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Canadian Legal Research Manual
This reference work was created by the Lederman Law Library to support Queen’s students learning legal research skills.
Introduction
Stages in Legal Research
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Tips (Before You Start)
Topic Definition
Exploratory Research
In-Depth Secondary Sources
Legislation
Case Law
Finalize Research
Legal Research Checklist
Interactive: Legal Research Checklist
Secondary Sources
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Introduction to Secondary Sources
Legal Encyclopedias
Textbooks, Treatises, and Other Books
Journal Literature
Legal Dictionaries & Words and Phrases
Non-Traditional Secondary Sources
Generative AI and Legal Research
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How Does GenAI Work?
Creating Prompts for Legal GenAI
Critically Assessing AI-generated Content
Using and Citing AI-generated Content
Legislation
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Introduction to Legislation
The Legislative Process
How Laws are Published
Researching Bills
Researching Statutes
Researching Regulations
Noting Up Legislation
Case Law
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Introduction to Case Law
How Cases are Published
Finding a Known Case
Finding Cases on a Topic
Noting Up Case Law
English Law
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Introduction to English Law
Secondary Sources
English Legislation
English Case Law
English Legal Research Guides
American Law
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Introduction to American Law
Secondary Sources
US Federal and State Legislation
American Case Law
American Legal Research Guides
International Law
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Introduction to International Law
Secondary Sources
Primary Sources
International Legal Research Guides
Foreign Law
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Introduction to Foreign Law
Secondary Sources
Primary Sources
Foreign Legal Research Guides
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Canadian Legal Research Guides
Indigenous Legal Research Guides
American Legal Research Guides
English Legal Research Guides
International Legal Research Guides
Foreign Legal Research Guides
Empirical Legal Research Guides
Other Legal Research Methods
Legal Citation
Legal Citation
There are two main Canadian style guides for legal citation:
1. The McGill Guide
Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide), 10th edition
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2023
Also available in print: KE259.C36 2023 LAW (Reserve).
Legal Citation with the 10th edition of the McGill Guide
This Law Library research guide provides a simplified overview of the McGill Guide rules for citing Canadian cases, legislation, and secondary sources.
Tutorial: Practice Legal Citation with the McGill Guide
An interactive tutorial from the Law Library that allows you to practice legal citation with the McGill Guide.
2. The Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide
Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide (COAL)
The COAL Citation Guide is a freely available legal citation guide published on CanLII.
COAL Citation Style - Video Tutorials
Video tutorials teaching key rules from the Canadian Open Access Legal Citation (COAL) Guide. Produced by the University of Windsor Law Library.
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Other Legal Research Methods
Other Styles
Citing and Citation Management
This Queen's Library resource provides links to online guides and tutorials for the major citation styles, including APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.
Citation Management
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