DIAL News ========= 31 May 2002 2002/5 In this issue: * NEW LEGISLATION * OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS * LAW AND POLICY REFORM * FEATURED WEBSITE * RESEARCH TIPS * DIAL TRAINING ********************************************************************** NEW LEGISLATION "Law on Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam and Implementing Legal Instruments" See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/50571.html "Cambodia Law" See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/212.html "Laws" (Bulgaria) See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/2326.html ********************************************************************** OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS CAMBODIA New websites including legislation were added to the Cambodian pages on World Law/DIAL. New categories were also added and these include Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Contracts, Courts & Case-Law, Cultural Heritage Law, Education, Family Law, Good Governance, Infrastructure, Insurance, International Aid Agencies, Introductions to Cambodian Law, Law Reform, Military Law, Primary Industry, Privacy, Telecommunications, and Women & the Law. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/211.html VIET NAM The Vietnamese pages on World Law/DIAL have been expanded. New websites featuring legislation have been added to these pages. Subject categories now include Constitutional Law, Industrial Relations & Labor Law, and Procurement. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/269.html ********************************************************************* LAW AND POLICY REFORM CAMBODIA>>LAW REFORM "Legal Reforms in Cambodia Series" Contains articles about legal reforms needed in Cambodia covering aspects of the legal system such as the police, prosecutors and judiciary. On Cambodia Human Rights website. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/53574.html ********************************************************************* FEATURED WEBSITE LAND LAW "Land and Taxation in Israel" A portal of websites about land law, land taxation and land economics, in particular, property law, state land taxes, local authorities land taxes, land and real estate, economics and society. The website is in English and Hebrew. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/53033.html ********************************************************************** RESEARCH TIPS To search for legal material in a region, including all countries in that region, start from the front page for that region. Currently World Law lists 16 regions or geographical groupings of the world: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Caribbean, Central America, Central Asia, East Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, South Pacific, South-East Asia, South-West Asia, Western Europe. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/249.html To search for legal material relating only to one country, start at the specific page for that country. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/215.html ********************************************************************** DIAL TRAINING PAKISTAN TRAINING The first Pakistan In-Country Training Program took place in Islamabad from 7-10 May 2002. It was held at the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) computer laboratory. Photos from the training mission are at http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/training/2002/4/ CHINA TRAINING Photos from the In-Country Training Program held at the Tsinghua University Law School in Beijing from 13-17 August 2001 are at http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/training/2001/4/ VIET NAM TRAINING Photos from the first In-Country Training Program held at the Viet Nam National University in Hanoi from 12-17 February 2001 are at http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/training/2001/2/ CAMBODIA TRAINING The first Cambodia In-Country Training Program is being undertaken from 27-31 May 2002. Details will be posted in DIAL News as soon as they are finalised. VIET NAM TRAINING A Follow-up In-Country Training Program will be undertaken from 3-7 June 2002. Details of the Follow-up Training Program 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/DIAL and internet legal research. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/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 DIAL Team will do its best to assist. DIAL Users can participate in the development of World Law/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/userlist.html The DIAL Team See http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/team.html END OF DIAL NEWS ================