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“Reflink is a reference portal of selected information sources dealing with refugee, asylum, human rights and related topics.” [Lyonette Louis-Jacques] Also from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): UNHCR Legal Information includes: RefPol – Large selection of refugee policy documents, positions and guidelines, mainly UNHCR documents (more added daily); RefLeg National legislation, …
GSA Telework Laws A Guide to Telework in the Federal Government, August 3, 2006: the “guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suggests that one of the keys to success and continuity of operations during any emergency, especially a pandemic health crisis, is an effective teleworking program that is just a matter of routine …
Publication of OIG’s Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts, Federal Register, August 21, 2006.
Acts of the UK Parliament: “This page provides links to the full text of all UK Parliament Public General Acts (from 1988 onwards) and all Local Acts (from 1991 onwards) as they were originally enacted. As an exception The European Communities Act 1972 and Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 are also available. Legislation made …
Can Our Culture Be Saved? The Future of Digital Archiving, by Diane Leeheer Zimmerman, New York University – School of Law, July 25, 2006 “This article steps behind the Google Library controversy to examine in depth what the enormous public benefits that would flow from allowing a broad right of digitization for preservation purposes, and …
“The UNODC legal library is a unique source of the legislation adopted by States and territories around the world to put into effect the international drug control conventions. The library contains laws and regulations dating back to 1948 and is updated regularly with new laws adopted by Member States and other States. With the adoption …
“CensusScope is an easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends, brought to you by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan. With eye-catching graphics and exportable trend data, CensusScope is designed for both generalists and specialists.”
Press release: “The Pentagon and the Energy Department have now stamped as national security secrets the long-public numbers of U.S. nuclear missiles during the Cold War, including data from the public reports of the Secretaries of Defense in 1967 and 1971, according to government documents posted today on the Web by the National Security Archive…Documents …
International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law “…is ICNL’s quarterly journal of analysis on global civil society. IJNL addresses legal topics as well as social, cultural, political and economic issues affecting the legal environment. Our readers include attorneys, government officials, grantmakers, scholars, and activists…IJNL is electronically distributed without charge to subscribers.” [Lawsites]
Hoover’s Leadership 100: “…a monthly list which highlights the CEOs from the most searched-for companies on Hoover’s (as presented in the Hoover’s 100). The Leadership 100 provides insight on their bios, company affiliations, work highlights, and salaries.”
The Top 100 Most Prestigious Firms, 2006.
Via ACLU, ACLU v. NSA Federal Court Decision,(8/17/2006) Via U.S. District Court, ED of Michigan, ACLU v National Security Agency, 44 pages, PDF. “Description: In the first federal challenge ever argued against the Bush administration’s NSA spying program, U.S. District Court Judge Anna Diggs Taylor rules that the program to monitor the phone calls and …
