Challenges in improving access to Asian laws: the Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)

Greenleaf, G; Chung, P; Mowbray, A

Challenges in improving access to Asian laws: the Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)

Greenleaf, G Chung, P Mowbray, A

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Publisher:: Federation Press
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Greenleaf Graham, Chung Philip, and Mowbray Andrew 2007, 'Challenges in improving access to Asian laws: the Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)', The Federation Press, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 152-175.
Issue Date:: 2007

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dc.contributor.author	Greenleaf, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chung, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mowbray, A	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2010-05-14T07:48:07Z
dc.date.available	2010-05-14T07:48:07Z
dc.date.created	2010-05-14T07:48:07Z	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier	2007001418	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Greenleaf Graham, Chung Philip, and Mowbray Andrew 2007, 'Challenges in improving access to Asian laws: the Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)', The Federation Press, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 152-175.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1443-0738	en_US
dc.identifier.other	C1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/6561
dc.description.abstract	This article discusses the challenges involved in building the Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII), a free access legal research facility developed by the Australian Legal Information Institute – AustLII – in conjunction with partners in various Asian countries. The focus is on dealing with a region of such linguistic diversity and on the rationale and technical features of AsianLII as well as issues of approaches to partnerships, migration of technology and content control, and sustainability. The article explains that, while the data aggregation on which AsianLII is based has been assisted by the copyright laws of the region and by a centralised approach, the sustainability of AsianLII depends on partnerships and decentralisation. Similarly, while English language materials have been the best startingpoint to develop the system, a multi-bilingual approach will be necessary for its longer term development.	en_US
dc.publisher	Federation Press	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Asian Law	en_US
dc.title	Challenges in improving access to Asian laws: the Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)	en_US
dc.type	Journal article
utslib.citation.volume	9	en_US
utslib.citation.number	1	en_US
utslib.location	Annandale, NSW, Australia	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	152	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	175	en_US
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Abstract:

This article discusses the challenges involved in building the Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII), a free access legal research facility developed by the Australian Legal Information Institute – AustLII – in conjunction with partners in various Asian countries. The focus is on dealing with a region of such linguistic diversity and on the rationale and technical features of AsianLII as well as issues of approaches to partnerships, migration of technology and content control, and sustainability. The article explains that, while the data aggregation on which AsianLII is based has been assisted by the copyright laws of the region and by a centralised approach, the sustainability of AsianLII depends on partnerships and decentralisation. Similarly, while English language materials have been the best startingpoint to develop the system, a multi-bilingual approach will be necessary for its longer term development.

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