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	Welcome to InSITE, a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library. InSITE highlights selected law-related Web sites in two ways: as an annotated publication issued electronically and in print; and as a keyword-searchable database. The law librarians at Cornell evaluate potentially useful Web sites, select the most valuable ones, and provide commentary and subject access to them.
	---- Contributors: C. Brown, A. Emerson, M. Morrison, J. Pajerek (editor)
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      <title><![CDATA[AWID: Association for Women's Rights in Development]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Composed of women and men from throughout the world, the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) is a dynamic membership organization whose mission is to advance the rights of women by providing a global platform from which advocates may project their individual and collective voices.  AWID places the role of women’s rights within the greater context of improving the condition of the world as a whole by subscribing to the principle that without women’s rights, there can be no remedy for poverty, war, discrimination or disease.  The website itself assists in exposing the forces that undermine women’s rights, while also working to “create and disseminate capacity-building resources and strategies that can strengthen the overall impact of women’s rights advocates worldwide.”  In furtherance of this goal, AWID offers many relevant publications, including articles, journals, handbooks and toolkits.  Located under the Tools tab at the top of their webpage (at this time, it appears that both the Tools tab and the Issues and Analysis tab take visitors to the same information), the publications are organized by topic, region, AWID initiative, and by type of content.  Topical categories include Age, Aid Effectiveness, Civil and Political Rights, Democracy, Disability, and Economic, Social, and Cultural rights, among many others.  Regional categories include Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, North America, the Middle East, and the Pacific region.  Many of the publications span more than one region.  AWID initiatives include fundraising, resisting and challenging religious fundamentalism, building feminist organizations and movements, influencing development actors and practice for women’s rights, and young feminist activism.  Practical content categories include issue guides, practical guides, tools, and case studies.  All publications are free of charge, and nearly all are available in searchable PDF format.  The best feature of the site is that most of its content, including the individual publications, are available in Spanish and French, as well as English.  All topics are populated with html summaries and some include links to other relevant websites.  A well-functioning search feature is available at the top of each page for searching the overall site, and an additional search feature is available for searching within individual categories.  Visitors to the site may subscribe to receive e-news pertaining to announcements, news, and job openings, among other items. E-news is available only in English.
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	  Vol: 15 Num: 7<br/>
	  Author: A. Emerson
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      <title><![CDATA[Congressional Documents Online]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/gdoc/search.shtml]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Congressional Documents Online provides an extensive selection of United States Congressional documents to the public in digital format.  Taken from the Rutgers-Camden School of Law collection, the archive includes full text Hearings and Committee Prints from the 1970s to 1998.  As of this writing, there are 9273 documents available through the site.  More material is regularly being added as it is digitized over the next several years.  The archive may be accessed by browsing a listing of documents organized by Library of Congress control number (LCCN), or by searching the text of the collection. A useful “help” option is available featuring several search examples to provide assistance in forming the most effective queries possible.  Documents are available without charge in PDF format, and because the page lengths of documents are extensive, there is a helpful feature that allows users to choose whether to move directly to a specific page within a document, or to download the entire document at once.  Although the site is clearly a work in progress, it has made an excellent start to what promises to be a valuable online collection in the future.  <br/>
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	  Vol: 15 Num: 7<br/>
	  Author: A. Emerson
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      <date><![CDATA[11/23/2009]]></date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crimes of War Project]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[http://crimesofwar.org/]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Crimes of War Project was established in 1999 as a private, non-profit corporation.  A collaborative effort of journalists, lawyers, and scholars, the Project is “dedicated to raising public awareness of the laws of war and their application to situations of conflict.”  Funded by gifts and the financial support of philanthropic organizations, the Project seeks to promote understanding of international humanitarian law with the ultimate goal of bringing pressure to bear to prevent violations of law and to punish those who do violate the law.  The website provides extensive content organized into several components.  A centerpiece of the site is the A-Z Guide.  This guide is an online version of the Project’s important book, Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know.  The full-text articles from the revised edition are reproduced and listed alphabetically.  The text helps users learn what crimes are prohibited by international humanitarian law and contextualizes them in modern conflicts.  Two other components providing significant content are Regions and Themes and the Special Features area.  Under Regions and Themes, users will find numerous articles categorized by the region and country to which they pertain.  So, under Iraq, users will find pieces on Haditha, Zarqawi, and the trial of Saddam Hussein.  Broader themes are filed under International Law and International Justice.  The Special Features section provides expert analysis, photo essays and illustrations, and reviews.  Compelling and disturbing, the photo essays cover the major humanitarian crises of recent times, including Sudan, Rwanda, East Timor, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, and Kosovo.  For researchers working in international humanitarian law, the site is well worth a visit.         <br/>
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	  Vol: 15 Num: 7<br/>
	  Author: M. Morrison
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      <author><![CDATA[M. Morrison]]></author>
      <date><![CDATA[11/23/2009]]></date>
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      <title><![CDATA[NCRP: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.ncrp.org/]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) describes itself as an independent watchdog for the nation’s foundations.  The purpose of the organization is to “promote… philanthropy that serves the public good, is responsive to people and communities with the least wealth and opportunity, and is held accountable to the highest standards of openness and integrity.”  The focus is narrow and the topics currently covered are accountability and transparency, good grantmaking, and funding for marginalized communities.  The work of NCRP includes research into the topics mentioned; preparing publications for use by philanthropic organizations and advocating for government oversight and changing legislation to keep pace with the changing philanthropic environment.  The website is effective in presenting their issues and is well organized with tabs for primary sections along the top, menu items along the left side of most pages and a simple search feature at the top of every page. The "Publications" section of the site features reports produced by NCRP, which may be purchased in hard copy or, in most cases, downloaded for free.  One intriguing title is "Learning from Madoff: Lessons for Foundation Boards," published in June 2009. Time-sensitive information such as the  "News Room" and "Events" sections, and the NCRP blog, are all kept current.  Blog readers may subscribe to an RSS feed; readers can also sign up for email updates. This site is valuable for those concerned about the effective use of philanthropy and charitable organizations.<br/>
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	  Vol: 15 Num: 7<br/>
	  Author: C. Brown
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      <author><![CDATA[C. Brown]]></author>
      <date><![CDATA[11/23/2009]]></date>
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