WORLDLII NEWS
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5 May 2003
2003/4

In this issue:

NEW DATABASES
NEW CATALOG CONTENT
RESEARCH TIPS
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS

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NEW DATABASES

AustLII

"Federal Law Review (FedLRev) 2001-" (AustLII)
Academic law journal that specialises in matters of federal law
including Commonwealth constitutional and administrative law.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/FedLRev/ 

INTERNATIONAL DECISIONS

"Interights International Human Rights Law 1981-" (WorldLII)
Contains decisions from the Interights International Human Rights
Law database since 1981.
See http://www.worldlii.org/int/cases/IIHRL/

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NEW CATALOG CONTENT

NEW LEGISLATION
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"Takeovers Legislation" (New Zealand)
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2050.html

"Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment
in the Lao People's Democratic Republic"
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/50627.html

OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS
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COUNTRIES>>NEW ZEALAND
New and updated category pages including Law Journals, Law
Libraries, Legal Aid, Environmental Law, Education, Maritime
Law, Courts & Case-Law, Tribunals & Other Authorities,
Introductions to New Zealand Law, Intellectual Property,
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Industrial Relations &
Labor Law, Treaties & International Agreements, Family Law,
Business, Trade & Commerce Law, Indigenous Law, Secured
Transactions, Land Law and many links to new websites, have
been added to the New Zealand pages in the Catalog. There
is also a major update of material concerning the Treaty of
Waitangi (now a separate category) with links to the text,
Tribunal, Office of Treaty Settlements, signatories, the relevant
minister, signing of the treaty, the act, related research and more.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/242.html

LAW AND POLICY REFORM
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GOOD GOVERNANCE
"Legislationline"
A free-of-charge online service provided by the Office for
Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of
the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
(OSCE). It compiles international texts and domestic
legislation in the OSCE region (55 countries located in
the Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe and North America)
dealing with the rule of law and the protection of human
rights and fundamental freedoms.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/3169.html

FEATURED WEBSITE
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TREATIES & INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
"India Bilateral Treaties and Agreements"
Provides full text of bilateral treaties and agreements
from 1947 to 1975 and from 2001. Information available
from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs website.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2813.html

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RESEARCH TIPS

WorldLII Catalog

A new search option has been added to the
WorldLII>>International>>Treaties & International Agreements
category page in the Catalog. In addition to the four search
scope options already available, users can now choose

Only WorldLII Databases >> Treaties

to search over the following full text treaties databases in WorldLII:

Australian Treaties Library (DFAT) (AustLII)
Hong Kong Treaties Index (HKLII)
South Pacific Treaties and Conventions (PacLII)

See: http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2266.html

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