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.

Indigenous Justice: True Cases by Judges, Lawyers, and Law Enforcement Professionals. Edited by Lorene Shyba & Raymond Yakeleya. Calgary: Durvile & UpRoute Books, 2023. xi, 275 p. Includes index. ISBN 9781990735264 (softcover) $35.00.

Reviewed by Leslie Taylor
Research & Instruction Librarian
Lederman Law Library
Queen’s University

Indigenous Justice is a . . . [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 Quantified Worker: Law and Technology in the Modern Workplace. By Ifeoma Ajunwa. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2023. xiv, 461 p. Includes bibliographic references, illustrations, and index. ISBN 9781316636954 (softcover) $39.95.

Reviewed by Alexandra Kwan
Digital Services and Reference Librarian
Bora Laskin Law Library
University of Toronto

The Quantified . . . [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 Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School. By Sam George with Jill Yonit Goldberg, Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee & Tanis Wilson. Vancouver, B.C.: UBC Press, 2023. xi, 133. Includes reader’s guide. ISBN 9780774880855 (softcover) $21.95; ISBN 9780774880879 (ePub) $19.95; ISBN 9780774880862 (PDF) $19.95.

Reviewed by Stephanie Karnosh . . . [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.

Music Borrowing and Copyright Law: A Genre-by-Genre Analysis. Edited by Enrico Bonadio & Chen Wei Zhu. Oxford: Hart, 2023. xviii, 464 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9781509949380 (hardcover) $249.75; ISBN 9781509949397 (ePub) $199.80; ISBN 9781509949403 (PDF) $199.80.

Reviewed by Hannah Rosborough
Instruction & Scholarly Communications Librarian
Sir James . . . [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.

Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XII: New Essays in Women’s History. Lori Chambers & Joan Sangster, eds. Toronto: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, 2023. xiv, 344 p. Includes illustrations, bibliographic references, and index. ISBN 9781487553906 (hardcover) $95.00; ISBN 9781487553913 (ePUB) $95.00; ISBN 9781487553920 (PDF) $95.00.

Reviewed . . . [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.

Every Cyclist’s Guide to Canadian Law. By Christopher Waters. 2nd ed. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2022. xiv, 231 p. Includes table of legislation, table of abbreviations, endnotes, and index. ISBN 9781552216453 (softcover) $35.00; ISBN 9781552216460 (PDF) $35.00. <irwinlaw.com>.

Reviewed by Yolanda Koscielski
Librarian for Criminology, Philosophy & Psychology
Simon Fraser University . . . [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.

Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education: Critical Perspectives. Edited by Sandra D. Styres & Arlo Kempf. Edmonton, Amiskwacîwâskahican, Treaty 6, Métis Territory: University of Alberta Press, 2022. xxv, 302 p. Includes biographical references. ISBN 9781772126006 (softcover) $46.99; ISBN 9781772126181 (ePUB) $46.99; ISBN 9781772126198 (PDF) $46.99. <uap.ualberta.ca>.

Reviewed by Ann . . . [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.

Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley and Colten Boushie Case. By Kent Roach. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022. xxii, 309 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9780228012122 (softcover) $27.95. <mqup.ca>.

Reviewed by F. Tim Knight
Associate Librarian, Head of Technical Services
Osgoode Hall Law School, York . . . [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.

Banning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysis. By Florence Ashley. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2022. xiii, 249 p. Includes glossary, bibliographic references, and index. ISBN 9780774866927 (hardcover) $89.95; ISBN 9780774866934 (softcover) $32.95; ISBN 9780774866941 (PDF) $32.95; ISBN 9780774866958 (ePUB) $32.95. <ubcpress.ca>.

Reviewed by Alexandra Kwan
Digital Services & Reference . . . [more]

One of the fascinations of electronic communications is how they make many traditional questions of law new again. What is the nature of consent? Can one make an agreement with a machine (a computer)? How permanently must information be recorded before it can be considered ‘writing’? What is an original document? (Can one version of identical assemblies of bits usefully be called an original?) Where do instantaneous online transactions occur? And what is a signature?

Everybody knows that signatures are important. Children learn at an early age that signing something makes it special. We all sign a variety of documents . . . [more]

Legal Project Management Quick Reference Guide, 2d ed
by Jim Hassett
contributing authors Steve Barrett and Mike Egnatchik
published by LegalBizDev, 2011
price: US $49.95

“A practical reference guide on legal project management that includes both commentary and useful sample tools and templates.“

The second edition of Jim Hassett’s Legal Project Management – Quick Reference Guide that my firm purchased arrived last week to compliment our growing collection of materials on this topic.

Hassett’s first sentence in the book – “Please do not read this book” – is consistent with his pragmatic approach (he assumes instead that lawyers . . . [more]

New editions of three Canadian legal research guides are coming out this summer, in time for the 2010/2011 academic year. Each is reviewed individually below, followed by some general comments. The books reviewed are:
Legal Research and Writing, 3rd edition, by Ted Tjaden
Legal Problem Solving – Reasoning, Research & Writing, 5th edition, by Maureen F. Fitzgerald
The Practical Guide to Canadian Legal Research, 3rd edition, by Nancy McCormack, John Papadopoulos, Catherine Cotter

Legal Research and Writing, 3rd edition
by Ted Tjaden
published by Irwin Law, 2010
price: $48.95
ISBN: 978-1-55221-175-2
Companion website: www.legalresearchandwriting.ca

"A sophisticated . . . [more]