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SOQUIJ: Databases dedicated to Quebec law

SOQUIJ: Databases dedicated to Quebec law. October 25, 2012. Alexandre Di Giacobbe Client services advisor. Part I - partners in the administration of justice in quebec SOQUIJ’s mandate Reception and publication of judgments Services for the general public.

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SOQUIJ: Databases dedicated to Quebec law

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  1. SOQUIJ: Databases dedicated to Quebec law October 25, 2012 Alexandre Di Giacobbe Client services advisor

  2. Part I -partners in the administration of justice in quebec • SOQUIJ’s mandate • Reception and publication of judgments • Services for the general public

  3. Part ii – value-added SERVICES for professionals • Case law in Juris.doc • Express newsletters • Collections

  4. Part iii - Plumitifs: a history • Court house ledgers • Municipal court ledgers

  5. Part i • SOQUIJ: AN OVERVIEW • Semipublic corporation since 1976 • Incorporatingstatute (R.S.Q., c. S-20) • OBJECTS • Promoteresearch • Processlegal data • Improvequality and accessibility

  6. RECEPTION AND PUBLICATION OF JUDGMENTS • Collection of decisionsrendered by courts • and by other bodies and administrative tribunals

  7. COURTS • The transmission and reception of judgmentsis a joint effort by the QuebecDepartment of Justice, the judiciary and SOQUIJ. • More than 30,000 judgments a year. • Over time, the procedure for transmitting and receivingjudgments has been simplified and automated.

  8. ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS AND OTHER BODIES • Individualagreementswitheach body. • Over 50,000 judgments a year. • Transmission and receptionproceduressimilar to those for the courts.

  9. Services FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC

  10. Part II: VALUE-ADDED SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONALS

  11. SELECTION RULES • Our team applies the followingcriteriawhenselectingjudgments: • A new point of law • A new departure in case law • Unusualfacts • Substantialdocumentary information • A discussion of a specific social problems • From the By-law respecting the collection and selection of judicialdecisions (c. S-20, r.0.1).

  12. CASE LAW RESEARCH IN Juris.doc • Judgments are selected, classified, summarized and published in the Juris.doc databases. • Juris.doc databases are the first choice for precise and efficient legal documentation searches.

  13. ANNOTATED CLASSIFICATION SCHEME • All of the databasesfeature a classification scheme. • Most of the documentation SOQUIJ publishesiscategorizedintosubjectheadings. • The classification schemeis a valuabletool for launching a search.

  14. INDEX FIELDS • Refine the scope of yourqueries to obtainresults relevant to your issue. • Developingsearchskillsallowsresearchers to take full advantage of the features.

  15. INDEX FIELDS (List of results)

  16. EXPRESS NEWSLETTERS • 20 specializedsubjects • Product tailored to yourneeds • Daily or weekly email notices

  17. COLLECTIONS: • In partnershipwith Wilson & Lafleur • Code civil du Québec annoté Baudouin Renaud • Alter Ego – Code de procédure civile du Québec

  18. COLLECTIONS: • In collaboration with the AAPI • (Quebecfreedom of information and privacy association) • A practical guide to information access and protection – • an essential tool for information accessprofessionals

  19. Part iii: PlumitifS: a history

  20. How did users get information about cases?

  21. COURT HOUSE LEDGERS • Civil • Criminal • Statutory • Finance and Income • Searches by name, case number, or occurrence reports.

  22. COURT HOUSE LEDGERS

  23. PLUMITIFS: Municipal Courts • Over 80 municipalitiesthroughoutQuebec. • Information on prosecutionsinstituted in municipal courts (for example, under the Criminal Code, the HighwaySafety Code, and municipal by-laws)

  24. CONCLUSION

  25. SOQUIJ fulfillsits mandate as a distributor of legal information to the general public by collecting the decisions of courts and tribunals and providingaccess to themthrough jugements.qc.ca. • It fulfillsits mandate as a publisherservinglegalprofessionals by providingaccess to itsdatabases and value-added services through AZIMUT.

  26. SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE www.blogue.soquij.qc.ca/ es.twitter.com/SOQUIJ www.linkedin.com/company/soquij www.facebook.com/SOQUIJ www.youtube.com/user/soquij

  27. Have a great conference! THANK YOU!

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