Parliament and the date of the 2R speech.
URL: http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/bills/billsweb.htmThe Scottish Parliament
URL: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/New Zealand Legislation NZ Parliamentary Counsel Office
Provides free access to unofficial versions of New Zealand Statutes and Statutory Regulations.This is intended to be temporary website, to be replaced in early 2003 by an official PCO website that will provide free public access to New Zealand legislation, including Acts, Regulations, and Bills.
URL: http://www.legislation.govt.nzThe Daily Law Notes
Produced by the reporters to The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales, The Daily Law Notes aims "to provide reports of all significant decisions of the superior courts". It summarises cases from the House of Lords, the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal and all divisions of the High Court. It also covers the Court of Justice of the European Communities. Cases are indexed by date, court and subject matter.
http://www.lawreports.co.uk/indexdln.htm
Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities
Report of the Gordon Inquiry into child abuse and family violence in Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.
URL: http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/publications/publications.nsf/Inquiries+and+Commissions?openpageA Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001: Australia, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
URL: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/idc/index.htmlA Call to Action on Behalf of Latino and Latina Youth in the US Justice: Francisco Villarruel and Nancy Walker of Michigan State University
Examines the treatment of Latino and Latina youth in the United States Justice System, arguing that they are significantly over-represented and often receive harsher treatment than similarly incarcerated young whites.
URL: http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/latino_rpt/index.html
Report into the regulations and ASIC policy statements made under the Financial Services Reform Act 2001: Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/corporations_ctte/FSRA_regs/report/index.htmBusiness Ethics
Directory of resources related to business ethics. Includes articles, publications, case studies, corporate codes of ethics, professional organizations and associations.
URL: http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Located within the United States Department of the Treasury, FinCEN "brings people and information together to fight the complex problem of money laundering, linking federal, state, local and international law enforcement, regulatory and financial communities together for the purpose of preventing and detecting financial crimes."
URL: http://www.treas.gov/fincen/Fighting Corporate and Government Wrongdoing: A Research Guide to International and U.S. Federal Laws on White-Collar Crime and Corruption
Annotated directory of legal information relating to corporate scandals in the U.S.
URL: http://www.llrx.com/features/whitecollarcrime.htmA Call to Action on Behalf of Latino and Latina Youth in the US Justice: Francisco Villarruel and Nancy Walker of Michigan State University
Examines the treatment of Latino and Latina youth in the United States Justice System, arguing that they are significantly over-represented and often receive harsher treatment than similarly incarcerated young whites.
URL: http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/latino_rpt/index.html
Lex Mundi Global Legal Events Calendar
The international association of law firms Lex Mundi is developing a comprehensive calendar of legal events around the world. The site currently has listings up until 2005.
URL: http://www.lexmundi.org/calendar/index.htmlFighting Corporate and Government Wrongdoing: A Research Guide to International and U.S. Federal Laws on White-Collar Crime and Corruption
Annotated directory of legal information relating to corporate scandals in the U.S.
URL: http://www.llrx.com/features/whitecollarcrime.htmUK Government Information on the Web by Sarah Dillingham, Free Pint, No.119, 22 August 2002, http://www.freepint.com .
Well written article on how to find UK government information. Provides links to parliamentary documents, legal information, company and business information and a comprehensive listing of government departments.
URL: http://www.freepint.com/issues/220802.htm#featureBusiness Ethics
Directory of resources related to business ethics. Includes articles, publications, case studies, corporate codes of ethics, professional organizations and associations.
URL: http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm
Inquiry into Research involving Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Bill 2002 [stem cell Bill] : Senate Community Affairs Committee
Includes the Committee's report released on 24 October 2002, submissions, and Hansard transcripts.
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/emb_cloning/index.htmThe President's Council of Bioethics (US)
"created to advise the President on bioethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology." Includes transcripts of council sessions, links to bioethics councils of other governments, background material, and a report, Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Enquiry dated July 2002.
URL: http://www.bioethics.gov/Business Ethics
Directory of resources related to business ethics. Includes articles, publications, case studies, corporate codes of ethics, professional organizations and associations.
URL: http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm
Case Management Directions: Family Court of Australia
"The case management directions have the status of Practice Direction 3 of 2002 and come into effect on 1 August 2002. They are intended to inform those who use the Court and their lawyers how the Court's case management system works, the arrangements which regulate the progression of cases, and events which go to make up that progression."
URL: http://www.familycourt.gov.au/cmd/index.html
Attacks on the Press in 2001: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ was established to "monitor abuses against the press and promote press freedom around the world,". The report documents the deaths, imprisonment, and abuses of journalists around the world in 2001. Includes regional overviews and country summaries.
URL: http://www.cpj.org/attacks01/pages_att01/attacks01.htm
2002 United Nations Human Development Report
http://www.undp.org/hdr2002/Attacks on the Press in 2001: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ was established to "monitor abuses against the press and promote press freedom around the world,". The report documents the deaths, imprisonment, and abuses of journalists around the world in 2001. Includes regional overviews and country summaries.
URL: http://www.cpj.org/attacks01/pages_att01/attacks01.htmA Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001: Australia, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
URL: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/idc/index.html
Treaty Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Selected material from the AIATSIS collections giving an overview of the debate and history of the concept of a treaty with indigenous Australians.
URL: http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/lbry/dig_prgm/treaty/hm.htmDeaths in custody in Australia: 2001 National Deaths in Custody Program (NDICP) annual report : Australian Institute of Criminology
URL: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/rpp/42/Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities
Report of the Gordon Inquiry into child abuse and family violence in Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.
URL: http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/publications/publications.nsf/Inquiries+and+Commissions?openpage
Globalization And Labor Standards (GALS) Bibliographic Database: Cornell Labor And Social Policy Project (CLASPP) & Cornell Law Library
Abstracts of recent English language law journal articles exploring international labor standards in the global economy. Covers codes of conduct, child labor, NAFTA, WTO, Alien Tort Claims Act, ILO, women's rights, etc. You can also subscribe to the GALS listserve and receive a monthly email notification of abstracts of recent law journal articles.
URL: http://www.laborstandards.org/ILOLEX: database of International Labor Standards
ILOLEX is a trilingual database containing ILO Conventions and Recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, representations, complaints, interpretations, General Surveys, and numerous related documents.
URL: http://ilolex.ilo.ch:1567/english/Industrial Cases Reports Express - The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England & Wales
Gives previews of The Industrial Cases Reports before they become available in print form. Cases are summarised, giving the ratio of the decision.
URL: http://www.lawreports.co.uk/ICREhome.htm
Documents Online World Trade Organization
Over 100,000 searchable and browsable official documents from the World Trade Organization, from 1995 onwards, with selected material from 1986 to 1994. Includes the legal texts of the WTO agreements.
URL: http://docsonline.wto.org/
Documents Online World Trade Organization
Over 100,000 searchable and browsable official documents from the World Trade Organization, from 1995 onwards, with selected material from 1986 to 1994. Includes the legal texts of the WTO agreements.
URL: http://docsonline.wto.org/ILOLEX: database of International Labor Standards
ILOLEX is a trilingual database containing ILO Conventions and Recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, representations, complaints, interpretations, General Surveys, and numerous related documents.
URL: http://ilolex.ilo.ch:1567/english/2002 United Nations Human Development Report
http://www.undp.org/hdr2002/
Final Report of the Review of the Law of Negligence
Released on 2 October 2002. The Review was chaired by the Honourable Justice David Ipp, and was established as one of the measures agreed by the second Ministerial Meeting on Public Liability Insurance in May. The Review was asked to inquire into the law of negligence and to develop a series of proposals which provide a principled approach to reforming the law of negligence.
URL: http://revofneg.treasury.gov.au/content/reports.aspQuestioning of complainants by unrepresented accused in sexual assault trials Issues Paper 22 from the New South Wales Law Reform Commission.
URL: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lrc.nsf/pages/ip22toc
Inquiry into Research involving Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Bill 2002 [stem cell Bill] : Senate Community Affairs Committee
Includes the Committee's report released on 24 October 2002, submissions, and Hansard transcripts.
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/emb_cloning/index.htmPain and the Law: Center for Health Law Studies at St. Louis University School of Law and the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics.
Website devoted to the legal issues associated with pain management and palliative care.
URL: http://www.painandthelaw.org
Migration Zone Excision: An examination of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Further Border Protection Measures) Bill 2002 and related matters: Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/reports/index.htmReport on a Certain Maritime Incident : Senate Select Committee on A Certain Maritime Incident (Children overboard inquiry)
URL: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/maritime_incident_ctte/index.htmA Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001: Australia, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
URL: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/idc/index.htmlAmerican Immigration Law Foundation
offers "education, policy analysis and support to litigators" in the field of immigration law. Most of the website is given to promoting the value of immigration. The policy reports are brief articles on topics such as immigrants in the military, student visas, the recent convention with Mexico, and the economic value provided by undocumented workers. The Legal Action Center section contains documentation from the Foundation on immigration and asylum cases: briefs, memoranda, practice advisories, and sample motions.
URL: http://www.ailf.org/
Globalization And Labor Standards (GALS) Bibliographic Database: Cornell Labor And Social Policy Project (CLASPP) & Cornell Law Library
Abstracts of recent English language law journal articles exploring international labor standards in the global economy. Covers codes of conduct, child labor, NAFTA, WTO, Alien Tort Claims Act, ILO, women's rights, etc. You can also subscribe to the GALS listserve and receive a monthly email notification of abstracts of recent law journal articles.
URL: http://www.laborstandards.org/
2002 United Nations Human Development Report
http://www.undp.org/hdr2002/