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  • Justice and the Role of Archivists

    Justice and the Role of Archivists A publication from the Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority, Arkiv, Demokrati og Rettferd, RBM no. 28, ISBN 82-8105-034-9, contains two contributions (by David Wallace and Tom Connors) in English. Wallace’s essay, “Historical and Contemporary Justice and the Role of Archivists,” is a thought-provoking exploration into why the avoidance…

  • Detained without access to legal counsel

    Detained without access to legal counsel The continuing debate over individuals detained by the federal government without access to legal counsel because they are suspected of terrorist activities brings to mind other earlier sad moments in American justice and fail play. A recent book edited by Linda Gordon and Gary Y. Okihiro, “Impounded: Dorothea Lange…

  • Legal research: resources for libraries

    Some of the Websites presented in this section were created by universities or government agencies. Other sites come from professional associations or other organizations. The Websites are presented in alphabetical order. American Association of Law Libraries Washington Affairs Office https://www.ll.georgetown.edu/aallwash/ The American Association of Law Libraries includes a number of items that are of interest…

  • Culture protection: Antiquities Under Siege

    Culture protection: Antiquities Under Siege Lawrence Rothfield, ed., Antiquities Under Siege: Cultural Heritage Protection After the Iraq War (Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press, 2008) provides additional testimony to this trend. Right at the beginning, editor Rothfield sounds the alarm: “Illegal digging on a massive scale continues to this day, virtually unchecked, with Iraq’s ten thousand officially…

  • First Amendment: Finding Jefferson

    First Amendment: Finding Jefferson In his Finding Jefferson: A Lost Letter, A Remarkable Discovery, and the First Amendment in an Age of Terrorism (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2008), legal scholar Alan Dershowitz not only employs his acquiring of an 1801 Jefferson letter to write about first amendment rights, but he places this…

  • Legal research: Files: Law and Media Technology

    Legal Research : Files: Law and Media Technology Cornelia Vismann, Files: Law and Media Technology, translated by Geoffrey Winthrop-Young (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2008) is a detailed examination of the shifting legal, administrative, and technological aspects of files, extending from the ancient world to the modern era. Vismann, a German legal historian and scholar,…

  • Legal research: Law of Libraries and Archives

    Legal Research : Law of Libraries and Archives Knowing the laws affecting the librarians work is important, spacially with some issues, such as intellectual property, have been plagued by conflicting and confusing advice. Bryan M. Carson, a working librarian with a law degree, published “The Law of Libraries and Archives”. This work of nearly 400…

  • Privacy law: privacy in peril

    Privacy law: privacy in peril James B. Rule, Privacy in Peril (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007) provides a good explanation why privacy would be a challenge for archivists. Examining the implications of technology, the role of government, and the activities of private institutions, Rule depicts how privacy has expanded beyond any sense of limits…

  • Bills unenacted

    Bills unenacted Here the Encyclopedy address the notability of Bills that are introduced, but not yet enacted. The vast majority of such bills die without becoming law. They’re usually newsworthy but they may be not particularly notable. But some proposed legislation may be notable regardless of whether it becomes law. For example: As constitutional amendments,…

  • Commercial arbitral legislation worldwide

    Commercial arbitral legislation worldwide This subject of the Encyclopedia covers arbitral law in over 70 countries. This can be a good starting point and tool for students and practitioners interested in international arbitration across multiple jurisdictions. The links below guide readers to authoritative country reports on national arbitral practice, as well as the relevant national…

  • Commercial arbitration: U.S. Cases on arbitration

    Commercial arbitration: United States court decisions on arbitration See: <a title="Permalink to Commercial arbitration: U.S. Cases applying New York Convention 1958 “href=”https://www.lawi.us/commercial-arbitration-u-s-cases-applying-new-york-convention-1958/”rel=”bookmark/”> Commercial arbitration: U.S. Cases applying New York Convention 1958 <a title="Permalink to Commercial arbitration: U.S. Court decisions applying NY Convention 1958 “href=”https://www.lawi.us/commercial-arbitration-u-s-court-decisions-applying-ny-convention-1958/”rel=”bookmark/”> Commercial arbitration: U.S. Court decisions applying NY Convention 1958   UNITED…

  • List of U.S. Cases applying New York Convention 1958

    Commercial arbitration: U.S. Cases applying New York Convention 1958 See for previous cases:Commercial arbitration: U.S. Court decisions applying NY Convention 1958 311. United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 3 May 1999 (Mega Tech International Corporation v. Al-Saghyir Establishment et al.) V (2000) 929-933 ( 311) 312. Supreme Court of the United States,…

  • Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law

    The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law Written by over 800 of the world’s leading authorities in public international law, and edited at Max Planck Institute, one of the premier research institution for international law, this is a reference work on international law whith the highest prestige. It contains 1,618 articles covering the full…

  • International Law Encyclopedia 10

    International Law Encyclopedia 10 LIST OF ENTRIES IN VOLUME X Treaties , Provisional Application René Lefeber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Treaties , Registration and Publication Richard Caddell . .…

  • International Law Encyclopedia 9

    International Law Encyclopedia 9 LIST OF ENTRIES IN VOLUME IX Sanctions Alain Pellet and Alina Miron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Gabrielle…