WORLDLII NEWS
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20 December 2002
2002/1
In this issue:
WELCOME
LAUNCH OF WORLDLII
NEW DATABASES
NEW CATALOG CONTENT
DIAL TRAINING
RESEARCH TIPS
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
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WELCOME
Welcome to WorldLII News and Welcome to DIAL Users
From now on DIAL News will be incorporated into a new Newsletter which
will combine news, updated information and research tips from the WorldLII
website. This Newsletter will bring you information about updates to the
databases from each of the Legal Information Institutes and other
organisations as well as the latest category pages or links to websites
added to the WorldLII Catalog.
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LAUNCH OF WORLDLII
The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) <http://www.worldlii.org>
was officially launched on 25 November 2002. It is a free, independent and
non-profit global legal research facility developed collaboratively by the
following Legal Information Institutes (LIIs) and Law Schools:
- Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)
- British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)
- Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
- Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII)
- Legal Information Institute (Cornell) (LII (Cornell))
- Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
- Wits University School of Law
Following a meeting of LIIs and Law Schools at the 4th Law via Internet
Conference in Montreal in October 2002, the 'Montreal Declaration on public
access to law' was adopted <http://www.worldlii.org/worldlii/declaration/>,
signalling a joint commitment to the principles underlying WorldLII.
Information about the Conference can be viewed online at
<http://www.canlii.org/conf2002/>.
WorldLII comprises three main facilities: WorldLII Databases, WorldLII
Catalog (formerly World Law) and WorldLII Websearch.
Further information about WorldLII can be found in the WorldLII Brochure at
<http://www.worldlii.org/worldlii/guides/brochure/>.
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NEW DATABASES
AUSTLII
"New South Wales Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Decisions 2002-"
(AustLII)
Contains selected decisions of the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of
New South Wales.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWCTTT/
INTERNATIONAL DECISIONS
"Generic Top Level Domain Name (gTLD) Decisions 2002-" (WorldLII)
Contains decisions by panels appointed by Dispute Resolution Service
Providers under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN)'s Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).
See http://www.worldlii.org/int/cases/GENDND/
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NEW CATALOG CONTENT
NEW LEGISLATION
"English Translations of Japanese Laws"
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/234.html
"Irish Legislation - Acts & Rules"
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2200.html
"Indonesian Patent Law"
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/224.html
"Indonesian Trademark Law"
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/224.html
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OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
New websites have been added to the Intellectual Property pages including
'Other Indexes' and 'By Country' categories. New country pages with IP
content include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt,
Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Moldova,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan,
Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey and Yugoslavia.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/315.html
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2294.html
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/50112.html
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT)
"GATT Digital Archive: 1947-1994"
A project to capture digitally a significant collection of archival
material, internal documents and selected publications produced by the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade
Organization (WTO). It is a joint project of the World Trade Organization
and the Stanford University Libraries.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2856.html
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LAW AND POLICY REFORM
LAW REFORM
"Rule of Law - Perspectives from the Pacific Rim"
A compendium that provides an analysis of the status of the Rule of Law in
Asian countries. Files are available in PDF format. Available from the
website of Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs (MCPA), 'a public policy
organization committed to promoting understanding
and cooperation between the United States and Asia'.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/50586.html
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FEATURED WEBSITE
MARITIME LAW>>LEGISLATION
"Statutory Instruments"
Full text of United Kingdom Merchant Shipping Acts and Regulations
categorised by subject, as well as the Statutory Codes of Practice.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54337.html
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DIAL TRAINING
LAOS TRAINING
The first Laos In-Country Training Program took place in Vientiane from 6
to 7 November 2002. Photos from the training mission are at
<http://www.worldlii.org/dial/training/2002/10/>.
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RESEARCH TIPS
This section will in future give you some guidance and tips on how to best
use the Websearch facility on WorldLII. The WorldLII Quick Guide at
<http://www.worldlii.org/worldlii/guides/quick/> is a good start to
becoming familiar with the wealth of legal information that can be accessed
and searched on WorldLII. This guide is also linked from the homepage of
WorldLII under Help and Training.
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COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
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