WORLDLII NEWS
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28 February 2003
2003/2

In this issue:

NEW DATABASES
NEW CATALOG CONTENT
RESEARCH TIPS
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS

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NEW DATABASES

AustLII

"Journal of Law and Financial Management 2002-" (AustLII)
A publication of research and analysis that focuses on the nexus of 
the general disciplinary areas of law (primarily business, corporate 
and commercial law) and financial management.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/JLFM/

INTERNATIONAL DECISIONS

"International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Decisions" (WorldLII)
Contains decisions of the International Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea Decisions since 1997.
See http://www.worldlii.org/int/cases/ITLOS/

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NEW CATALOG CONTENT

NEW LEGISLATION
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"Legislation" (Bahamas)
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/50522.html

"Norfolk Island Government Information" (Norfolk Island)
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54595.html

OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS
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HUMAN RIGHTS>>REPORTS
"For the Record: the UN Human Rights System"
Annual review of UN human rights activities arranged by region,
country and theme.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/306.html

IRAQ>>MILITARY LAW
A list of links covering all United Nations Security Council
Resolutions has now been added to the Iraq Military Law
category page as well as United Nations Special
Commissions websites (UNCC, UNIKOM, UNMOVIC,
UNSCOM).
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54562.html

LAW AND POLICY REFORM
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LAW REFORM
"OECS-CIDA Judicial and Legal Reform Project (JLR)"
A five-year project aimed at increasing the capacity of judicial and
related institutions to improve the administration of law and
quality of justice in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean
States (OECS).
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54585.html

FEATURED WEBSITE
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TREATIES & INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
"WTO official documents"
Contains legal texts and over 100,000 official documents produced
by or for the WTO's councils, committees, working groups, etc.
Available from the World Trade Organization website.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54560.html

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RESEARCH TIPS

WorldLII now provides 290 databases covering 50 jurisdictions in
22 countries from Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North
America and the South Pacific. You can browse these
databases at http://www.worldlii.org/cgi-bin/browse.pl or
search either one, all, or a combination of databases at the full
search page at http://www.worldlii.org/form/search/search1.html.

The ability to search multiple databases at the same time is
useful in developing geographically-based search options.
The geographical or regional options provided at present include:

  Africa: South Africa and Privy Council
  Asia: Hong Kong, Cambodia, Vietnam, East Timor
  Australasia: Australia, New Zealand and Privy Council
  Europe: UK and Ireland
  South Pacific: Pacific Island countries and Privy Council

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