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NetWatch: October 2007 Author: Anne Greenshields Law Liaison Librarian, Murdoch University Subjects: Legal research (Other articles) Issue: Volume 14, Number 2 (October 2007) Category: NetWatch Primary Legal Materials on the Internet - Case Law, Statutes and Extrinsic Material Australian legal sites and developments Commonwealth of Australia: Government Publications relevant to legal researchers Administrative Law Banking and Finance Business, Corporations & Securities Citizenship & Migration Civil Rights Constitutional Law Crime Directories, Guides and Search Engines Elder Law Employment Environment European Union Family Law Gender Government Health Human Rights Indigenous Australians Intellectual Property International Law Journals, Essays & Newspapers Law Reform Legal History Legal System Media and Communications Social Services Tort Law Transport Primary Legal Materials on the Internet Asian Legal Information Institute The newest LII includes 165 databases from 28 Asian countries. Northern Territory Supreme Court Decisions 1986+ Queensland Historical Legal Collection Australian sites and developments Australasian Therapeutic Jurisprudence Clearinghouse (AIJA) Guide to Judicial Conduct, 2nd ed., Australian Institute of Judicial Administrators Northern Territory Supreme Court Decisions 1986+ Queensland Historical Legal Collection Saluations Guide Melbourne University Commonwealth of Australia: Government Publications House of Representatives Committees Legal and Constitutional Affairs Federal implications of statehood for the Northern Territory- tabled 28 May 2007 Inquiry into older people and the law - tabled 20 September 2007 Senate Committees of the Current Parliament Community Affairs Report: Highway to Health: Better access for rural and remote patients (20 September 2007) Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee Inquiry into Academic Standards of School Education - (February 2007) Workforce challenges in the transport industry (9 August 2007) Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector (20 June 2007) Inquiry into Australia's national parks, conservation reserves and marine protected areas (12 April 2007) Finance and Public Administration Transparency and accountability of Commonwealth public funding and expenditure (1 March 2007) Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Australia’s public diplomacy: building our image (16 August 2007) Joint Committees Administered by the Senate Australian Crime Commission Future impact of serious and organised crime on Australian society (19 September 2007) Australia. Australian Crime Commission Joint Committees Administered by the House Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Report 89 Treaties tabled on 7 August 2007 Social Security Agreement with Japan Status of Visiting Forces Agreement with the Philippines Agreement between Australia and the Hellenic Republic on Social Security Report 88 Treaty tabled on 7 August 2007 Agreement between Australia and the Hellenic Republic on Social Security Report 87 Treaties tabled on 13 June 2007 Treaty between Australia and the Kingdom of Thailand on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters The Agreement on Health Care Insurance between Australia and the Kingdom of Belgium Agreements for the Exchange of Information with respect to Taxes with Antigua and Barbuda and with the Netherlands in respect of the Netherlands Antilles Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Australia and the European Police Office (Europol) Amendment to the Hong Kong Extradition Treaty Extension of the Agreement in relation to the functioning of the Australian Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty Report on the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments Report 86 Treaties tabled on 27 March and 9 May 2007 1998 Global Agreement concerning Wheeled Vehicles Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Australia and the Republic of South Africa Instruments amending the International Telecommunication Union Constitution & Convention The Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III) Supplementary Agreement between Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany on Social Security Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Korea Amendments to the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to ensure compliance with changes to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS2007) Protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement Framework Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on Cooperation in Military Fields Report 85 Treaties tabled on 6, 7 and 27 February 2007 Social Security Agreement with the Swiss Confederation Agreement between Australia and Finland on the Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Migratory Birds Measure 4 (2006) Specially Protected Species: Fur Seals Australia-East Timor Certain Maritime Arrangements Treaty Report 84 - Report into Treaty tabled on 6 December 2006 The Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Indonesia on the Framework for Security Cooperation Parliamentary Library Publications Chronologies online A chronology of Northern Territory constitutional and statehood milestones 1825–2007 - released 31 May 2007 Australians in Guantanamo Bay—the detention of Mamdouh Habib and David Hicks - released 27 February 2006, updated 28 May 2007 Background Note ( formally E-Briefs, Hot Issues and Chronologies) Workplace relations reforms: a chronology of business, community and government responses (15 October 2007) Home loan interest rates and repayments (10 August 2007) Commonwealth Indigenous-specific expenditure 1968–2006 (9 August 2007) Firearms in Australia: a guide to electronic resources (6 August 2007) E-Briefs The annual allowance for senators and members - E-Brief - updated 29 June 2007 Parliamentary allowances, benefits and salaries of office - E-Brief - updated 29 June 2007 Retirement Travel - E-Brief -updated 29 June 2007 Aftermath Timor Leste: reconciling competing notions of justice - E-Brief - updated 21 May 2007 Stolen Generation - E-Brief - April 2000, updated 17 May 2007 Research Papers 12 Electoral division rankings: Census 2006 first release (2006 electoral boundaries) 11 Thorium in Australia 10 Practice nursing in Australia 9 Commonwealth general purpose financial assistance to local government (revised September 2007) 8 Electoral pendulum 2007 7 ‘Naltrexone or methadone’? Debates about drug treatments for heroin dependence in the context of drugs policy 6 Daylight saving time: summer 2007–08 5 Australian electoral systems 4 Economic indicators: Whitlam to Howard (August 2007 update) 3 The statistical evidence for offshore outsourcing and its impact on the Australian labour force 2 Superannuation and taxation 2007-0 1 Media ownership deregulation in the United States and Australia: in the public interest? Research Notes 23 New South Wales election 2007 22 Tony Blair, British Prime Minister 1997–2007 21 Does cannabis use lead to mental-health problems?: findings from the research 20 Members of Commonwealth ministries 19 New South Wales election 2007 18 Unemployment and other measures of labour underutilisation Administrative Law Foreign Law Translations "This site is a resource for French, German, Italian, Austrian and Israeli legal materials in the fields of constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law. The English translations of decisions from Germany and France include cases from the Reichsgericht, the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the Bundesgerichtshof, the Conseil Constitutionnel, the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de Cassation." (The Institute for Transnational Law, School of Law at the University of Texas, USA) Banking and Finance Transparency and accountability of Commonwealth public funding and expenditure (1 March 2007) Australia. Senate, Finance and Public Administration Business, Corporations & Securities Corporate Ethics International (CEI) "Our mission is to transform the role of corporations so that they are once again in service to and under the control of civil society." Reports, commentary, and discussion. Citizenship & Migration Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (USA) Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930 Reflink is a reference portal of selected information sources dealing with refugee, asylum, human rights and related topics. (UNHCR)Civil Rights Australians in Guantanamo Bay—the detention of Mamdouh Habib and David Hicks - released 27 February 2006, updated 28 May 2007 Australia. Parliamentary Library, Chronologies online Constitutional Law A chronology of Northern Territory constitutional and statehood milestones 1825–2007 - released 31 May 2007 Australia. Parliamentary Library, Chronologies online Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law EU Reform: A New Treaty or an Old Constitution? [pdf] United Kingdom, House of Commons, Parliamentary Library Research Paper. Federal implications of statehood for the Northern Territory- (28 May 2007) Australia. Senate, Legal and Constitutional Committee Foreign Law Translations "This site is a resource for French, German, Italian, Austrian and Israeli legal materials in the fields of constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law. The English translations of decisions from Germany and France include cases from the Reichsgericht, the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the Bundesgerichtshof, the Conseil Constitutionnel, the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de Cassation." (The Institute for Transnational Law, School of Law at the University of Texas, USA) Crime Firearms in Australia: a guide to electronic resources (6 August 2007) Australia. Parliamentary Library, Background Note Future impact of serious and organised crime on Australian society (19 September 2007) Australia. Australian Crime Commission International Criminal Law Database and Commentary "aims to provide scholars, as well as practitioners, a starting point for legal research in the field of International Criminal Law. It is developed by the editor Mark Klamberg." Queensland Historical Legal Collection includes documents relating to the Criminal Code 1899 Queensland : preparatory and extrinsic materials Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal - pdf versions of the original "blue series" which was published in forty-two volumes. The collection is “the official record of the trial of the major civilian and military leaders of Nazi Germany” facing accusations of war crimes Directories, Guides and Search Engines Expert Guides - directory of lawyers. Firearms in Australia: a guide to electronic resources (6 August 2007) Australia. Parliamentary Library, Background Note GlobaLex Guide to international and comparative law resources. (NYU, USA) Saluations Guide Melbourne University Elder Law Inquiry into older people and the law - (20 September 2007) Australia. Senate, Legal and Constitutional Committee Employment Workforce challenges in the transport industry (9 August 2007) Australia. Senate, Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee Workplace relations reforms: a chronology of business, community and government responses (15 October 2007) Australia. Parliamentary Library, Background Note Environment Inquiry into Australia's national parks, conservation reserves and marine protected areas (12 April 2007) Australia, Senate, Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts ISEA International Energy Treaties European Union EU Reform: A New Treaty or an Old Constitution? [pdf] United Kingdom, House of Commons, Parliamentary Library Research Paper. Foreign Law Translations "This site is a resource for French, German, Italian, Austrian and Israeli legal materials in the fields of constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law. The English translations of decisions from Germany and France include cases from the Reichsgericht, the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the Bundesgerichtshof, the Conseil Constitutionnel, the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de Cassation." (The Institute for Transnational Law, School of Law at the University of Texas, USA) Family Law Relationships Scarlet Trials: "Studies in Scarlet: Marriage and Sexuality in the U.S. & U.K., 1815-1914. Drawn from the Harvard Law School Library's extensive trial collections, Studies in Scarlet presents images of the texts of over 420 separately published trial narratives printed in the United States or the United Kingdom from 1815 to 1914. The cases involve not only trials for murder and rape but also those for domestic violence, bigamy, seduction, breach of promise to marry, and the custody of children". Harvard Law School Library Gender Protection Program "Establishing An International Framework For The Elimination Of Trafficking In Persons, Especially Women and Children." Scarlet Trials: "Studies in Scarlet: Marriage and Sexuality in the U.S. & U.K., 1815-1914. Drawn from the Harvard Law School Library's extensive trial collections, Studies in Scarlet presents images of the texts of over 420 separately published trial narratives printed in the United States or the United Kingdom from 1815 to 1914. The cases involve not only trials for murder and rape but also those for domestic violence, bigamy, seduction, breach of promise to marry, and the custody of children". Harvard Law School Library Social Watch Reports, statistics and commentary relating tomonitoring poverty eradication and gender equality from 60 countries. Government Centre for the Study of Global Governance "dedicated to research, analysis and dissemination about global governance." (LSE, UK) Open Society Justice Initiative a "program of the Open Society Institute (OSI), pursues law reform activities grounded in the protection of human rights, and contributes to the development of legal capacity for open societies worldwide." Health Highway to Health: Better access for rural and remote patients (20 September 2007) Australia Senate, Community Affairs Human Rights Amnesty International Report 2007 [iTunes, pdf, Real Player] Australians in Guantanamo Bay—the detention of Mamdouh Habib and David Hicks - released 27 February 2006, updated 28 May 2007 Australia. Parliamentary Library, Chronologies online The Guantánamo Testimonials Project "the UC Davis Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas (CSHRA) has launched a long term research project to assess the effects of the U.S. war on terror on human rights in the Americas". Human Rights (National Archives, Britain.) "The idea of "human rights" is a relatively new development in history, but as this website from Britain’s National Archives notes in its discussion of the long trajectory of struggles for equality and so forth, "We could do worse than characterizing this history as the struggle for human rights." Human Rights Watch: Beijing 2008 Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights (USA) Protection Program "Establishing An International Framework For The Elimination Of Trafficking In Persons, Especially Women and Children." Refugee Studies Centre (University of Oxford, UK). Open Society Justice Initiative a "program of the Open Society Institute (OSI), pursues law reform activities grounded in the protection of human rights, and contributes to the development of legal capacity for open societies worldwide." Reflink is a reference portal of selected information sources dealing with refugee, asylum, human rights and related topics. (UNHCR) Indigenous Peoples Commonwealth Indigenous-specific expenditure 1968–2006 (9 August 2007) Australia. Parliamentary Library, Background Note Inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector (20 June 2007) Australia, Senate, Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Intellectual Property Inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector (20 June 2007) Australia, Senate, Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts International Law Australians in Guantanamo Bay—the detention of Mamdouh Habib and David Hicks - released 27 February 2006, updated 28 May 2007 Australia. Parliamentary Library, Chronologies online US, Department of State, Bureau of Administration, Freedom of Information Act: Declassified State Department & Other Agency Documents. Searchable interface to collections of 1973-1974 Telegrams Transferred to NARA, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, US-UK Communications on Iraq, Summer 2002, AIDS, Hurricane Katrina, and more. Centre for the Study of Global Governance "dedicated to research, analysis and dissemination about global governance." (LSE, UK) International Criminal Law Database and Commentary "aims to provide scholars, as well as practitioners, a starting point for legal research in the field of International Criminal Law. It is developed by the editor Mark Klamberg." ISEA International Energy Treaties Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal - pdf versions of the original "blue series" which was published in forty-two volumes. The collection is “the official record of the trial of the major civilian and military leaders of Nazi Germany” facing accusations of war crimes. Journals, Essays and Newspapers Federal Communications Law Journal Vol 46 1993 + (Indiana University School of Law) Journal of Philosophy, Science & Law is an interdisciplinary forum dedicated to examining issues in the intersection of applied philosophy, science, and the law. Law Reform Corporate Ethics International (CEI) "Our mission is to transform the role of corporations so that they are once again in service to and under the control of civil society." Reports, commentary, and discussion. Legal History Bracton Online Bracton: De Legibus Et Consuetudinibus Angliæ (Bracton on the Laws and Customs of England attributed to Henry of Bratton, c. 1210-1268). Harvard Law School Library The Common Law By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. 1881, Harvard Law School Library Human Rights (National Archives, Britain.) "The idea of "human rights" is a relatively new development in history, but as this website from Britain’s National Archives notes in its discussion of the long trajectory of struggles for equality and so forth, "We could do worse than characterizing this history as the struggle for human rights." Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930 Queensland Historical Legal Collection includes documents relating to the Criminal Code 1899 Queensland : preparatory and extrinsic materials Scarlet Trials: "Studies in Scarlet: Marriage and Sexuality in the U.S. & U.K., 1815-1914. Drawn from the Harvard Law School Library's extensive trial collections, Studies in Scarlet presents images of the texts of over 420 separately published trial narratives printed in the United States or the United Kingdom from 1815 to 1914. The cases involve not only trials for murder and rape but also those for domestic violence, bigamy, seduction, breach of promise to marry, and the custody of children". Harvard Law School Library Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal - pdf versions of the original "blue series" which was published in forty-two volumes. The collection is “the official record of the trial of the major civilian and military leaders of Nazi Germany” facing accusations of war crimes US, Department of State, Bureau of Administration, Freedom of Information Act: Declassified State Department & Other Agency Documents. Searchable interface to collections of 1973-1974 Telegrams Transferred to NARA, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, US-UK Communications on Iraq, Summer 2002, AIDS, Hurricane Katrina, and more. Legal System Asian Legal Information Institute The newest LII includes 165 databases from 28 Asian countries Federal Judicial Center (USA) Foreign Law Translations "This site is a resource for French, German, Italian, Austrian and Israeli legal materials in the fields of constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law. The English translations of decisions from Germany and France include cases from the Reichsgericht, the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the Bundesgerichtshof, the Conseil Constitutionnel, the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de Cassation." (The Institute for Transnational Law, School of Law at the University of Texas, USA) Guide to Judicial Conduct, 2nd ed., 2007, Australian Institute of Judicial Administrators Restorative Justice Consortium (UK) Saluations Guide Melbourne University Media and Communication Federal Communications Law Journal Vol 46 1993 + (Indiana University School of Law) Internet Cases (USA) Internet Cases is a weblog that “highlight[s] some of the more interesting court cases dealing with issues relating to the Internet and new technologies.” Scarlet Trials: "Studies in Scarlet: Marriage and Sexuality in the U.S. & U.K., 1815-1914. Drawn from the Harvard Law School Library's extensive trial collections, Studies in Scarlet presents images of the texts of over 420 separately published trial narratives printed in the United States or the United Kingdom from 1815 to 1914. The cases involve not only trials for murder and rape but also those for domestic violence, bigamy, seduction, breach of promise to marry, and the custody of children". Harvard Law School Library Social Services Social Watch Reports, statistics and commentary relating tomonitoring poverty eradication and gender equality from 60 countries. Tort Law Foreign Law Translations "This site is a resource for French, German, Italian, Austrian and Israeli legal materials in the fields of constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law. The English translations of decisions from Germany and France include cases from the Reichsgericht, the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the Bundesgerichtshof, the Conseil Constitutionnel, the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de Cassation." (The Institute for Transnational Law, School of Law at the University of Texas, USA) Transport Workforce challenges in the transport industry (9 August 2007) Australia. Senate, Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee Links included on Netwatch are sourced from alerting services such as the Scout Report and InCite well as those "spotted" as part of the research activities of Murdoch University Law Librarians.