Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Mental Health (2019 Reissue) / Military (2019 Reissue) / Mines and Minerals (2019 Reissue)

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MENTAL HEALTH
D'Arcy J. Hiltz, B.A., LL.B., Anita Szigeti, LL.B. & Ruby Dhand, B.A., M.A., LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D.

Society's growing recognition of mental health issues is an important development for Canadian lawyers, who are increasingly called upon to advise clients on the implications of those issues, including questions of capacity, consent, and guardianship. Contributed by several of Canada's leading authorities in this area of the law, Halsbury's Mental Health (2019 Reissue) title provides a truly national explanation of Canada's civil mental health system, and is an ideal reference for every lawyer seeking a clear and accessible understanding of its legislative and judicial underpinnings.

Key topics covered include:

• Implications and impact of the Charter of Rights
• Legal capacity and consent to treatment and refusal
• Substitute decision-making
• Voluntary and involuntary psychiatric admission
• Patient rights and safeguards
• Managing property and personal care
• Community treatment
• Statutory guardianship, committees and powers of attorney

MILITARY
Nada Khirdaji, B.A. (Hons.), M.A., LL.B. & The Judge Advocate General for the Canadian Forces

With Canada's armed forces at their most active level since the Korean War, this valuable title is a timely and comprehensive summary of the law that governs military operations and military personnel. From a concise discussion of the organization of the Forces to issues of deployment, human resource management and military justice, the Halsbury’s Military (2019 Reissue) title is carefully designed to serve as the definitive first reference for anyone researching this specialized subject.

Topics covered include:

• The statutory and regulatory framework that authorizes and limit military operations
• Organization of the Canadian Forces, and the role of elected and appointed officials
• Limitation or exclusion of Crown liability for military actions
• Operational commands
• Qualifications and requirements for enrolment in the Forces
• Remuneration, pensions and additional benefits
• Promotion, discharge and grievances
• Deployment of Forces both internationally and within Canada
• Code of military discipline, courts martial, the appeals process, and the role of military police

MINES AND MINERALS
Barry Barton, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., Catherine Morin, B.Mus. (Hons.), LL.B.

Mining is one of Canada's most important economic sectors, contributing over $32 billion to the gross domestic product (GDP), employing over 300,000 workers and accounting for 19% of Canadian goods exports. Halsbury's Mines and Minerals (2019 Reissue) title elegantly and succinctly summarizes the law governing mineral rights and mining operations in Canada for anyone seeking a basic grounding in the area.

Topics covered include:

• Ownership of mineral rights by the Crown, private individuals and aboriginal peoples
• Prospecting, staking claims, and acquiring rights
• Mining leases and agreements between owners and operators
• Surface rights
• Compensation for injury, expropriation and right of entry orders
• Transfer, abandonment and forfeiture of mineral rights
• Commencement, ongoing conduct and closure of mining operations
• Rehabilitation of mining lands
• Tortious conduct, liens and actions in relation to mining