Fundamental Law for Journalists / Mark Bourrie
KN345.2.B68 2023
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Journalists will come across many arcane and sometimes obtuse legal concepts in the course of their work. Law is not an intuitive thing. It has developed over a millennium, and its basic rules often don’t seem logical — or even fair. Fundamental Law for Journalists gives journalists a primer on criminal and civil law, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, public law, legal research tools, and basic procedure. This book also examines the newest media source protection laws, defamation defences, and the laws against strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). Author Mark Bourrie has created this book as a guide to help journalists get the law right.
It’s also useful for editors, students, politically involved Canadians — including legislative assistants and activists — and anyone else who wants to know the legal rules that we live by.
On the shelves now at our Vancouver and Victoria branches.
Termination and Rescission of Agreements for the Purchase and Sale of Land / Michael Pratt
KN73.P73 2023
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This book examines when the law will allow a party to terminate or to rescind an agreement for the purchase and sale of land. Written by a law professor with more than 20 years’ experience and expertise in the fields of contract law and the law of remedies, Termination and Rescission of Agreements for the Purchase and Sale of Land discusses when termination and rescission are available in response to certain events, including breach of the agreement, title deficiencies, repudiation, misrepresentation, non-disclosure, and non-fulfilment of conditions precedent. By using general contractual and remedial principles to analyze and explain these issues, this text fills a gap left by other books, which often examine the remedies available to buyers and sellers of land largely in isolation from broader common law principles.
Combining rigorous analysis with frequent examples drawn from cases across Canada to illuminate how the courts understand and apply the relevant doctrines, Pratt provides the most thorough treatment available of the law that governs this complex topic.
On the shelves now at our Abbotsford, Kelowna, Prince George and Vancouver branches.
Protecting the Coast and Ocean: A guide to Marine Conservation Law in British Columbia / Stephanie Hewson
KN185.3.H49 2023
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Fish were once so abundant in BC waters that Indigenous elders recall dried salmon being stacked like firewood behind the stove, and the sound of herring at night reminiscent of rainfall. But declines on the BC coast have accelerated over the last century, with marine wildlife cut in half in just four decades. Protecting the Coast and Ocean explores how we can reverse such precipitous declines.
This meticulous work catalogues not only the laws and designations that governments in Canada can draw on – marine protected areas, Indigenous protected and conserved areas, land-use measures, and zoning bylaws – but also the international treaties and designations that shape marine conservation and support collaboration. The authors analyze the scope and applicability of each legal tool, rating its strengths and weaknesses, and assess factors such as ease of implementation and adaptive management capabilities. In-depth case studies illustrate how these instruments have been used in practice.
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Sports Law: a Concise Introduction / Jack Anderson
KN186.6.A53 2023
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In this essential primer on the key themes in sports law, Jack Anderson explains how law has become important to all aspects of sport, including participation, administration and the resolution of disputes. Crossing legal jurisdictions and sporting codes, it covers issues ranging from ambush marketing to broadcasting, corruption and doping.
On the shelves now at our Vancouver branch.
A Guide to the Youth Criminal Justice Act 2023/2024 edition / Lee Tustin
KM590.A111T87 2023/2024
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This concise guide to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) provides an overview of the youth criminal justice system in Canada, section-by-section commentary on legal and operational implications and captures key recent developments. A must-have for anyone dealing with young persons and those who need to understand how the YCJA is implemented.
2023/2024 edition on the shelves now at all locations.
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