Working Paper: Worldwide Access to Foreign Law: International & National Developments Toward Digital Authentication
A recently published working paper (8-14-2012) via the University of Florida Law School Scholarship Repository. It was prepared for the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2012 in Helsinki.
Title
Worldwide Access to Foreign Law: International & National Developments Toward Digital Authentication
Author
Claire M. Germain
U. of Florida Levin College of Law
From the Abstract
Access to foreign law is essential in our global, inter-dependent world, for legal professionals as well as citizens. The focus in this article is on access to the official word of the law, specifically to statutes, codes, regulations, court decisions, and international agreements worldwide. The importance of improving global access to foreign law was highlighted at a 2012 joint European Commission/Hague Conference on Private International Law, with the hope for a global instrument to facilitate access to foreign law in civil and commercial matters.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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