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Law the Internet Conference 2003 - Registration available now
New Databases and Resources
WorldLII News
LAW VIA THE INTERNET 2003
AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute) will host the fifth Law via the Internet conference on 26-28 November 2003. It will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Law via the Internet 2003 will present both submitted and invited
papers. The conference proper will take place on 27-28 November.
An international meeting of legal information institutes will take
place on 26 November, and tutorials on Internet legal research will
also be offered on the 26th.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/
CALL FOR PAPERS
This year we hope to have a particular focus on the following areas:
law of developing countries on the Internet; use of the Internet in
the Courtroom; social impact of access to legal information;
legislation systems; search techniques for legal information; and
innovative research uses of online legal data. Acceptance of papers
closing soon.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/callforpapers.html
REGISTRATION FORM
Registration is now open for the conference. A registration form is available from the website and can be submitted electronically or by post. Early registration is recommended since the last conference was sold out. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/regoform.html
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
There are a number of sponsorship packages available for those interested in sponsoring the 2003 Conference. Please contact Cathy Quigley <cathy@austlii.edu.au> for more information.
Proceeds from the Conference will support AustLII and WorldLII's provision of free access to law via the net.
NEW DATABASES AND RESOURCES
"Queensland Body Corporate and Community Management Commissioner - Adjudicators Orders" (AustLII) Contains selected adjudicators orders of the Queensland Body Corporate and Community Management Commissioner since 2003. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/qld/QBCCMCmr/
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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CONTACT DETAILS
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End of AustLII News
In this issue:
LAW VIA THE INTERNET 2003
NEW DATABASES
NEW CATALOG CONTENT
RESEARCH TIPS
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute) will host the fifth Law via the Internet conference on 26-28 November 2003. It will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Law via the Internet 2003 will present both submitted and invited
papers. The conference proper will take place on 27-28 November.
An international meeting of legal information institutes will take
place on 26 November, and tutorials on Internet legal research will
also be offered on the 26th.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/
CALL FOR PAPERS
This year we hope to have a particular focus on the following areas:
law of developing countries on the Internet; use of the Internet in
the Courtroom; social impact of access to legal information;
legislation systems; search techniques for legal information; and
innovative research uses of online legal data. Acceptance of papers
closing soon.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/callforpapers.html
REGISTRATION FORM
Registration is now open for the conference. A registration form is available from the website and can be submitted electronically or by post. Early registration is recommended since the last conference was sold out. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/regoform.html
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
There are a number of sponsorship packages available for those interested in sponsoring the 2003 Conference. Please contact Cathy Quigley <cathy@austlii.edu.au> for more information.
Proceeds from the Conference will support AustLII and WorldLII's provision of free access to law via the net.
AUSTLII
"Queensland Body Corporate and Community Management Commissioner - Adjudicators Orders" (AustLII) Contains selected adjudicators orders of the Queensland Body Corporate and Community Management Commissioner since 2003. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/qld/QBCCMCmr/
WORLDLII
"Cambodian Arbitration Council Awards" (WorldLII)
This database contains awards from the Cambodian Arbitration Council
since 2003.
See http://www.worldlii.org/kh/cases/KHArbCl/
"Spam Laws"
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/51371.html
"Anti-Spam Laws"
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/51371.html
COURTS & CASE-LAW
"American Samoa Reports"
Full text of all judgments reported in the first and second series of
the American Samoa Reports from 1901 to 1996.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/51871.html
HUMAN RIGHTS>>RESEARCH CENTRES
"Humanitarian Law Center"
Center for the documentation and research of human rights violations
during the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, and to initiate
the establishment of similar centers in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina
and Kosovo. Includes, reports, press releases, articles and analysis
of decisions from war crimes trials.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/50970.html
TANZANIA>>LAW REFORM
"Law Reform Commission of Tanzania"
Official website of the Law Reform Commission of Tanzania.
Contains full text of position papers, discussion papers
and final reports in PDF.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54751.html
ICELAND>>LEGISLATION
"Laws and Regulations under the auspices of the Ministries of Industry and
Commerce"
Contains full text in Icelandic and English of laws related to industry,
energy and natural resources, regional matters, competition,
measurements, market surveillance, financial services and markets,
merchants and trade capital movements, imports and foreign
investments, insurance, and company law. Available from the
Ministries of Industry and Commerce website.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/52413.html
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