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  Courts - Subject index - Alberta Justice
There are three courts in Alberta administered by the province: The Court of Appeal of Alberta, the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta and the Provincial Court of Alberta.
On the request of a justice of the Court of Appeal, a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench may sit or act in place of a judge who is absent, or as an additional judge.
Complaints regarding a justice of the Court of Appeal are dealt with by the Canadian Judicial Council.
www.justice.gov.ab.ca /courts/default.aspx   (1667 words)

  
 Researching Canadian Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The trial level courts may be called the Supreme Court, the High Court of Justice, or the Court of Queen's Bench, depending upon the province.
The appeal level may be called the Court of Appeal or the Appellate Division.
The core of the Canadian Abridgment (2d) is an encyclopedic collection of case digests, or summaries, of issues decided by Canadian courts and administrative tribunals from the early 1800s to the present.
library.law.smu.edu /resguide/canada.htm   (1833 words)

  
 Same-Sex "Marriage" in Canada: A Guide for American Legislators
Canadian common-law courts inherited from the British courts a belief in judicial deference and parliamentary supremacy on all mat­terslegitimately within the legislative ambit of Par­liament.
The court relied on what it alleged was the lack of centrality to Cath­olic schooling of the prom event itself and the lack of centrality of homosexuality—or at least divi­sion of opinion on the matter—within Catholic doctrine.
In 2003, the Ontario and British Columbia Courts of Appeal (the rough equivalents of U.S. Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal) declared the common-law def­inition of marriage—the “union of one man and one woman”—to be unconstitutional.
www.heritage.org /Research/LegalIssues/bg1870.cfm   (4060 words)

  
 Canadian Legal Research
Although there are variations, all the provinces have developed a system with trial courts of general jurisdiction (whose names vary from province to province) whose decisions may be appealed to courts of appeal.
Exchequer Court decisions are located in the official publication, Reports of the Exchequer Court of Canada, from 1875 to 1922, and Canada Law Reports: Exchequer Court of Canada (both at KE 142.A23) from 1923 to its demise in 1970.
Simultaneously, the Canadian Parliament passed the Constitution Act, 1982, which consolidated all of the various acts that were considered part of the Canadian Constitution and included a schedule of 30 laws, of which 23 are still in effect.
www.law.duke.edu /lib/researchguides/canadian.html   (3165 words)

  
 List of Canadian courts of appeal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of final courts of appeal in Canada.
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island - Appeal Division
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadian_courts_of_appeal   (92 words)

  
 GlobaLex - Researching Canadian Law Guide
Carswell's Canadian Case Citations is a print publication that shows a case's judicial history (i.e., whether the case was appealed to a higher court or not) and its judicial consideration (whether later decisions cited or applied your case).
Canadian Legal Information Institute provides access to some decisions of administrative tribunals and it is also possible to check the website of the particular tribunal to see what, if any, access is provided to their decisions.
Canadian law school is a 3-year program with mandatory first-year courses and a combination of electives in second and third year.
www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Canada.htm   (3460 words)

  
 Duhaime's Canadian Law Dictionary : A   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Insurance contracts often exclude "acts of God" from the list of insurable occurrences as a means to waive their obligations for damage caused by hurricanes, floods or earthquakes, all examples of "acts of God".
The administrator is appointed by a court and is the person who would then have power to deal with the debts and assets of a person who died intestate.
Refers more specifically to persons asking for permission to intervene in a case in which they are neither plaintiff or defendant, usually to present their point of view (or that of their organization) in a case which has the potential of setting a legal precedent in their area of activity.
www.duhaime.org /dictionary/dict-a.aspx   (2892 words)

  
 Governments on the WWW: Law Courts
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
www.gksoft.com /govt/en/courts.html   (2640 words)

  
 List_of_legal_topics
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it can serve as a source of inspiration for the creation of new articles on legal topics This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that should be here but isn't (or one that shouldn't be here but is), please update the page accordingly.
The topics here attempt to develop an understanding of law as a system, that has a history which effects states and social institutions.
www.news-from-newspapers.com /en/Wikipedia.org/2005/04/21/List_of_legal_topics.html   (196 words)

  
 NY State Sup Court Library
Alberta Courts Decisions of the Court of Appeal and provincial Court since 1998.
Guide to Ontario Courts Includes Court of Appeal judgments and endorsements, 1998 to present; judges directories and rules of court for the Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Justice; Family Law rules and forms as well as fine schedules for the lower courts.
Supreme Court of the United States Contains docket and court rules, information for visitors and those who wish to plead a case before the nation's highest court, as well as links to bench opinions and term decisions.
www.courts.state.ny.us /8jd/NYSSCLawLib/Biglist.htm   (3468 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: Same Sex Rights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In November 1997, the case goes to the Supreme Court of Canada and on April 2, 1998 the high court unanimously rules that the exclusion of homosexuals from Alberta's Individual Rights Protection Act is a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The court had already agreed that the definition of marriage should be the union of "two persons" rather than of "one man and one woman." Ontario was the first province to recognize same-sex marriages as legal.
The Quebec Court of Appeal rules that homosexuals have the right to marry, and that the traditional definition of marriage is discriminatory and unjustified.
www.cbc.ca /news/background/samesexrights/timeline_canada.html   (4326 words)

  
 Federal Court of Appeal (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The court was created on July 2, 2003 by the Courts Administration Service Act when it and the Federal Court were split from its predecessor, the Federal Court of Canada.
The Federal Court of Appeal hears appeals from the Federal Court, Tax Court of Canada, and certain federal tribunals, as well as applications for judicial review from certain other federal tribunals.
Courts of Appeal of the Provinces and Territories:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_Court_of_Appeal_(Canada)   (169 words)

  
 Proud To Be Canadian .ca
Canadians are being led down a very, very dangerous path by liberals, and yet they continue to call this “progress”, and “progressive”.
She told a Commons subcommittee this week successive federal regimes almost invariably ignored her advice when aides to the federal justice minister called over the years to ask which lawyers on short lists were best suited for appointment to the federal bench.
She added it is discouraging for the members of the non-partisan vetting committees for federal judges in each province, who do their work for free and with little recognition, to see politics taint appointments.
www.proudtobecanadian.ca /blog/index/weblog/3173   (1268 words)

  
 University of Michigan Law Library Electronic Resources -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A list of links to US Federal, state, tribal, international, and organizational web sites from the National Center for State Courts.
CQ Supreme Court Collection blends historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution.
Includes links to FJC publications, a biographical database of federal judges since 1789, histories of the federal courts, and historical documents related to the judicial branch of government.
www.law.umich.edu /library/eres/ereslist/bysubject/abc/courts.htm   (1557 words)

  
 Renee Boje Legal Defense Fund
Renee surrendered herself into custody on that date and was released on bail pending an appeal that she and her lawyer entered to the Canadian Court of Appeals.
In order to ensure Renee Boje's freedom in Canada, she and her lawyer will have to convince the Canadian Court of Appeals that to surrender her to the US authorities to serve a lengthy prison sentence in a violent and inhumane US prison would shock the conscience of Canadian citizens.
Cannabis activist and political refugee Renee Boje surrendered herself to the custody of Canadian authorities Friday morning, June 17, not knowing if a US extradition request would be honored and she would be taken away from her husband, son, and friends in Vancouver where she has lived for nearly eight years.
reneeboje.com   (658 words)

  
 CANADIAN STATUTE CITATIONS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Canadian courts of appeal (since 1987) and Canadian superior courts (since 1993).
A national statute citator, providing a list of Canadian federal, provincial and territorial statutes, as well as international and foreign statutes which have been the subject of judicial consideration by Canadian courts and administrative tribunals.
See first screen for "Release Number" and date.
www.nesl.edu /RESEARCH/about/canadiancite.htm   (65 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Canada - Nova Scotia
This list was published with Dr. Morgan's essay "The Loyalists of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the collection Cape Breton Historical Essays".
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in.
To date, this is the most extensive list of (known) cemeteries in the county.
www.cyndislist.com /novascot.htm   (4628 words)

  
 LLMC - Canadian Collection
Where gaps are shown in the runs listed, this indicates that LLMC has not yet been able to find suitable hardcopy for those gap volumes for scanning purposes.
Court of Common Pleas of Upper Canada (1850–82), Vol.
Pyke’s Reports of Cases … in the Court of King’s Bench (1809–1810), 1 vol.
www.llmc.com /canadian_collection.htm   (1105 words)

  
 Canada Criminal Databases
Check out their advanced search feature which allows you to search the courts you want in the provinces you want
Unfortunately, the file contents (reasons for the lawsuit) are not on-line, but at least it will tell you who is suing who.
And it will most often tell you who the lawyers are (and if they're highlighted green) then you can click on it, and get the phone number and address of the lawyer.
www.journalismnet.com /people/canadacrime.htm   (701 words)

  
 Canada deems P2P downloading legal | CNET News.com
A lawyer for the Canadian record industry's trade association said the group still believed downloading was illegal, despite the decision.
About 4.1 million Canadians were using a broadband connection at home as of the end of June 2003, according to U.K.-based research firm Point Topic.
However, a representative of the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC), the group of music copyright holders that typically petitions for new media types to be added to the list, said computers were not on its agenda.
news.com.com /2100-1025_3-5121479.html   (1113 words)

  
 Canadian Dimension / Articles / Torture, Moral Values, and Leadership of the Free World (Edward S. Herman)
Far down the list is the matter of gross immorality and illegality.
There is no list of acceptable and unacceptable “methods of interrogation”—none of the horrible abuses used in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib are explicitly prohibited.
There is no appeal to independent courts possible for relief from torture for non-citizens held as “unlawful enemy combatants.”
canadiandimension.com /articles/2006/10/16/689   (1674 words)

  
 Legal Research
These links are up-to-date as of April 20, 2001 and provide current Canadian caselaw, statutes and articles on-line (they are subject to the terms and conditions set out on each web site.
This site provides recent judgements in most Courts (Provincial, Queen's Bench and Court of Appeal) and some court forms commonly used.
We are always on the look out for provinces or territories that wish to publish their caselaw or statutes on-line.
members.tripod.com /Timothy_Corcoran/Research.htm   (183 words)

  
 List of notable Canadian Courts of Appeal cases - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A select number of decisions from the Courts of Appeal have proven to be the leading case law in a number of fields and have subsequently been adopted across all provinces, or else they are famous decisions in their own right.
Most frequently the decisions were never appealed or were denied leave to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The notable decisions of these courts are listed in chronological order by province.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_notable_Canadian_Courts_of_Appeal_cases   (256 words)

  
 Editorial: Theno-fly list
Canadian Sami Kahil, his wife and two young sons were looking forward to a Mexican sun vacation as their plane took off from Toronto’s Pearson Airport.
The list, compiled using secret information not scrutinized by Canadian courts, will be synchronized with the monstrous American No-fly roster which some reports say has 120,000 names.
There is a fundamental irony in creating this list of Canadians deemed too dangerous to fly.
www.asianpacificpost.com /portal2/ff8080810ecdcde4010ece28911a000b_Mahir_arar.do.html   (1171 words)

  
 BlogsCanada: E-Group
The federal Conservative party's central database is set up to track the confidential concerns of individual constituents without their knowledge or consent, says a former Tory MP.
Privacy experts agree the practice is a clear breach of standard privacy ethics -- but probably not the law, because federal political parties fall into a legislative grey area.
I think one can assume bringing their political party under the law so that their unethical behaviour can be punished won’t be one of the Conservatives’ priorities, ever.
www.blogscanada.ca /egroup   (689 words)

  
 ALA | Action Guide, Suggested Activities
Provide printed lists of appropriate material (books, videotapes, etc.) and take the show on the road—to schools, libraries, and community centers.
Role-playing was used in the first reading unit with students assuming the roles of a parent complaining about the book, a parent defending the right to read, the high school librarian, the high school English teacher, school board members, and high school students for and against the book.
From the list of books banned in public schools and elsewhere, students choose one book to read independently for their position paper.
www.ala.org /ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/actionguide/actionguide.htm   (4997 words)

  
 Departments and Agencies | Canada Site
This comprehensive list provides direct links to the primary Web sites of Government of Canada departments, agencies and Crown corporations, as well as links to Web sites maintained by organizations for which various departments and agencies are responsible.
If the name of the organization you are looking for is not listed, try consulting the Population Affiliation Report.
It contains information on all current Government of Canada departments, agencies, Crown corporations and special operating agencies, and also includes a listing of organizations that no longer exist or that have been privatized.
canada.gc.ca /depts/major/depind_e.html   (294 words)

  
 Law Journals: Submissions and Ranking
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Canada)
Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société (Canada)
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law (Canada)
lawlib.wlu.edu /LJ/index.aspx   (846 words)

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