Seeing Tibetan art
This site is a survey canvassing opinions of American, Swiss and Tibetan participants about their impressions of a number of works of Tibetan art. Whilst this may not be of direct relevance to visitors to the site from outside of these regions, the website is nonetheless of interest due to the variety of works it displays which cover a range of periods and styles. There is also the promise of future results from the survey, which should prove useful to any scholar of South Asian art and the perc
AoB PLANTS
Started by Oxford Journals in 2009, AoB PLANTS is an online, open-access journal publishing papers on all aspects of plant biology, including palaeobotany, and covering micro-organisms and animals where their impact on plants is central. Papers are peer-reviewed before publication, after which readers are able to submit comments through the medium of E-LETTERS which provides a published exchange of views. NB There is as yet very little content in this journal.
ZipcodeZoo
An American site which aims to "become a proper home base for Naturalists, both amateur and professional". The "My Home" tag provides each user with a personal home page, and users with a US zipcode can also see zipcode demographics, local attractions for naturalists, and local weather. The information on each species can be accessed in various ways via the Region Lister, the PlantFinder, the BirdFinder and the ButterflyFinder. A tool called the CritterID aims to help with identification.
May issue of Spotlight science news
The May issue of Spotlight has articles on optical clocks, fuels for sustainable transport, and the storage of electricity generated from alternative energy sources
e-Learning Framework The framework is organised around three main categories: user agents, learning domain services, and common services, aiming at building a common approach to Servic
This website has information for developers on the e-Learning Framework (ELF) and related technical development projects. Information available includes reference models, and components' scope and definition. Links are provided to software development projects, related initiatives, and reports. News and events are posted regularly.
New Statesman: Business
This is the business section of the New Statesman magazine, which was originally founded by the socialist Fabians in 1913. This is a quality magazine, with articles on companies, products, economic trends, European business and the euro, taxation and current affairs. It could be useful for students or academics who want to keep track of business and read interesting commentary. A subscription can be taken out for the paper version of the magazine, where more content is available.
Business essentials on the Web
This wiki service is a beta version, set up by the British Library Business IP Centre, a respected centre for business information and guidance. It is a one-stop listings website. Is aimed at business studies and entrepreneurship students, or anyone looking to set up and run their own business. There are sections on business plans, grants and finance, industries, intellectual property and marketing. Anyone is welcome to use the wiki (guidelines given) and add content.
Angola: Human Security Gateway
The Human Security gateway is a joint project of the Human Security report project and School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. It aims to provide researchers with a searchable database of links to key websites, full-text reports, journal articles, news items and fact sheets relating to human security worldwide. Human security is defined as the protection of individuals from wars, civil wars and violence. It website enables users to search or browse by country or t
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Review of unit learning outcomes
How are rules made and who can influence this procedure? This unit will introduce you to the rule-making processes in of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster. You will examine how laws are enacted and how it is possible for unelected bodies and people to influence the content of such laws.
Summary of Part E
How are rules made and who can influence this procedure? This unit will introduce you to the rule-making processes in of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster. You will examine how laws are enacted and how it is possible for unelected bodies and people to influence the content of such laws.
Byelaws
How are rules made and who can influence this procedure? This unit will introduce you to the rule-making processes in of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster. You will examine how laws are enacted and how it is possible for unelected bodies and people to influence the content of such laws.
Statutory Instruments
How are rules made and who can influence this procedure? This unit will introduce you to the rule-making processes in of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster. You will examine how laws are enacted and how it is possible for unelected bodies and people to influence the content of such laws.
(v) Private Members' Bills
How are rules made and who can influence this procedure? This unit will introduce you to the rule-making processes in of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster. You will examine how laws are enacted and how it is possible for unelected bodies and people to influence the content of such laws.
(i) Party manifestos
How are rules made and who can influence this procedure? This unit will introduce you to the rule-making processes in of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster. You will examine how laws are enacted and how it is possible for unelected bodies and people to influence the content of such laws.
Law making in the House of Commons and House of Lords
How are rules made and who can influence this procedure? This unit will introduce you to the rule-making processes in of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster. You will examine how laws are enacted and how it is possible for unelected bodies and people to influence the content of such laws.
Introduction This unit will introduce you to the law making process in Scotland. It is drawn from the Open University course W150 An introduction to law in contemporary Scotland. The Scottish legal system and many aspects of the law in Scotland are different from those in England and Wales. Like the law of England and Wales, Scots law today represents centuries of development and growth. Its evolution has been influenced by many factors, social and economic, the effects of war and religious change,
Introduction This unit considers the growth of human rights and humanitarian law before looking at the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in detail. It will also look at the position of human rights in the UK and the effect of the Human Rights Act 1998. This unit is an adapted extract from the course Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law
(W100) References Except for third part Introduction This unit considers the way that judges make law, how the common law system works and the advantages and disadvantages of a system like the British one that relies heavily on such rules and rule making. The unit will set out the basic differences between ‘civil code’ systems and ‘common law’ systems, and consider the relationship between judge-made law and statutory law. This unit is an adapted extract from the course Author(s):
