Over the last few years, reconciliation between indigenous peoples and the rest of Canada has become an important topic for discussion. The new Indigenous Reconciliation digital display includes a selection of print and electronic books on this important topic.You can access this and other digital book displays created by the Osgoode reference librarians at the […]
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Labour Day Display
In honour of Labour Day, the library has made a slide presentation detailing the history of labour day and some of the most important labour cases in Canadian history. Also included is a display of several library books that discuss the history of labour day and some of the legal aspects of Canadian labour law. […]
Update! First year JD rare book room tour
First year JD students are invited to come to the library for a tour of the rare book room. Learn about what the library and the rare book room has to offer! The tour will take place on Monday September 9th. One tour will take place at 1:30pm. The other will take place at 2pm. […]
First Year JD. rare book room tour
First year JD students are invited to come to the library for a tour of the rare book room. The tour will take place on Tuesday August 27th. One tour will take place at 2:45pm. The other will take place at 3pm. Each tour will have a maximum of 20 students each. Sign up for […]
Indigenous Law Portal on LLMC Digital
Launching on the week of July 15th, the new Indigenous Law Portal on LLMC digital has given a boost to researching indigenous law. The portal is divided up by regions, with separate areas for Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and Central America. Within each region, it lists the various indigenous bands, as well as the leading […]
CUPE 3903 Strike and the Commission of Industrial Inquiry
As the CUPE 3903 strike at York has gone on with little end in sight, the Ontario government has called a Commission of Industrial Inquiry today to look into the outstanding issues and see if there are steps to be taken to address them. For those not familiar with Commissions of Industrial Inquiry, they can […]
McGill Citation Guide now available on Hein Online
This month, Hein Online has added the McGill guide to its citation tool. This means that in any Hein Online document, users can press the "Cite" button-located above the table of contents-which will then provide the document's citation in multiple citation formats, including the McGill guide. The citation is not perfect however. A McGill citation […]
Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich - Further Reading
The Osgoode Hall Law School Library is very pleased to be currently hosting the exhibit Lawyers Without Rights Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich, which can be viewed in the library until Sunday, November 22. This exhibit deals with the experiences of Jewish lawyers in Germany before, during and after the Nazi era. It […]
Ontario laws being digitized by Hein Online!
While we can all get recent sessional Ontario laws on e-laws, it has been more difficult to get statutes from Ontario's distant past online. Though, this is not totally correct. LLMC has digitized the Ontario laws up until 1980. The big issue with LLMC is the clunkiness of their search engine. It is very difficult […]