Sociology of law: Library and online resources
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Sociology of LawLibrary and online resources
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Start at the resources by subject section of the library website (under Find)
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Choose the option to Browse all guides
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We have guides for Sociology
Political Studiesand Legal Resources
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This is the sociology subject guide
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It has suggested reference sources, databases for searching the content of sociological articles and
recommended websites.
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The Legal Resources guide has information tabs for Statutes, Case Law, Research Databases etc.
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Important things to consider…
• Canadian Law is generated by Federal or Provincial legislatures.
• Legislatures have control of different areas of law (or jurisdictions)
• To get started, it helps to know which house has control over the area of law you are interested in.
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Statutes (existing laws) can be found online.Check the Legal Resources Subject Guide
• E-laws - The Ontario government site for consolidated statutes of Ontario
• Canada - Department of Justice list of Federal statutes by title.
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Laws are not always static and can be challenged or changed.
• Case Law represents the work of the courts, where decisions are made. Sometimes these set a legal precedent.
• Canadian Case Law can be searched in CanLII - a free site managed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada
• Government will also ratify old laws or create new legislation.
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A “not so” precise recap of the legislative process
CANADA• Government or private member adopts a stance on an
issue.• Bill is proposed – There is a first reading.• Goes to Committee for input.• Committee members study the bill, adopts a report and
makes recommendations to accept, modify or start over.• Back to the whole house.• Other “Readings”.• A bill goes through Parliament and Senate – both
chambers have a similar process.
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Canadian Parliamentary Sources Quick Access
LEGISInfo – quick access to text of proposed bills, legislative histories, press releases the verbatim debates (HANSARD) from the house, and further readings. Web Content starts in 2001.
TIPS: • Start with the FAQ section • Search by keywords in titles of bills• Search by bill number• Try searching newspapers, current events indexes or
scholarly sources to get bill numbers or terms.
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LEGISInfo- one stop shopping for background, legislative
history, text of bills and further readingBill C 38 (July 21, 2005)
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Canadian Parliamentary Sources Quick Access
• Parliament of Canada Website – has schedules for the house and the senate, and committee information. Search the bill number for pertinent historical information.
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Key Canadian Parliamentary Sources
Bills
About Federal Bills
Search Bills online by type, parliamentary session number, and bill number.
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Key Canadian Parliamentary Sources
Debates = the full text transcripts of parliament.
See - Hansard (Online)
• Can browse by session and date, (just like the bills)• Can search by clicking the session of parliament (at left) and then
the index to Hansard (top left menu)
• A limited Search the Debates by Subject option is available. Use the link on the Chamber Business page, to find a bill and related discussion from the House of Commons. (NOTE: This only appears to index sessions from 2006 on)
- Hansard (In Print) See DOC J 103 A 42 (ground floor)
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To get into older indexes for HansardSelect the parliamentary session
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And look for the index
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NOTE: If you choose the option to browse by subject from the main commons page,
the index only goes to 2006
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Key Canadian Parliamentary Sources
Committee Proceedings
Any organization or individual may submit a written brief to a committee of the House of Commons, even if they did not have the opportunity to appear as a witness.
• Committee Proceedings and reports online
• Older print materials can be searched in the library catalogue.
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Federal Committees information online
Federal (House) Committees site
Has a list of existing committees. You can search by subject area, check for committee reports and see who is a witness for the committee.
Senate Committees
Similar information is available for Senate Committees.
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Ontario Sources
• Ontario Legislature online
• Ontario Bills - online since 1995• Ontario Debates (Hansard) - online since
1981 - use advanced search)• Committees Section
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Public Debate anyone?
The library has several current events and news databases with Canadian News Content:
CBCA
Canadian Newsstand
CPIQ
http://hilltimes.com - an independently-owned newsweekly based in Ottawa. Very Parliamentary!
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News Databases can be found under the Databases tab in the “Legal resources” subject guide
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Searching CBCA
Canadian Business and Current Affairs has content from
• Newspapers• Magazines• Television transcripts
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Use the advanced search to add concepts by line and to specify where to search for your terms
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Results may be in full text or you may have to follow the “find a copy” and
“get it” links to check the library holdings.
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Searching Canadian Newsstand
• Canadian Newsstand includes full text newspaper content from across Canada
• The Canadian Newsstand search looks the same as CBCA.
• To limit results, you may want to avoid searching the full text of articles. To do this, search your terms in the “citation and abstract” section
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Searching for Interest groups in the newspaper database
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Other Interested Parties:
Interest Groups, Political Activists, Lobbyists and Members of the general public
1. For input to Canadian Legislation - check parliamentary committees records, documents and minutes.
2. Check the websites section of the Legal Resources page for:
Provincial Lobbyists registries. “Lobbyists” are defined by legislation and they may need to register with the level of government they are trying to persuade.
Also try www.Hillwatch.com
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Need Scholarly Sources?
Check the scholarly journals tab for scholarly titles in CBCA
Or try other databases from the Databases tab of the Legal Resources subject guide.
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Need a Sociological perspective?
• Return to the Sociology Subject guide for more Sociological Databases.
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To search for articles, try Sociological AbstractsFor best results use the advanced search (green tab).
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Tip: Search for terms as subjects (or descriptors) and use the second and third line to add additional concepts.
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TIP: You can also browse for journals on the subject of law (or legislation). Scroll down on the advanced search page and browse or search the list of journals.
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Here are some law journals that are indexed in sociological abstracts
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NOTE:
To search for your subject in these journals, select the AND operator and click the Add to search button
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Thank-you!!