ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin

The ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin will change its title name to ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin from 2015 onwards. The ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin contains two issues per year and the first two issues will be published in June and December 2015. The content will include:

• ICC procedures
• Over 100 pages of awards per issue
• Procedural orders in every issue
• Expert commentaries on ICC practice and procedure

The online access to the ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin/ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin is available in ICC Dispute Resolution Library under Bulletins tab. The ICC Dispute Resolution Library is accessible at the Law Database List

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

CUHK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection Launched

The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library is happy to announce the launch of CUHK Electronic Theses and Dissertation Collection (http://udi.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/projects/etd). It holds more than 9,000 volumes of the full text in both English and Chinese of research degree’s theses and doctoral dissertations submitted by postgraduates of CUHK since 1967. Searchable PDFs for the body text, abstract and table of contents are provided.

The Collection is jointly developed by the CUHK Library and the Graduate School, with strong funding support from the University. An open access policy is maintained for this Collection in order to showcase the academic excellence of the University and to further promote the University’s research; only a handful is partially accessible according to the author's wishes. Its use is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivaties 4.0 International License. 

The core of the Collection is formed from the conversion of the print copies of theses and dissertations submitted to the Graduate School before 2012. We will continuously add new titles received after 2012. The Collection is also accessible from Library catalogue and discoverable in Easy Search. You are welcome to use the Collection now.

International Society for Chinese Law & History 中國法律與歷史國際學會

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library will add the following resource to the People’s Republic of China webpage under the Selected Internet Resources.

 

International Society for Chinese Law & History 中國法律與歷史國際學會 (http://chineselawandhistory.com/)

 

The International Society for Chinese Law and History (ISCLH) was formed on January 1, 2014, after several years of consultation and careful preparation. The Society has been established to promote more regular exchanges of ideas and fruitful collaboration among all scholars across the world who are interested in better understanding Chinese law and society from historical and comparative perspectives. They plan to organize a series of workshops, international conferences, and publication projects on a regular basis. The Society has grown rapidly and the registered members now include almost ninety researchers from more than ten different countries in multiple continents. If you are interested in joining the ISCLH, please visit the Membership page or contact the ISCLH Secretary or President (listed on the Governance page). Looking forward to your participation and support!

Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong 2nd Edition – 2014 Update

The Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong is the multi-volume legal encyclopedia which provides statements on Hong Kong law together with cited authorities such as cases and relevant legislation. It is  arranged in broad subject order. The print version updates by re-issue of main volumes and a loose-leaf current service. It has a subject and legislation index volume and cases index volumes. The Second Edition has been publishing since 2011.  The volumes which have been updated in 2014 are listed below.

The Law Library has both the print version and electronic version of the First and Second Edition of the Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong. (Library Holdings: http://easysearch.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/record?id=b4124560)

The electronic version of the Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong is available on Lexis HK

The volumes which have been updated in 2014:

v. 1 (2014) [10] Administrative Law

v. 5 (2014) [50] Betting, Gaming and Lotteries, [55] Bills of Exchange and Other Negotiable Instruments,                [60] Bribery, Corruption and Organized Crime

v. 22 (2014) [133] Discrimination

v. 23 (2014) [135] Education,  [140] Elections

v. 26 (2014) [165] Equity, [170] Estoppel

v. 31 (2014) [205] Health and Safety, [215] Immigration

v. 32 (2014) [220] Insurance

v. 33 (2014) [225] Intellectual Property: Passing Off, Registered Designs and Patents,

v. 34 (2014) [225] Intellectual Property: Trade Marks, Copyright and Plant Varieties Rights

v. 36 (2014) [235] Landlord and Tenant, [238]  Legal Aid

v. 42 (2014) [285] New Territories, [290] Partnerships and Joint Ventures, [295] Personal Property, [300] Police and Emergency Services, [305] Privacy

v. 43 (2014) [315] Professions and Trades, [320] Public Health and Municipal Services

v. 50 (2014) [400] Trusts, [410] Voluntary Associations

Family Law Online

The library has recently set up the subscription to the publications Family Law  and International Survey of Family Law  in the database Family Law Online by Jordans Publishing.

• Under “Family Law Journal” on the left panel – the full text of the UK  journal Family Law from 1999 to 2014. Family Law contains case summaries, articles, legislative update and news related to family law.
• Under “Books Online” on the left panel – the full text of International Survey of Family Law from 2008 to 2014. The International Survey of Family Law is published annually by the International Society of Family Law on the developments in family law across the world.

You can access Family Law Online via the CUHK Library website (www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/)

Information Guide -- Information about Mooting: General References

The Library has recently updated the legal information guide Information about Mooting : General References on the legal information guides on the Lee Quo Wei Law Library webpage

Information about Mooting: General References is a legal information guide which introduces selected general reference sources on mooting materials in the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library. We have added the following new editions to the guide.

• Altenkirch, Markus and Risse, Jorg The Complete (but Unofficial) Guide to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2nd ed) Munchen, Germany, C.H. Beck 2014 (Call No. K2400 .C664 2014)
• Carey, Henry F. and Mitchell, Stacey M. Understanding International Law through Moot Courts: Genocide, Torture, Habeas Corpus, Chemical Weapons, and the Responsibility to Protect Lanham, Lexington Books 2014 (Call No. KZ1237 .U53 2014)
• Garner, Bryan A. The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Courts (3rd ed) New York, Oxford University Press 2014 (Call No. KF251 .G37 2014)

Beware of Your Own Belongings !!!

Please remember to watch out for your belongings and don't leave valuable items unattended at your desk in the library. If the library notices any items left unattended we will place a warning note on the items to alert you to the fact they are unattended. The Library has also installed locks to study desks so you can secure your laptops.

Hot & Cold Water Fountain available at the Lee Quo Wei Law Library

A fountain with hot and cold water is located on the 4/F of the Lee Quo Wei Law Library, just next to the corridor door of the 4/F of Tin Ka Ping Building

4/F Lee Quo Wei Law Library

The First Issue of the Law Library Newsletter

The first issue of the Lee Quo Wei Law Library Newsletter is out. This Newsletter aims to inform teaching and research staff of developments at the Law Library and new resources and websites that the Library has either subscribed to or added to the various Selected Internet Resources pages that we maintain on the Law Library webpage.

The table of contents of the first issue of the Lee Quo Wei Law Library Newsletter: 

• New Blackboard Learn Law Course
• New JULAC Library Card
• China & Law Practice
• Investor-State LawGuide
• LRC Reference Collection
• Law Library is on Twitter now
• Latest Law Blog entries and New Additions List for Law

The Newsletter is available on the Lee Quo Wei Law Library webpage under Highlights or under What’s New

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) Project

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

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) Project (http://iachr.lls.edu/database)

This freely-available database produced by the editors and staff of the IACHR Project under the supervision of Professor Cesare Romano allows users to search Inter-American Court decisions by case name, country, and topic. Advanced search features include the ability to search by specific violation of various Inter-American Conventions.

Kluwer Competition Law Online

The library has newly subscribed to the database Kluwer Competition Law Online. Kluwer Competition Law is an online resource for EU and international competition law including books and journals. 

It provides the following contents:

• Practice Tools: European Cartel Digest Precedent Finder
• Categories:  81 Jurisdictions, 72 countries under  e-Competitions, Antitrust,  Cartels, Mergers, State Aid, Liberalisation, Chinese Competition Decision Summaries
• Books: 88 E-books & reports
• Journals: 3 e-journals (Common Market Law Review , Legal Issues of Economic Integration and World Competition Law and Economic Review)
• All News
• Blog

You can access Kluwer Competition Law Online at the Law Database List 

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

Faculty of Law Legal Citation Style Guide (Version 18 (October 2014))

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 18 (October 2014).

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

Version 18 has updated the edition information of the following publication under the heading “Further Readings”:

Citation Formats Committee of the AALL Universal Citation Guide (3rd ed) Buffalo

NY, Hein 2014

Also available online to Version 2.1:

http://www.aallnet.org/Documents/Publications/ucg

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 is available on the Lee Quo Wei Law Library website as well as the CUHK Honesty in Academic Work website.

•  Lee Quo Wei 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

• Honesty in Academic Work: A Guide for Students and Teachers, Section 3-4 : Information for Each Discipline – Law:  http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/Eng_htm_files_(2013-14)/p03_4_4a.htm 
  

openlaws

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library will add the following resource to the European Communities webpage under the Selected Internet Resources.

openlaws (http://www.openlaws.eu/ )

openlaws  contains legislation, case law, legal literature and legal experts information  – both on a national and a European level . The openlaws Internet platform is based on open data, open innovation and open source software. This means that openlaws integrates legal communities and IT communities in the design and in the operation of the system. openlaws.eu is co-funded by the European Union / DG Justice.

New Additions to the Law Firm Pamphlet Collection

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library established the Law Firm Pamphlet Collection in 2008 to help students to know more about the law firms in Hong Kong and this Collection is also helpful for their career development. This Collection consists of up-to-date brochures or pamphlets of around 70 local and international law firms in Hong Kong.  This Collection is accessible at both of our service points:  the Lee Quo Weil Law Library at the CUHK Shatin main campus and the Legal Resources Centre at Admiralty.

Law Firm Pamphlet Collection at the Legal Resources Centre

Law Firm Pamphlet Collection at the Lee Quo Wei Law Library

We have received the updated pamphlets of the following law firms and have added them to this Collection.

Z691.B5778 T44
Bird & Bird (Firm)
There are law firms & there's Bird & Bird.
[England] : Bird & Bird LLP

Z691.C439 F86 2014
Charltons (Firm)
Funds practice.
Hong Kong : Charltons, [2014]

Z691.C5455 C543
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.
Cleary Gottlieb : training as a solicitor.
New York : Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP

Z691.C67 X53 2014
Conyers Dill & Pearman.
Conyers Dill & Pearman : 香港办事处.
香港 : Conyers Dill & Pearman, [2014]

Z691.D39 A85
Davis, Polk & Wardwell.
Asia practice.
Hong Kong : Davis Polk

Chinese Hong Kong Electronic Citation (CHKEC)

The Chinese Hong Kong Electronic Citation (CHKEC) is the citation for the unreported Chinese judgments in Westlaw HK. We have added this entry in the legal information guide Information about Law Report Citations which lists the citations, the corresponding law report titles and the library holdings in print and/or electronic versions.

HKEC               Hong Kong Electronic Citation (for unreported English judgments in Westlaw HK )

CHKEC             Chinese Hong Kong Electronic Citation (for unreported Chinese  judgments in Westlaw HK)

You can access the legal information guide Information about Law Report Citations on the Lee Quo Wei Law Library webpage under Information Guides & Subject Guides and then Legal Information Guides

http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=11159&Pid=43&Version=0&Cid=630&Charset=iso-8859-1&p=0

LegalTrac

LegalTrac is a database which contains full text and bibliographic records of journal material.  The Library has reviewed the coverage of LegalTrac against our other sources such as  Index to Legal Periodicals and Books Full Text , Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective and Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals and the decision was made to cancel LegalTrac as the minimal original coverage did not warrant the subscription price. Please see details of the journal index sources mentioned in this post for access to journal materials.

Index to Legal Periodicals and Books Full Text

Coverage: 1982 – present

Full text and bibliographic records database of Anglo-American law journals

Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective

Coverage: 1908 - 1981 

Bibliographic records database of Anglo-American law journals

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

Coverage: 1982 - present   

Bibliographic records database of non Anglo-American law journals with links to content full text available in Heinonline.

You can access the above three databases at the Law Database List

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

Law Library Webpage Update

The Library has recently updated the following legal information guides on the Lee Quo Wei Law Library webpage

Information about EU Law: General References

This guide introduces selected general reference sources on European Union law in the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library 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 Chinese University of Hong Kong Library.

Information about PRC Law: General References

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

Information about UK Law: General References

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

Information about UN Law: General References

This guide introduces selected general reference sources on United Nations in the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library and on the Internet.

Information about Chinese Law Online Databases

This guide introduces brief information about Chinese law online databases which are available from law databases page

Government Information (see also Law Library Selected Internet Resources page)

This guide introduces free Internet resources on government information in various countries

Information about locating Legislation (available free sources)

This guide introduces free Internet resources on legislation in various countries

Subject Guides to Resources for Term One 2014/15

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has uploaded most of the “subject guides to resources” for Term One 2014/15 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 – 2014/15 Term 1 of the Law Library webpage. Please find attached the links here for your easy access.

2014/15 Term 1

•  LLB
• LAWS1010 - Legal Research and Writing (2014/15)
• LAWS2030 - Legal System of the PRC (2014/15)
• LAWS2100 - Hong Kong Constitutional Law (2014/15)
• LAWS2101 - Companies and the Law I (2014/15)
• LAWS2121 - Criminal Law I (2014/15)
• LAWS2320 - International Investment Law Principles and Practice (2014/15)
• LAWS3001 - The Individual, the Community & the Law I (2014/15)
• LAWS3100 - Civil Procedure (2014/15)
• LAWS3151 - Land Law I (2014/15)
• LAWS3230 - International Commercial Dispute Resolution (2014/15)
• LAWS3260 - Crime and Criminal Justice (2014/15)
• LAWS3380 - Construction and the Law (2014/15)
• LAWS4000 - Private International Law (2014/15)
• LAWS4120 - Commercial Law (2014/15)
• LAWS4151 - Equity and Trusts I (2014/15)
• LAWS4310 - The Environment and the Law (2014/15)
• LAWS4330 - Intellectual Property and the Law (2014/15)
• LAWS4430 - Competition Law (2014/15)
• JD/LLM
• LAWS6001 - Legal System (2014/15)
• LAWS6004 - Legal Research, Analysis and Writing (2014/15)
• LAWS6005 - Ethics and Professional Virtue (2014/15)
• LAWS6011 - Principles of Company Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6013 - Principles of Evidence (2014/15)
• LAWS6015 - Principles of Constitutional Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6018 - Principles of Equity & Trusts (2014/15)
• LAWS6019 - Principles of Land Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6021 - Principles of Contract (2014/15)
• LAWS6022 - Principles of Criminal Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6044 - Principles of Environmental Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6047 - Principles of Employment Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6058 - Principles of Intellectual Property (2014/15)
• LAWS6063 - Principles of Construction Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6101 - Legal System and Methods in China (2014/15)
• LAWS6103 - Chinese Contract Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6116 - Chinese Intellectual Property Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6120 - Dispute Resolution in China (2014/15)
• LAWS6201 - Common Law: Origins and Development (2014/15)
• LAWS6301 - Law of International Business Transactions I (2014/15)
• LAWS6303 - Trans-national Legal Problems (2014/15)
• LAWS6312 - International Financial and Banking Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6315 - Competition Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6316 - Shipping Law (2014/15)
• LAWS6330 - Preferential Trade Agreements: Theory and Practice (2014/15)
• PCLL
• General Resources (2014/15)