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Friday, 31 August 2012

UPDATE 31 August 2012


IN TODAY'S POST INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING WILL BE COMMUNICATED:

· Call for Papers-
    • Litnet Akademies (in Afrikaans).

· Databases –
    • Information on Justis and JustCite (still available on trial until 08/09/2012).

· Legal News-
    • Restorative Justice Centre in Pretoria closing down.
· Notable Links –
    • Laws and legal news (in English) for Mozambique.
    • New public site launched for (free) access to South African Government Gazettes.
    • UJ law lecturers publish on Litnet Academic (in Afrikaans).
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· Call for Papers-

    • Litnet Akademies (in Afrikaans).



LitNet Akademies beoog ’n reeks artikels oor onderwerpe rakende die Karoo en wag voorstelle vir artikelvoorleggings in.



Foto: Naomi Bruwer





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· Databases –

    • Information on Justis and JustCite (still available on trial until 08/09/2012).

“JustCite is a multi-jurisdictional citator and legal search engine. It provides invaluable information about cases, legislation and articles and their interdependent relationships
·         Helps you identify the leading case in seconds. JustCite search ranking considers the relationships between cases, not just keyword frequency
·         Marks up the specific effects of cases, so you know whether those cases are still “good law”
·         Shows you how legislation has been amended and applied in court
·         Is boosted by interactive visualisation tools, user-generated content and other ground-breaking features
·         Provides seamless links through to the full-text material of numerous other data suppliers’ platforms, including Justis, Lexis Library and Westlaw. If you have a subscription to those services, JustCite offers a simple route through to them “
JustCite is not a full-text legal library. If you are looking for the full text of a case or piece of legislation, please see whether it’s covered by Justis.


The list below gives an indication of what is available on Justis:

Justis Data Coverage

Can subscribe to one or a few titles or entire Justis.

UK Primary Case Law

The Law Reports (1865 to present)

The Weekly Law Reports (1953 to present)

The Times Law Reports (1990 to present)     

English Reports (1220 to 1873)

Scottish Session Cases (1821 to present)

Daily Cases (1999 to present)

State Trials (1163 to 1858)


UK Specialist Case Law                                                         

Business Law Reports (2007 to present)

Industrial Cases Reports (1972 to present)

CCH Tax Cases (1875 to present)

Criminal Appeal Reports (DVD) (1967 to present)

Mental Health Law Reports (1999 to present)

Prison Law Reports (1999 to present)

Police Law Reports (2000 to present)

Inquest Law Reports (2000 to present)

BLISS   (1807 to 2009)

Extradition Law Reports (2005 to present)


UK Legislative Law

Justis UK Statutes (1235 to present)

Justis UK Statutory Instruments  (1671 to present)

Justis Parliament  (1979 to present)


Irish Law

Irish Reports and Digests (1838 to present)

Irish Judgments (1999 to present)

Irish Legislation  (1999 to present)

Irish Employment Appeal Tribunal (1999 to present)

Criminal Law Online Service (2008 to present)


European Law

Justis Celex Official Journal C Series & OJ Daily (1951 to present)

Human Rights (1960 to present)


Worldwide

International Law Reports (1919 to present)

Aspinall’s Maritime Cases (1870 to 1940)

Bermuda Law Reports (1986 to present)

Justis Jamaican Cases (1999 to present)

Justis BVI Cases (1994 to present)

Singapore Law Reports (1965 to present)

Singapore Academy of Law Journal (1989 to present)

Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review ( 2000 to present)     


Please let us have your comments on the value and functionality of these trial databases:



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· Legal News-
    • Restorative Justice Centre in Pretoria closing down.

The Restorative Justice Centre (RJC) in Pretoria is being forced to shut down tomorrow, which will leave 31 people without jobs, according to reports. Read more:

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· Notable Links –
    • Laws and legal news (in English) for Mozambique.
Read more:



    •  New public site launched for (free) access to South African Government Gazettes.

 

A public site has been launched for access to gazettes. Feel free to use the following site to download the latest gazettes www.gpwonline.co.za

 
      • UJ law lecturers publish on Litnet Academic (in Afrikaans).


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