Annotated by one of Canada’s leading immigration and refugee
law practitioners, Butterworths' Canadian Immigration Refugee Law Practice,
2008 edition provides the foundation needed for any immigration and refugee
practitioner or consultant - in one portable volume. This fully updated 2008
edition expands on last year’s edition with additional commentary and now
features over 450 carefully selected case digests. Both comprehensive and
concise, you’ll want this at your side in hearings for quick reference.
The book’s format was carefully designed for optimum
user-friendliness:
- Expert Commentary: Written by immigration specialist
Lorne Waldman, it highlights the rapid changes in the information world today.
The commentary saves you valuable time by analyzing the legislation for
you.
- Thematically Organized Case Summaries: Each section of
the IRPA and key sections of the Regulations and Rules are followed by
carefully selected case summaries relevant to that particular section. These
concise summaries of case law make it easy for you to identify the cases you
need.
- Citations: Each case summary includes both the official
law report citation and the Quicklaw™ citation. Enhance your research by
quickly identifying and obtaining the full-text decisions relevant to your
particular case.
- In-depth Analysis: Cross-references to Lorne Waldman's
well-respected service, Butterworths Immigration Law and Practice, 2nd
Edition, provides expanded analysis and practice tips in the fast-changing
area.
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, Regulations and
Rules, Related Legislation and International Trade Agreements: All
applicable Acts, regulations and court rules, related legislation and
International Trade Agreements are reproduced. Expert insight into their
application is provided making it easy to see how they will work in your
practice.
- Unannotated version of the Act: Full-text of the Act is
reproduced without commentary or case law, in double-column English and French,
making it easy to locate a section of legislation when representing a
case.
The legislation reproduced in this text is current to Canada
Gazette Part I vol. 141:39 (September 29, 2007) and Canada Gazette Part II vol.
141:20 (October 3, 2007).
This is an annual publication. The 2008
edition was released November 2007. |
