Reference: GlobaLex Releases Updated Version of “Researching Canadian Law” Guide

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Researching Canadian Law

An updated version of the “Researching Canadian Law” guide was published earlier this week.

Previous versions of the guide were released in June 2015, September 2011, and September/October 2007.

The guide was updated by Kim Nayyer.

Kim Nayyer is the Associate University Librarian (Law, Legal Research & Writing Program) for the UVic Libraries and an Adjunct Associate Professor for the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC, Canada. She oversees the Diana M Priestly Law Library at UVic and teaches legal research and writing, and advanced legal research and writing courses. She regularly presents a module on the Canadian Legal System and Canadian Legal Research for graduate students in the Faculty of Law.

Table of Contents

1. The Canadian Legal System

2. Legislation

3. Case Law

4. Law Schools and the Legal Profession

5. Law Libraries

6. Secondary Literature

6.1. Canadian Law Journals

6.2. Canadian Legal Encyclopedias

6.3. Canadian Law Books

7. Legal Publishers

8. Law Dictionaries

9. Law Directories

10. Citation

11. Legal Research in Quebec

12. Legal Classification in Canada

13. Law Reform in Canada

14. Discussion Lists and Blogs

15. Miscellaneous Legal Sites

Direct to “Researching Canadian Law”

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