Law Library News

The Law Library video collection contains a number of items relating to Alberta in general, and Edmonton in particular.

A sampling of our titles includes:

Al-Rashid: The Story of Canada’s First Mosque
BP 187.65 C22 E363 2010

Crime Stories – The Boogeyman
HV 6810 A3 C75 2006

Healing at Lac Ste. Anne
BX 2321 L32 H43 2008

You Can’t Jail the Strike,
HD 5329 P15 Y68 2000z
and Gainers update and settlement
HD 6528 P15 G35 2000z
Click Here – you’ll have to scroll down to find the 2 titles.

The sterilization of Leilani Muir
HQ 755.5 C3 S75 2010

The Law Library hours, which will last until after Labour Day, are:
Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm
Weekends & Holidays, Closed

Who Owns the High Country?: The controversial story of tenure review in New Zealand

by: Ann Brower

  Who Owns the High Country? is a startling expose of bureaucracy gone wrong. This controversial story tells how large areas of high country in the South Island were sold off to runholders for knock-down prices, in a process that was hidden from public view.

The author of this book, Dr Ann Brower, came to New Zealand on a Fulbright scholarship and, through her research into the politics of land reform, exposed this quiet scandal. She discovered that the Crown had been paying the runholders of South Island high-country stations to freehold parts of their pastoral lease farms, subsequently leaving them to subdivide their newly-owned land for massive profits.

Available in the Law Library at call number: HD 1120.5 B76 2008

More new titles in the Law Library

The Law Library has two position that we are filling, for the 2012/13 term. Closing date for applications is Friday, April 20, and any student going in to 2nd or 3rd year may apply. There is a copy of the posting on the Service desk.

Starting Friday, April 13, the Law Library will be open until midnight every night, up to & including Thursday, April 26.

We will close at 5 on Friday, April 27th, and then begin our summer hours (Monday – Friday, 9 – 5, Closed Weekends and holidays).

An Alberta election has been called for April 23, 2012.

Elections Alberta website

Election Polls

Election Almanac

Election seat count results since 1905

CBC Vote compass

There are currently 9 registered political parties in Alberta.
- Alberta Liberal Party
Dr. Raj Sherman, Leader
- Alberta New Democratic Party
Mr. Brian Mason, Leader
- Alberta Party
Mr. Glenn Taylor, Leader
- Alberta Social Credit Party
Mr. Len Skowronski, Leader
- Communist Party – Alberta
Ms. Naomi Rankin, Leader
- Evergreen Party of Alberta
Mr. Larry Ashmore, Leader
- Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Ms. Alison Redford, Leader
- Separation Party of Alberta
Mr. R. Bruce Hutton, Leader
- Wildrose Alliance Party
Ms. Danielle Smith, Leader

Congratulations to Wanda Quoika-Stanka, who is the new Acting Law Librarian.

Congratulations to Kathryn Arbuckle, former Law Librarian and new Interim University Librarian.

Law staff are pleased with both appointments, and wish Wanda and Kathryn all the best in their new duties.

We are sorry to announce that Professor Gall has passed away.

The staff of the Law Library extend their condolances to his family and friends.

Link to the Faculty of Law website for more information regarding his achievements.

The Law Library video collection contains a large number of items relating to Environmental Issues. A list of these titles is available here (not comprehensive, but the list will be expanded as time permits).
A sampling of our titles includes:
Addicted to plastic
From Styrofoam cups to artificial organs, plastics are perhaps the most ubiquitous and versatile material ever invented. No invention in the past 100 years has had more influence and presence than synthetics. But such progress has had a cost. For better and for worse, no ecosystem or segment of human activity has escaped the shrink-wrapped grasp of plastic.
A chemical reaction : the story of a true green revolution
Much of Canada has spoken and many lawn and garden pesticides are now banned in most of the nation. “A Chemical Reaction” examines how Hudson, Quebec, became the first town in North America to eliminate these products and how its battle all the way to the Canadian Supreme Court inspired activists everywhere — yet some towns and provinces are still holding out.
A sea change
A Sea Change documents how the pH balance of the oceans has changed dramatically since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution: a 30% increase in acidification. With near unanimity, scientists now agree that the burning of fossil fuels is fundamentally reshaping ocean chemistry.
Water under fire
Our quality of life is directly affected by the quality of our water. Often, Canadians take fresh water resources for granted. Scientists in the Canadian Water Network, Environment Canada and other research facilities throughout Canada have recognized that our water supply is stressed by over-allocation, contamination and environmental change.

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