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Canadian Immigration & Refugee Law Practice 2009

     
Format Hardcover
Catalogue No. 978-0-433-46012-1
Pages 1109
Language English only
Price $115.00
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Edited by Lorne Waldman.
Published by Butterworths, 2008.

This is an annual publication. The 2009 edition was released November 2008. The 2010 edition is expected to be released in December 2009.

Description:

Annotated by one of Canada's leading immigration and refugee law practitioners, Butterworths Canadian Immigration Refugee Law Practice, 2009 edition provides the foundation needed for any immigration and refugee practitioner or consultant - in one portable volume.

The fully updated 2009 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.
Highlights of the 2009 edition include:
  • More than 100 new digests of cases of note
  • Latest amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Citizenship Act, and all related Acts and Regulations
  • Update on key changes to practice, including:
    • The creation of a new security certificate procedure
    • The appointment of a Special Advocate in all security certificate cases and in circumstances where the Minister seeks to use confidential evidence that is not disclosed to the person concerned
    • The Minister now authorized to issue instructions with respect to all applications for permanent residence filed after February 27, 2008, to prioritize certain types of applications or return applications without processing
  • Discussion of key cases including:
    • Charkaoui v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), [2008] S.C.J. No. 39 - CSIS' duty to retain and disclose information; disclose of new evidence
    • Nagalingam v. Canada (M.C.I.), [2008] F.C.J. No. 670 – s.115(2) IRPA analysis
    • Campos v. Canada (M.C.I.), [2008] F.C.J. No. 698 – PRRA officer's duty to consider children in certain cases
    • Grewal v. Canada (M.C.I.), [2008] F.C.J. No. 780 - application of family law concepts to analysis of the best interests of the child in an overseas H&C application
    • Walia v. Canada (M.C.I.), [2008] F.C.J. No. 622 – question of co-habitation
    • Worthington v. Canada (M.C.I.), [2008] F.C.J. No. 673 – s.3 of the Citizenship Act unconstitutional on ground of s.15 of the Charter
    • Nesende v. Canada (M.C.I.), [2008] F.C.J. No. 689 – wrongful presumption of reavailment of state protection based on the obtaining of a passport
The legislation reproduced in this text is current to Canada Gazette Part I vol. 142:36 (September 6, 2008) and Canada Gazette Part II vol. 142:18 (September 3, 2008).

 
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