Law Library at Allard Hall, UBC

📢 We are thrilled to announce that the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review is now available on CanLII! Currently only the past five years worth of issues are live, but we will be uploading further issues dating back to 2000 over the next several weeks. Please join us in thanking this journal's editorial board for offering this valuable resource to CanLII and for supporting open access publication models! https://zurl.co/25uj

UBC Library welcomes Tsering Yangzom Lama, our 2024/2025 Writer-in-Residence!

Learn more about this new program that promotes Canadian writing and literature to UBC's Vancouver campus community. https://bit.ly/4e2RjhF

New report on CanLII from the National Self-Represented Litigants Project : "Virtual Justice: A complex portrait of Canadian self-represented litigant experiences with virtual hearings" by Jennifer Leitch, Dayna Cornwall and David Lundgren https://zurl.co/CwaU

One. More. ! There’s a few weekends to go until the words “back to school” actually start to mean something.

And some rules around in BC have recently changed. Stay roadworthy with our essential legal information for BC .

https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/must-know-for-driver-in-bc/

UBC Library’s Automated Storage Retrieval System (ASRS) resumes full operations. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46HIOX5

🔉Just launched! Listen to the new limited-series podcast from UBC Centre for Climate Justice and BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, exploring how BC tenants navigate the intersecting challenges of the ongoing housing crisis and the uneven impacts of climate change: https://bit.ly/3MbUMPm

The Science of Physiologic Birth Cluster is hosting an upcoming webinar titled, “Reproductive Autonomy in Theory and Practice: Birth, Law, and Medicine”. The webinar will be held on
September 24, 2024 at 9:00AM (PDT).

In this webinar, CFLS Director Professor Régine Tremblay will explore reproductive autonomy by presenting a Canadian theoretical framework, comparing it to other models, and applying theory to practice through the regulation of healthcare professionals and legal issues in pregnancy and delivery.

Register now: https://ubcreproductiveautonomywebinar.eventbrite.ca

ICYMI: A new State of the Criminal Justice System report is now available: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/state-etat/2024rpt-rap2024/index.html?utm_campaign=jus-jus-rsd-research-23-24&utm_medium=smo&utm_source=lnkn&utm_content=state-of-the-criminal-justice-system-a-focus-on-youth--en-240725&hsid=23eed7e3-404b-4a6e-be49-5da0a3cf2170&utm_source=facebook

This publication looks at the performance of the youth criminal justice system, from 2017 to 2022.

Last year, Justice Canada updated the State of the Criminal Justice System Dashboard to include statistics and information on youth experiences with the criminal justice system. Explore the data here: https://www.justice.gc.ca/socjs-esjp/en?themeid=2&hsid=23eed7e3-404b-4a6e-be49-5da0a3cf2170&utm_source=facebook

For more information visit: https://www.justice.gc.ca/socjs-esjp/en/Youth/lm-sp?hsid=23eed7e3-404b-4a6e-be49-5da0a3cf2170&utm_source=facebook

Monitoring and reporting on the performance of the criminal justice system is critical to understanding how the system is achieving its objectives. The State of the Criminal Justice System is an ongoing initiative that promotes accountability and transparency of the system.

Join our team. We're seeking a part-time notetaker for September 2024 to April 2025. Position is only for current law students at University of British Columbia. Interested in working at a non-profit dedicated to improving & modernizing BC law? Apply today. https://www.bcli.org/job_post/employment-opportunity-notetaker-director-project

How can changing a subject heading in UBC Library’s catalogue support Indigenous research? https://bit.ly/4dvblRM

The Indigenous Justice Strategy Key Elements Consultation Draft is open for validation. Comment on the shared priorities identified by Indigenous communities and partners across Canada: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/ijr-dja/ijs-sja/hys-fve.html?hsid=258081f8-3dd0-4ae0-9c71-fd53b5b962eb&utm_source=facebook

The Consultation Draft includes 24 shared priority actions centred around four themes:
➡️ collaborative relationship and accountability,
➡️ long-term and predictable funding,
➡️ justice and wellness
➡️ administration of justice and access to justice.

The Strategy, to be released later in 2024, will include concrete recommendations to address systemic discrimination and the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada’s justice system. Learn more: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/ijr-dja/ijs-sja/index.html?hsid=258081f8-3dd0-4ae0-9c71-fd53b5b962eb&utm_source=facebook

Professor Régine Tremblay awarded Christine-Tourigny Award of Merit | Peter A. Allard School of Law Allard Law Professor Régine Tremblay has been awarded the Christine-Tourigny Award of Merit in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the advancement of women in law and in society.

On March 24, 2021, the House of Commons voted unanimously to officially designate August 1 Emancipation Day. On this day in 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 took effect across the British Empire.

Canadians may not realize that Black and Indigenous peoples were once enslaved on the land that is now Canada. Those who fought enslavement played a key role in shaping the diverse society we live in today. https://ow.ly/iK9i50SMqNQ

Every year on August 1, Canadians are encouraged to reflect, educate, and take action against anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination.

Emancipation Day honours the strength and perseverance of Black communities across Canada.

https://www.slaw.ca/2024/07/30/tips-tuesday-researching-legislation-in-bc/

Tips Tuesday: Researching Legislation in BC - Slaw If you need to research legislation in British Columbia, Gail Nash’s publication Legislation Made Easy has now been made freely available on BC Laws. This publication, well known to law librarians, is “a guide to the complexities of the various aspects of statutes, regulations and orders.” It ...

UBC Library is implementing changes to its loan policies and fines structure, which will affect all library users on both campuses. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3xZIt5d

https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/news-and-announcements/2024/new-indigenous-community-legal-clinic-project-helps-grieving-families-estate-administration

New Indigenous Community Legal Clinic Project helps grieving families with estate administration | Peter A. Allard School of Law Legal Services Director Salima Samnani on the Grant of Probate Applications Project and the ICLC’s community impact.

Paris, here we come!🏅

33 UBC Thunderbirds athletes and staff are off to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games!⚡️

Also, watch out for Travis Murao, Trevor Hirschfield and Byron Green representing UBC at the Paralympic Games next month. 🏉🎉

See full list of confirmed UBC athletes and staff attending Paris 2024 here: https://bit.ly/4cTURlU

https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/blog/2024/youth-v-canada-pilot-testing-climate-change-mock-trial-high-school-and-university-students

Youth v Canada: Pilot-Testing a Climate Change Mock Trial with High School and University Students | Peter A. Allard School of Law Climate change has a disproportionate impact on young people, partly because they are more vulnerable to its effec

Following the much-attended Gladue in Practice conference, we’re pleased to share a recording of the entire event.

Presented in collaboration with BC First Nations Justice Council, you can now watch the entire two-day conference free of charge — and claim CPD credits for doing so.

At this practical session, we examined current best practices for report writing on a provincial and national level and welcomed collaboration on future endeavours for enhancing the effectiveness of Gladue in practice.

As our featured speakers, we were proud to have the Honourable Chief Justice Leonard S. Marchand, the Honourable Attorney General Niki Sharma, and the Honourable Judge Alexander Wolf.

Huge and heartfelt thanks to our partners the BC First Nations Justice Council for teaming up with us for this important program!

Watch the conference here: https://www.cle.bc.ca/gladue-in-practice-2024/

https://www.slaw.ca/2024/07/22/canada-has-a-new-open-access-legal-citation-guide/

Canada Has a New Open Access Legal Citation Guide - Slaw The Canadian Open Access Legal (COAL) Citation Guide/Guide canadien de la référence juridique en accès libre (RJAL) is now available: https://canlii.ca/t/7nc6q Over the course of two years, law librarians from across Canada worked together to create the COAL-RJAL Guide. The English version of the...

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There are now more ways to get an Indigenous Community Borrower Card at UBC Library. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Lrpljr

Equality and justice are strengthened when we uphold the human rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

That’s why we’re continuing to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act into federal laws and practices. See how we’re making progress on this in the Third annual progress report: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/declaration/report-rapport/2024/p5.html?hsid=0f9141da-e32e-41d6-b1e0-ab42220dd25d&utm_source=facebook

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https://ccli.ubc.ca/annualreport2023-2024/

Annual Report 2023-2024 Canada has just six years to meet ambitious 2030 climate targets. We are working to accelerate the transition to a net-zero emissions economy. Our Annual Report for 2023-2024 outlines our progress and our initiatives towards this goal.

UBC Asian Library has benefited from two substantial renovation projects on both the upper and main floors of the branch. Learn more about the reimagined space and how it can be used for collaboration. bit.ly/3XOHY8G

https://blog.canlii.org/2024/07/09/the-canadian-open-access-legal-citation-guide-is-now-accessible-online/

The Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide is now accessible on CanLII CanLII is thrilled to announce the launch of the Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide (COAL-RJAL Guide), a valuable resource for anyone involved in Canadian legal citation. Released in June 20…