Security / Terrorism Electronic Resources

Subscription Databases Index

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These databases are intended only for the use of Notre Dame Law School faculty and students.

Homeland Security Briefing (BNA)
Daily details of significant federal and state actions related to security and antiterrorist policies. Focuses on developments at the Department of Homeland Security, congressional oversight and funding of the agency, and the effects of nationwide implementation of the federal PATRIOT Act. Contains all issues published since January 22, 2003.

Privacy & Security Law Report (BNA)
Weekly coverage of privacy and security legal developments—from online marketing to employee screening to patient privacy. Includes activity in the agencies that administer new privacy and security rules, including the federal banking regulators, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, state insurance commissioners, and the FTC. Contains all issues published since January 2002.

Privacy Law Watch (BNA)
Daily reporting of federal, state, and international developments affecting the privacy and accessibility of information about individuals. Contains all issues published since April 23, 2001.

Terrorism Documents of International and Local Control
An extensive collection of documents covering issues and events regarding terrorism. Government reports, executive orders, speeches, court proceedings, and position papers are presented in full text. This database records and explains terrorism as it has evolved over the last 25 years. It examines the efforts of Western societies to combat attacks worldwide, including those in: Israel, Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Central and South America, Western Europe, The United Kingdom, and The United States.