Global Health and Human Rights Database

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has added the following resource to the International Law webpage under the Selected Internet Resources.

Global Health and Human Rights Database  (http://www.globalhealthrights.org/)

The Global Health and Human Rights Database is a free law  database related to health and human rights worldwide. 

It has keyword search features, judgments by health topics, judgments by human rights, judgments by region, judgments by country, international bodies, regional bodies, national constitutions and international and regional instruments.

Criminal Law Week

The Library has subscribed to Criminal Law Week which is weekly publication of criminal law. It includes cases, legislation, and articles on criminal law. It also classifies the content by subject index.

You can access Criminal Law Week through our library catalogue at this link: http://easysearch.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/record?id=b5388171

Our Library Catalogue

Criminal Law Week Online

Chinese Maritime and Commercial Law Reports

The Library has recently subscribed to the Chinese Maritime and Commercial Law Reports through the legal database Justis.

This law reports series provides English translation of selected Chinese cases. It also includes Supreme Court replies, important legislation and decrees, opinions and lectures from the Chinese judiciary, etc.

You can access the Chinese Maritime and Commercial Law Reports through Justis at the Law Database List

http://lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/DataForm/DataForm.jsp?DFid=9&SubjectId=31&Charset=iso-8859-1

International Crimes Database (ICD)

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has recently added the following resource to the International Law webpage under the Selected Internet Resources.

International Crimes Database (ICD) (http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Home)

The ICD website, hosted and maintained by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague and supported by the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague, offers a comprehensive database on international crimes adjudicated by national, as well as international and internationalized courts.



PLC (Practical Law) – New China Module

The database PLC (Practical Law) provides legal content on various subject areas with practice notes and other added content. It has recently launched a new China module in the Core Countries category which contains in-depth country services for United Kingdom, United States and China.

The PLC also provides legal content for other countries and regions, such as Australia, India, EU law etc.

           

You can access PLC (Practical Law) at the Law Database List http://lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/DataForm/DataForm.jsp?DFid=9&SubjectId=31&Charset=iso-8859-1



Judgepedia

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has recently added the following resource to the United States of America webpage under the Selected Internet Resources.

Judgepedia (http://judgepedia.org/Main_Page)

Judgepedia is an encyclopedia about America's courts and judges. Its goal is to help readers discover and learn useful information about the court systems and judiciary in the United States.



Digital Commons Network- Law section

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has recently added the following resource to its Selected Internet Resources webpage.

Digital Commons Network- Law section  (http://network.bepress.com/law/)

The Digital Commons Network provides free access to full-text scholarly articles and other research from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Curated by university librarians and their supporting institutions, this dynamic research tool includes peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.



The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law

The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law is a new journal which is published in 2013 by the Oxford University Press, the International Academy of Comparative Law and the Silk Road Institute for International and Comparative Law at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. The issues in 2013 are freely available online at the Oxford University Press website. The library has recently added this journal to the library catalogue and its E-Journals Portal. 

The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law focuses on comparative studies on all discipline of law, especially the development of the Chinese legal system and the developing world.

Library Record of the Chinese Journal of Comparative Law

http://easysearch.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/record?id=b5408925



United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Online & International Maritime Boundaries Online

The library has recently subscribed to United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Online and International Maritime Boundaries Online.

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Online provides commentaries which are based on the formal and informal documentation of the Third United nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III1973-1982).

International Maritime Boundaries Online is the guide to international maritime boundaries including expert analysis and agreements.

You can access United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Online and International Maritime Boundaries Online  at the Law Database List

http://lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/DataForm/DataForm.jsp?DFid=9&SubjectId=31&Charset=iso-8859-1

Law Database List



United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Online




International Maritime Boundaries Online

 

Opinions on High : High Court Blog

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has added the following resource to the Australia webpage under the Selected Internet Resources.

Opinions on High : High Court Blog (http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/opinionsonhigh/)

The Blog, launched by the University of Melbourne, includes posts on most important 2013 cases to date, as well as other interesting Features on the High Court of Australia.



London Review of International Law

The inaugural issue of London Review of International Law (http://lril.oxfordjournals.org/)

has been published online and it is free for the first two years. This is a new journal published by Oxford University Press. It focuses on international law around the world, including theory, history and socio-legal studies.

 

We have added the information of this online journal to the CUHK E-Journal Portal.



CUHK E-Journal Portal



London Review of International Law



Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law

The library has newly subscribed to Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law. It is available on the Oxford Public International Law platform.

Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law provides full text of reference works and treaties published by Oxford University Press, such as Oppenheim’s International Law, Oxford Commentaries on International Law series, Oxford International Law Library series, etc.

It provides full text searching and content can also be browsed by author, title and subject.

You can access Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law at the Law Database List under Oxford Reports on International Law .

http://lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/DataForm/DataForm.jsp?DFid=9&SubjectId=31&Charset=iso-8859-1



PLC (Practical Law)

The library has newly subscribed to the database PLC (Practical Law). PLC (Practical Law)

provides legal content on various subject areas with practice notes and other added content.

The major subject areas include Arbitration, Competition, Commercial, Employment, Environment, Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Property, Tax, etc.

The resources on these subject areas contain :

·        Legal updates

·        Practice notes

·        Standard documents

·        Checklists

·        Multi-jurisdictional guides, etc.

Current Awareness Services Guides

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has recently created the Guide on Current Awareness Services -- Core Databases and Current Awareness Services – Specific Databases. These guides introduce  the current awareness services, mainly email alerts or RSS feeds, of the legal databases which we have subscribed to in the University Library System.  

The Current Awareness Services -- Core Databases cover the following  major legal databases:

Lexis 
Westlaw HK
Westlaw International
AGIS Plus Text
Criminal Justice Periodicals
HeinOnline
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books Full Text
i-law.com

The Current Awareness Services –Specific Databases include the following  legal databases on specific topics:

Kluwer Law Online KluwerArbitration.com
Legal Online
Lawtel
LegalTrac
Oxford Reports on International Law Max Planck
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law
Investor-State LawGuide (ISLG)
Manupatra
WorldTradeLaw.net
International Trade Daily
IBFD Tax Research Platform

These two guides are accessible at the Law Library website under  Information Guides & Subject Guides

Current Awareness Services -- Core Databases

Faculty of Law Legal Citation Style Guide

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has updated the Faculty of Law Legal Citation Style Guide on its website under the heading Information Guides & Subject Guides . The latest version is the Version 16 (August 2013).

This guide outlines citation style for commonly used legal resources. A list of further readings is provided at the end of this guide.  

Version 16 has added the table of content and has provided more material types and examples on secondary sources such as Annotated Ordinances, Government Press Release and TV Programmes and News Reports etc.

The print copies of this guide are also available at the Lee Quo Wei Law Library and the Legal Resources Centre in the Graduate Law Centre.

Electronic version on:

Law Library website:

http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=11254&Pid=43&Version=0&Cid=630&Charset=iso-8859-1&p=0



Criminal Law Web: Foundational Texts in Modern Criminal Law

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has added the following resource to the International Law webpage under the Selected Internet Resources.

Criminal Law Web: Foundational Texts in Modern Criminal Law  (http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/bclc/crimweb/web1/foundational.html)

This website lists the electronic version of the foundational texts in modern criminal law. Some of them provide free access.



Law Library Webpage Update

The Library has updated the Selected Internet Resources webpages and various information legal guides on the Lee Quo Wei Law Library webpage.

Selected Internet Resources

The Library has listed various free legal websites on different jurisdictions under the headings of different countries or topics. The following countries and categories have been updated.

·         Asia

·         Australia

·         European Communities

·         Germany

·         Singapore

·         Sri Lanka

·         United Kingdom

·         United Nations

·         United States of America

·         International Law

·         Useful Websites

·         Search Engines

Information about Mooting: General References

This guide introduces selected general reference sources on mooting materials in the University Library System.

Information about PRC Law: General References

This guide introduces selected general reference sources on PRC legal materials in the University Library System.

Information about UK Law: General References

This guide introduces selected general reference sources on UK legal materials in the University Library System.

Information about UN Law: General References

This guide introduces selected general reference sources on United Nations in the University Library System and on the Internet.

Information about Hong Kong Law: General References

This guide introduces selected general reference sources on Hong Kong legal materials in the University Library System. 

Information about EU Law: General References

This guide introduces selected general reference sources on European Union law in the University Library System and on the Internet.

Subject Guides to Resources for Term One 2013/14

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has uploaded "subject guides to resources" for Term One 2013/14 on its website. These guides include major resources, textbooks, law reports, journals etc., on these subjects to assist your legal research for these. The print copies are available at the Law Library and the Legal Resources Centre. You can access the soft copy under Subject Guides - 2013/14 Term 1 of the Law Library webpage. Please find attached the link here for your easy access.

Subject Guides - 2013/14 Term 1

2013/14 Term 1

• LLB
• LAWS1000 - Common Law: Tradition and Method (2013/14)
• LAWS1041 - Contract I (2013/14)
• LAWS1131 - Tort I (2013/14)
• LAWS2030 - Legal System of the PRC (2013/14)
• LAWS2100 - Hong Kong Constitutional Law (2013/14)
• LAWS2101 - Companies and the Law I (2013/14)
• LAWS2121 - Criminal Law I (2013/14)
• LAWS2230 - Mediation (2013/14)
• LAWS2320 - International Investment Law Principles and Practice (2013/14)
• LAWS3001 - The Individual, the Community & the Law I (2013/14)
• LAWS3100 - Civil Procedure (2013/14)
• LAWS3151 - Land Law I (2013/14)
• LAWS3260 - Crime and Criminal Justice (2013/14)
• LAWS4000 - Private International Law (2013/14)
• LAWS4120 - Commercial Law (2013/14)
• LAWS4151 - Equity and Trusts I (2013/14)
• LAWS4300 - Shipping and the Law (2013/14)
• JD
• LAWS6001 - Legal System (2013/14)
• LAWS6004 - Legal Research, Analysis and Writing (2013/14)
• LAWS6005 - Ethics and Professional Virtue (2013/14)
• LAWS6011 - Principles of Company Law (2013/14)

China Law Reference Service has been discontinued

The publication China Law Reference Service has been discontinued. They have developed a new platform called China Law & Reference.  

The Library has access to the following looseleaf titles under Commentary Tab

English Titles:

·        China Anti-Monopoly Law Guide

·        China Tax Planning Guide

·        China Labour & Social Security Law – Essential Facts Explained

Chinese Titles:

·         中国劳动法暨社会保障法规重要问题释疑

·         中国税务合规实务指南—流转税

• 中国公司法实务指南—外商投资企业的设立与解散
• 中国公司法实务指南—破产与清算
• 中国公司法实务指南—公司的设立与解散
• 中国公司法实务指南—公司治理
• 中国外汇管理实务指南

You can access China Law & Reference at the Law Database List

http://lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/DataForm/DataForm.jsp?DFid=9&SubjectId=31&Charset=iso-8859-1