Links to Internet Resources for LIS 597

Guides to Legal Research

• Canadian Association of Law Libraries: Legal Research Links. http://www.callacbd.ca/ip0a700e.html
• Best Guide to Legal Research (Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto) http://LegalResearch.org/
• Legal Research Materials (Queen's University Faculty of Law)   http://qsilver.queensu.ca/law/lrm/
• Doing Legal Research in Canada (by Ted Tjaden) http://www.llrx.com/features/ca_intro.htm

General Legal Resources

• Access to Justice Network (ACJNet). http://www.acjnet.org/
• Canadian Legal Information Institute. http://www.canlii.org/index_en.html
• National Library of Canada (Information by Subject - Law) http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/caninfo/ep034.htm#34
• Jurist Canada: The Legal Education Network http://jurist.law.utoronto.ca/
• LexUM (University of Montreal)  http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/
• Canada's System of Justice (Department of Justice overview of  Canada's system of law and justice) http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/just/

Canadian Federal Law Resources

    Constitution

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/
• Canadian Constitution Acts. http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/

    Statutes and Regulations

• Canadian Legal Information Institute. http://www.canlii.org/index_en.html
• Consolidated Statutes and Regulations of Canada. http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/
• Canada Gazette http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/gazette_e.html

    The Parliamentary Process

• A Guide to the Making of Federal Acts and Regulations. http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/jus/far/
• Precis of Procedure, 5th ed (House of Commons, September 1997) http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/precis/titpg-e.htm
• Glossary of Parliamentary Procedure,  3rd ed (House of Commons, January 2001) http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/glossary/gloss-e.htm
• Inside Canada's Parliament: An Introduction to how the Canadian Parliament Works (2002) http://www.parl.gc.ca/Information/library/inside/Inside-Canada-Parliament-e.pdf

   Judicial

• Supreme Court of Canada Decisions (S.C.C. - since 1989) http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/csc-scc/
• Canadian Judicial Council. http://www.cjc-ccm.gc.ca/
• Canada's Court System (Department of Justice overview of Canadian courts) http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/trib/
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    Agencies and Commissions

• Federal Information Directory (topical). http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/dsp-psd/Reference/fed-e.html

    Ontario Law Resources

• Ontario Statutes and Regulations http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/
• Legislative Assembly of Ontario (current session) http://www.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/37_Parliament/Session2/
• Guide to Ontario Courts http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/
• Directory of Ontario Government Websites http://www.gov.on.ca/MBS/english/government/
• Links to Ontario Municipal Websites http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/dsp-psd/Reference/m-ON-e.html

    Foreign, Comparative & International Law Resources

     Lists and Directories

• FindLaw: List of Countries. http://www.findlaw.com/12international/countries/ 
• United States-Law Library of Congress: Nations of the World. http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html
• University of Michigan-Documents Center: International Agencies and Information
  on the Web. http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/intl.html
• Washngton University (St. Louis): Websites of National Parliaments. http://wc.wustl.edu/parliaments.html

      Direct Links to International Organizations

• Europa: The European Union Online. http://europa.eu.int/index-en.htm.
• Free Trade Area of the Americas. http://www.ftaa-alca.org/
• NAFTA Secretariat. http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/
• NATO. http://www.nato.int/
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). http://www.oecd.org/
• United Nations. http://www.un.org/
• World Trade Organization. http://www.wto.org/