The Law Library is pleased to offer a research workshop to all students on April 27. While the session is geared primarily to Research Assistants, all JD and graduate students who want to improve their research skills are also welcome to attend. The workshop will cover the following areas: Legislation & case law Journal indexes […]
Legal Research
Quebec and Federal Content Enhancements to CanLII
CanLII has recently announced some significant content enhancements to their offerings of federal Quebec materials – and an exciting development for freely available legal information. In collaboration with the Quebec Centre d’accès à l’information juridique (CAIJ), the following substantial caselaw offerings have been added to the Quebec databases: Selected decisions published between 1869 and 1969 […]
Lexis Advance Quicklaw webinar
The library has organized a Lexis Advance Quicklaw webinar on Wednesday February 17th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Here are some of the new features and functionality that will be highlighted in the webinar: Learn to search the broadest collection of Canadian primary and secondary sources using a new design that features a streamlined single […]
Human Rights Law research guide
New! We've added a Human Rights Law research guide to our Research Guides page. Use this guide as a starting point when researching Canadian, American, European and International human rights law.
New Legal History Journal Subscription
The Osgoode Library now subscribes to JUS GENTIUM: Journal of International Legal History, the first issue of which has just recently been published. Jus Gentium is the first American journal dedicated to addressing the history of international law. Much of modern scholarship on the history of international law is preoccupied not with international law, but with […]
Brush up on your Westlaw skills!
The Law Library has arranged a WestlawNext Canada training webinar this Wednesday, January 20, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. All you need is a computer and a phone. You do not need to register in advance. We suggest that you sign on somewhere private, so that the audio won't disturb anyone. To view […]
American Law Institute (ALI) Library on HeinOnline
The Osgoode Hall Law School Library now subscribes to the ALI (American Law Institute) Library on HeinOnline, making all ALI publications available to our users in a comprehensive, searchable, online format! The American Law Institute is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law […]
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 […]
WestlawNext Canada training for upper year and graduate students
Brush up on your online legal research skills. Join us for a refresher WestlawNext Canada training session this Monday, October 26 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM in room 2011. If you would like to attend please email library@osgoode.yorku.ca.
CCH Online now available
As previously mentioned, the legal and business content of CCH Online has been acquired by LexisNexis and they are currently in the process of migrating the content to the LexisNexis Quicklaw platform. These products contain expert commentary, case law, statutes, regulations, forms, topical newsletters, and more. We are happy to report that for the 2015/2016 […]