WORLDLII NEWS
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27 February 2006
2006/1
In this issue:
NEW AND UPDATED DATABASES
AustLII (5)
NEW CATALOG CONTENT
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
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NEW AND UPDATED DATABASES
AUSTLII
"Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential
Decisions" (AustLII)
This database contains all decisions of Presidential members of the
Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales on appeals against
decisions of Arbitrators and leave applications for referral of novel
and complex Questions of Law.
See <http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWWCCPD/>
"Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts" (AustLII)
This database contains copies of Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts.
See <http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/repealed_act/>
"Australian Capital Territory Repealed Regulations" (AustLII)
This database contains copies of Australian Capital Territory
Repealed Regulations.
See <http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/repealed_reg/>
"New South Wales Repealed Acts" (AustLII)
This database contains repealed legislation of the State of New South Wales.
See <http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/repealed_act/>
"New South Wales Repealed Regulations" (AustLII)
This database contains repealed legislation of the State of New South Wales.
See <http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/repealed_reg/>
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NEW CATALOG CONTENT
NEW LEGISLATION
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ETHIOPIA
"Ethiopian Legal Information Website"
This website provides access to the full text of the basics laws of
Ethiopia including Constitution, Civil Code, Criminal Code, Civil
Procedure Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Commercial Code.
Developed by Mekelle University Law Faculty in Ethiopia in
cooperation with the Law Department of Ghent University in Belgium.
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2672.html>
OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS
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LAW JOURNALS
"Scandinavian Studies in Law"
Full text of articles by Scandinavian jurists and lawyers. Covers
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Published by
Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law. Available in PDF.
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54588.html>
PHILIPPINES
"Lawphil Project"
This website contains the full text of the Constitution and
legislation, full text of Supreme Court decisions from 1901,
treaties, legal news, information about the legal system of the
Philippines, links and more.
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/247.html>
LAW AND POLICY REFORM
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GOOD GOVERNANCE
"Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (POGAR)"
Portal dedicated to development and governance reforms in the Arab
world covering democratic participation, rule of law and transparency
and accountability. Includes, legal databases, publications, news,
essays, statistics and links.
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/3169.html>
FEATURED WEBSITE
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"Al-Muqtafi - Palestinian Legal and Judicial System"
Comprehensive subscription legal website including all legislation
enacted in Palestine covering the various periods of rule - Ottoman,
British Mandate, Egyptian in Gaza, Jordanian in the West Bank,
Israeli Occupation and Palestinian Authority. Free material includes
all inforce legislation as published in the Palestinian Authority
"Palestine Gazette" from 1994, selected case law from all periods of
rule, texts of international legal documents dealing with Palestine -
declarations, accords, agreements, protocols, peace process - legal
library catalogue, legal dictionary, news archives and legal links.
In Arabic with some English information
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2756.html>
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