Law Library

Law Library Blackboard Competition - Last days to enter!

uqaalle2 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:12:47 +0000

The Competition closes this Sunday, 15 November… so get your entries in NOW!
You might even win an iPod Touch!

The Law Library BlackBoard site needs a new name. Can you help?

What is the Law Library Blackboard page?
The Law Library Blackboard page has been designed to help students studying law to improve their legal research skills. It includes 4 learning modules covering:
• Getting started in the law library
• Secondary sources of information
• Case law
• Legislation

There are podcasts that you can download and some practice quiz questions for you to try.

Where is it?
To view the site login to BlackBoard and click on Law Library Information Skills under Semester 2.

How do I enter?
Submit your completed entry form in the box in the Law Library foyer, or send an email with your proposed name for the Blackboard site and the reasons for your choice to law@library.uq.edu.au (remember to include “Blackboard Competition” in the subject line).

Who is eligible to enter?
Current students studying law at UQ and staff of the UQ Law School.

More information
View the website for more information and the entry conditions.

Good luck!

Our Outstanding Teacher: Mrs Margaret Stephenson

uqaalle2 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:11 +0000

At the 9th UQ Excellence in Teaching & Learning Awards at Customs House last Monday, Mrs Margaret Stephenson, Senior Lecturer at T.C. Beirne School of Law, was recognised for her dedication to her students and her inspiring teaching. She was awarded a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. Congratulations Margaret!

The courses Margaret teaches are:
LAWS3112/7111 - Law of Property B
LAWS5135/7135 - Law and Indigenous Peoples
LAWS7908 - Native Title Law

New Books @ the Law Library

Dann Kelly — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:03:46 +0000

Below is a list of new titles received at the law library over the past two weeks. To find out more about a book, click the title.

CALL NUMBER	TITLE
DU115.2.P54 E27 2009	Plunkett’s legacy : an Irishman’s contribution to the rule of law in New South Wales / Tony Earls.
HD2745 .A77 2009	Aspects of market integrity : report / Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee.
HV6626.22.O35 D445 2009	Dangerous exits : escaping abusive relationships in rural America / Walter S. DeKeseredy, Martin D. Schwartz.
JC578 .T47 2009	Intergenerational justice : rights and responsibilities in an intergenerational polity / Janna Thompson.
K1030 .G327 2009	Contracts for the sale of goods : a comparison of U.S. and international law / Henry Deeb Gabriel.
K1030 .Z45 2009	Damages under the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods / Bruno Zeller.
K1096.A6 C66 2009	Consumer credit, debt and bankruptcy : comparative and international perspectives / edited by Johanna Niemi, Iain Ramsay and William C. Whitford
K5256.A6 S95 2006	International legal dimension of terrorism / edited by Pablo Antonio Fernández-Sánchez.
K5302.A6 R47 2009	Reparations for victims of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity : systems in place and systems in the making / edited by Carla Ferstman, Mariana Goetz, Alan Stephens.
KD7869 .R42 2009	Criminal law.
KF8742 .B52 2007	The judiciary and responsible government, 1910-21 / by Alexander M. Bickel ; part two by Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.
KPP376 .T46 2008	10th anniversary : Community Mediation Centre : commemorative book.
KU1104 .P82 no.132 v.1	Permissions & copyright clearances : a practical guide / Australian Copyright Council, [authors: Ian McDonald … [et al.] ].
KU1104 .P82 no.136 v.1	Libraries : a copyright guide / [Ian McDonald].
KU3500 .T46 2009	Judicial ethics in Australia / Hon James Thomas.
KU3570 .C48 2009	Civil procedure : commentary and materials / Stephen Colbran … [et al.].
KU3800 .B74 2009	Criminal law : text and cases / Louis Waller, Bob Williams.
KU50 .C66 2009	Connecting with law [videorecording] : short film competition, Take 2, 2009.
KZ1242 .M57 2009	International law : in principle / Andrew D Mitchell, Jennifer L Beard with Richard Garnett … [et al.].
KZ4850 .K58 2009	An introduction to international institutional law / Jan Klabbers.
KZ6530 .H87 2009	The collective responsibility of states to protect refugees / Agnès Hurwitz.
KZ6530 .M53 2009	The Michigan guidelines on the international protection of refugees, 1998-2007 : presented in English, French, Russian and Arabic / Program in Refugee and Asylum Law.
QA276 .S783443 2008	Statistics in the law / edited by Joseph B. Kadane.

If you have any queries about these or other titles, or would like to suggest something for purchase, please feel free to leave us a comment!

Need a break from studying???

Dann Kelly — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:40:48 +0000

…. why not take a few minutes to enter the Law Library Blackboard Competition. You might even win an iPod Touch!

The Law Library BlackBoard site needs a new name. Can you help?

What is the Law Library Blackboard page?

The Law Library Blackboard page has been designed to help students studying law to improve their legal research skills. It includes 4 learning modules covering:
• Getting started in the law library,
• Secondary sources of information,
• Case law, and
• Legislation.

There are podcasts that you can download and some practice quiz questions for you to try.

Where is it?

To view the site login to BlackBoard and click on Law Library Information Skills under Semester 2.

How do I enter?

Submit your completed entry form in the box in the Law Library foyer, or send an email with your proposed name for the Blackboard site and the reasons for your choice to law@library.uq.edu.au (remember to include Blackboard Competition in the subject line).

Who is eligible to enter?

Current students studying law at UQ and staff of the UQ Law school.

View the website for more information and the entry conditions.

If it pleases the court: mooting success and UQ

uqaalle2 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:41:17 +0000

A new display, highlighting the achievements of UQ’s Law students in various mooting competitions, is now on show on Level 2 of the UQ Law Library.

Come in and read about the success of our teams, learn more about mooting and check out the trophies!

Are YOU the next mooting champion?

Extended Law Library Opening Hours - Revision and Examination Period

uqjoates — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:37:12 +0000

The Law Library will open until 8pm on Friday 6th and 13th November and will be open on Saturday 7th and 14th November from 9am until 5pm.

Don’t forget, the Biological Sciences Library is open for study until midnight Monday-Friday and there is 247 study space available at the Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences and Engineering Library.

Full details of Library opening hours can be found here.

Good luck to everyone in their exams and happy studying!

Connecting with Law DVD

Dann Kelly — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:23:55 +0000

The library has on its new books shelves the Connecting with Law DVD which showcases all the winning and highly commended films in the Connecting With Law Short Film Competition Take 2 - 2009.
This includes UQ’s very own - Daniel Young, Sam Rogers, and Chris Perkins - whose film High Court High was selected as one of 5 commendable films in the competition.
Why not check it out for yourself?!

Teaching & Learning Week @ UQ

uqaalle2 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:19:52 +0000

Monday, 2 November - Friday, 6 November 2009 is Teaching & Learning Week at UQ.

The focus this year is on student engagement and high impact learning.

All week presentations and workshops will be delivered by a range of academics addressing these issues. The 2009 UQ Teaching & Learning Award Winners will be announced on Monday.

You can view the program and register your attendance.

2010 Queensland Rhodes Scholar - Jessica Howley

uqaalle2 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:42:47 +0000

Congratulations, Jessica Howley, for being named 2010 Queensland Rhodes Scholar!

Jessica is a former student of UQ’s T.C. Beirne School of Law, having graduated with First Class Honours in 2008. In the past year Jessica has undertaken an associateship with Justice Susan Kiefel in the High Court of Australia. She plans to study a Bachelor of Civil Law and Master of Philosophy at the University of Oxford.

Jessica is the eighth of the past nine Queensland Rhodes Scholars who have studied Law at UQ.

You can read more about Jessica’s plans for her studies at Oxford in UQ News.

New Books @ the Library

Dann Kelly — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:54:22 +0000

Below is a list of new titles received at the law library over the past two weeks. To find out more about a book, click the title.

CALL NUMBER	TITLE
K52.L37 F45 2009 Law Ref	Guide to Latin in international law / Aaron X. Fellmeth & Maurice Horwitz..
HV6250.4.W65 H69 2008	Sex, violence, and crime : Foucault and the “man” question / Adrian Howe.
HV8291.A8 S47 2009	The law of private security in Australia / by Rick Sarre, Tim Prenzler.
JC355 .B42 2009	Théorie de la fédération / Olivier Beaud.
JK2281 .G37 2009	Basic documents in international law / edited by Ian Brownlie.
K2100 .L44 2009	Legal institutions and collective memories / edited by Susanne Karstedt.
K2146 .H363 2009	Judicial recusal : principles, process and problems / Grant Hammond.
JK3240 .B678 2008	Freshwater access from a human rights perspective : a challenge to international water and human rights law / by Knut Bourquain.
K3242 .B37 2008	On cultural rights : the equality of nations and the minority legal tradition / William Kurt Barth.
K3485 .W37 2009	Protecting the oceans beyond national jurisdiction : strengthening the international law framework / Robin Warner.
K487.E3 E855 2008	Essays in the law and economics of regulation : in honour of Anthony Ogus / editors, Michael Faure and Frank Stephen.
K639 .S23 2009	Children’s bioethics : the international biopolitical discourse on harmful traditional practices and the right of the child to cultural identity / Maya Sabatello.
K644 .R48 2008	Rethinking equality projects in law : feminist challenges / edited by Rosemary Hunter.
KNQ2390 .P36 2008	Toward a new framework for peaceful settlement of China’s territorial and boundary disputes / By Junwu Pan.
KPV2070 .S53 2009	The constitution of Vietnam : a contextual analysis / Mark Sidel.
KU1100 .J34 2009	Beyond guarding ground : a vision for a national indigenous cultural authority / Terri Janke.
KU1104 .P82 no.135v.1	Architects & copyright : a practical guide / Ian McDonald.
KU3542 .O34 2009	Uniform evidence law : commentary and materials / Miiko Kumar, Stephen Odgers and Elisabeth Peden.
KU470 .A85 no.75	Royal commissions and official inquiries : discussion paper / Australian Law Reform Commission.
KVC735 .T73 2009	Traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, and intellectual property law in the Asia-Pacific region / edited by Christoph Antons.
KZ6376 .N37 2009	International law on peacekeeping : a study of article 40 of the UN charter / by Hitoshi Nasu.
KZA1120 .L44 2009	The legal order of the oceans : basic documents on law of the sea / edited by Vaughan Lowe and Stefan Talmon.
JK2281 .G37 2009	What are campaigns for? : the role of persuasion in electoral law and politics / James A. Gardner.
PN1992.77 .C57 2007a	The Circuit [videorecording].

If you have any queries about these or other titles, or would like to suggest something for purchase, please feel free to leave us a comment!