DIAL News ========= 30 April 2001 2001/7 In this issue: * NEW LEGISLATION * OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS * LAW AND DEVELOPMENT * FEATURED WEBSITE * RESEARCH TIPS * DIAL TRAINING This DIAL News edition is dedicated to Japanese legal websites. Dr Makoto Ibusuki, Associate Professor of Law, Department of Law and Policy, Kagoshima University, Japan, is a new contributing editor to World Law/Project DIAL. (See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/dial/contributors.html) Dr Ibusuki has added many new legal resources to the Japanese pages. The Japanese version of the World Law/Project DIAL Quick Guide is now available from the Project DIAL page and is located at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/dial/Guides/Quick/japanese.html Note: you may have to download appropriate Japanese fonts to access ********************************************************************** NEW LEGISLATION "Copyright Law of Japan" See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/234.html "Links to Laws of Japan" See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/234.html "Japan Law" See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/234.html "Telecommunications Business Law" See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/234.html ********************************************************************** OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS JAPAN The Japanese directory on World Law/Project DIAL have been expanded. Additions include legislation, law schools, government sites and new subject directories including International Trade, Civil Law, Natural Resources, Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Education, Law Reform, Lawyers, Consumer Protection, Human Rights, Business, Trade & Commerce Law, Constitutional Law, Environment, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Women & the Law and Media & Communications. Many sites are in English or contain both Japanese and English versions. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/232.html JAPAN>>INTRODUCTIONS TO JAPANESE LAW "Japanese Law via the Internet" This article is an introduction to the Japanese legal system and contains links to Japanese legislation, cases, government, articles and other legal resources. Written by Makoto Ibusuki. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/52370.html JAPAN>>OTHER INDEXES "Japanese Law Links" Contains links to many Japanese legal sites, particularly on business law. Includes government sites, universities, law firms and cases. Maintained by Luke Nottage. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/233.html ********************************************************************* LAW AND DEVELOPMENT WOMEN & THE LAW "Basic Law for a Gender-equal Society" Features the full text in English of Law No.78 of 1999 that promotes the formation of a gender-equal society in Japan. It is published on the Cabinet Office website. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/52417.html ********************************************************************* FEATURED WEBSITE JAPAN "Legal Informatics (Natsui Laboratory)" Provides many Japanese legal resources in English and Japanese. Links include laws, court procedures, cases, articles, reports, universities, organisations and other legal resources. Maintained by Takato Natsui. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/232.html ********************************************************************** RESEARCH TIPS To translate any World Law page, click on the [Translate] button at the top of the page and choose a language to translate the page into. Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish can be translated to and from English. It uses an automatic translator called BabelFish. Please note that translation tools do not replace human translators and the results may require human verification because they may contain mistranslations and grammatical mistakes. ********************************************************************** DIAL TRAINING CHINA TRAINING In-country training is planned for 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 ********************************************************************** DIAL USERS - COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS WELCOME Please feel free to distribute DIAL News to interested colleagues. Please try to avoid unsanctioned cross-postings to news groups or email lists. DIAL News will be posted to relevant Internet lists from AustLII. We would like to receive comments and suggestions for 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. Past issues of DIAL News are located at http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/news/ ********************************************************************** TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE DIAL USER LIST See http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/ The Project DIAL Team See http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/DIAL_team.html END OF DIAL NEWS ================