Law Library Webpage Update

The Library has added the following resources to the People’s Republic of China under the Selected Internet Resources

• AsianLII – Laws of the People’s Republic of China (http://www.asianlii.org/cn/legis/cen/laws/)

 The English translation of selected PRC laws and regulations from 1949 to 2007. In English.

• China Law Translate (http://chinalawtranslate.com/)

This is a collaborative translation project which allows users to translate small pieces of legal texts between Chinese and English.

• Chinese Law Prof Blog (http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/)

China law resources, information, and news for the academic community.  In English

• Chinese Law Resources at the George Washington University Law School (http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/dclarke/public/Chinese_Law_Resources.html)

A Chinese legal research guide maintained by Prof. Donald Clarke at the George    Washington University Law School. In English

AsianLII – Laws of the People’s Republic of China



China Law Translate



A Brief Comparison of Major Chinese Law Databases

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has recently created a new guide on brief comparison of major Chinese law databases which the library has subscribed to. The guide compares various Chinese law databases from several aspects:  Language, Scope & Major Content, Features, Major Strengths and Current Awareness Services. It aims to assist research process of Chinese legal research.

The guide is accessible at the Law Library website under Database Guides and Legal Information Guides.

The major databases listed in the guide include:

·         Chinalawinfo.com (the Chinese version) & LawInfoChina.com (the English version)

·         Westlaw China

·         Lexis CN

·         Lawyee.net

·         IntelliConnect

·         China Journal Net

·         InfoBank

·         Taiwan Law Database

·         WanFang Data.Chinese Dissertations Database. Law

·         China Arbitration Database

·         China Law Express Online

These databases are accessible from the Law Databases List on the Library website.

New Look: Subject Guides to Resources

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has created “subject guides to resources" for courses in the LLB, JD/LLM and PCLL programmes every semester since 2008.  These guides include major resources, textbooks, law reports, journals etc., on the relevant subjects to assist legal research for that subject.

We have created a new template for these subject guides to resources for Term 2 2012/13 on the Law Library webpage for easy browsing and navigating.

The print copies are also available at the Law Library and the Legal Resources Centre. You can access the soft copy under Subject Guides - 2012/13 Term 2 of the Law Library webpage. Please find attached the link here for your easy access.

http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=33054&Pid=43&Version=0&Cid=630&Charset=iso-8859-1&p=0

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 Lee Quo Wei Law Library



An Overview of English Resources for Chinese Legal Research

This is an article written by John Bahrij, the Law Librarian of the Lee Quo Wei Law Library of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Lily Ko, an assistant librarian at the Lee Quo Wei Law Library.   It introduces resources which are published in English for Chinese law in print and electronic form for mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

This article is published in the journal Legal Information Management Volume 13, Issue 1 (March 2013) p. 25 to 40. The direct link to this article in Legal Information Management in Cambridge Journals Online is: http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1472669613000078

Bahrij, John and Ko, Lily An Overview of English Resources for Chinese Legal Research (2013) 13 (1) Legal Information Management 25

New UK Journals in Westlaw HK

The following five UK Journals are available in Westlaw HK under UK tab.

Cambridge Student Law Review

Online coverage in Westlaw HK: 2005 to Present

Also available in HeinOnline :2005 to Present

Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law

Online coverage in Westlaw HK: 2012 to Present

Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice Monthly Bulletin

Online coverage in Westlaw HK: 2010 to Present

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has the print copy of the loose leaf publication  Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice  (in 9 volumes and index) and the print copy of this Monthly Bulletin from 2004 to Present (library record: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b2441466)

New Publications available in Westlaw HK

The following publications are now available in Westlaw HK under Journals tab.

Archbold Hong Kong News

Archbold Hong Kong News is a companion publication to Archbold Hong Kong. It publishes quarterly and it consists of sections such as “Cases in Hong Kong”, “Articles” and “Case Summaries”.

Online Coverage in Westlaw HK: 2011- Present

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has the print copy from 2011 to Present (library record: http://easysearch.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/record?id=b3994498)

Hong Kong Civil Procedure News

Hong Kong Civil Procedure News is the newsletter  to Hong Kong Civil Procedure (Hong Kong White Book). There will be four newsletters per year. They contain updates on legislation, case law and procedural developments.

Online Coverage in Westlaw HK: 2010- Present

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has the print copy from 2000 to Present (library record: http://easysearch.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/record?id=b2468604)

Drafting Legislation in Hong Kong : A Guide to Styles and Practices

The Law Drafting Division of the Department of Justice has compiled Drafting Legislation in Hong Kong : A Guide to Styles and Practices which is a guide for drafting Hong Kong laws.

It consists of 15 chapters including an overview of Hong Kong legislation, primary legislation, subsidiary legislation and chapters on legislative drafting and styles. It has been written in both English and Chinese version.

Details of this publication and electronic copies of both English and Chinese version can be found on the Department of Justice website.

English version: http://www.doj.gov.hk/eng/public/pub20030011.html
Traditional Chinese version: http://www.doj.gov.hk/chi/public/pub20030011.html
Simplified Chinese version: http://www.doj.gov.hk/sc/public/pub20030011.html

The Library has held the print copies in both English and Chinese version. Please refer to these links to library records for details:

English print version:  http://easysearch.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/record?id=b5305215
Chinese print version: http://easysearch.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/record?id=b5320099

Hints & Tips on Conducting Advanced Case and General Searches in i-law.com

The Library has subscribed to the following two packages in i-law.com. Please find attached the hints and tips on conducting advanced case and general searches in i-law.com below.

i-law Construction Law - Informa building law publications including Building Law Reports and International Construction Law Review and various e-books.

Informa building law publications including Building Law Reports and International Construction Law Review and various e-books.

i-law Maritime Law - Informa maritime law publications including Lloyds Law Reports, Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly and various e-books.

Informa maritime law publications including Lloyds Law Reports, Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly and various e-books.

Conducting Advanced Case Searches

Law Library Webpage Update

The Library has added the following resource to the European Communities webpage under the Selected Internet Resources.

Max-Planck-Institut - für europaische Rechtsgeschichte (http://dlib-pr.mpier.mpg.de/)

This is a database on German, Austrian and Swiss legal history. It consists of more than 4,000 volumes and 1.35 million pages on private and civil procedure law of the 19^th Century.

Hong Kong Student Law Gazette

The Lee Quo Wei Law Library has added the link to the online platform for the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Faculty of Law Hong Kong Student Law Gazette under the Selected Internet Resources -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) http://lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=5028&Pid=43&Version=0&Cid=554&Charset=iso-8859-1&p=0

The print copy of the latest issue (Fall 2012) will be available in the Lee Quo Wei Law and Library and the Legal Resources Centre soon.

The Hong Kong Student Law Gazette (http://hongkongstudentlawgazette.com/) publishes twice per year and it offers students opportunity to engage with key legal issues and fosters dialogue between law students and the wider legal community.

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 14 (February 2013).

This guide outlines citation style for commonly used legal resources. A list of further readings is provided at the end of this guide. In the Version 14, we have updated the information of the further readings at the end of the guide.

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: 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

United Nations Handbook 2012-13 e-publication is available online free

The United Nations Handbook contains the up-to-date information on the structure, aims, membership and contact details of the United Nations bodies such as the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, the Secretariat and subsidiary and associated bodies of the United Nations. It has published annually since 1961 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand as a ready reference guide.

This year is the 50th edition of the United Nations Handbook.  The e-copy of the United Nations Handbook 2012-13 is freely available at http://www.mfat.govt.nz/UNHB2012/index.php with features such as fully searchable text, an active contents page and index and the ability to leave bookmarks and notes.

We have the print copies of the United Nations Handbook from 1989 to 1990, 1992 to 1995 and 2000 to 2010/2011 in the University Library.   Please refer to the library record for the library holdings (http://easysearch.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/record?id=b1214971)

Lawyee.net (北大法意)

The library has newly subscribed to the database Lawyee.net (北大法意). Lawyee.net is a database of Chinese legislation, treaties and court judgments. Its strength is the comprehensive collection of PRC court cases. Most of the materials in Lawyee.net are in Chinese, with selected English translation on laws and regulations, contract precedents, etc.

The major sub-databases include:

•  Court Cases Database which includes PRC cases from the Supreme People's Court and other lower level courts, as well as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan cases.
• Laws and Regulations Database which includes PRC national and local laws and regulations since 1949. It also contains Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan laws and regulations and international treaties.
•  WTO Documents
• Contract Precedents Database

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

LexisHK -- A New Platform

Lexis.com migrated to the new platform last week. LexisHK is the new interface for Lexis Hong Kong and Lexis international materials. It contains cases, legislation, commentaries, journals & news from HK, US, UK, PRC and other jurisdictions. The new interface allows us to access all subscribed contents (except Lexis China) via one single platform.

The essential content in LexisHK includes:

·         Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong

·         The Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong

·         Hong Kong Cases

·         Hong Kong Cases Unreported

·         CaseBase Hong Kong  (searching for case information)

·         The Laws of Hong Kong

·         Atkin's Court Forms Hong Kong

·        HK Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents

The old platform Lexis.com and the new platform LexisHK will parallel run until the end of February 2013. From March 2013 onwards, LexisHK will fully replace the old platform. Training schedule for using the new platform LexisHK will be announced after the Chinese New Year Holidays.

You can access to LexisHK from the Law Database List:

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

Archbold Hong Kong is available online in Westlaw HK

The Library has set up the subscription to the electronic version of Archbold Hong Kong : Criminal Law, Pleadings, Evidence and Practice and it is now available online in Westlaw HK.   Archbold Hong Kong is a comprehensive work on criminal practice of Hong Kong.  It contains local reference for criminal law which covers substantive offences, pleadings, sentencing, procedure, and evidence.

You can access to Westlaw HK from the Law Database List: http://lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/DataForm/DataForm.jsp?DFid=9&SubjectId=31&Charset=iso-8859-1 .
Please access Archbold Hong Kong under Commentary Tab in Westlaw HK.

The print copies of Archbold Hong Kong are available both in the Lee Quo Wei Law Library and the Legal Resources Centre.

Law Library Webpage Update

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

·        Law Reports and Legislation Index

·        Legal Information guides - Information about Law Report Citations

·        Legal Information Guides - Information about Law Journal Abbreviations

Law Reports and Legislation Index (http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/Reader/Channel/ShowPage.jsp?Cid=631&Pid=43&Version=0&Charset=iso-8859-1&page=0)

The Law Reports and Legislation Index is a list of major law reports, legislation and international law materials which are currently held in the Lee Quo Wei Law Library. It provides title information, library holdings, the links to library records and links to online access.

New and Updated Content to this Index:

·         Canadian Criminal Cases

·         Dominion Law Reports

·         Links to online access of various law reports are updated

Investment Arbitration Reporter (IA Reporter)

The library has newly subscribed to the database Investment Arbitration Reporter which contains news, commentary and cases on international arbitration.

News and analysis on international arbitration between foreign investors and their host governments are under the “News and Analysis” section, investment arbitration awards and documents are available under “Document Downloads” section.

You can access Investment Arbitration Reporter at the Law Database List

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

History of International Law

The library has newly subscribed to the database History of International Law. This database is a collection of books, serials on international law.

It Includes more than 800 titles and 600,000 pages dating back to 1690 on International Law subjects such as War & Peace, the Nuremberg Trials, Law of the Sea, International Arbitration, Hague Conferences and Conventions.

You can access History of International Law at the Law Database List

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

Westlaw HK Enhancement -- Law Reports browsing by Publication Date and Volume

This new enhancement allows users to browse by the publication date and volume in line with the printed product where previously users could only browse by judgment date.

How does this enhancement work in Westlaw HK?


Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest

New 'Browse' option for 'By Publication Date and Volume'

Subject Guides to Resources for Term Two 2012/13

The library has uploaded "subject guides to resources" for Term Two 2012/13 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 - 2012/13 Term 2 of the Law Library webpage. Please find attached the link here for your easy access.

http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=33054&Pid=43&Version=0&Cid=630&Charset=iso-8859-1&p=0

Caselex

Unfortunately the database Caselex is currently unavailable and they have advised they are not offering subscription renewals at this time. We will provide an update when we know more from the Vendor. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Subject Guides to Resources for Term One 2012/13

The library has uploaded "subject guides to resources" for Term One 2012/13 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 - 2012/13 Term 1 of the Law Library webpage. Please find attached the link here for your easy access.

http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=33054&Pid=43&Version=0&Cid=630&Charset=iso-8859-1&p=0

Manupatra

The library has newly subscribed to the database Manupatra. Manupatra is an Indian legal database of cases and legislation as well as information and materials on a variety of subjects.

The sub-databases which we have subscribed to are: Supreme Court, High Courts and Other Courts, Tribunals and Commissions, International Database, Business Policy, Corporate Law and Taxation, Notifications and Circulars, Bare Acts (Statutes)/ Rules and Regulations, Committee Reports/Court Fees, Forms, Miscellaneous, Manupatra e-books, Articles.

For cases, it consists of  the Supreme Court of India judgments from 1950 onwards, the High Court judgments of all States (dates vary), judgments from Tribunals and Commissions (dates vary) and selected judgments the Federal Court of India and Privy Council from the period before 1950.

For legislation, it consists of the Central Bare Acts (including amendments from 1878 onwards), Rules, Regulations, Schemes and Orders, and Bare Acts relating to various States.

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

Dui Hua Human Rights Journal

The Library has recently added the Dui Hua Human Rights Journal in our online catalogue.  The Dui Hua Human Rights Journal is a  blog offered by the Dui Hua Foundation. It consists of  commentary, analysis, and translations about human rights and rule of law in China.

http://www.duihuahrjournal.org/

Subject Guides to Resources for Summer Term 2011/12

The library has uploaded "subject guides to resources" for Summer Term 2011/12 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 - 2011/12 Term 2 of the Law Library webpage. Please find attached the link here for your easy access.

http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=29187&Pid=43&Version=0&Cid=630&Charset=iso-8859-1&p=0

Investor-State LawGuide

The library has newly subscribed to the database Investor-State LawGuide (ISLG). The ISLG is a collection of tools for researching international investment treaty law. The scope of ISLG's document collection includes all publicly available decisions and awards where the subject of the claim is an investment treaty. Currently, NAFTA and ICSID awards and decisions are the most complete. The collection also includes investment treaties, bilateral investment treaties, and rules.

You can access ISLG at the Law Database List

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

Internet Resource - International Justice Resource Center

The International Justice Resource Center (ijrcenter.org) is making available online resources to assist activists, victims, attorneys, and law students researching or practicing international human rights law. On ijrcenter.org, visitors will find explanations of the substance of human rights law and related areas of public international law, in addition to descriptions of the international and regional bodies that enforce these norms. The 'Research Aids' section of the site (under the “Learn and Research heading”) explains and links to a variety of databases for researching primary and secondary sources of international human rights law, human rights conditions, and civil society actors. Other resources, such as the IJRC Interview Series (under the “Engage” heading) provide insights into the practice of international human rights law.
IJRCenter.org also includes a Twitter feed, news releases and a list of upcoming events.

Internet Resource -- Universal Human Rights Index

The Universal Human Rights Index provides easy access to country-specific human rights information emanating from international human rights mechanisms in the United Nations system: the Treaty Bodies, the Special Procedures and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This tool aims at raising awareness of the human rights recommendations coming from these mechanisms and assisting governments, civil society organizations, national human rights institutions, and United Nations partners with their implementation. The Index allows the user to find out about human rights issues worldwide, and to see how the legal interpretation of international human rights law has evolved over the past ten years.

We will also add this website to our Selected Internet Resources – International Law page and Selected Internet Resources – United Nations