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'''Clicklaw Wikibooks''' are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are published and kept up-to-date on a wiki, where they can also be printed. More than 50 [[:Category:Contributor_Bio|legal professionals]] and [[:Category:Contributor Organizations|law-related, non-profit organizations]] contribute to the Clicklaw Wikibooks collection. [[Clicklaw Wikibooks|Read more ...]]
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| style="color:#000;" | <div style="padding:2px 5px">'''Clicklaw Wikibooks''' are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are published and kept up-to-date on a wiki, where they can also be printed. More than 50 legal professionals contribute to the Clicklaw Wikibooks collection. [[:Category:Contributor Bio|See full list of contributors]] or [[Clicklaw Wikibooks|Read more about the Clicklaw Wikibooks...]]
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Below are the most recently updated publications. For other titles, see [[Contents|the complete list]].
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                        | class="table-content-title" |'''[[Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition]]'''<br/> From [[Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program]], a booklet providing basic & accessible legal information for Indigenous people across the continent who are facing legal issues. It explains how the laws can vary for people based on their Indigeneity.
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                        | class="table-content-title" |'''[[Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide]]'''<br/> From [[Seniors First BC]], a guide explaining the types of personal care and health care that are available to older adults in British Columbia (BC).
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This site is operated by [http://www.courthouselibrary.ca Courthouse Libraries BC] with the assistance of the [[:Category:Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee|Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee]]. The site is operated in tandem with the public legal information program <strong>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw]</strong>.  
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<ul><li>The main <strong>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw]</strong> site is a one-stop portal to legal information & assistance for the public in BC.</li>
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<li>The <strong>[http://blog.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw blog]</strong> highlights what's new on Clicklaw.</li>
| description = From [[Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre|TRAC]], a legal resource on residential tenancy law for tenants.}}
<li>Visit Clicklaw on [http://www.twitter.com/clicklaw Twitter @Clicklaw], [http://www.facebook.com/clicklaw Facebook], and [http://www.youtube.com/clicklaw YouTube].</li></ul>
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* [[Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition]] is now available. It provides basic & accessible legal information for Indigenous people across the continent who are facing legal issues.
See the [[Contents|full list of Clicklaw Wikibook titles]].
* Check out the [[LSLAP_Manual | Law Students' Legal Advice Manual 48th Edition (2024)]]. Updated annually for use by the law students at their legal clinics, the chapters cover multiple legal topics.
 
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File:LSLAPlogo.png|link=Law Students' Legal Advice Program|alt=the LSLAP logo|''[[Law Students' Legal Advice Program|LSLAP]]''
| style="color:#000;" | <div style="padding:2px 5px">This site is operated by [http://www.courthouselibrary.ca Courthouse Libraries BC] with the assistance of the [[:Category:Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee|Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee]]. The site is operated in tandem with the public legal information program <strong>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw]</strong>.
File:Logo-shed-society-of-bella-coola.png|link=Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program|''[[Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program|BCLAP]]''
<ul><li>The main <strong>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw]</strong> site is a one-stop portal to legal information & assistance for the public in BC.</li>
File:jpboyd.jpg|link=JP Boyd|''[[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd, KC]]''
<li>The <strong>[http://blog.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw blog]</strong> highlights what's new on Clicklaw.</li>
File:Seniors first BC.png|link=Seniors First BC|''[[Seniors First BC]]''
<li>Visit Clicklaw on [http://www.twitter.com/clicklaw Twitter @Clicklaw], [http://www.facebook.com/clicklaw Facebook], and [http://www.youtube.com/clicklaw YouTube].</li></ul>
File:Peopleslawschoollogo.png|link=People's Law School|''[[People's Law School]]''
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'''Clicklaw Wikibooks''' publications serve the public. But who is that exactly? What proportion are seniors? What proportion are men? This [https://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/images/d/dc/2019-05-10_Clicklaw_Wikibooks_Demographic_Insights_of_2018.pdf interesting demographic chart] reveals a few clues. For example, a book covering a wide range of legal topics, such as [[Dial-A-Law]], shows a similar balance of male (48.5%) and female (51.5%) users. When the topic is family law, the balance changes noticeably. In 2018, 58.8% of [[JP Boyd on Family Law]] readers were female.
* ''Clicklaw Wikibooks uses Google Analytics which uses a combination of a visitor's web browsing history and Google profile information to try to determine or guess the demographic characteristics of the visitor. Google Analytics is able to categorize roughly half the site's visiting users.''
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File:mmouat.png|''[[Mary Mouat|Mary Mouat, QC]]''
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<li>If you are a contributor to the main [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/content/partners Clicklaw website], you can find support on updating your organization's entries in the [[Clicklaw Website Contributor Guide]].</li></ul>
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<ul><li>If you are a contributor collaborating in developing and updating content on a Clicklaw Wikibook, see the [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Contributor Guide]] for step-by-step instructions on using the wiki platform.</li>  
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<li>If you are a contributor to the main [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/content/partners Clicklaw website], you can find support on updating your organization's entries in the [[Clicklaw Website Contributor Guide]].</li></ul></div>
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Latest revision as of 00:28, 21 November 2024

What is a Clicklaw Wikibook?

Clicklaw Wikibooks are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are published and kept up-to-date on a wiki, where they can also be printed. More than 50 legal professionals and law-related, non-profit organizations contribute to the Clicklaw Wikibooks collection. Read more ...

Featured Clicklaw Wikibooks

Below are the most recently updated publications. For other titles, see the complete list.

Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition
From Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program, a booklet providing basic & accessible legal information for Indigenous people across the continent who are facing legal issues. It explains how the laws can vary for people based on their Indigeneity.


LSLAP Manual
From LSLAP, the reference manual used by law students giving legal advice in British Columbia. Topics include criminal law, human rights, workers' compensation, and employment law.


JP Boyd on Family Law
A practical, in-depth, plain-language manual of family law and divorce law in British Columbia.


Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide
From Seniors First BC, a guide explaining the types of personal care and health care that are available to older adults in British Columbia (BC).
Societies Act FAQs
From Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society, for BC non-profits wanting to understand the requirements of the Act and compliance with this legislation.


About this site

This site is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC with the assistance of the Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee. The site is operated in tandem with the public legal information program Clicklaw.

What's new (October 28, 2024)

Clicklaw Wikibooks contributors

View the full list of contributors: legal professionals and law-related, non-profit organizations

For contributors


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