DIAL News
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3 April 2001
2001/6

In this issue:
* NEW LEGISLATION
* OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS
* LAW AND DEVELOPMENT
* FEATURED WEBSITE
* RESEARCH TIPS
* DIAL TRAINING


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NEW LEGISLATION

"Legislation" (Kazakhstan)
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/52183.html

"Human Resources Codes and Laws"
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/51115.html

"Malaysia - Insolvency laws"
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/3003.html

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OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS

ENVIRONMENT
This directory contains many links and resources on environmental
issues including legislation, law journals, research centres, European
Union case-law and treaties and international agreements as well as
information on intergovernment organisations, non-government
organisations and individual country laws and policies.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/317.html

ANTI-CORRUPTION
"Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies"
Features information on anti-corruption programs and initiatives in
Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union countries. Also contains
legislation, international agreements, information on events and
training, reports, research and other resources. The site is available
in English and Russian.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/3168.html

SINGAPORE
This World Law/Project DIAL directory has a broad range
(17 subcategories) of legislation resources including law reform. In
particular, there are links to major legal portals for Singapore - Law
Online and Law Net.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/257.html

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LAW AND DEVELOPMENT

POVERTY REDUCTION
"PovertyNet"
Site developed by the World Bank to provide resources for people and
organisations working to understand and alleviate poverty. The site is
available in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/50394.html

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FEATURED WEBSITE

LEGISLATION>>MULTI-NATIONAL LEGISLATION COLLECTIONS
"Pacific Law Materials"
Contains legislation, cases, treaties, government sites and other legal
resources from countries in the South Pacific region. It is maintained
by the School of Law of the University of the South Pacific.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/2038.html

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RESEARCH TIPS

At the top of each page in World Law, there is the button bar:
[AustLII] [World] [New] [Translate] [Add a Link] [Feedback]

[World] links to the 'World' page at the start of the World
Law/Project DIAL catalog
[New] lists new additions to the catalog, and updated links
[Translate] translates this and any following pages into any of 10
languages (uses Babelfish)
[Add a Link] provides a form for users to suggest new links for the
catalog
[Feedback] allows you to send an email comment (or problem with links)

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DIAL TRAINING

CHINA TRAINING
In-country training is planned for late April or May 2001. Details
will be posted in DIAL News as soon as they are finalised.

INDONESIA TRAINING - May 2001
In-country training is planned in Jakarta for May 2001. Details
will be posted in DIAL News as soon as they are finalised.

GUIDED TOUR AND EXERCISES
Did you know that DIAL now has an online User Guide & Guided Tour,
and a set of Online Exercises? They can help you master
World Law/Project DIAL and internet legal research.
See  http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/dial/#training

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DIAL USERS - COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS WELCOME

Please feel free to distribute DIAL News to interested colleagues.
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from AustLII.

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improvements to the Newsletter via the DIAL User List. Remember if
you have any questions about legal research using DIAL, or other
questions about legal research using the Internet, you can send
your questions to the DIAL User List and the Project DIAL team will
do its best to assist.

DIAL Users can participate in the development of World Law/Project
DIAL by forwarding new legal websites to add to any of the source,
subject or country pages either through the DIAL User list or by
clicking on 'Add a Link' at the top of World Law pages.

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