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Law and Society: Introduction

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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

5 min Video

Omni Help Page

 

If you want personalized help, contact your Subject Librarian.

 

Other helpful subject guides:

Are you in the joint Laurier and Sussex program? Have a look at the University of Sussex Library subject guide on Law.

 

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

Nexis Uni

Full-text documents for international news, business, legal research, and key people in the news.

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.

Resources: Also Useful

odesi

Repository of socio-economic survey, census, and polling data from Statistics Canada, Ipsos Reid, Gallup, etc.

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

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