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New Books at the Law Library - September 29, 2008
Posted on September 29, 2008HV9275 .G75 2007 Curt T. Griffiths, Yvon Dandurand & Danielle Murdoch, The Social Reintegration of Offenders and Crime Prevention (Ottawa: National Crime Prevention Centre, 2007). Online access: http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/res/cp/res/soc-reint-eng.aspx HV9960...
BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support - Elder Law Clinic Grand Opening - September 29, 2008
Posted on September 25, 2008Official Press Release The BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support (BC CEAS) is pleased to announce the opening of our new Elder Law Clinic. This Clinic will provide legal services to adults over age 55 that would not otherwise...
Finding a Case from a Legal Citation
Posted on September 24, 2008The UBC Law Library has a new research guide: Finding a Case from a Legal Citation...
New Books at the Law Library - September 22, 2008
Posted on September 22, 2008DS371.412 .C363 2008 Canada, Parliament, House of Commons, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Canada in Afghanistan: Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development ([Ottawa]: Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, 2008)...
ClimateWire: The Politics and Business of Climate Change
Posted on September 17, 2008UBC Library now has access to ClimateWire via E&E. ClimateWire provides coverage of the debate over climate policy and its effects on business, the environment and society. For more information, see About ClimateWire....
New Books at the Law Library - September 15, 2008
Posted on September 15, 2008E99.K55 M45 2008 P. Dawn Mills, For Future Generations: Reconciling Gitxsan and Canadian Law (Saskatoon: Purich Pub., 2008). HF1766 .C3633 2008 Canada, Parliament, House of Commons, Standing Committee on International Trade, A Study of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Negotiations: Report...
Printing from Laptops!
Posted on September 12, 2008Did you know that you can send print jobs from your laptops? You can print from your own Windows XP/Vista laptops, via the wireless network, to our library printers. Printing from late model MacBooks will be available shortly. The procedure,...
WestlaweCARSWELL and LexisNexis Quicklaw Refresher-Training Sessions
Posted on September 11, 2008LexisNexis Quicklaw and WestlaweCARSWELL REFRESHER / TRAINING SESSIONS (Part of the Law - Online Services Training Sessions Series) ? For all non-first year UBC Law Students and Faculty ? Registration is required - please click on the appropriate link...
New Books at the Law Library - September 8, 2008
Posted on September 08, 2008JC585 .B363 2008 Gunnar Beck, Fichte and Kant on Freedom, Rights, and Law (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2008). JL433 B744 2008 British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission, Amendments to the Preliminary Report: British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission (Victoria: British Columbia Electoral Boundaries...
New Books at the Law Library - September 2, 2008
Posted on September 02, 2008FC145.L3 C363 2008 Canada, Parliament, House of Commons, Standing Committee on Official Languages, The Collaboration Accords Between Canadian Heritage and the Community Organizations: An Evolving Partnership: Report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages ([Ottawa]: Standing Committee on Official Languages,...
Law Library Tours
Posted on August 28, 2008Wondering where to find things in the Law Library? Join a Law Library tour! (Part of the Law Library Tours Series). Please register for a Law Library Tour by clicking on the appropriate link below... Monday, September 8th, 2008 ?...
New Books at the Law Library - August 26, 2008
Posted on August 26, 2008E92 .A266 2008 Yale D. Belanger, ed., Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues (Saskatoon: Purich Pub., 2008). K235.L46 .V45 2008 (LC) J. David Velleman, Persons in Prospect ([Toronto]: Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, [2008])...
New Books at the Law Library - August 18, 2008
Posted on August 18, 2008HD9985.C22 C36 2008 Canada, Parliament. House of Commons, Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, The Goods on Services: Report of the Standing Committee on. Industry, Science and Technology ([Ottawa]: Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, 2008)...
Faculty Research Publications
Posted on August 13, 2008The Law Library is pleased to announce the launch of a new Faculty Research Publications database, which is accessible via the Law Library homepage. This database replaces the previous webpage which highlighted new faculty books. The goal of the database...
New Books at the Law Library - August 11, 2008
Posted on August 11, 2008K938 .F45 2008 (LC) Bruce Feldthusen, Economic Negligence: The Recovery of Pure Economic Loss, 5th ed. (Scarborough: Thomson Carswell, 2008). KE5875 .T39 2008 (LC) James L. Horvath & David W. Chodikoff, eds., Taxation & Valuation of Technology: Theory Practice, and...
New Books at the Law Library - August 5, 2008
Posted on August 04, 2008E78.A3 Z45 2008 Barry Scott Zellen, Breaking the Ice: From Land Claims to Tribal Sovereignty in the Arctic (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2008). K230.H43 B76 2007 (LC) Thom Brooks, Hegel?s Political Philosophy: A Systematic Reading of the Philosophy of Right (Edinburgh:...
New Books at the Law Library - July 28, 2008
Posted on July 28, 2008KE8268.A329 H84 (LC) Roger T. Hughes, Arthur Renaud, & Trent Horne Canadian Federal Courts Practice 2008/2009 (Markham: LexisNexis Canada, 2008)....
New Books at the Law Library - July 21, 2008
Posted on July 21, 2008KE265 .M33 2008 (LC) Margaret McCallum, Deborah A. Schmedemann, & Christina L. Kunz, Synthesis: Legal Reading, Reasoning and Writing in Canada, 2d ed. (Toronto: CCH Canadian Ltd., 2008). KE618.A7 Z53 2008 (LC) Bruce Ziff et al., A Property Law Reader:...
New Books at the Law Library - July 16, 2008
Posted on July 16, 2008E78.C2 W125 2008 Marie Wadden, Where the Pavement Ends: Canada's Aboriginal Recovery Movement and the Urgent Need for Reconciliation (Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2008). K670 .B76 2007 (LC) Heather Brook, Conjugal Rites: Marriage and Marriage-like Relationships before the Law (New...
New Books at the Law Library - July 7, 2008
Posted on July 07, 2008K3253 .C46 2007 (LC) Andra?s Sajo, ed., Censorial Sensitivities: Free Speech and Religion in a Fundamentalist World (Utrecht: Eleven International Pub., 2007). K3585 .C73 2008 (LC) Neil Craik, The International Law of Environmental Impact Assessment: Process, Substance and Integration (Cambridge:...
New Books at the Law Library - July 3, 2008
Posted on July 02, 2008K370 .D44 2008 (LC) Mathieu Deflem, Sociology of Law: Visions of a Scholarly Tradition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008). K639.A41989 C36 2008 (LC) Nigel Cantwell & Anna Holzscheiter, Article 20: Children Deprived of their Family Environment (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,...
Irwin Law e-Books
Posted on June 24, 2008UBC Library now has access to many Irwin Law titles online, including the "Essentials of Canadian Law" series. Includes: a good overview of the law in a broad range of subject areas including criminal law, torts, contracts, environmental law,...
New Books at the Law Library - June 23rd, 2008
Posted on June 23, 2008K370 .D44 2008 (LC) Mathieu Deflem, Sociology of Law: Visions of a Scholarly Tradition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008). K639.A41989 C36 2008 (LC) Nigel Cantwell & Anna Holzscheiter, Article 20: Children Deprived of their Family Environment (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,...
New Books at the Law Library - June 16th, 2008
Posted on June 16, 2008HD5728 .C363 2008 Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Employability in Canada: Preparing for the Future: Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and...
New Books at the Law Library - June 9th, 2008
Posted on June 09, 2008K133 .A33 2007 (LC) Francesco Francioni, ed., Access to Justice as a Human Right (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007). K487.T4 B74 2007 (LC) Susan W. Brenner, Law in an Era of "Smart" Technology (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007). K3243...
New Books at the Law Library - June 2nd, 2008
Posted on June 02, 2008KE7702.7 1996 (LC) Canada, British Columbia, Tsawwassen First Nation, Tsawwassen First Nation, Harvest Agreement (Victoria: Queen?s Printer for British Columbia, 2007). KE7702.7 2006 (LC) Canada, British Columbia, Maa-nulth First Nations, Maa-nulth First Nations, Harvest Agreement ([Victoria: Queen?s Printer for British...
New Books at the Law Library - May 26th, 2008
Posted on May 26, 2008FC630 .C3633 2008 Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, The Mulroney-Schreiber Affair: Our Case for a Full Public Inquiry: Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics ([Ottawa]:...
New Books at the Law Library - May 20th, 2008
Posted on May 20, 2008HG3746 .I58 2006 International Chamber of Commerce, ICC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (Paris: International Chamber of Commerce, 2006). KE265 .C76 2008 (LC) Thomas A. Cromwell, Effective Written Advocacy (Aurora: Canada Law Book/Cartwright Group, 2008)...
New Books at the Law Library - May 12th, 2008
Posted on May 12, 2008GN667.S7 S48 2006 Marcia Langton, et al., eds., Settling With Indigenous People: Modern Treaty and Agreement-Making (Annandale: Federation Press, 2006). K3240 .S255 2007 (LC) Margot E. Salomon, Global Responsibility for Human Rights: World Poverty and the Development of International Law...
New Books at the Law Library - April 28th, 2008
Posted on April 28, 2008K213 .S58 2008 (LC) Roger W. Shuy, Fighting Over Words: Language and Civil Law Cases (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008). K2000 .M38 2007 (LC) J.K. Mason, The Troubled Pregnancy: Legal Wrongs and Rights in Reproduction (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,...
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