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- The Limits of AI for Your Foreign and Comparative Legal Research Needs
There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many industries, the legal sector among them. Furthermore, it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future in ways that we haven’t even begun to comprehend. However, I fear that its promise of solving and revolutionizing ever … Read more »
- Book Review: Organizational Structures of Academic Law Libraries: Past, Present, and Future, Volume 1
Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Or … Read more »
- Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – January 2025
Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about. For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were: R. v. R.B., 2025 O … Read more »
- Swipe Right on Empathy: The Key to Legal Design Success
What was the last good first date you had? There may have been an element of physical interest, but it is highly likely it was a “good” date because it lasted for hours, and the longer you spoke, the more interesting you found the other person, and vice versa. Maybe the conversation didn’t start off … Read more »
- Revisiting Section 33 of the Charter: The Bill 21 Case
INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court of Canada (“the SCC”) has granted leave to appeal English Montreal School Board, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al., in which the English Montreal School Board and others are challenging Quebec Bill 21, Act respecting the laicity of the State (“Bill 21”). In … Read more »