School of Law - Research
Faculty of Business and Law
By Subject
Competition
Australian Competition Law
Summary of law and cases as well as links to legislation, reports, publications and other sites
The Competition Law Project Australia
Some free and some subscription resources and links available here
Criminal Penalties for Serious Cartel Conduct - Draft Legislation
Draft legislation and discussion paper (Jan 2008)
Competition Law Scholars' Forum
Membership information, working papers, links etc
Competition Law Review
Online Journal relating to competition law issues
Consumer
Productivity Committee Inquiry into Australia's Consumer Policy Framework
This includes reports and consultancy documents (including a comparison of consumer laws throughout Australia)
Contract
Australian Contract Law
Summary of law and cases as well as links to legislation and other sites
Louis' Hornbook of Contract Law
Unofficial web site set up for the contract law unit at UWA - includes notes, cases, links etc. Fun resource.
Singapore Contract Law
Great summary of the contract law of Singapore
By Country
Law Online - Singapore Legal Portal
Great resource for Singapore law - statutes, journals, links to other sites etc
Singapore Law online
From the Singapore Academy of Law - news, legislation and other resources - great starting point
Guides
Teaching
Mahola Socratic Method Resources
Links to Socratic Method resources on the web.
Links added since 1 January 2007
By Subject
Aboriginal
Aboriginal Law Bulletin (became the Indigenous Law Bulletin in 1997)
Content from 1981-1997 available at AustLII
Indigenous Law Centre
Research Centre at UNSW
Indigenous Law Resources
AustLII special subject library - extensive resources available both from AustLII internal databases and resources and external resource
Native Title Report 2006
From
Tom Calma, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission - available from Australian Policy Online
Capital Punishment
Wikipedia death penalty page
Provides excellent general information and maps
Children and the Law
A Matter of Priority: Children and the Legal Process
1997 Draft Recommendation Paper of the Australian Law Reform Commission
National Children and Youth's Law Centre
Publications, casework, reports, documents and more
WebLaw - Children and the Law
Links to a large number of resources in Australia and internationally
Child Care Act (Cth)
Children and Young Persons Act 1989 (Vic)
Association of Lawyers for Children
News, information and links.
Children Law UK
News, reports, links and information.
The Children's Law Centre (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland - lots of resources, local and international (such as laws, reports, press releases, international standards and more) - includes adult and children's sections
Children's Legal Centre
Legal information and publications. "The Children's Legal Centre is a unique, independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people"
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
Links, publications, discussion group, reports and other resources
The Children's Law Center
District of Columbia. "The Children's Law Center (CLC) is the largest civil legal service provider in DC and the only organization that provides comprehensive legal representation specifically for children. "
Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention
Information by topic, news and publications
Youth Law (NZ)
New Zealand site with news and resources
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Competition
ABA - Section of Antitrust Law Conversation Archives
Mailing list archives - searchable
Antitrust Modernisation Commission
Information about the AMC, documents, meeting information and more.
Institute of Competition Law, France
In English
SCADPlus - Legislation Summaries - Competititon
A Europa site
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 2006
Centre for Competition and Consumer Policy
Australian National University in partnership with the ACCC. Includes information about projects, events, publications and more. Focus on compliance, internationalisation and the public benefit test within Australian competition law
Centre for Credit and Consumer Law
Griffith University - information, news, publications and more.
Seven Network Limited v News Limited [2007] FCA 1062 (27 July 2007)
Fair Trade Commission, Republic of Korea
Commission for Protection of Competition, Republic of Bulgaria
Computer
Cyberspace Law Resources
AustLII special project - searchable page of relevant AustLII databases and external resources
Consumer
NSW - Inquiry into Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts
NSW Parliamentary Committee Inquiry. Includes submissions, transcripts and November 2006 report recommending introduction of unfair terms legislation in NSW.
Contract
The Limits of Voluntariness in Contract
Article by Andrew Robertson [2005] MULR 5; 29 Melbourne University Law Review 218
The Carbolic Website Company
Lots of information about the case, including full judgment and images
Criminal
Australian Criminal Law and Process
Web site by Victorian barrister, Don Just, with key cases and note
Criminal Appeals in Victoria
Notes and cases by
Victorian barrister, Don Just
Criminal Juries in Victoria
Notes and cases by
Victorian barrister, Don Just
Employment
Workplace Relations Law Library
AustLII special subject library - searchable page of relevant AustLII databases and external resources
Workchoices
Federal Government Site
Evidence
Expert Evidence - Freckelton and H Selby
LawBookCo - subscription service - available to Deakin law staff and students and other subscribers
Human Rights
Human Rights Law Resources
AustLII special project - searchable page of relevant AustLII databases and external resources
Insurance
European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law
Includes projects, publications and links
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Law Library
AustLII special subject library - searchable page of relevant AustLII databases and external resources
Legal Practice
Client Legal Privilege and federal Investigatory Bodies
ALRC Issues Paper 33
Military Law
Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law
Publications, research, links etc
Military Law and Peacekeeping Library
AustLII special subject library - searchable page of relevant AustLII databases and external resource
US Legal Information Institute - Law About the Military
Information and links
Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal
Decisions at AustLII - selected decisions from 1997
Native title
Native Title Report 2006
From
Tom Calma, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission - available from Australian Policy Online
Occupational Health and Safety (category added)
Australian Safety and Compensation Council
Includes news and information and links to state legislation and information
Occupational Health and Safety Law in Victoria
Web site by Victorian barrister, Don Just. Includes links to relevant sites, extensive notes and links to relevant cases and legislation.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
Compliance assistance, laws and regulations, enforcement, cooperation programs and more.
Privacy
ALRC Talking Privacy Website
Material relating to the ALRC's inquiry into privacy
Torts
European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law
Includes projects, publications and links
European Group on Tort Law
Includes the publication 'Principles of European Tort Law'
Torture
Ticking Bombs and Torture Warrants (PDF Format)
Article b y John Kleinig (2005) 10 Deakin Law Review
By Country
Various
Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)
Afghanistan
Law Library of Congress - Afghanistan
Links to Afghanistan legal resources
Austria
Rechtsfreund.at
Law in Australia - includes useful legal links and laws in English
The Austrian Legal System and Laws: a Brief Overview
By Johannes
Oehlboeck and Immanuel Gerstner at GlobaLex (published June 2005)
China
AsianLII - China section
Laws and links by category
iSino Law
Chinese legal database - this is a subscription database but Deakin staff and students have access
Judicial Information of the People's Republic of China: A Survey
Article by Zhai Jianxiong published at LLRX on 1 October 2002
Laws of the People's Republic of China
At AsianLII - alphabetically listed
Singapore
AsianLII - Singapore Page
Includes cases and legislation, treaties, as well as links by category
Cases
Victorian Reports
Subscription database available to Deakin law students - LexisNexis Australia
Unreported Judgments - New South Wales
Subscription database available to Deakin law students - LexisNexis Australia
Unreported Judgments - Federal Magistrate's Court
Subscription database available to Deakin law students - LexisNexis Australia
Unreported Judgments - Queensland
Subscription database available to Deakin law students - LexisNexis Australia
Unreported Judgments - Victoria
Subscription database available to Deakin law students - LexisNexis Australia
Unreported Judgments - Western Australia
Subscription database available to Deakin law students - LexisNexis Australia
Australian Law Reports
Subscription database available to Deakin law students - LexisNexis Australia
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada decisions
PacLII
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute - includes cases and legislation for American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji Islands, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Nouvell-Caledonie, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
US Courts - links
Select a jurisdiction for links
Federal Court Locator
Great source of links to court decisions from Villanova University
High Court of Australia
Wikepedia information
The Courts
Information from the Attorney General's website
Victoria
Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission
Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission
Australian Competition Tribunal
FirstPoint Research
From LawBookCo - subscribers only (includes Deakin law staff and students)
Deakin Electronic Journals A-Z
Browse or search by title or subject - links to the appropriate subscription database (available to Deakin law staff and students) or freely available web-link (eg AustLII journals)
Australian Contract Law
CCH Commentary, Legislation, Cases and News
US Cases Research Guide
From Georgetown University
Professional Legal Education: Pedagogical and Strategic Issues
Article by Sharon Hunter-Taylor in UTS Law Review, 2001
University of Technology Sydney Law Review, Issue 3, 2001
Issues in Legal Education
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
Victoria University Law Students' Society
Law Journals
Deakin Electronic Journals A-Z
Browse or search by title or subject - links to the appropriate subscription database (available to Deakin law staff and students) or freely available web-link (eg AustLII journals)
Bond Universtiy Student Law Review (Content)
Corporate Governance eJournal (Content)
From Bond University
Harvard Blackletter Law Journal (Content)
Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review (Content)
Harvard Environmental Law Review (Content)
Harvard Human Rights Law Journal (Content)
Harvard International Law Journal (Content)Harvard Journal of Law and Gender (Content)
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (Content)
Harvard Journal of Law and Technology (Content)
Harvard Journal of the Legal Left (Unbound) (Content)
Harvard Journal on Legislation (Content)
Harvard Latino Law Review (Content)
Harvard Law and Policy Review (Content)
Sports Law eJournal (Content)
From Bond University - established 2005
Southern Methodist University Law Review (abstracts only)
Law News
Dispute Resolution News
From Bond University
Blogs
The Australian Professional Liability Blog
Blog about professional negligence, discipline, indemnity insurance, fees, ethics, and regulation, with an emphasis on Victoria and barristers and solicitors. Stephen Warne
Deakin Law Staff Articles
Transforming Customary Title to Individual Title: Revisiting the Cathedral (PDF)
By Dr Samantha Hepburn (2006) 11 Deakin Law Review
The Stolen Generations - Canada and Australia: The Legacy of Assimilation (PDF)
By Julie Cassidy (2006) 11 Deakin Law Review
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