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.

How to Account for Trauma and Emotions in Law Teaching. Edited by Mallika Kaur & Lindsay M. Harris. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2024. ix, 214 p. Includes index. ISBN 9781035307043 (hardcover) US$130.00.

Reviewed by Alexia Loumankis
Reference and Research Librarian
Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto

In How to . . . [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 University Law: Essentials for Legal and Higher Education Professionals. By Sayeh Hassan & Anna S.P. Wong. Toronto: LexisNexis, 2025. xv, 212 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9780433533450 (softcover) $120.00.

Reviewed by Julie A. Lavigne
Legal Studies Librarian
Carleton University

Academic freedom and institutional autonomy, both foundations 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.

Equal and Inalienable Rights: Essays on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Edited by Melanie R. Bueckert & Derek B.M. Ross. Toronto: LexisNexis, 2024. xlii, 458 p. ISBN 9780433533801 (softcover) $145.00.

Reviewed by Emily Da Silva
Head, Research Support (Education, Law, Management, and Social Sciences)
University of Ottawa Library

This . . . [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.

Beach Politics: Social, Racial, and Environmental Injustice on the Shoreline. Edited by Setha Low. New York: NYU Press, 2025. 336 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9781479821952 (softcover) US$35.00; ISBN 9781479821945 (hardcover) US$99.00; ISBN 9781479821969 (eBook) US$25.00.

Reviewed by Emma Cornelius
Reference Librarian
Lawson Lundell LLP

Beach Politics answers two . . . [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.

Fundamental Principles of Canadian Unjust Enrichment. By Mitchell McInnes. Toronto: LexisNexis, 2025. xvii, 422 p. Includes table of cases, table of statutes, and index. ISBN 9780433527749 (softcover) $120.00.

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

For readers unfamiliar with the topic of unjust enrichment, it . . . [more]

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Demographics, Civil Law, or Something Else? Understanding the Lower Rate of Reported Legal Problems in Quebec

Author: Sarah A. Sutherland*
Journal: Lex Electronica
Publication date: January 2026
Volume 21, Number 1
Pages 1-20
Online: https://www.lex-electronica.org/s/3644

Abstract

Statistics Canada carried out The Canadian Legal Problems Survey in 2021 and released the public use . . . [more]

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The Law of Occupiers’ Liability

Authors: Alan Preyra and Emily Unrau
General Editors: Barbara Legate and Deborah Berlach
Foreword: The Honourable Darla A. Wilson of the Ontario Court of Appeal
Publisher:Emond Publishing
Publication Date:December 2025
ISBN: 978-1-77462-745-7
Page Count: 500
Regular Price: $139 (print), $125 E-book

Excerpt: “Chapter 7, Common Occurrences

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Constitutional Challengers: The Heroes, Villains, and Crusaders Behind Canada’s Biggest Cases

Author: Adam Dodek with Sean Cousins, Yasmeen Atassi, Sébastien Cyr, Asha Sahota, Marna Swart, Jamie Bell, Bionca Chu, and Dominique Charland
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication Date: January, 2026
Shipping dimensions: 9″ H x 6″ W x 1″ L
ISBN:9781459755222
288 pages, . . . [more]

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Challenging Exile Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution

Author: Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross
Publisher: UBC Press
Publication Date: July 1, 2025
ISBN: 978-1-990735-75-2 (pbk)
E-book and audiobook also available
Release date: Oct. 15, 2025
ISBN:9780774872843
328 pages, 6 x 9
71 b&w photos, 4 maps, 4 b&w illus.
Paperback | . . . [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 Right to Oblivion: Privacy and the Good Life. By Lowry Pressly. Cambridge, M.A.: Harvard University Press, 2024. ix, 228 p. Includes illustrations, notes, and index. ISBN 9780674260528 (hardcover) $47.00; ISBN 9780674298262 (eBook) $44.65.

Reviewed by Laura Reid
Student Learning & Engagement Librarian
University of Calgary

Many of us are . . . [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.

How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity: A Practical Introduction. Edited by Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin, Donna Lanclos & Tom Farrelly. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2024. 362 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9781035311286 (hardcover) US$180.00; ISBN 9781035360543 (softcover) US$53.95; ISBN 9781035311293 (eBook) US$43.16.

Reviewed by Brianna Calomino . . . [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.

Emond’s Basics of Tort Law. By Alex Colangelo. Toronto: Emond, 2024. viii, 157 p. Includes table of cases, glossary, and index. ISBN 9781774626702 (softcover) $79.00; ISBN 9781774626719 (digital) $59.00.

Reviewed by Melanie Bueckert
Legal Research Counsel
Manitoba Court of Appeal

Emond’s Basics of Tort Law is a very short book—each . . . [more]