SUBJECT HEADINGS – A – Aboriginal Australians —Politics and Government Hocking, Barbara Ann. Unfinished constitutional business?: rethinking indigenous self-determination. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2005. KF 8210 C5 U54 2005 Aids (Disease) in Women — Patients — Legal Status, Laws, Etc. — Africa Shu-Acquaye, Florence. Women, the law, and HIV/AIDS in Africa: a conundrum for the […]
The Economic Structure of International Law
The Economic Structure of International Law, by Tuft's University professor on international law Joel P. Trachtman, "presents a rationalist analysis of the structure of international law ... At the core of the book lies the question of the allocation of legal power to states." Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, […]
Neurolaw and Criminal Justice
Neurolaw and Criminal Justice by Ken Strutin, an experienced law librarian and criminal defense attorney working in New York, was recently published on LLRX (Law and Legal Resources for Information Professionals). This is an emerging area of legal research which Strutin notes is, "being debated, particularly as a basis for prosecution." His article leads the […]
'Future of Reputation' Now Available Online
Daniel J. Solove's book The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet, published in 2007 by Yale University Press, is now available online under a Creative Commons license. "This book will take a journey through the ways in which private lives are being exposed online, and it will examine the implications. People […]
December 22 - December 26, 2008
SUBJECT HEADINGS – A – Air — Pollution — Law and Legislation — United States Sigel, Gabrielle (et al.). Emerging issues in environmental law & climate change. Newark, NJ: LexisNexis/Matthew Bender, 2008. KF 3812 E44 2008 – C – Canada. Income Tax Act Fleming, Jason Aaron. UFE tax: a guide to understanding the basics of […]
December 15 - December 19, 2008
SUBJECT HEADINGS – A – Abuse of Rights Abuse: the dark side of fundamental rights. Edited by András Sajó. Utrecht, the Netherlands: Eleven International Publishing, 2006. K 579 A27 A28 2006 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994) Intellectual property and international trade: the TRIPS agreement. Editors, Carlos M. Correa, Abdulqawi A. Yusef. […]
Yemisi Dina Speaks at International Conference
Yemisi Dina, Head of Public Services at the Osgoode Hall Law School Library, was a featured speaker at the 27th Annual Course on International Law Librarianship, held Nov.30-Dec. 3, 2008, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Annual Course in International Law Librarianship is the annual meeting and principal educational event of the International Association of […]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10, 1948. For more information: Universal Declaration of Human Rights (text) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 1948-2008 (United Nations) The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of […]
December 8 - December 12, 2008
SUBJECT HEADINGS – B – Business Law — China — Hong Kong Business law in Hong Kong. D.K. Srivastava, general editor. 2nd ed. Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell, 2007. KNR 7.3 B87 2007 – C – Children’s Rights — America Feria Tinta, Mónica. The landmark rulings of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the […]
December 1 - December 5, 2008
SUBJECT HEADINGS – A – Anti-Dumping Duties — Law and Legislation Bentley, Philip. Anti-dumping and countervailing action: limits imposed by economic and legal theory. Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: E. Elgar, 2007. K 4635 B46 2007 – C – Computer Networks — Law and Legislation Iacovino, Livia. Recordkeeping, ethics and law: regulatory models, participant relationships and […]