WORLDLII NEWS
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20 August 2003
2003/7

In this issue:

LAW VIA THE INTERNET 2003 
NEW DATABASES
NEW CATALOG CONTENT
RESEARCH TIPS
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS

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LAW VIA THE INTERNET 2003

AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute) will host the fifth
Law via the Internet conference on 26-28 November 2003. It will
be held at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of
New South Wales, Australia.

Law via the Internet 2003 will present both submitted and invited
papers. The conference proper will take place on 27-28 November.
An international meeting of legal information institutes will take
place on 26 November, and tutorials on Internet legal research will
also be offered on the 26th.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/

CALL FOR PAPERS

This year we hope to have a particular focus on the following areas:
law of developing countries on the Internet; use of the Internet in
the Courtroom; social impact of access to legal information;
legislation systems; search techniques for legal information; and
innovative research uses of online legal data. Acceptance of papers
closing soon.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/callforpapers.html

REGISTRATION FORM

Registration is now open for the conference. A registration
form is available from the website and can be submitted
electronically or by post. Early registration is recommended
since the last conference was sold out.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/regoform.html

SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

There are a number of sponsorship packages available for those
interested in sponsoring the 2003 Conference. Please contact
Cathy Quigley  for more information.

Proceeds from the Conference will support AustLII and WorldLII's
provision of free access to law via the net.

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NEW DATABASES

AUSTLII

"Queensland Body Corporate and Community Management
Commissioner - Adjudicators Orders" (AustLII)
Contains selected adjudicators orders of the Queensland Body
Corporate and Community Management Commissioner since 2003. 
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/qld/QBCCMCmr/

WORLDLII

"Cambodian Arbitration Council Awards" (WorldLII)
This database contains awards from the Cambodian Arbitration Council
since 2003.
See http://www.worldlii.org/kh/cases/KHArbCl/

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NEW CATALOG CONTENT

NEW LEGISLATION
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"Spam Laws"
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/51371.html

"Anti-Spam Laws"
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/51371.html

OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS
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COURTS & CASE-LAW
"American Samoa Reports"
Full text of all judgments reported in the first and second series of
the American Samoa Reports from 1901 to 1996.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/51871.html

HUMAN RIGHTS>>RESEARCH CENTRES
"Humanitarian Law Center"
Center for the documentation and research of human rights violations
during the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, and to initiate
the establishment of similar centers in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina
and Kosovo. Includes, reports, press releases, articles and analysis
of decisions from war crimes trials.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/50970.html

LAW AND POLICY REFORM
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TANZANIA>>LAW REFORM
"Law Reform Commission of Tanzania"
Official website of the Law Reform Commission of Tanzania.
Contains full text of position papers, discussion papers
and final reports in PDF.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54751.html

FEATURED WEBSITE
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ICELAND>>LEGISLATION
"Laws and Regulations under the auspices of the Ministries of Industry and 
Commerce"
Contains full text in Icelandic and English of laws related to industry,
energy and natural resources, regional matters, competition,
measurements, market surveillance, financial services and markets,
merchants and trade capital movements, imports and foreign
investments, insurance, and company law. Available from the
Ministries of Industry and Commerce website.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/52413.html

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RESEARCH TIPS

WorldLII Search Form - Databases and Catalog

Boolean Operators - using parentheses ( )

A search may be entered in "this Boolean query" (option in the
drop down menu) using logical and proximity connecting words
(and, or, near). Always use parentheses if the search
includes more than one type of connectors eg

contempt near (radio or television)
terrorism near (hostage or bomb)

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