The state of Canadian liquor laws and regulations is something that occasionally crops up in op-eds across the country, but then quietly fades away only to flare up again periodically. Although Prohibition in the popular consciousness has a distinctly American flavour, evoking images of Al Capone, speakeasies, and bathtub gin (as an era, it certainly […]
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Change of Martinus Nijhoff Imprint
Martinus Nijhoff was the name of a prestigious publishing house founded in the 19th century in The Hague. (The Dutch poet bearing the same name was a grandson of the company's founder). Martinus Nijhoff's publishing program focused on the humanities and the, with an especially strong list for law. Nijhoff's publishing record of extremely well […]
Osgoode Librarian Tim Knight Awarded CALL Research Grant
The 2013 CALL/ACBD (Canadian Association of Law Libraries/Association canadienne des bibliothèques de droit) Research Grant of $3,000 has been awarded to Tim Knight, Head, Technical Services in the Osgoode Library, and Sarah Sutherland, Manager, Content and Partnerships at CanLII, for their project Exploring the Linked Data Application of KF Modified Classification. This project will "explore […]
Frozen
It is somehow appropriate that on the first weekend of 2014, the top-grossing movie at the North American box office was titled Frozen, which pretty much sums up the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 in North America in general and Toronto in particular. For those of you who went home to points outside of […]
2013 Clawbies (Canadian Law Blog Awards) Announced
As reported on Slaw, the 2013 Canadian Law Blog Awards (Clawbies) have been announced. The award for Best Law Library Blog this year goes to The Stream, the blog of the Courthouse Libraries BC. We've always been fans of this blog, especially for is practical focus on legal research tips and tools, and legal news affecting practice. […]
SCC strikes down prostitution laws
This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark ruling that struck down a series of laws surrounding prostitution. The long-term implications remain to be seen, as the unanimous judgement has been suspended for a year in order to give parliament time to respond and (presumably) enact new legislation. Incidentally, there is a strong […]
New AODA regulations coming into effect January 1st
For those of your who are interested in disability law and critical disability studies, it is worth pointing out that the latest round of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) regulations will be coming into effect on January 1, 2014 (amazingly, less than two weeks away). AODA regulations are being gradually rolled out on […]
Journal of Open Access to Law
An exciting new initiative in open access to law debuted today with the publication of the first issue of the Journal of Open Access to Law. A peer-reviewed academic journal, the journal is pretty much as advertised in the title, as its ambit "is to promote international research on the topic of open access to law" […]
Exams already?!
It's that time of year when the nights get longer, the air gets colder, snow falls, and the holiday spirit descends upon Toronto... and law students can't enjoy any of it due to the end-of-term frenzy of caffeine, summaries, studying, and writing papers and, finally, exams. Last year I wrote a post trying to mitigate the […]
Senate Reform Déjà Vu
While much of the world's attention on Canadian politics has been focused on the bizarre scenes that have been unfolding in Toronto, the Senate scandal that dominated headlines prior to the Mayor's crack admission has continued apace. Much as in Toronto, the scandal has elicited popular hue and cry for something - anything! - by […]