Law and Society: Introduction
This page provides links to resources to help new users find materials in Laurier Library, including video tutorials, links to other relevant subject guides, introductions to the Canadian legal system, and a list of subject-specific databases. A list of law & society-related course guides are at the bottom of the page.
Getting Started with Omni, Laurier Library's Academic Research Tool
If you want personalized help, contact your Subject Librarian.
Other helpful subject guides:
- Criminology
- Policing & Public Safety
- Data and Statistics
- Government Information
- Interdisciplinary Databases
Are you in the joint Laurier and Sussex program? Have a look at the University of Sussex Library subject guide on Law.
Understanding The Canadian Legal System
The Courts of Canada - Provides a highly detailed listing of the Courts of Canada and the acronyms used to describe them
Canadian Department of Justice - A great start to learn about Canada’s system of justice
Canada Guide - This website offers an easy to read guide on the Canadian legal system
How Government Works - This website offers an easy to read guide on how the Canadian government works
Resources: Main
Lexis Advance Quicklaw
Canadian court decisions and legal commentary.
Nexis Uni
Full-text documents for international news, business, legal research, and key people in the news.
Encyclopedia of law and higher education
Full-text reference articles covering topics on law and higher education.
Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives
Covers important knowledge about law and society from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Covers journal articles, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers.
Legal Information @ EBSCOhost
Selected EBSCOhost databases for legal information.
Legal Information @ ProQuest
Selected ProQuest databases for legal information.
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
Human rights theory, practice, law and history. Online version of five-volume print edition.
CPI.Q
Index for Canadian academic journals and popular magazines
Factiva
A full-text resource with news, business information and journal articles drawn from almost 9000 worldwide sources, including Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and the KW Record.
LLMC Digital Open Access
An international collection of key historic legal texts and executive, legislative and judicial government documents.
Resources: Also Useful
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Links to information and publications for the well-being of children and families.
CQ Researcher
Reports on political and social issues.
NCJRS Virtual Library
U.S. database with summaries of articles, books and other materials about crime and corrections.
CANSIM @ CHASS
Canadian socio-economic statistical data. For advanced users.
Google Scholar
Searches for articles and web resources from academic publishers and universities.
odesi
Repository of socio-economic survey, census, and polling data from Statistics Canada, Ipsos Reid, Gallup, etc.
Periodicals Archive Online
Full-text articles from journals in the humanities and social sciences.
CANSIM @ Statistics Canada
Canadian socio-economic statistical data.
Very Short Introductions
Collection of introductory books on a variety of topics including arts, humanities, law, health, science, and social sciences.
Canada Commons
Collection of Canadian books and public documents.
I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal
Index to articles, books, and other documents related to indigenous peoples of Canada and North America.
FPIC.INFO Resources
FPIC (Free Prior and Informed Consent) is an index and full-text database for resources about free prior and informed consent in Indigenous self-determination in land resource decision making
Truth, Reconciliation & Colonialism
Video playlist on the the effects of colonialism in Canada.
HathiTrust Digital Library
Growing collection of digitized texts from a consortium of American research universities.