DIAL News ========= 31 July 2002 2002/7 In this issue: * NEW LEGISLATION * OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS * LAW AND POLICY REFORM * FEATURED WEBSITE * RESEARCH TIPS * DIAL TRAINING ********************************************************************** NEW LEGISLATION "Liechtensteinisches Recht" (Liechtenstein) See http://www.austlii.edu.au/catalog/52139.html "Legislación Boliviana" (Bolivia) See http://www.austlii.edu.au/catalog/50469.html "Laws of Malta" See http://www.austlii.edu.au/catalog/50683.html ********************************************************************** OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS INDONESIA>>REGIONS A number of new websites have been added to the Indonesia>>Regions page on World Law/DIAL. These include the Association of City Governments of Indonesia, Association of Regency Governments of Indonesia, Association of Provincial Governments of Indonesia and the Regional Autonomy Advisory Council. All the sites are in Indonesian and English. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/catalog/2438.html THAILAND The Thailand pages have been expanded. New websites and categories have been added to the catalog including Agriculture, Business, Trade & Commerce Law, Citizenship & Migration, Fisheries and Primary Industry. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/catalog/266.html ********************************************************************* LAW AND POLICY REFORM POVERTY REDUCTION "Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP)" Contains documents that describe macroeconomic, structural and social policies and programs by country to promote growth and reduce poverty. Information is available from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) website. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/catalog/53684.html ********************************************************************* FEATURED WEBSITE THAILAND>>BUSINESS, TRADE & COMMERCE LAW "Business Guide to Thailand" Provides information about the Thai legal system, arbitration, business, tax, visas, labor, intellectual property and foreign investment. The information is provided by SCM International Law Office, a Thai-based law firm. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/catalog/53693.html ********************************************************************** RESEARCH TIPS Search options - from the 'Find' menu [any of these words] (the default option) - This means give me any documents which use one or more of my search terms, with the best documents listed first. More technically, it is equivalent to placing 'OR' between each separate word, with the results ranked in order of likely relevance. This is a simple search option, but often as effective as any other. Normally, users will simply enter a few words to indicate the main concepts for which they are looking (eg pollution water air). ********************************************************************** DIAL TRAINING CHINA TRAINING In-Country Training Program is planned in China for mid-August. Details will be posted in DIAL News as soon as they are finalised. PHILIPPINES TRAINING The Philippines In-Country Training Program took place in Manila on 26 June and 3 July 2002. It was held at the Discovery Suites, Ortigas Center. Photos from the training are available at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/training/2002/7/ VIET NAM TRAINING Photos from the Viet Nam In-Country Training Program held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from 7 to 10 May 2002 are at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/training/2002/6/ CAMBODIA TRAINING The first Cambodia In-Country Training Program took place in Phnom Penh from 29 to 31 May 2002. It was held at the Ministry of Commerce. Photos from the training mission are at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/training/2002/5/ The full text of the Opening Speech of His Excellency Cham Prasidh, Minister of Commerce of Cambodia, is at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/dial/training/2002/5/launch.html 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 ================