by Dan Wade
Yale Law School Library
Join your fellow FCIL SIS members at the Association Luncheon on Monday. It is a good way to learn what is happening in our respective libraries and to meet new and not-so-new librarians interested in foreign and international law. Significant others are welcome to join us as well. When you enter the banquet hall, look for the United Nations flag that will mark the spot of our reserved tables. It is a symbol of our longstanding tradition to join together at this time during the Annual Meeting.
To reserve your place at the table, please leave a message for Dan Wade at 203-432-1615, send a fax to 203-432-4604, or post an e-mail message to wade@mail.law.yale.edu by Wednesday, July 10.
by Roberta Shaffer
Covington & Burling
At the AALL convention this year, IALL will be showing a feature-length, award-winning film with an international law theme. At press time it was still undecided whether the title would be "Before the Rain" or "Burnt by the Sun." The showing will be followed by our usual coffee reception. All this is scheduled to take place on Tuesday evening, July 23, from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Location will be listed in the convention program.
In addition, people will shortly receive the IALL course announcement/registration form which will take place in Vancouver this year, September 29 through October 3. The theme is "Legal Information and the Pacific Rim." Information will also be distributed at the AALL meeting.
The African Law Working Group will meet on Monday, July 22, for its annual session from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The agenda for the meeting will include an update on the A.B.A.–sponsored Africa Sister Law School Initiative and current issues on developing an African law collection. Victor Essien (Fordham) is coordinator.
There will be a meeting of the Electronic Issues Group on Sunday, July 21, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., and the initial focus will be on the use of search engines, new and old, and some comparison of their effectiveness. Other than that, the floor will be open to discussion of any issues relating to the retrieval of information from the web, including the training of patrons in its use. Marylin Raisch (Columbia) is coordinator. All are welcome.
The Processings Issue Group will meet from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on Monday, July 22. There is no particular agenda at this time, but we welcome ideas for topics of discussion. Send your ideas to Sandy Beehler at the Cornell Law Library (sab4@cornell.edu).
This program is the first to focus on Roman law at an AALL Annual Meeting. Michael Hoeflich, dean of the University of Kansas Law School, will survey the importance of Roman law in both the civil and common legal traditions. Lucinda Diamond (Boalt Hall Law Library) will provide a bibliography, and Balfour Halevy (York University Law Library) will serve as moderator.
African legal, political, and economic regimes, including investment incentives and trade arrangements, will be the topic of this program. Participants include Victor Essien (Fordham Law Library), Ndiva Kofele-Kale (Southern Methodist University School of Law), and Takyiwah Manuh (Indiana University, Bloomington).
The first in a series of three programs on human rights, this session deals with refugee law. The panel will look at international agreements, national legislation, and case law concerning refugees. A comprehensive bibliography of electronic, print, and human resources will be presented.
The second of three programs on human rights focuses on the women's issues in light of the recent UN conference. In addition to panel discussions of international agreements, national legislation, and case law, a comprehensive bibliography of electronic, print, and human resources will be distributed.
After an introduction to the differences among the major copyright systems of the world, the panel will discuss attempts to harmonize copyright laws around the world, the benefits and drawbacks of such attempts, and, specifically, the current move to amend the term of copyright protection in U.S. law.
Five experienced reference librarians from various backgrounds will discuss a series of reference questions. Each will describe which sources he or she would consult first and why. Both print and electronic sources will be discussed, with an emphasis on sources readily available in law libraries.
The third program on human rights focuses on sexual minorities. Panelists will address the current state of the law, including international agreements, national legislation, and case law. Research sources will be discussed, and a comprehensive bibliography of print, electronic, and human resources will be available.
In 1997 Hong Kong will revert to the People's Republic of China in compliance with the Chinese–British Agreement of 1985. Panelists on this program will address how the provisions of this agreement will affect both Hong Kong and international law. Panelists include James Finerman (Georgetown Univer-sity), Frankie Leung (Lewis D'Amato BrisBois & Biegaard), and William McCloy (University of Washington Law Library).
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