Law Library News

Looking for something new? Here are some of the books we've recently added to our collection.

Shadow of a Doubt: The Trials of Dennis Oland

Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon
True crime

"Revised and expanded edition of the 2016 publication on the murder of Richard Oland and the trial of Dennis Oland (his son who was accused of killing him). The new edition covers Oland's successful appeal against the initial conviction and the new trial that took place in 2019."

Canada's Legal Pasts: Looking Forward, Looking Back

Lyndsay Campbell (Editor), Ted McCoy (Editor), Mélanie Méthot (Editor)
Legal history

"Canada's Legal Pasts presents new essays on a range of topics and episodes in Canadian legal history, provides an introduction to legal methodologies, shows researchers new to the field how to locate and use a variety of sources, and includes a combined bibliography arranged to demonstrate best practices in gathering and listing primary sources. … Canada's Legal Pasts dives into new topics in Canada's fascinating history and presents practical approaches to legal scholarship, bringing together established and emerging scholars in collection essential for researchers at all levels."

Judicial Review of Immigration Decisions

Lorne Waldman
Immigration law

"The Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protections Rules also provides for an expedited process for determining the leave and the judicial review. This book explains the process citing to the relevant jurisprudence that has interpreted these rules."

Wilson on Children and the Courtroom

John P Schuman (Author), Farrah Hudani (Editor)
Family law

“The content in this newly published manual is drawn from the industry-leading loose-leaf text Wilson on Children and the Law, but focuses exclusively on children in the courtroom and offers an expert analysis of that specific area of family law.”

Sentencing

Clayton Ruby
Criminal law

“This book canvasses the law of sentencing in a way that no other books on criminal law and sentencing are able: it succinctly outlines all of the significant facets of sentencing principles and procedure, and provides the reader with a comprehensive range of sentencing for various offences.”

Other new titles:

• The Many Lives of Transnational Law: Critical Engagements with Jessup's Bold Proposal
• Writing Reasons: A Handbook for Judges
• Drafting Trusts & Wills in Canada
• Canadian Contractual Interpretation Law
• Termination of Employment and Wrongful Dismissal in Canada
• General Principles of Canadian Insurance Law
• The Ontario Personal Property Security Act: Commentary and Analysis
• Contracts: Cases, Notes & Materials