Canadian Immigration & Refugee Law Practice 2010

Description:

• Expert Commentary: Written by immigration specialist Lorne Waldman, 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.
• 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.

• More than 100 new digests of cases of note, including cases on:
  • best interests of child decided on with novel approach (Joe (Litigation guardian of) v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [2009] F.C.J. No. 176,
  • first few cases dealing with the right and role of the special advocate (Harkat (Re) [2008] F.C.J. No. 1822, [2008] F.C.J. No. 1823)
  • the first case dealing with the issue of the ability of the Minister to recall a permanent resident card after it has been issued (Salewski v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2008] F.C.J. No. 1116)
• Latest amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Citizenship Act, and all related acts and regulations
• Update on key changes to practice