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.

Constitutionalising Social Media. Edited by Edoardo Celeste, Amélie Heldt & Clara Iglesias Keller. New York: Bloomsbury, 2022. 352 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9781509953707 (hardcover) $175.50; ISBN 9781509953745 (softcover) $86.50; ISBN 9781509953714 (ePUB) $77.85; ISBN 9781509953721 (PDF) $77.85.

Reviewed by Kyla McCallum
Student Librarian
University of British Columbia . . . [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.

Legal Ethics and the Attorney General: A Canadian Analysis

Author: Andrew Flavelle Martin
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication Date: April, 2025
ISBN 9781487554736 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781487554774 (EPUB) | ISBN 9781487554767 (PDF)
Page count: 288 pages; 6 x 9

Excerpt: Chapter 1. Introduction: The Attorney General and the Practice of . . . [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.

What Roe v Wade Should Have Said: The Nation’s Top Legal Experts Rewrite America’s Most Controversial Decision. Edited by Jack M Balkin. Revised edition. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2023. xiv, 344 p. Includes bibliographical references, table of cases, and index. ISBN 9781479824489 (hardcover) US$89.00; ISBN 9781479823109 (softcover) . . . [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.

Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur’s Journey through Betrayal, Tyranny and Abuse. By Denise Chong. Toronto: Penguin Random House Canada, 2024. 298 p. Includes photographs and author’s note. ISBN 9780735274150 (softcover) $24.95; ISBN 9780735274174 (eBook) $13.99.

Reviewed by Kyla McCallum
Student Librarian
University of British Columbia

In 2011, Rumana Monzur, 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.

Organizational Structures of Academic Law Libraries: Past, Present, and Future, Volume 1. Edited by Elizabeth G Adelman & Jessica de Perio Wittman. Getzville, New York: William S Hein, 2023. xxii, 250 p. Includes illustrations. AALL Publication Series No 87. ISBN 9780837742724 (softcover) US$110.00.

Reviewed by Alexia Loumankis
Reference and Research . . . [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 Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better. By Abdi Aidid & Benjamin Alarie. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2023. 226 p. Includes bibliographic references, figures, and index. ISBN 9781487529413 (hardcover) $44.95; ISBN 9781487529437 (ePUB) $44.95; ISBN 9781487529420 (PDF) $44.95.

Reviewed by Allison Harrison
Head of Acquisitions . . . [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.

For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of Canadian Copyright Law. By Myra Tawfik. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2023. 408 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9781487545246 (hardcover) $90.00; ISBN 9781487545253 (ePUB) $90.00; ISBN 9781487545260 (PDF) $90.00.

Reviewed by Katarina Daniels
Research Lawyer, Library Services Lead
Davies Ward . . . [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.

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]

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.

Heenan Blaikie : the making and unmaking of a great Canadian law firm

Author: Adam Dodek
Publisher: UBC Press
Series: Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publication Date: October 15, 2024
ISBN 9780774870733 (hardcover) | ISBN 978077487076 4 (EPUB) | ISBN 9780774870757 (PDF)
Page count: 396 pages; 6 x 9

Excerpt: Prologue, . . . [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]