Greenshields, Anne --- "NetWatch June 2001" [2001] MurdochUeJlLaw 7; (2001) 8(2) Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law

NetWatch: June 2001

Author:	Anne Greenshields Librarian - Law, Murdoch University
Issue:	Volume 8, Number 2 (June 2001)

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• Australian legal sites and developments

Asian Sites Children and the Law Constitutional Law Crime and criminal law issues Directories and Guides Family Law Human Rights Intellectual Property International Law

Journals, Essays & Newspapers Law Reform Legal Practice Reference materials and Search Engines Securities Law Technology and the Law Women and the Law

Australian sites and developments

e.law practice online. Australian legal newstories from Thomson.
URL: http://www.elawpractice.com.au/

Findlaw Australia from Thomsons Legal group. Simple access to legal internet resources in Australia.
URL: http://www.findlaw.com.au/

Legal Bulletin Service provides free access to the Bulletin of Words & Phrases (judicial consideration of words and phrases in Australian courts)- click on Free Legal Services to open the index - access via alphabetical listing.
URL: http://www.legal-bulletin-service.com.au/

Melbourne Journal of International Law - full text journal [pdf] from the University of Melbourne.
URL: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/mjil/

Western Australian Bar Association - directory of barristers in WA.
URL: http://www.wabar.asn.au/

Asian Sites

AnimalLaw.com, US focus - from the International Institute for Animal Law and the National Anti-Vivisection Society
URL: http://www.animallaw.com/index.cfm

Journal of Asian Law (Columbia University) - full text articles and archives
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/asiaweb/index.html

Children and the law

Children and Armed Conflict Unit On-line - news, reports and commentary.
URL: http://www2.essex.ac.uk/c&acu/

Crimes Against Children Research Center
URL: http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/index.html

Constitutional Law

Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression
URL: http://www.tjcenter.org/

Crime and Criminal Justice Issues

Club Drugs - "illicit substances, primarily synthetic, that are usually found at nightclubs, bars, and raves". A comprehesive site from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (USA) with links to legislation, policies and other details.
URL: http://www.ncjrs.org/club_drugs/club_drugs.html

Directories and Guides

Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet
URL: http://shr.aaas.org/dhr.htm

Western Australian Bar Association - directory of barristers in WA, conduct rules etc.
URL: http://www.wabar.asn.au/

Family Law

Alternatives to Marriage Project- links, comments and legal comment.(US)
URL: http://www.unmarried.org/

Human Rights

Anti-Slavery - reports, archives and discussion. A British activist organisation began in 1839.
URL: http://www.antislavery.org/selection.htm

Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism from the California State University at San Bernardino, the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism supporting on going activism and research in this area.
URL: http://www.hatemonitor.org/

Children and Armed Conflict Unit On-line - news, reports and commentary.
URL: http://www2.essex.ac.uk/c&acu/

Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet
URL: http://shr.aaas.org/dhr.htm

Empowering Widows in Development (EWD) is a UK based NGO aiming to raise the awareness of issues and problems facing widows in developing countries, to promote their rights and assist organisations in policy and decision making in relation to widows.
URL: http://www.oneworld.org/empoweringwidows/lawfile/index.html

Internally Displaced Persons "coverage of all conflict-induced displacement". Browse the Global IDP database to find material arranged by country. The reports and documents are well sourced and focused.
URL: http://www.idpproject.org/index.htm

Law, Social Justice and Global Development - full text articles including referred articles and works in progress (University of Warwick, UK)
URL: http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/global/

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Notes "Free for two months. An electronic legal research newsletter devoted to intellectual property law: copyright law, Internet law, patent law, trade secrets and trademark law."
URL: http://www.jurisnotes.com/

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore - SurfIP.gov.sg. An integrated search engine covering patent and business sites providing one search interface to cover many databases. Free registration gives access to detailed information.
URL: http://www.surfip.gov.sg

International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO)
URL: http://www.ifrro.org/index.html

International Law

Global Policy Forum a "monitor global policy making at the United Nations". Reports, news items and discussion. Easy access to topical issues and information. The GPF has consultative status at the UN.
URL: http://www.globalpolicy.org/

Institute for War & Peace Reporting
URL: http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?home_index.html

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore - SurfIP.gov.sg. An integrated search engine covering patent and business sites providing one search interface to cover many databases.
URL: http://www.surfip.gov.sg

Melbourne Journal of International Law - full text journal [pdf] from the University of Melbourne.
URL: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/mjil/

Journals, Essays & Newspaper

e.law practice online. Australian legal newstories from Thomson.
URL: http://www.elawpractice.com.au/

fulltextlaw.net is a collection of articles accessible by browsing the subjects list. Searching does not appear to be available.
URL: http://www.fulltextlaw.net/

Journal of Asian Law (Columbia University) - full text articles and archives
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/asiaweb/index.html

Law, Social Justice and Global Development - full text articles including referred articles and works in progress (University of Warwick, UK)
URL: http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/global/

Legal Bulletin Service provides free access to the Bulletin of Words & Phrases (judicial consideration of words and phrases in Australian courts)- click on Free Legal Services to open the index - access via alphabetical listing.
URL: http://www.legal-bulletin-service.com.au/

Melbourne Journal of International Law - full text journal [pdf] from the University of Melbourne.
URL: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/mjil/

Law Reform

The Center for Court Innovation is a "public-private partnership that promotes new thinking about how courts can solve difficult problems like addiction, quality-of-life crime, domestic violence, and child neglect." Reports, discussion and studies of new initiatives.
URL: http://www.courtinnovation.org/

Legal Practice

The Center for Court Innovation is a "public-private partnership that promotes new thinking about how courts can solve difficult problems like addiction, quality-of-life crime, domestic violence, and child neglect." Reports, discussion and studies of new initiatives.
URL: http://www.courtinnovation.org/

YAWS - The Civil Procedure Rules and the associated Practice Directions with links to the full text of some cases judicially considering sections of the Rules
URL: http://www.hrothgar.co.uk/YAWS/

Reference materials and Search Engines

ABA LawInfo.org - daily life in the US and law, links to information produced by the ABA.
URL: http://www.abalawinfo.org/

Dictionary of Slang - UK. Easy to browse or search for contemporary and historical slang terms.
URL: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/

Findlaw Australia from Thomsons Legal group. Simple access to legal internet resources in Australia.
URL: http://www.findlaw.com.au/

The Glossarist a searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries. Well arranged with a huge collection to browse: see the Law and Justice collection
URL: http://www.glossarist.com/
URL: http://www.glossarist.com/glossaries/law-justice/

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore - SurfIP.gov.sg. An integrated search engine covering patent and business sites providing one search interface to cover many databases.
URL: http://www.surfip.gov.sg

law.com dictionary "Real Life Dictionary of Law". Straight forward definitions of legal terms, useful cross references
URL: http://dictionary.law.com/

Online Calculators, Conversion Tools, Measurements & Weights
URL: http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/Refhome/refmeasure.htm

Securities Law

Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse "The Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse provides detailed information relating to the prosecution, defense, and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation."
URL: http://securities.stanford.edu/

Technology and the Law

Center for Democracy & Technology (US) Links to US legislation and reports
URL: http://www.cdt.org/

Women and the Law

Empowering Widows in Development (EWD) is a UK based NGO aiming to raise the awareness of issues and problems facing widows in developing countries, to promote their rights and assist organisations in policy and decision making in relation to widows.
URL: http://www.oneworld.org/empoweringwidows/lawfile/index.html