WORLDLII NEWS
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24 December 2004
2004/6
In this issue:
LAW VIA THE INTERNET 2004
BAILII 5TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
FREE ACCESS TO LAW MOVEMENT - NEW PARTICIPANTS
NEW AND UPDATED DATABASES
AustLII (2), CANLII (1)
NEW CATALOG CONTENT
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
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in 2005 with more from WorldLII.
We would like to thank the numerous organisations and individuals that
have supported WorldLII during 2004 by providing data and funding
as well as other assistance.
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LAW VIA THE INTERNET 2004
The 6th International Law via the Internet Conference was held in Paris
on 3-5 November 2004. The conference proceedings are available at
<http://www.frlii.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=8>
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BAILII 5TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
"Five Years of Free Law" BAILII 5th Anniversary Celebration
took place in London on 1st November 2004. The event was
hosted by Baker and McKenzie and sponsored by the Society
for Computers and Law (SCL), the British and Irish Legal Education
Technology Association (BILETA) and the British and Irish
Association of Law Librarians (BIALL).
See the transcript of the formal part of the meeting on Monday, 1st
November 2004, at
<http://www.bailii.org/bailii/Five_Year_Celebration_Meeting.html>
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FREE ACCESS TO LAW MOVEMENT - NEW PARTICIPANTS
Welcome to the two newest participants in the free access to law
movement.
JURIBURKINA
Legal portal developed by LexUM (University of Montreal) in
collaboration with Ordre des Avocats du Burkina, Secretariat
General du Gouvernement and ZCP informatique. Provides
full text access to decisions of Burkina Faso including the
Conseil Constitutionnel, Conseil d'Etat, Cour de Cassation
and Tribunal du Travail. Available only in French.
See <http://www.juriburkina.org/>
NEW ZEALAND LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE (NZLII)
The New Zealand Information Institute (NZLII) is a prototype
system developed by the University of Otago Faculty of Law,
the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law and AustLII.
It currently contains decisions from the Court of Appeal of New
Zealand, New Zealand Commerce Commission, New Zealand Privacy
Commissioner, Human Rights Review Tribunal of New Zealand,
publications of the New Zealand Law Commission, the Otago Law
Review and the Victoria University of Wellington Law Review.
See <http://www.nzlii.org/>
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NEW AND UPDATED DATABASES
AUSTLII
"Australian Takeovers Panel Decisions" (AustLII)
This database contains selected decisions from the Australian
Takeovers Panel from 2000.
See <http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/ATP/>
"Pharmacy Board of New South Wales Decisions" (AustLII)
This database contains selected decisions from the Pharmacy
Board of New South Wales from 1990.
See <http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWPB/>
CANLII
"Statutes and Regulations of Prince Edward Island"
Contains full text of statutes and regulations made available on the
Legislative Counsel Office of the Government of Prince Edward
Island website.
See <http://www.canlii.org/pe/laws/index.html>
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NEW CATALOG CONTENT
NEW LEGISLATION
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"Electoral Law" (Iraq)
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/50675.html>
"Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines"
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/248.html>
OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS
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AUSTRALIA>>LEGAL STUDIES
A new category, Legal Studies, has been added to the
Australia >> Education pages in the Catalog. The new category for
each State, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital
Territory, now provides a guide to curriculum resources online
for high school students undertaking a legal studies course as
part of their Higher School Certificate or equivalent.
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/55604.html>
NEW ZEALAND
"Sports Disputes Tribunal of New Zealand"
Official website of the Sports Disputes Tribunal of New Zealand.
Includes decisions of the Tribunal and the Court of Arbitration
of Sport.
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54612.html>
LAW AND POLICY REFORM
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LAW JOURNALS
"Law, Social Justice and Global Development Journal (LGD)"
An electronic law journal covering a range of topics relating to
legal issues surrounding the impact of globalisation on social
development. LGD is published under the Electronic Law
Journals (ELJ) project, a collaboration between the University
of Warwick and the University of Strathclyde.
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54588.html>
FEATURED WEBSITE
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EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
"Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe"
Contains extensive information on the recently signed European
Constitution. Available from EUROPA, the official European Union
website.
See <http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2225.html>
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