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CML 1101 A1
Mondays – 8:30-10:00 – FTX 102
Alan Fleichman
**NO CLASS (LABOUR DAY)**
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Recommended Readings |
● Brian Dickson Law Library website ● Computer laboratory orientation
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● Legal Research Manual – Introduction in Legal Research : http://legalresearchprinciples.pbworks.com/Introduction
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**ALSO COMPLETE ONLINE MODULES**
Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
● Introduction to the course ● Library orientation including tour of building ● importance of legal research ● primary vs. secondary resources ● general strategies for researching legal questions ● recognizing & deciphering legal abbreviations
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COMPLETE: WebCT: Boolean Searching & WebCT: Secondary Sources
ONLINE
● secondary legal material
● Assignment #1 (Secondary sources) handed out [download from WebCT or from wiki]
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● Legal Research Manual – all of Part II: Secondary Material: http://legalresearchprinciples.pbworks.com/Legal+Research+Manual
● Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 6th ed. (Toronto: Carswell, 2006) – Part 6: Secondary Sources KE 259 .C353 2006 [three copies in FTX Reserve and three copies in FTX Reference]
● Fitzgerald, chapter 6
● Sullivan, Kathleen M. "Foreword: interdisciplinarity" (May 2002) 100:6 Mich.L.Rev. 1217, online: HeinOnline http://www.heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/mlr100&id=1237&size=2&collection=journals&set_as_cursor=0
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Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
● anatomy of a case ● case law reporters ● how cases are published ● start Canadian Abridgment (print)
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● Legal Research Manual – Canadian Jurisprudence – all of Section 1 under Part 1: Jurisprudence: http://legalresearchprinciples.pbworks.com/Legal+Research+Manual)
● Tjaden, Legal Research and Writing, 2d ed. (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2004), pp.80-93. FTX Reserve KE 250 .T53 2004 or online through Irwin Law e-Book collection: http://lib.myilibrary.com/home.asp (browse by publisher or use the search box at the top of the page to locate this title)
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Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
● more case law ● noting up cases ● more Canadian Abridgment
● Assignment #1 (Secondary sources) DUE
● Assignment #2 (Canadian Abridgment) handed out
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● Fitzgerald, Legal Problem Solving: Reasoning, Research & Writing, 4th ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2007), chapter 9. FTX Reserve KE 250 .F57 2007
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**NO CLASS (THANKSGIVING) – COMPLETE ONLINE MODULE**
Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
COMPLETE: WebCT: Legal Citations
ONLINE
● using the McGill Guide ● how to cite various types of legal documents ● Assignment #3 (Citations) handed out [download from WebCT or from wiki] |
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**GO DIRECTLY TO COMPUTER LAB (FTX 430)**
Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
● LexisNexis/Quicklaw training given by Ron Jones, Training Team Leader, LexisNexis Canada
● Assignment #2 (Canadian Abridgment) DUE
● Major Research Assignment handed out
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● Legal Research Manual – Using LexisNexis/Quicklaw: http://legalresearchprinciples.pbworks.com/Using+LexisNexis+Quicklaw
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**GO DIRECTLY TO COMPUTER LAB (FTX 430)**
Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
Westlaw Canada training given by Josée Provost, Senior Learning Consultant
● Assignment #3 (Citations) DUE
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● Legal Research Manual – Using Westlaw Canada (formerly WestlaweCarswell): http://legalresearchprinciples.pbworks.com/Using+WestlaweCarswell
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Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
● primary sources: statutes and regulations of Canada (laws, bills, regulations, debates, etc.) ● tracing the history of statutes ● updating statutes and regulations
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● Legal Research Manual – Part III: Legislation: http://legalresearchprinciples.pbworks.com/Legal+Research+Manual (Federal Statutes & Federal Regulations, Ontario Statutes & Ontario Regulations) ● Fitzgerald, chapter 4 |
Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
● primary sources (cont.): Canada
● Assignment #4 (WC/QL comp.) handed out |
● British Columbia Courthouse Library Society, Researching Legislation, Part 3: Legislative Intent: http://www.bccls.net/video/researchinglegislation_part3/researchinglegislation_part3.html (sound needed)
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**CLASS CANCELLED – COMPLETE ONLINE MODULE**
Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
COMPLETE: WebCT: Ontario Legislation ONLINE ● primary sources: Ontario laws and regulations ● updating / noting up Ontario legislation
● Assignment #5 (Legislative Research) handed out [download from WebCT or from wiki]
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● Fitzgerald, chapter 7 ● British Columbia Courthouse Library Society, “Researching Legislation, Part 2: Noting Up Legislation: http://www.bccls.net/video/researchinglegislation_part2/researchinglegislation_part2.html (sound needed)
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Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
● in-class course evaluation ● review of material
● Assignment #4 (LN/QL & WLC comparison) DUE
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**NO CLASS THIS WEEK! – ASSIGNMENTS TO HAND IN**
Topics to cover |
Recommended Readings |
● Assignment #5 (Legislative Research) DUE
● Major Research Assignment DUE
BOTH DUE 5 P.M., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1.
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