How Does Law Protect in War? Cases, Documents and Teaching Materials on Contemporary Practice in International Humanitarian Law by Marco Sassòli and Antoine A. Bouvier, in co-operation with Susan Carr, Lindsey Cameron and Thomas de Saint Maurice, Geneva, 2006 (Second Edition). Volume I: Outline of International Humanitarian Law Possible Teaching Outlines and Volume II: Cases… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Google Announces Two Improvements to Search Results Pages
Two new improvements to Google results pages : “…we’re rolling out two new improvements to Google search. The first offers an expanded list of useful related searches and the second is the addition of longer search result descriptions — both of which help guide users more effectively to the information they need.” Continue Reading
Database State – a comprehensive map of UK government databases
Database State, Executive Summary and Full Report – By Ross Anderson, Ian Brown, Terri Dowty, Philip Inglesant, William Heath, Angela Sasse, Foundation for Information Policy Research (March 2009) “In recent years, the Government has built or extended many central databases that hold information on every aspect of our lives, from health and education to welfare,… Continue Reading
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Consumers of Financial Services
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On “Consumer Credit and Debt: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission in Protecting the Public, Presented By Chairman Jon Leibowitz Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (March 24, 2009) Related postings on… Continue Reading
Report: Show Us the Data – Most Wanted Federal Documents
Show Us the Data: Most Wanted Federal Documents A Report By Center for Democracy & Technology & OpenTheGovernment.org, March 2009 – “In the past few months, President Obama and his appointed officials have indicated that policies around open government and information disclosure will change drastically. While each administration adopts its own standards for the management… Continue Reading
2009 National Legal Research Teach-In Resource Kit now available online
“AALL’s Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section (RIPS-SIS) is proud to announce the release of the 2009 National Legal Research Teach-In Resource Kit on March 23, 2009. Each year in conjunction with National Library Week, RIPS creates a Teach-In Resource Kit which contains fresh materials for use in your institution’s promotional and instructional… Continue Reading
GPO Seeks Sustainable Paper Products
“The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking paper manufacturers and distributors opinions on the most sustainable paper products available for GPO and other federal agencies to review. This RFI is in response torequests from GPOs federal customers to find more sustainable paper choices for their printing needs.” Continue Reading
Cuomo Announces Voluntary Partial Return of AIG Bonuses
Follow up to previous postings on NY AG Cuomo’s high profile response to AIG bonuses, news Monday evening via the New York Times: “Mr. Cuomo said he was working his way down a list of A.I.G. employees, ranked by the size of their bonuses, and had already won commitments to pay back $50 million out… Continue Reading
White House: Investing in Our Clean Energy Future
Fsct Sheet: Investing in Our Clean Energy Future: “Today, President Obama [met] with clean energy entrepreneurs and leaders of the research community to discuss his strategy for building a clean energy economy and creating the industries and jobs of the future. The American Reinvestment Recovery Act and his FY10 budget dramatically increase investment in cutting-edge… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: 2010 Census, Nonprescription Drugs, Children's Health Insurance
2010 Census: Communications Campaign Has Potential to Boost Participation, GAO-09-525T, March 23, 2009 Nonprescription Drugs: Considerations Regarding a Behind-the-Counter Drug Class, GAO-09-245, February 20, 2009 State Children’s Health Insurance Program: CMS Should Improve Efforts to Assess whether SCHIP Is Substituting for Private Insurance, GAO-09-252, February 20, 2009 Continue Reading
GPO Plan for Transparency and Open Government
“GPO is releasing the Public Printer’s Letter to President Obama regarding transparency and open Government. The letter offers GPO’s support in helping to implement the President’s initiative leveraging the Federal Digital System (FDsys). Five goals with accompanying actions were provided that GPO is prepared to undertake to help implement the President’s initiative.” Continue Reading
Report: Department of Defense Expenditure Plan
“March 20, 2009, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its Expenditure Plan for the projects to be funded with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Recovery Act provides $7.4 billion to the Department largely for projects that are located at Defense installations spread across all fifty states, District of Columbia and two… Continue Reading
