Law databases
The Diana M. Priestly Law Library has access to more than 70 research databases. For an exhaustive list of our databases please see our A-Z directory.
For a selective list of legal research databases please use the accordion box below:
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Description |
CanLII
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An authoritative source of Canadian cases, statutes and regulations, as well as other documents.
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| HeinOnline |
Provides full content to US and Canadian indexed law journals, the US Federal Register, US Supreme Court cases and US Treaties.
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| BestCase |
A comprehensive resource to Canada Law Books law reports and summary series. Includes dominion law reports, criminal cases, labour arbitration and civil decisions.
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| LEGISinfo |
A tool for finding information on legislation currently before Parliament.
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House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
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Provides access to British Parliamentary history up to the present including all sessional papers issued by the House of Commons. |
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Description |
JustCite
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JustCite cross-references cases, legislation and journal articles from the UK and Ireland and shows you how they are related.
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| Making of Modern Law |
Provides full-text access to over 21,000 titles from the 19th and early 20th century on British and American law. |
Law Library Microform Consortia
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Law Library Microform Consortia includes government materials from Canada, the US and the UK. |
| HeinOnline |
Provides full content to US and Canadian indexed law journals, the US Federal Register, US Supreme Court cases and US Treaties. |
| Index to Legal Periodicals |
Comprehensive index to key English language legal literature. Includes coverage of scholarly articles, books, book reviews and jurisdictional surveys.
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Computer Assisted Legal Instruction
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Exercises podcasts, blogs, conferences and articles designed to educate law students. |
| Halsbury's Laws Direct |
Encyclopedia of current United Kingdom law and European Union law as it applies to the United Kingdom.
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| LegalTrac |
Provides indexing for US titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. |
| English Reports |
The English Reports reprints 265 'nominate' reporters that published cases between 1220 and 1865.
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| JSTOR |
An archive of important US scholarly journals. Displays journal articles as they were originally designed and published.
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| Database |
Description |
Index Islamicus
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Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world.
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| AsiaROM |
AsiaROM is a compilation of databases covering a wide range of subjects relevant Asian, Australian and South Pacific regions. |
| Constitutions of the Countries of the World |
Contains current and historical constitutions of 192 countries with comparative notes examining recent amendments.
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| Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals |
Provides access to all forms of foreign (non-Anglo-American) law. This includes Islamic, socialist, public, private, international and transnational law.
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| Falm.info |
A directory of organizations that subscribe to the Declaration on Free Access to Law.
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| Database |
Description |
Summon
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An intuitive search engine that explores UVic's collection of books, scholarly journals, newspaper articles, e-books, dissertations, videos, maps, manuscripts collections, music scores and more.
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| HeinOnline |
Provides full content to US and Canadian indexed law journals, the US Federal Register, US Supreme Court cases and US Treaties. |
| LegalTrac |
Provides indexing for US titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. |
Irwin Law Collection
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This searchable collection of e-books encompasses all "Essentials of Canadian Law" titles. |
Kluwer Law International
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Over 50 law titles from Wolters Kluwer Law and Business, accessed via the MyiLibrary platform.
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| Index to Legal Periodicals |
Comprehensive index to key English language legal literature. Includes coverage of scholarly articles, books, book reviews and jurisdictional surveys. |
| MyiLibrary eBooks |
Over 900 e-books on law topics from a variety of publishers and perspectives with over 600 relevant to Canadian law. |
| Springer eBooks |
Allow simultaneous access to more than 120 law titles.
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| Database |
Description |
| BestCase |
A comprehensive resource to Canada Law Books law reports and summary series. Includes dominion law reports, criminal cases, labour arbitration and civil decisions. |
| QP LegalEze |
Includes consolidations of the BC statutes, point-in-time table and private, special and local statutes. |
| Quickscribe |
Up-to-date access of historical BC and Federal legislation, bills and orders-in-council.
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| CanLII |
An authoritative source of Canadian cases, statutes and regulations, as well as other documents. |
| Canadian Department of Justice |
Includes the Official Consolidated and Annual Statutes and Regulations of Canada, the Table of Public Statutes and Responsible Ministers, and the Consolidated Index of Statutory Instruments with side-by-side bilingual PDF versions.
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| English Reports |
The English Reports reprints 265 'nominate' reporters that published cases between 1220 and 1865. |
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Description |
| WestLaw Canada |
Primary and secondary Canadian materials including cases, legislation, commentary, journals, news and The Canadian Encyclopedic Digest. |
| LexisNexis Quicklaw |
One of the most extensive legal research products available for Canadian law. Includes court and tribunal cases, legislation, commentary, journals and news. |
| CCH Online |
Current Canadian topical looseleaf guides, up-to-date access of historical BC and Federal legislation, bills and orders-in-council.
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| Continuing Legal Education Society of BC |
Practice manuals such as the BC Family Practice manual and the Conveyancing Deskbook. |
| Maritime Law Book |
Judicial decisions from Canada, the Judicial Office of the House of Lords and reporters that cover every jurisdiction in Canada, except Quebec.
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