Current Trends in International Law: IALL Course in Vienna Set for September

by Bridget Reischer, Program Chair
Harvard Law School Library

The International Association of Law Libraries will hold its 14th Annual Course on International Law Librarianship in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 18 21, 1995. Entitled "Current Trends in International Law: A Challenge for Law Librarians," the course will feature speakers who are practicing attorneys, academics, and law librarians. The preliminary program below will give an idea of the topics to be covered.

Registration fee will be US$225 for members, US$265 for non-members, and $135 for accompanying persons. IALL members will be receiving registration forms directly and other interested persons should contact: Roberta Shaffer, Library Director, Covington & Burling, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20044. Fax: 202-662-6291.

Preliminary Program

Monday, September 18 (Vienna)

New Developments in the Law of the European Union: Harmonization and the Austrian Experience
The OSCE and International Law Legal: Problems in the Reunification of Germany
Vienna Convention on Sale of Goods The UN and International Crime Prevention Developments in International Atomic Energy Law
IALL General Meeting and Welcoming Reception

Tuesday, September 19 (Bratislava)

A Legal History of Czechoslovakia: From Its Creation to a Peaceful Separation
Developments in Slovakian Law
Sources of Eastern European Law
Tour of Slovakian Parliament and Parliamentary Library

Wednesday, September 20 (Vienna)

Internet Sources for Law Documentation
European Developments on the Internet
UN Crime and Justice Information Network
Internet Demonstrations
Tours of the Austrian National Library and UN Libraries
Course Dinner

Thursday, September 21 (Danube Valley)

Visit to Stift Melk, a recently restored Benedictine Abbey and Library with its collection of rare books and incunabula
Durnstein (where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned)
Talk on Hostage Taking in International Law

Friday, September 22

IALL Board Meeting (9:00 17:00)

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