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A. Aboriginal Law
Author | Ted Tjaden |
Profession | National Director of Knowledge Management McMillan LLP |
Pages | 186-190 |
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This chapter provides information on Canadian legal resources, broken down into the following forty-five law-related topics:
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Aboriginal law
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Administrative law
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Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
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Banking law
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Bankruptcy and insolvency law
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Charities and not-for-profit law
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Civil procedure
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Communications law
I. Competition and antitrust law
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Constitutional and human rights law
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Construction law
L. Contract and agency law
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Corporate and partnership law
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Criminal law
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Crown law
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Damages and remedies law
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Debtor/creditor law
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Education law
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Employment law
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Environmental and natural resources law
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Evidence law
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V. Family law
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Health and medical law
X. Immigration and refugee law
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Insurance law
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Intellectual property law/e-commerce law AA. International and foreign law
BB. Introduction to law/legal systems
CC. Labour law
DD. Landlord and tenant law/commercial leasing EE. Legal practice
FF. Media law/defamation
GG. Motor vehicle and transportation law
HH. Municipal and planning law
II. Occupational health and safety
JJ. Pension law
KK. Personal property security law
LL. Privacy law
MM. Property law (real and personal)
NN. Securities law
OO. Sports and entertainment law
PP. Taxation law
QQ. Tort law
RR. Trusts, wills, and estates law
SS. Workers’ compensation law
Included for each topic is a list of the following information:
· Short scope note for the topic
· Library of Congress Subject Headings
· Leading treatises
· Journals, if any
· Encyclopedia titles, as applicable1
· Case digests, as applicable
· Print case law reporters (full-text), if any
· Relevant online databases or CD-ROMS
· Relevant websites, if any
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Readers should use this chapter when they are starting a new legal research project. Once the applicable broad area of law has been identified for the problem (e.g., "evidence law"), consult that particular section of this chapter to gain a quick overview of relevant resources for that topic to help reduce the risk of missing any obvious possible sources of information.
Due to lack of space, the following categories of law-related material were not included in the lists below:
· Annual "desk copies" of consolidated legislation: The major legal publishers have a number of softcover books published annually of consolidated legislation (e.g., Carswell’s Consolidated Bank Act and Regulations). While these are convenient for some lawyers, they are not included below since they are often only a reprint of statutes and regulations that you can otherwise find online.
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- LL. Privacy Law
- MM. Property Law (Real and Personal)
- NN. Securities Law
- OO. Sports and Entertainment Law
- PP. Taxation Law
- QQ. Tort Law
- RR. Trusts, Wills, and Estates Law
- SS. Workers' Compensation Law
- A. Aboriginal Law
- B. Administrative Law
- C. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- D. Banking Law
- E. Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law
- F. Charities and Not-for-Profit Law
- G. Civil Procedure
- H. Communications Law
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- K. Construction Law
- L. Contract and Agency Law
- M. Corporate and Partnership Law
- N. Criminal Law
- O. Crown Law
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- R. Education Law
- S. Employment Law
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- AA. International and Foreign Law
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- CC. Labour Law
- DD. Landlord and Tenant Law/Commercial Leasing
- EE. Legal Practice
- FF. Media Law/Defamation
- GG. Motor Vehicle and Transportation Law
- HH. Municipal and Planning Law
- II. Occupational Health and Safety
- JJ. Pension Law
- KK. Personal Property Security Law
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