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New Books at the Law Library - April 21st, 2008

Posted on April 21, 2008
K230.H45 B46 2007 (LC) Oren Ben-Dor, Thinking About Law: In Silence with Heidegger (Oxford: Hart Pub., 2007). K720 .D38 2007 (LC) Margaret Davies, Property: Meanings, Histories, Theories (Milton Park: Routledge-Cavendish, 2007). K3496 .D56 2008 (LC) Shlomi Dinar, International Water Treaties:...

Faculty of Law Building Project

Posted on April 15, 2008
UBC's Faculty of Law Building Project information is now online. Includes: ? Welcome ? Dean's Message ? Project Details ? Donors ? Law School History ? Feedback ? Donation Page...

New Books at the Law Library - April 14th, 2008

Posted on April 14, 2008
B105.L3 I84 2008 Duncan Ivison, Rights (Montre?al: McGill-Queen?s University Press, 2008). HD60 .N435 2007 Doreen McBarnet, Aurora Voiculescu, & Tom Campbell, eds. The New Corporate Accountability: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007)...

UBC Opens $79.7M Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Posted on April 11, 2008
Photo by UBC Library Graphics "Lifelong learning for British Columbians was celebrated today with the official grand opening of the $79.7-million Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC." ? News Release and Backgrounder ? Irving K. Barber Learning Centre...

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Law Library Extended Hours - April 2008

Posted on April 08, 2008
Photo by UBC Library Graphics The UBC Law Library will be open late (8:00 am ? 10:00 pm) on ? Friday, April 18, 2008 ? Friday, April 25, 2008...

New Books at the Law Library - April 7th, 2008

Posted on April 07, 2008
K230.G33 G33 2007 (LC) Francis J. Mootz III, ed., Gadamer and Law (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007). K349 .G46 2007 (LC) Madhavi Sunder, ed., Gender and Feminist Theory in Law and Society (Aldershot : Ashgate, 2007). K559 .D4 2007 (LC) Peter de...

Quickscribe Online

Posted on April 04, 2008
UBC Library now has access to Quickscribe Online. Includes: full-text access to ALL BC Statutes and Regulations, key federal law, Bills, and Orders in Council (OIC) Quickscribe Online includes hundreds of "older" versions of Acts/Regulations as they appeared at...

Diamond + Schmitt Architects to Design New Faculty of Law Building at UBC

Posted on April 02, 2008
There is a mention in Canadian Architect (March 1, 2008) that UBC has selected Toronto-based design firm Diamond + Schmitt Architects to design the new Faculty of Law building. Link to full text (see second news item)....

New Books at the Law Library - March 31st, 2008

Posted on March 31, 2008
E99.C88 M374 2008 Dawn Martin-Hill, The Lubicon Lake Nation: Indigenous Knowledge and Power (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008). HC120.E5 N385 2007 National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Canada), Response of the National Round Table on the...

New Books at the Law Library - March 25th, 2008

Posted on March 25, 2008
KQC572 .V55 2007 (LC) Frans Viljoen, International Human Rights Law in Africa (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007). KZ3410 .M47 2006 Theodor Meron, The Humanization of International Law (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2006)....

UBC Board of Governors Approves Request for LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) degree to be renamed J.D. (Juris Doctor)

Posted on March 18, 2008
On February 7, 2008, the UBC Board of Governors approved a student-led initiative recommending that UBC Law begin the process necessary to change the name of its first degree in law from an LL.B. to a J.D. At present, the...

New Books at the Law Library - March 17th, 2008

Posted on March 17, 2008
GE170 .N52 2008 Michele M. Betsill & Elisabeth Corell, eds., NGO Diplomacy: The Influence of Nongovernmental Organizations in International Environmental Negotiations (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2008). HC120.E5 G48 2007 National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Canada), Getting to...

Chance to win a Wii or iPod!

Posted on March 11, 2008
UBC Library Services Student Assessment Submit this survey for a chance to win a $400 gift certificate to Future Shop. One entry per student. Contest open to UBC students only!...

New Books at the Law Library - March 10th, 2008

Posted on March 10, 2008
K888 .V48 2007 (LC) Stella Vettori, The Employment Contract and the Changed World of Work (Aldershot: Ashgate Pub., 2007). KD1554 .W56 2007 (LC) Chris Willett, Fairness in Consumer Contracts: The Case of Unfair Terms (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007). KD7869 ...

BC, UBC Celebrate 100th Anniversary of University Act

Posted on March 07, 2008
BC, UBC Celebrate 100th Anniversary of University Act For media release, click here. For information about UBC's First Centenary: 1908 - 2008, click here....

New Books at the Law Library - March 3rd, 2008

Posted on March 03, 2008
HF1479 .C3633 2007 Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on International Trade, Building Closer Economic Ties Around the World: Improving Canada?s Trade and Investment Relations with the Arab States, the EU and Southeast Asia : Report of the Standing...

New Books at the Law Library - February 25th, 2008

Posted on February 25, 2008
KE787 .L38 2008 (LC) Mark R. Gillen & Faye Woodman, eds., The Law of Trusts: A Contextual Approach, 2d ed. (Toronto: Emond Montgomery, 2008). KE4472 .J65 2007 (LC) Law Reserve Martin Jones & Sasha Baglay, Refugee Law (Toronto: Irwin Law,...

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Opens February 25, 2008

Posted on February 21, 2008
On February 25, 2008, the second and final phase of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre opens to the public. Academic peer assistants will host a Welcome Desk near the main entrance until late March, where tours and information...

New Books at the Law Library - February 18th, 2008

Posted on February 18, 2008
K558 .C66 1998 (LC) Rudolf B. Schlesinger, et al. Comparative Law: Cases, Text, Materials, 6th ed. (New York: Foundation Press, 1998). KUH252.4 .L39 2007 (LC) Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, Compensation for Injurious Affection: Discussion Paper (Perth: Law Reform...

New Books at the Law Library - February11th, 2008

Posted on February 11, 2008
JN515 .P374 2005 Chris Given-Wilson, ed., The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England 1275-1504 (Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2005). K235 .P58 2007 (LC) Richard O. Brooks, ed., Plato and Modern Law (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007). K284 .L428 2007 (LC) Luc J. Wintgens &...

New Books at the Law Library - February 4th, 2008

Posted on February 04, 2008
HV7641 .R42 2007 Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP, Rebuilding the Trust: Report of the Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP ([Ottawa]: Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP,...

Charter of Rights in Litigation Case Digests

Posted on January 29, 2008
UBC Library now has access to Charter of Rights in Litigation Case Digests. Includes: full-text access to The Charter of Rights in Litigation: Direction from the Supreme Court of Canada Offers reference to Charter issues and arguments and summaries...

New Books at the Law Library - January 28th, 2008

Posted on January 28, 2008
E78.C2 F7 2008 James S. Frideres & Rene� R. Gadacz, Aboriginal Peoples in Canada, 8th ed. (Toronto: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008). More about this: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/utilities/isbn.cfm?isbn=9780132051873 HM1271 .A23 2007 Stephen Tierney, ed., Accommodating Cultural Diversity (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007)...

CLE Online

Posted on January 24, 2008
UBC Library has access to Continuing Legal Education of British Columbia?s CLE Online. Includes: Online Practice Manuals, Online Course Materials, and Case Digest Connection Requires a valid Library barcode and PIN: click " target="_blank">here for the username and password...

New Books at the Law Library - January 21st, 2008

Posted on January 21, 2008
HD58.6 .H36 2008 Colleen M. Hanycz, Trevor C.W. Farrow, & Frederick H. Zemans, The Theory and Practice of Representative Negotiation (Toronto: Emond Montgomery Publications, 2008). More about this: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/utilities/isbn.cfm?isbn=9781552392645 HD6524 ...

Tribute Display Honouring Chancellor McEachern

Posted on January 18, 2008
The UBC Law Library would like to draw your attention to the display at the entrance to the Law Library, honouring Chancellor McEachern. The display features: The Splendour of the Law ? Allan McEachern - A tribute to a...

New Books at the Law Library - January 14th, 2008

Posted on January 14, 2008
GN380 .R42 2000 Marie Battiste, ed., Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2000). More about this: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/utilities/isbn.cfm?isbn=0774807458 HD2365 .T45 2007 Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Tendering Law: Materials Prepared For The Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Tendering...

Hon. Allan McEachern, UBC?s 16th Chancellor

Posted on January 11, 2008
"The University of British Columbia and the people of Canada have today lost an outstanding friend with the passing of the Hon. Allan McEachern, UBC?s 16th Chancellor." Click here or here for a statement from Brad Bennett, Chair of the...

WestlaweCARSWELL and LexisNexis Quicklaw Refresher-Training Sessions

Posted on January 08, 2008
WestlaweCARSWELL and LexisNexis Quicklaw and REFRESHER / TRAINING SESSIONS (Part of the Law - Online Services Training Sessions Series) ? For all UBC Law Students and Faculty ? Registration is required - please click on the appropriate link below...

Canada Law Book Electronic Resources Sessions

Posted on January 08, 2008
(Part of the Law - Online Services Training Sessions Series) ? For all UBC Law Students and Faculty Please join us for an informative session on how you can make your online legal research easier and more effective using...

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