Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Big Data. Edited by Benoit Leclerc & Jesse Cale. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020. 148 p. Includes illustrations, bibliographic references, and index. Criminology at the Edge series. ISBN 9781138492783 (hardcover) $136.00; ISBN 9781032336992 (softcover) $42.36; ISBN 9781351029704 (eBook) $42.36.

Reviewed by Matthew Renaud
Law Librarian,
E.K. Williams Law Library, University of Manitoba . . . [more]

For those of us raised in Canada and who studied law here, it can be easy to forget that the way we practise law is very… Canadian.

While we’re all aware that there are substantive differences between Canadian law and the law of other jurisdictions, it’s much easier to forget that the practice of law varies just as much from nation to nation. There’s more than one way to do almost anything, and the Canadian legal system is founded on a very specific set of choices, norms, and traditions.

Upon arriving in Canada from her native Australia, and despite her . . . [more]

Periodically on Thursdays, we present a significant excerpt, usually from a recently published book or journal article. In every case the proper permissions have been obtained. If you are a publisher who would like to participate in this feature, please let us know via the site’s contact form.

Suing for Silence : Sexual Violence and Defamation Law

Author: Mandi Gray
Publisher: UBC Press
Publication Date: March 1, 2024
ISBN: 9780774869171
Page count: 180 pages; 6 x 9

Excerpt: Introduction

In summer 2017, I received a Facebook message from Lynn, a Canadian tattoo artist in her late twenties. Women from all . . . [more]

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Art Law: Cases and Controversies. By Paul Bain. Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2022. xxii, 362 p. Includes illustrations, table of cases, and index. ISBN 9780433509653 (softcover) $170.00.

Reviewed by Susan Barker
Librarian Emeritus,
University of Toronto

As author Paul Bain writes in his introduction to Art Law: Cases and Controversies, . . . [more]

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

The Law of Affidavits. By John Douglas Shields. Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2023. 255 p. Includes bibliographic references, table of cases, and index. ISBN 9780433525004 (softcover) $140.00.

Reviewed by Laura Lemmens
Retired Librarian
Edmonton, Alberta

The Law of Affidavits is the first and only text dedicated to evidence and the drafting . . . [more]

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Reckoning with Racism: Police, Judges, and the RDS Case. By Constance Backhouse. UBC Press: Vancouver, 2022. 289 p. Includes chronology, bibliographic notes, illustrations, and index. ISBN 9780774868228 (hardcover) $75.00; ISBN 9780774868273 (softcover) $27.95; ISBN 9780774868297 (ePUB) $27.95; ISBN 9780774868280 (PDF) $27.95.

Reviewed by Lori O’Connor
Public Prosecutions
Melfort, SK

Reckoning . . . [more]

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Law and Mental Health in Canada: Cases and Materials. Edited by Anita Szigeti & Ruby Dhand. Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2022. xxix, 552 p. Includes table of cases, table of statutes, and index. ISBN 9780433525165 (softcover) $135.00.

Reviewed by Melanie R. Bueckert
Legal Research Counsel
Manitoba Court of Appeal

Law and . . . [more]

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You Be the Judge

Author: Norm Douglas
Publisher: Irwin Law Inc.
Imprint: Irwin Law
Publication Date: December 1, 2023
ISBN: Print (Paperback): 9781552216903
ISBN: Digital (PDF): 9781552216910
Page count: 248 pages; 5½” x 8½”

Introduction

Have you ever wanted to be a judge?

Here’s your chance. Sit on the dais beside criminal . . . [more]

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Executions: 700 Years of Public Punishment in London. Edited by Jackie Keily. London: Philip Wilson, 2022. 144 p. Includes illustrations and index. ISBN 9781781301081 (softcover) $26.99.

Reviewed by Amy Kaufman
Head Law Librarian
Queen’s University

The death penalty may seem distant for many of us, with its last use in . . . [more]

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A Basic Guide to Canadian Family Law — What Everybody Needs to Know About Canadian Family Law but Could Never Afford to Ask

Authors: Julien D. Payne; Marilyn A. Payne
Publisher: Irwin Law Inc.
Imprint: Irwin Law
Publication Date: October 18, 2023
ISBN: Print (Paperback): 9781552217146
ISBN: Digital (PDF): 9781552217153
Page . . . [more]

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DRAFTING, INTERPRETING, AND APPLYING LEGISLATION

Authors: John Mark Keyes; Wendy Gordon
Editor: Gregory Tardi
Publisher: Irwin Law Inc.
Imprint: Irwin Law
Series: Understanding Canada
Publication Date: September 1, 2023
EAN: 9781552216811
Page count: 218 pages; 6″ x 9″

Excerpt: “How Is Legislation Understood and Applied?” [Footnotes omitted]

Since courts . . . [more]

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Legal Data and Information in Practice: How Data and the Law Interact. By Sarah A. Sutherland. New York: Routledge, 2022. xxi, 148 p. Includes illustrations, tables, bibliography, and index. ISBN 9780367649906 (hardcover) US$170.00; ISBN 9780367649883 (softcover) US$42.95; ISBN 9781003127307 (eBook) US$42.95. <routledge.com>.

Reviewed by Sharon Wang
Associate Librarian
Osgoode . . . [more]