Table of Contents

ARTICLES

• Registration of Associations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Indpendent States: A Survey
                  By Rachel L. Holmes

• The Case for Intermediate Sanctions
                  By Milton Cerny

• Voluntary Organizations in Europe: The European Convention on Human Rights
                 By Erik Denters and Wino J.M. van Veen

• Improving Civil Society in Hungary
                  By Daniel Csanády

• El Proyecto de Ley N. 4690/98 (Developing State - NGO Relations in Brazil)
                  By Anna Cynthia Oliveira

• NGO Legislation in Georgia
                  By Vasha Salamadze

COUNTRY REPORTS: LAW

• ASIA PACIFIC:  Region ; Australia ; China ; India ; Japan ; Mongolia ; Nepal ; New Zealand ; Philippines ; Thailand ; Vietnam

• CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE : Region ; Albania ; Bosnia-Herzogovina ; Bulgaria ; Croatia ; Czech Republic ;  Hungary ; Latvia ; Lithuania ; Macedonia ; Poland ; Slovakia ; Slovenia ; Yugoslavia 

• LATIN AMERICA:  Argentina ; Brazil ; Equador ; Puerto Rico ; Venezuela

• NEWLY INDPENDENT STATES / CENTRAL ASIA : Region ; Armenia ; Azerbaijan ; Belarus ; Georgia ;  Kazakhstan ; Kyrgyzstan ; Moldova ; Russia ; Tajikistan ; Turkmenistan ; Ukraine ; Uzbekistan

• NORTH AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST :  Region ; Egypt ; Jordan ; Morocco

• NORTH AMERICA : Canada ; Mexico ; United States

• SUB SAHARAN AFRICA : Region ; Ethiopia ; Mauritius ; South Africa

• WESTERN EUROPE:  Region ; England and United Kingdom ; Finland ; France ; Germany ; Republic of Ireland ; Netherlands ; Northern Ireland ; Sweden ; Turkey

• INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: UNESCO ; Loccum Conference ; Birmingham Conference

COUNTRY REPORTS: SELF-REGULATION INITIATIVES

• Ethiopia : Code of Conduct for NGOs in Ethiopia
• United States:
• Overview of the Bishop Estate Controversy by Randall W. Roth
• Maryland Association of Nonprofits Adopts "The Standards of Excellence" by Cathy Shea

CASE NOTES

• INDIA: Trustees of Sahebzadi Oalia Kulsum Trust v Controller of Estate Duty
• IRELAND: Revenue Commissioners v Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
• UNITED KINGDOM: Gaudiya Mission v. Kamalaksha DAS Brahmachary

BOOK REVIEWS

    Bertelsmann Handbuch Stiftungen edited by Bertelsmann Stiftung

    The Nonprofit Handbook by Gary Grobman

LEGAL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL GRANTMAKING

• Options for Increasing U.S. Support for Chinese Nonoprofit Organizations
              By Robert A. Boisture

• Grantmaking by Private Foundations in the International Arena
              By Thomas Chomicz

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CAVEAT:

The country reports, articles, and other items in the Journal have been prepared and reviewed with care. They have been contributed by many people. Although every effort has been made to assure that the information is correct, there can be no assurance that every item is accurate. No item in the Journal should be relied upon for legal purposes. Any person needing legal assistance should consult a lawyer licensed to practice in the relevant jurisdiction. If anyone discovers errors in the Journal, please let us know.

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Revised: July 22, 2004.