Featured Publications

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press (Faculty Scholarship)

This collection includes works by Schulich Law faculty that have been published in scholarly journals and textbooks, as well as by sources of popular press.

Thompson Rare Book Collection (Law Library Collections)

The Thompson Rare Book Room was established circa 2003-04 through a generous donation by the Thompson family. The Thompson Rare Book Room hosts the law school's physical collection of historic legal literature and rare texts.

While many of the older texts have fallen out of regular use and circulation, they remain an important staple of our collection, in terms of their rarity and historical value. As part of the oldest law school in Canada and the largest law library east of Montreal, the Sir James Dunn Law Library has assumed an archival role for historic and rare legal works. The scope of the Thompson Rare Book Collection spans across time and space, from 16th century Britain to 19th century Nova Scotia, and features an eclectic mix of items such as maps, manuscripts, diaries, biographies, textbooks, and more. Maritime and commercial law are notably well-represented in the collection and hold particular significance in Nova Scotia, given the province's coastal geography and colonial history.

Many of the items in the collection have come to us by way of alumni donation, faculty, and private collections. Totalling over 1000 items, the Thompson Rare Book Collection highlights the library's inventory of rare books, of which many are fundamental French, British, and Canadian legal texts, and (more than a few) oddities and curiosities. If you would like to visit the physical collection please contact the law library.

This digital collection is a selection of works chosen to represent the broad scope of historical and rare sources within the Thompson Rare Book Collection. The digital items range from historical case reporters to lecture notes and poems.