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Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law |
NetWatch: July 2005
| Author: | Anne Greenshields
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| Issue: | Volume 12, Number 1 and 2 (July 2005) |
| Category: | NetWatch |
Primary Legal Materials on the Internet - Case Law, Statutes and Extrinsic Material
Australian legal sites and developments
Barbados Supreme Court Judgments
http://www.lawcourts.gov.bb/LawLibrary/Judgments.asp
Constitutional Court of South Africa
http://www.constitutionalcourt.org.za/site/home.htm
Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of The
Bahamas
Full text of decisions in PDF with a
searchable judgments database
http://www.courtofappeal.org.bs/
http://www.courtofappeal.org.bs/judgments.lasso
District Court of New South Wales
(Pharmacist Appeals) Decisions
Selected decisions
of appeals made by pharmacists against the disciplinary findings and/or
orders made by the Pharmacy Board of NSW.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWDC/
Pacific
Islands Treaty Series (PacLII)
Bilateral and
multilateral treaties and conventions that 21 Pacific Island states
have entered into, in a wide-range of categories dating back to the
late 19th Century
http://www.paclii.org/pits/
Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal
Selected decisions from the Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal
from July 2003.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/qld/QCCT/
Superior Courts of Tasmania (pre-1900)
An "historical database containing edited records of
decisions of the Superior Courts of Tasmania handed down prior to 1900.
The database currently covers selected decisions from 1824-1842.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/TASSupC/
This complements the Superior Courts of New South Wales (pre-1900) Case Notes
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/NSWSupC/
State Administrative Tribunal of Western
Australia
Full text decisions of the State
Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia since its inception in
2005.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/wa/WASAT/
Town Planning Appeal Tribunal of Western
Australia
Full text decisions of the Town Planning
Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia as selected by the Tribunal from
2003-2004. This Tribunal has now been replaced by the State
Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/wa/WATPAT/
United Kingdom Dispute Resolution Service
Decisions resolving disputes in the .uk Top Level Domain since 2001.
http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/DRS/
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation
Tribunal of Tasmania
Full-text decisions since 2004.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/tas/TASWRCT/
ACCC ejournal
Monthly
journal from Australian Competition and Consumer Commission covering
the latest developments in trade practices law and consumer issues.
New, ongoing and finalised cases in relation to enforcement, speeches,
news releases, mergers and other regulatory issues are included. Alert
service available.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/392039
Australian
Bureau of Statistics - AusStats
AusStats
"provides you with the complete range of products available from the
ABS online, and it is updated daily. A range of publications and
related tables are now available free of charge from the web site."
http://www.abs.gov.au/
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/ausstatshome?OpenView
District Court of Western Australia information about the court and its services.
Macquarie Law Journal
Full text from 2001
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MqLJ/
Macquarie Business Law Journal
Full text of the Macquarie Business Law Journal from 2004 is now
available on AustLII.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MqBLJ/
Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner
Selected case notes from the Office of the
Victorian Privacy Commissioner since 2003
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VPrivCmr/
State Administrative Tribunal of Western
Australia
Full text decisions of the State
Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia since its inception in
2005.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/wa/WASAT/
Town Planning Appeal Tribunal of Western
Australia
Full text decisions of the Town Planning
Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia as selected by the Tribunal from
2003-2004. This Tribunal has now been replaced by the State
Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/wa/WATPAT/
Superior Courts of Tasmania (pre-1900)
An "historical database containing edited records of
decisions of the Superior Courts of Tasmania handed down prior to 1900.
The database currently covers selected decisions from 1824-1842.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/TASSupC/
This complements the Superior Courts of New South Wales (pre-1900) Case Notes
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/NSWSupC/
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation
Tribunal of Tasmania
Full-text decisions since 2004.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/tas/TASWRCT/
House of
Representatives Committees
http://www.aph.gov.au/committee/committees_type.htm#house
Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs - Inquiry into harmonisation of legal systems
On 7 February 2005 the Attorney-General, The Hon Philip Ruddock MP, asked the Committee to inquire into and report on the harmonisation of legal systems within Australia, and with New Zealand.
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/harmonisation/index.htm
Senate
Committees
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/com-list.htm
Research Briefs
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RB/index.htm
Research Notes
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/Index.htm
E-Briefs
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/hotissues.htm
Attorney Generals Department: Publications
http://www.law.gov.au/www/agdHome.nsf/HeadingPagesDisplay/Publications?OpenDocument
ACCC ejournal
Monthly
journal from Australian Competition and Consumer Commission covering
the latest developments in trade practices law and consumer issues.
New, ongoing and finalised cases in relation to enforcement, speeches,
news releases, mergers and other regulatory issues are included. Alert
service available.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/392039
Australia's corporate regulators - the ACCC,
ASIC and APRA
From the report on 14 June 2005 "This
Research Brief looks at some important recent developments in the role,
mindset and performance of Australia's corporate regulators. Since
1998, the task of regulating corporate Australia has been the
responsibility of three statutory authorities the Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian Securities
and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential
Regulation Authority (APRA)."
Politics and Public
Administration Section
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rb/2004-05/05rb16.htm
Australian
Bureau of Statistics - AusStats
AusStats
"provides you with the complete range of products available from the
ABS online, and it is updated daily. A range of publications and
related tables are now available free of charge from the web site."
http://www.abs.gov.au/
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/ausstatshome?OpenView
Inquiry into the Australian Accounting
Standards tabled in compliance with the Corporations Act 2001 on 30
August and 16 November 2004 from Joint Corporations and Financial Services
Committee (Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/corporations_ctte/aas/index.htm
Inquiry into the Exposure Draft of the
Corporations Amendment Bill (No 2) 2005 from Joint
Corporations and Financial Services
Committee (Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/corporations_ctte/amendment_bill_2/index.htm
Inquiry into regulation of property
investment advice from Joint Corporations and Financial Services
Committee (Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/corporations_ctte/investment/index.htm
Inquiry into Unfair Dismissal
Policy in the Small Business Sector from the
Senate Committee Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
(Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/eet_ctte/unfair_dismissal/index.htm
Macquarie Business Law Journal
Full text of the Macquarie Business Law Journal from 2004 is now
available on AustLII.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MqBLJ/
Rehabilitating large and complex enterprises
in financial difficulties
From the Corporations
and Markets Advisory Committee "The aim of any corporate recovery
process is to give financially distressed enterprises that may still be
viable in the longer term a realistic opportunity to overcome their
financial problems and continue in business. The return of an
enterprise to profitability rather than winding it up may benefit a
range of affected parties, including financiers, suppliers, employees,
customers and shareholders."
http://www.camac.gov.au/camac/camac.nsf/byHeadline/PDFFinal+Reports+2004/$file/Large_Enterprises_report_Oct04.pdf
Personal liability for corporate fault
Discusses the degree and circumstance to which directors and corporate
managers can be held liable for misconduct.
http://www.camac.gov.au/camac/camac.nsf/byHeadline/PDFDiscussion+Papers/$file/Personal_Liability_DP_May05.pdf
Australian Big Brother Awards
" Big Brother Awards are presented around the world by the national
members and affiliated organisations of Privacy International to
corporations, public officials and governments that have shown a
blatant disregard for privacy, those who have done the most to threaten
personal privacy in their countries. The awards also feature categories
for individuals and organisations who have made a major positive
contribution to protecting the privacy of Australians."
http://www.privacy.org.au/bba/index.html
Australian Press Council Submission to the
Australian Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee Inquiry into the
National Security Information Legislation Bill 2005 6 April 2005
A n executive summary regarding these matters.
http://www.presscouncil.org.au/pcsite/fop/fop_subs/natsec05.html
Child Pornography Sentencing in NSW
From the Australian Institute of Criminology. From the report "This
brief looks at sentences imposed in New South Wales for the offences of
possessing child pornography under s 578B(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and
publishing child pornography under s 578C(2A) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)."
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/htcb/htcb008.html
Chilling Effects of Anti-Terrorism
(USA)
"National Security.... Toll on Freedom of Expression.
The right to free speech faces the strongest challenges during times of
crisis. Whether or not any of us agree about each particular decision
made to prevent public access to sensitive information, it is the
Electronic Frontier Foundation's responsibility to chart any such
efforts so that we as a society are at least aware of what is no longer
available to us."
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/Terrorism/antiterrorism_chill.html
Civil liability for invasion of privacy
(UK)
"The Law Reform Commission released its report on Civil
Liability for Invasion of Privacy on 9 December 2004. The report
examines whether an individual should be entitled to seek civil
remedies for invasion of privacy that is unwarranted in the
circumstances. The Commission concludes that one or more specific torts
of invasion of privacy which clearly define the act, conduct and/or
publication which frustrates the reasonable expectation of privacy of
an individual without justification should be created by statute."
http://www.hkreform.gov.hk/reports/index.htm
Commonwealth Cybercrime Update and Review
Discussion of the The Crimes Legislation Amendment
(Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Act (No.2) 2004 (Cth)
and implications for child pornography, police and security power and
assisting suicide.
http://www.uq.edu.au/davidson/cyberlaw/proctor-cyberlaw-mar05.pdf
Do Australians have a legal right to privacy?
From the report "There is no constitutional right to privacy in
Australia, but there are some pieces of legislation which afford
certain but incomplete protections."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2004-05/05rn37.htm
Inquiry into the powers of Australia's
communications regulators from Senate Committee on
Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts (Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/ecita_ctte/acma/index.htm
Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner
Selected case notes from the Office of the
Victorian Privacy Commissioner since 2003
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VPrivCmr/
The real Big Brother: Inquiry into
the Privacy Act 1988 from the Senate Legal and Constitutional Commitee
(Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/privacy/index.htm
Surveillance & Society
A fully peer-reviewed transdisciplinary online surveillance studies
journal.
http://www.surveillance-and-society.org/index.htm
American Bar Association Juvenile Justice
Committee
News information about the death penalty
and other resources.
http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/
Child Pornography Sentencing in NSW
From the Australian Institute of Criminology. From the report "This
brief looks at sentences imposed in New South Wales for the offences of
possessing child pornography under s 578B(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and
publishing child pornography under s 578C(2A) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)."
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/htcb/htcb008.html
Commonwealth Cybercrime Update and Review
Discussion of the The Crimes Legislation Amendment
(Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Act (No.2) 2004 (Cth)
and implications for child pornography, police and security power and
assisting suicide.
http://www.uq.edu.au/davidson/cyberlaw/proctor-cyberlaw-mar05.pdf
Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care
by the Senate Community Affairs Committee (Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/inst_care/index.htm
The detention of Cornelia Rau: legal issues
This brief discusses legal issues arising from the mistaken
detention of Cornelia Rau, an Australian permanent resident, under the
Commonwealth Migration Act for some 10 months between the end of March
2004 and early February 2005.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rb/2004-05/05rb14.pdf
The detention of Cornelia Rau: legal issues
This brief discusses legal issues arising from the mistaken
detention of Cornelia Rau, an Australian permanent resident, under the
Commonwealth Migration Act for some 10 months between the end of March
2004 and early February 2005.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rb/2004-05/05rb14.pdf
The High Court and indefinite detention:
towards a national bill of rights? (No. 1) Parliamentary
Library of Australia, Research Brief
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RB/2004-05/05rbAbstracts.htm#05rb1
Progress of the United States Military
Commission trial of David Hicks
From the report on
14 February 2005 "What has happened so far... According to the United
States (US) Military Commission charges filed against him,(2) David
Hicks is alleged to have undertaken military training with terrorist
groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2000-01, including al Qaeda.
Whilst in Afghanistan he is alleged to have met Usama Bin Laden and
other senior al Qaeda leaders."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2004-05/05rn33.htm
A Constitution for Europe
Various document relating to this topic in hypertext form with table of
contents and content map.
http://gandalf.aksis.uib.no/~brit/EU-CONST-EN-cc/index.html
The High Court and indefinite detention:
towards a national bill of rights? (No. 1) Parliamentary
Library of Australia, Research Brief
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RB/2004-05/05rbAbstracts.htm#05rb1
ACCC ejournal
Monthly
journal from Australian Competition and Consumer Commission covering
the latest developments in trade practices law and consumer issues.
New, ongoing and finalised cases in relation to enforcement, speeches,
news releases, mergers and other regulatory issues are included. Alert
service available.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/392039
Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal
Selected decisions from the Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal
from July 2003.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/qld/QCCT/
Commonwealth Cybercrime Update and Review
Discussion of the The Crimes Legislation Amendment
(Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Act (No.2) 2004 (Cth)
and implications for child pornography, police and security power and
assisting suicide.
http://www.uq.edu.au/davidson/cyberlaw/proctor-cyberlaw-mar05.pdfl
Crime, Conflict and Media Culture
A peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal exploring the critical nexus
of media culture, criminal justice and conflict. the current issue is
titled "Prisons and Media Special Issue"
http://www.jc2m.co.uk/index.htm
Child Pornography Sentencing in NSW
From the Australian Institute of Criminology. From the report "This
brief looks at sentences imposed in New South Wales for the offences of
possessing child pornography under s 578B(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and
publishing child pornography under s 578C(2A) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)."
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/htcb/htcb008.html
Gender and Serious Fraud in Australia and
New Zealand
From the Australian Institute of
Criminology. From the report "Fraud is a significant component of
female offending, and examining the dynamics underlying serious fraud
is important if we are to understand the broader issues of gender
difference in patterns of offending and imprisonment. Based on a study
of a sample of 'serious fraud' cases dealt with in Australian and New
Zealand higher criminal courts during 1998 and 1999, this paper
examines gender differences in the commission of serious fraud offences
in Australia and New Zealand and how offenders' experiences within the
criminal justice system may differ depending upon their sex."
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi292.htm
Hairs, Fibers, Crime, and Evidence
(USA)
Read all hair and the importance of it to crime. Find
out about "identification of questioned hairs and the comparison of
questioned and known hairs" Questions about hairs and hair raising
questions.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/deedric1.htm
Measuring Violence against Women: a Review
of the Literature and Statistics
Issued 06
December 2004. From the report "It is very difficult to measure the
true extent of violence against women as most incidences of domestic
violence and sexual assault go unreported."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/SP/ViolenceAgainstWomen.htm
Sentencing Remarks for selected District
Court of Western Australia cases.
http://www.districtcourt.wa.gov.au/default.asp?id=11544321
http://www.districtcourt.wa.gov.au/
Small Arms Survey
An
independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of
International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. Their "reports are ad hoc
publications commissioned by governments, UN agencies, and other
institutions. They address subjects of broad interest to the
humanitarian, development, public health, and arms control
communities." Latest report is "Gun-running in Papua New Guinea: From Arrows
to Assault Weapons in the Southern Highlands" [pdf]
http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/index.html
http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/special.htm
http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/Special%20Reports/SR%20PNG.pdf
Answers.com
This is a general search engine site that boasts
it is the next generation of search engines taking you straight to an
answer. Use for general non-legal type questions - great for quiz
nights and homework assistance!
"Answers.com displays quick,
snapshot answers with concise, reliable information. Our editors take
our content from over 100 authoritative encyclopedias, dictionaries,
glossaries and atlases, carefully chosen for breadth and quality".
http://www.answers.com/
FirstGov.gov: Libraries (USA)
National, federal agency, and local libraries; online library
databases; grants and benefits for libraries. Check out what they have
on the shelves at NASA, the Pentagon and the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Library.
http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries.shtml
CIA: The World Factbook 2005
A well known resource for information about various nations. Country
information updated recently with additions regarding the European
Union. Along with the new entities and the regular information updates,
The World Factbook now also features six new fields. Additional new
categories include "People", "Major infectious diseases", "Economy
category, entries have been added for Current account balance,
Investment (gross fixed), Public debt, and Reserves of foreign exchange
and gold. The Transnational issues category has a new Refugees and
internally displaced persons entry."
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Sports Disputes Tribunal of New Zealand
http://www.sportstribunal.org.nz/
United Kingdom Dispute Resolution Service
Decisions resolving disputes in the .uk Top Level Domain since 2001.
http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/DRS/
Inquiry into Unfair Dismissal
Policy in the Small Business Sector from the
Senate Committee Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
(Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/eet_ctte/unfair_dismissal/index.htm
Whistleblowing in Australia transparency,
accountability & but above all, the truth
From the report "In Australia, whistleblower protection became an issue
around 15 years ago, when inquiries into corruption scandals exposed
the difficulties that whistleblowers faced as a result of their
actions. The difficulties arose because the common law was ill-adapted
to deal with the issue."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2004-05/05rn31.pdf
Workplace death and serious injury: a
snapshot of legislative developments in Australia and overseas
(No.7) Australian Parliamentary Library Research Brief
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RB/2004-05/05rbAbstracts.htm#05rb7
Bhopal 20 years on: forum non conveniens and
corporate responsibility
From the Australian
Parliamentary Library this Research Note backgrounds the Bhopal
disaster. "The Bhopal disaster led to a classic international legal
case in which Union Carbide used the forum non conveniens doctrine to
avoid being sued in the United States."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2004-05/05rn26.pdf
Convention
on Biological Diversity
"The Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD), a United Nations Environment Programme, is
dedicated to promoting sustainable development." Includes a journal
citation database, COP/COP-MOP Decisions and SBSTTA/ICCP
Recommendations, and more.
http://www.biodiv.org/
Inquiry into Energy White Paper
from Senate Committee on Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts (Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/ecita_ctte/energy_white_paper/index.htm
Inquiry into the regulation, control and
management of invasive species and the Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Invasive Species) Bill 2002 from
Senate Committee on Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts (Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/ecita_ctte/invasive_species/index.htm
A Constitution for Europe
Various document relating to this topic in hypertext form with table of
contents and content map.
http://gandalf.aksis.uib.no/~brit/EU-CONST-EN-cc/index.html
Hairs, Fibers, Crime, and Evidence
(USA)
Read all hair and the importance of it to crime. Find
out about "identification of questioned hairs and the comparison of
questioned and known hairs" Questions about hairs and hair raising
questions.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/deedric1.htm
Child Custody and Access (UK)
"The Law Reform Commission published its report on Child Custody and
Access on 7 March 2005. The main focus of the report's 72
recommendations is the introduction of a new "joint parental
responsibility model" into Hong Kong's family law. This new approach
aims to make it easier for both parents to maintain an active
involvement in the lives of their children after they divorce."
http://www.hkreform.gov.hk/reports/index.htm
Rules for determining domicile
(April 2005) (Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong)
http://www.hkreform.gov.hk/reports/rdomicile-e.htm
http://www.hkreform.gov.hk/content/index.htm
New Issues in Legal Parenthood
(The Law Commission (NZ))
http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/new-pub.htm#R88
http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/
Gay
& Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Founded in 1978, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
(GLAD) is New England s leading legal rights organization dedicated to
ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and
gender identity and expression. Providing litigation, advocacy, and
educational work in all areas of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
civil rights and the rights of people living with HIV, GLAD has a
full-time legal staff and a network of cooperating attorneys across New
England.
http://www.glad.org/
Gender and serious fraud in Australia and
New Zealand
From the Australian Institute of
Criminology. From the report "Fraud is a significant component of
female offending, and examining the dynamics underlying serious fraud
is important if we are to understand the broader issues of gender
difference in patterns of offending and imprisonment. Based on a study
of a sample of 'serious fraud' cases dealt with in Australian and New
Zealand higher criminal courts during 1998 and 1999, this paper
examines gender differences in the commission of serious fraud offences
in Australia and New Zealand and how offenders' experiences within the
criminal justice system may differ depending upon their sex."
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi292.html
Measuring Violence against Women: a Review
of the Literature and Statistics
Issued 06 December
2004. From the report "It is very difficult to measure the true extent
of violence against women as most incidences of domestic violence and
sexual assault go unreported."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/SP/ViolenceAgainstWomen.htm
Was there an EM? Explanatory Memoranda
and Explanatory Statements in the Commonwealth Parliament
From Research Brief no. 15 2004 -05 "From 1901 to 1982, there was no
easy way of knowing if an Explanatory Memorandum had been produced for
a particular Bill."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rb/2004-05/05rb15.htm
District Court of New South Wales
(Pharmacist Appeals) Decisions
Selected decisions
of appeals made by pharmacists against the disciplinary findings and/or
orders made by the Pharmacy Board of NSW.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWDC/
Gene patents: What God hath wrought!
From the The Journal of Philosophy, Science and Law this article
examines the ethics and eligibility of gene patenting.
http://www.psljournal.com/archives/all/gene.cfm
How many abortions are there in Australia? A
discussion of abortion statistics, their limitations, and options for
improved statistical collection. Research Brief no. 9 2004
-05
From the report "Much of the recent debate on abortion
in Australia has focused on the question of how many abortions take
place in Australia each year. This Research Brief discusses the
existing statistics on abortion in Australia, their limitations for
accurately quantifying how many abortions take place each year, and
some options for improving Australian data on abortion numbers."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rb/2004-05/05rb09.htm
Practice parameters: Assessment and
management of patients in the persistent vegetative state
From the American Academy of Neurology a timely reminder.
http://www.aan.com/professionals/practice/pdfs/pdf_1995_thru_1998/1995.45.1015.pdf
Punishing Medical Experts for Unethical
Testimony: A Step in the Right Direction or a Step too Far?
From the The Journal of Philosophy, Science and Law this article
examines the notion of unethical conduct in expert testimony in medical
malpractice cases.
http://www.psljournal.com/archives/all/punishing.cfm
Terri Schiavo Case: Legal Issues Involving
Healthcare Directives, Death, and Dying
An
extensive set of links to important aspects of this case from FindLaw.
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/schiavo/
Amnesty International Report 2005 - Australia
During 2004, the human rights of ordinary men, women and children were
disregarded or grossly abused in every corner of the globe. Read all
about these issues within our backyard.
See also the link to
all Amnesty documents pertaining to Australia
http://web.amnesty.org/report2005/aus-summary-eng
http://web.amnesty.org/library/eng-aus/index
Australian Big Brother Awards
" Big Brother Awards are presented around the world by the national
members and affiliated organisations of Privacy International to
corporations, public officials and governments that have shown a
blatant disregard for privacy, those who have done the most to threaten
personal privacy in their countries. The awards also feature categories
for individuals and organisations who have made a major positive
contribution to protecting the privacy of Australians."
http://www.privacy.org.au/bba/index.html
Australia's Fourth Report under the
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/agdHome.nsf/Page/Publications_2005_Australia'
Chilling Effects of Anti-Terrorism
(USA)
"National Security.... Toll on Freedom of Expression.
The right to free speech faces the strongest challenges during times of
crisis. Whether or not any of us agree about each particular decision
made to prevent public access to sensitive information, it is the
Electronic Frontier Foundation's responsibility to chart any such
efforts so that we as a society are at least aware of what is no longer
available to us."
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/Terrorism/antiterrorism_chill.html
Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy
(USA)
"The mission of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
at Harvard is to make human rights principles central to the
formulation of public policy in the United States and throughout the
world". Useful documents and links.
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/cchrp/
Civil liability for invasion of privacy
(UK)
"The Law Reform Commission released its report on Civil
Liability for Invasion of Privacy on 9 December 2004. The report
examines whether an individual should be entitled to seek civil
remedies for invasion of privacy that is unwarranted in the
circumstances. The Commission concludes that one or more specific torts
of invasion of privacy which clearly define the act, conduct and/or
publication which frustrates the reasonable expectation of privacy of
an individual without justification should be created by statute."
http://www.hkreform.gov.hk/reports/index.htm
The detention of Cornelia Rau: legal issues
This brief discusses legal issues arising from the mistaken
detention of Cornelia Rau, an Australian permanent resident, under the
Commonwealth Migration Act for some 10 months between the end of March
2004 and early February 2005.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rb/2004-05/05rb14.pdf
Forced Migration Online (FMO)
Forced
Migration Online (FMO) provides "access to a wide variety of online
resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide.
Designed for use by practitioners, policy makers, researchers, students
or anyone interested in the field, FMO aims to give comprehensive
information in an impartial environment and to promote increased
awareness of human displacement issues to an international community of
users."
http://www.forcedmigration.org/
Progress of the United States Military
Commission trial of David Hicks
From the
Parliamentary Library of Australia this research note informs us "The
international body of law known as the laws of war places limits on how
war may be waged, and grants protections to, amongst others, persons
captured or interned during war."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2004-05/05rn33.pdf
Small Arms Survey
An
independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of
International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. Their "reports are ad hoc
publications commissioned by governments, UN agencies, and other
institutions. They address subjects of broad interest to the
humanitarian, development, public health, and arms control
communities." Latest report is "Gun-running in Papua New Guinea: From Arrows
to Assault Weapons in the Southern Highlands" [pdf]
http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/index.html
http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/special.htm
http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/Special%20Reports/SR%20PNG.pdf
Access of Indigenous Australians to Law and
Justice Services (Tabled 22 June 2005) from the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jpaa/atsis/report.htm
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jpaa/index.htm
Inquiry into Indigenous Education
Funding Arrangements from the Senate Committee Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
(Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/eet_ctte/indigenoused/index.htm
EFF: Legal Guide for Bloggers
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation this site explores the legal
issues for posting information to a Blog and examines intellectual
property, online
defamation law and copyright.
http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/
Review of one per cent cap on licence fees
paid to copyright owners for playing sound recordings on the radio
(Australia)
http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/agdHome.nsf/Page/Publications_2005_Discussion_Paper_-_Review_of_one_per_cent_cap_on_licence_fees_paid_to_copyright_owners_for_playing_sound_recordings_on_the_radio
Bhopal 20 years on: forum non conveniens and
corporate responsibility
From the Australian
Parliamentary Library this Research Note backgrounds the Bhopal
disaster. "The Bhopal disaster led to a classic international legal
case in which Union Carbide used the forum non conveniens doctrine to
avoid being sued in the United States."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2004-05/05rn26.pdf
A Constitution for Europe
Various document relating to this topic in hypertext form with table of
contents and content map.
http://gandalf.aksis.uib.no/~brit/EU-CONST-EN-cc/index.html
Convention
on Biological Diversity
"The Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD), a United Nations Environment Programme, is
dedicated to promoting sustainable development." Includes a journal
citation database, COP/COP-MOP Decisions and SBSTTA/ICCP
Recommendations, and more.
http://www.biodiv.org/
From Resource of Law to Source of Law: The
Internet as a Source of Law in Unifying the Jurisprudence of the CISG
From the Journal of Information, Law and Technology article "But in the
field of international law, the internet is not only a convenient tool,
but an essential one which renders information accessible which would
not otherwise be within a researchers grasp."
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/elj/jilt/2004_3/andersen/
MIPT
Terrorism Knowledge Base
"The MIPT Terrorism
Knowledge Base is a comprehensive resource for research on domestic and
international terrorism. Providing a wealth of information on terrorist
incidents, terrorism-related court cases, and terrorist groups and
leaders, the MIPT TKB system features a suite of sophisticated
analytical tools, available free of charge to policymakers, analysts,
emergency response personnel, researchers, and the general public. A
virtual tour is available."
http://www.tkb.org/Home.jsp
Pacific
Islands Treaty Series (PacLII)
Bilateral and
multilateral treaties and conventions that 21 Pacific Island states
have entered into, in a wide-range of categories dating back to the
late 19th Century
http://www.paclii.org/pits/
Progress of the United States Military
Commission trial of David Hicks
From the report on
14 February 2005 "What has happened so far... According to the United
States (US) Military Commission charges filed against him,(2) David
Hicks is alleged to have undertaken military training with terrorist
groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2000-01, including al Qaeda.
Whilst in Afghanistan he is alleged to have met Usama Bin Laden and
other senior al Qaeda leaders."
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2004-05/05rn33.htm
ACCC ejournal
Monthly
journal from Australian Competition and Consumer Commission covering
the latest developments in trade practices law and consumer issues.
New, ongoing and finalised cases in relation to enforcement, speeches,
news releases, mergers and other regulatory issues are included. Alert
service available.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/392039
Crime, Conflict and Media Culture
A peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal exploring the critical nexus
of media culture, criminal justice and conflict. the current issue is
titled "Prisons and Media Special Issue"
http://www.jc2m.co.uk/index.htm
Macquarie Law Journal
Full text from 2001
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MqLJ/
Macquarie Business Law Journal
Full text of the Macquarie Business Law Journal from 2004 is now
available on AustLII.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MqBLJ/
Surveillance & Society
A fully peer-reviewed transdisciplinary online surveillance studies
journal.
http://www.surveillance-and-society.org/index.htm
Web
Journal of Current Legal Issues
"The Web Journal of
Current Legal Issues is published bi-monthly on the WorldWide Web. The
focus of the Journal is on current legal issues in judicial decisions,
law reform, legislation, legal research, policy related socio-legal
research, legal information, information technology and practice."
http://webjcli.ncl.ac.uk/
The abrogation of the privilege against
self-incrimination (Queensland Law Reform Commission)
http://www.qlrc.qld.gov.au/publications/r59.pdf
Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) (USA)
Provides the year, age, race, gender, location, method of execution
since 1976.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
The Law Commission - Bangladesh
http://www.lawcommissionbangladesh.org/
The Law
Reform Commission: Ireland
http://www.lawreform.ie
Consultation Paper on Trust Law-General Proposals (February 2005) (LRC CP35-2005)
http://www.lawreform.ie/CP%20on%20Trust%20Law.pdf
Consultation Paper on Charitable Trust Law-General Proposals (February 2005) (LRC CP36-2005)
http://www.lawreform.ie/CP%20on%20Charitable%20Trust%20Law.pdf
Animal
Legal & Historical Web Center (USA)
From
the Michigan State
University College of Law over 500 full text cases (US,
Historical and UK) and 774 U.S. statutes fully available on the
site...30 topical headings and legal articles addressing a wide variety
of animal topics.
http://www.animallaw.info/
New
Issues in Legal Parenthood (The Law Commission (NZ))
http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/new-pub.htm#R88
http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/
Reforms to Minor Cannabis Offences in the
United Kingdom & Western Australia
From the
report "This paper considers the different paths taken in the United
Kingdom (UK) and Western Australia (WA) to cannabis law reform. In both
jurisdictions significant changes were introduced in early 2004 to the
way in which minor cannabis offenders are dealt with. Contrary to the
shrill cries of those opposed to these reforms, in neither jurisdiction
do the reforms alter the legal status of cannabis and thus it remains a
prohibited substance."
http://webjcli.ncl.ac.uk/2005/issue1/swensen1.html
Rules
for determining domicile (April 2005) (Law Reform Commission
of Hong Kong)
http://www.hkreform.gov.hk/reports/rdomicile-e.htm
http://www.hkreform.gov.hk/content/index.htm
Landmark Supreme Court Cases (USA)
"This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of
resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme
Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case."
http://www.landmarkcases.org/
Superior Courts of Tasmania (pre-1900)
An "historical database containing edited records of
decisions of the Superior Courts of Tasmania handed down prior to 1900.
The database currently covers selected decisions from 1824-1842.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/TASSupC/
This complements the Superior Courts of New South Wales (pre-1900) Case Notes
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/NSWSupC/
Access of Indigenous Australians to Law and
Justice Services (Tabled 22 June 2005) from the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jpaa/atsis/report.htm
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jpaa/index.htm
Electronic Discovery Primer For Judges(USA)
From the Federal Courts Law Review and looks at defining "Document" and
"Electronic Information", managing electronic discovery and preserving
discoverable information.
http://www.fclr.org/2005fedctslrev1.htm
The effectiveness of Australia's
military justice system from Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/fadt_ctte/miljustice/index.htm
Australian Big Brother Awards
" Big Brother Awards are presented around the world by the national
members and affiliated organisations of Privacy International to
corporations, public officials and governments that have shown a
blatant disregard for privacy, those who have done the most to threaten
personal privacy in their countries. The awards also feature categories
for individuals and organisations who have made a major positive
contribution to protecting the privacy of Australians."
http://www.privacy.org.au/bba/index.html
Chilling Effects of Anti-Terrorism
(USA)
"National Security.... Toll on Freedom of Expression.
The right to free speech faces the strongest challenges during times of
crisis. Whether or not any of us agree about each particular decision
made to prevent public access to sensitive information, it is the
Electronic Frontier Foundation's responsibility to chart any such
efforts so that we as a society are at least aware of what is no longer
available to us."
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/Terrorism/antiterrorism_chill.html
Civil liability for invasion of privacy
(UK)
"The Law Reform Commission released its report on Civil
Liability for Invasion of Privacy on 9 December 2004. The report
examines whether an individual should be entitled to seek civil
remedies for invasion of privacy that is unwarranted in the
circumstances. The Commission concludes that one or more specific torts
of invasion of privacy which clearly define the act, conduct and/or
publication which frustrates the reasonable expectation of privacy of
an individual without justification should be created by statute."
http://www.hkreform.gov.hk/reports/index.htm
Inquiry into the powers of Australia's
communications regulators from Senate Committee on
Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts (Australia)
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/ecita_ctte/acma/index.htm
Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner
Selected case notes from the Office of the
Victorian Privacy Commissioner since 2003
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VPrivCmr/
Political advertising in Australia
(No. 5) Parliamentary Library of Australia, Research Brief.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RB/2004-05/05rbAbstracts.htm#05rb5
Surveillance & Society
A fully peer-reviewed transdisciplinary online surveillance studies
journal.
http://www.surveillance-and-society.org/index.htm
The effectiveness of Australia's
military justice system from Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/fadt_ctte/miljustice/index.htm
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation
Tribunal of Tasmania
Full-text decisions since 2004.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/tas/TASWRCT/
Workplace death and serious injury: a
snapshot of legislative developments in Australia and overseas
(No.7) Australian Parliamentary Library Research Brief
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RB/2004-05/05rbAbstracts.htm#05rb7
Forwarderlaw.com (USA)
Everything you ever wanted to know about freight forwarding but where
afraid to ask.
"Online commentary to keep you in touch with
developments in the law ... recent cases on the law of international
transport
resolve disputes without litigation...risk
management."