Although law school is highly competitive (mostly for marks), those that collaborate usually do get ahead.
Online and Internet technologies are greatly facilitating collaborative learning in law. This site, which draws from first-year students at several different universities across Canada, is also an example of online learning.
Some lawyers are drawing on their experiences […]
LexisNexis has a new feature, QuickCITE™, which will help interpreting statutes.
See the announcement here.
 Thanks to Steve Matthews for the heads up.
Privacy International and Electronic Privacy Information Center recently published their 2007 privacy rankings of the state of surveillance and privacy protection in 70 countries.
Prof. Simon Fodden of Osgoode Hall comments on Slaw,
Clearly intended to shock, the report now puts the United States into the worst possible category, that of an “endemic surveillance society.â€
There is […]
Some Positive Signs
Prof. Jeffrey Harrison of the University of Florida College of Law asked almost exactly a year ago whether Race, Class and Diversity adversely affects the possibility of tenure for minorities in law.
Prof. Tom W. Bell of Chapman University School of Law responded soon after, providing some refreshing data from the American Association […]
The American Bar Association (ABA) Journal has a directory of blawgs in the U.S.
Although the listings are obviously with an American focus, they do have some valuable resources.
Privacy Common Law in Canada
A tort action exists in the U.S. for the invasion of privacy exists in only four situations:
Unreasonable intrusion
Appropriation of personality (an intentional economic tort)
Unreasonable publicity of private info
Unreasonable placing another in a false light
In adittion to the U.S., Germany has recognized a tort for the invasion of […]
All Courts of Appeals decisions since 1950 and US Supreme Court decisions from 1754 will soon be available online to the public.
This move should create greater transparency in law and promote access by the general public. A similar move in Canada would be greatly welcomed. (It would also help us link to […]
