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SOQUIJ: Databases dedicated to Quebec law
Alexandre Di GiacobbeClient services advisor
October 25, 2012
PART I - PARTNERS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN QUEBEC
• SOQUIJ’s mandate
• Reception and publication of judgments
• Services for the general public
PART II – VALUE-ADDED SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONALS
• Case law in Juris.doc
• Express newsletters
• Collections
PART III - PLUMITIFS: A HISTORY
• Court house ledgers
• Municipal court ledgers
PART I
SOQUIJ: AN OVERVIEW • Semipublic corporation since 1976• Incorporating statute (R.S.Q., c. S-20) OBJECTS
• Promote research• Process legal data• Improve quality and accessibility
RECEPTION AND PUBLICATION OF JUDGMENTS • Collection of decisions rendered by courts
• and by other bodies and administrative tribunals
COURTS
• The transmission and reception of judgments is a joint effort by the Quebec Department of Justice, the judiciary and SOQUIJ.
• More than 30,000 judgments a year.
• Over time, the procedure for transmitting and receiving judgments has been simplified and automated.
ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS AND OTHER BODIES
• Individual agreements with each body.
• Over 50,000 judgments a year.
• Transmission and reception procedures similar to those for the courts.
SERVICES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
PART II:VALUE-ADDED SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONALS
SELECTION RULES
Our team applies the following criteria when selecting judgments:
• A new point of law• A new departure in case law• Unusual facts• Substantial documentary information• A discussion of a specific social problems
From the By-law respecting the collection and selection of judicial decisions (c. S-20, r.0.1).
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.
ANNOTATED CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
• All of the databases feature a classification
scheme.• Most of the documentation SOQUIJ publishes is
categorized into subject headings.• The classification scheme is a valuable tool for
launching a search.
INDEX FIELDS
• Refine the scope of your queries to obtain results relevant to your issue.
• Developing search skills allows researchers to take full advantage of the features.
INDEX FIELDS (List of results)
EXPRESS NEWSLETTERS
• 20 specialized subjects• Product tailored to your needs• Daily or weekly email notices
COLLECTIONS:
In partnership with Wilson & Lafleur• Code civil du Québec annoté Baudouin Renaud• Alter Ego – Code de procédure civile du Québec
COLLECTIONS:In collaboration with the AAPI (Quebec freedom of information and privacy association)
A practical guide to information access and protection – an essential tool for information access professionals
PART III:PLUMITIFS: A HISTORY
How did users get information about cases?
COURT HOUSE LEDGERS
• Civil• Criminal • Statutory • Finance and Income
Searches by name, case number, or occurrence reports.
COURT HOUSE LEDGERS
PLUMITIFS: Municipal Courts
• Over 80 municipalities throughout Quebec.
• Information on prosecutions instituted in municipal courts (for example, under the Criminal Code, the Highway Safety Code, and municipal by-laws)
CONCLUSION
• SOQUIJ fulfills its mandate as a distributor of legal information to the general public by collecting the decisions of courts and tribunals and providing access to them through jugements.qc.ca.
• It fulfills its mandate as a publisher serving legal professionals by providing access to its databases and value-added services through AZIMUT.
SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
www.blogue.soquij.qc.ca/
www.youtube.com/user/soquij
www.facebook.com/SOQUIJ
www.linkedin.com/company/soquij
es.twitter.com/SOQUIJ
THANK YOU!
Have a great conference!