Access to law-related information in Canada in the digital age
By: by Theodore John Tjaden.
Published: 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: University of Toronto. -- Faculty of Law -- Dissertations.; Law -- Information services -- Canada.; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Law -- Canada.; Legal research -- Canada.; Internet -- Law and legislation -- Canada.
Other titles: Law-related information in Canada in the digital age
Description: Access to law-related information in Canada is---and should be---a fundamental right. This access is crucial in a democracy such as Canada that follows the rule of law since access to legislation, case law and other government information that is law-related is essential for an informed citizenry. However, a number of factors negatively impact this access, including the complexity of the Canadian legal system, the small size of the Canadian legal publishing industry, Crown copyright, contradictory government information policies, and a shrinking public domain through the digitization of information and other roadblocks on the Internet. The stakeholders involved---the government, private publishers, lawyers, law schools, and other public interest groups---have important roles to play in improving access, particularly through the use of Internet technologies. Recommendations are therefore included regarding specific steps that can be taken to improve access to law-related information in Canada in the digital age.
Notes: Thesis (LL.M.)-University of Toronto, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 237-255)

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