The first issue of the Canadian Journal of Human Rights has just recently been published. The CJHR is a new academic journal from the Robson Hall Faculty of Law of the University of Manitoba. An interdisciplinary, peer-reviwed journal of human rights law and policy with a national and international scope, it is the first and […]
Legal Research
A portable journal library - HeinOnline comes to the iPad
While many publishers are jumping on board with new technology as a means to deliver their services, HeinOnline has really stepped up with a fantastic new app for the iPad (and iPhone, if you're prepared to squint at 3.5" or 4" PDFs) that is easy to use and provides a clean and user-friendly interface. Once […]
Are Good Research Skills Important For Summer/Articling Students?
Yes! Want to impress those you are working with? Summer and articling students (and junior lawyers too) do a great deal of research work. Being known as an efficient and effective researcher can only help at hire-back time. Law firms and departments are always looking for cost-effective ways of carrying out their work. Electronic library […]
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 […]
New Website for Supreme Court of Canada Judgments
This past week, the Supreme Court of Canada launched a new website for its online judgments. I think you'll agree the site is cleaner, clearer, more efficient, easier to use and much more attractive. There is a "quick search" box right at the top of the page, with a link to an "Advanced Search" function. […]
University of New Brunswick Law Journal Now Available on Quicklaw
The University of New Brunswick Law Journal (UNB LJ) is now available on Quicklaw. First published in 1947, the University of New Brunswick Law Journal is one of the oldest student-run legal publications in Canada. It is an annual refereed publication devoted to the consideration of current legal issues, problems and philosophies through the presentation […]
New Journal: Oxford University Undergraduate Law Journal
The Oxford University Undergraduate Law Journal has recently published its inaugural edition. The Journal features submissions from undergraduates from the University of Oxford pertaining to the UK jurisdiction: this issue features a diverse array of articles, ranging from deportation to the family home. The journal will be available exclusively online, both on HeinOnline's Law Journal […]
Canadian Criminal Cases Now On Westlaw Canada
The scope and coverage of the CriminalSource® module on Westlaw Canada have been considerbly expanded by the addition of the full text of the complete Canadian Criminal Cases (the CCCs). The collection includes the full text of all cases reported in all series of the CCCs, including all headnotes and critical apparatus, from 1898 to the […]
Early Canadiana Online (ECO): New Platform, Faster Search!
Early Canadiana Online (ECO) has launched a new platform for faster and more accurate searching and navigation. ECO now supports advanced and Boolean searching as described here, as well as personalized accounts and secure channels for account information. The Early Canadiana Online collection of rare books, magazines and government publications has over 80,000 titles (3,500,000 […]
Open Access eBook on Wrongful Dismissal and Employment Law Now Available on CanLII
CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute), Canada's foremost resource of freely-available legal information, and Lancaster House, the respected Canadian law publisher specializing in labour and employment law, have announced their co-operation in a joint project to enhance open access to legal commentary in Canada. For the first time, an electronic text authored by experts in the […]