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EDST 552 - Education / School Law - An Introduction

This research guide provides a selective listing of key resources to use to do research on a legal topic pertaining to education law.

Legal Encyclopedias

Legal encyclopedias

are multi-volume sets that provide overviews of the law on a full range of legal topics
have commentary providing references and footnotes to primary sources, including relevant cases and legislation
are not exhaustive; they won’t refer you to all of the law on a subject

Check the currency date of the information, as some topics may be a bit dated, & read the cases and statutes cited before relying on them.

Canada

Canadian Encyclopedic Digest (Western)
Call Number: Reference Room (level 2): KE156.2 .C364
or online via Westlaw Edge Canada
The print format:
• Multi-volume set, with both Western (focuses on federal law & provincial law from the 4 western provinces) & Ontario versions
• INDEX volume facilitates access to the alphabetically-arranged topics (called Titles)
• Every Title includes: Table of Contents, Table of Cases, Table of Statutes, Table of Rules & Regulations (if applicable) & subject index
• Grey-edged supplements at the front of most Titles brings research up-to-date
Halsbury’s Laws of Canada
Call Number: Reference Room (level 2): KE180 .H34
or online via Lexis+ or Lexis Advance Quicklaw Plus
The print format:
• Bound volumes with Cumulative Supplement that provides commentary and references to case law & statutes on a full range of Canadian legal topics
• Each Title (or topic) is authored by Canadian expert(s)
• Includes: Table of Contents, List of Related Titles, Table of Cases, Table of Statutes, Index, and Glossary of Definitions (which identifies words & phrases defined in legislation, relevant to the Title’s subject matter)
• Companion Guide and Consolidated Index facilitates access to all Titles covered in the main volumes