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Book title: Zinn, Russel W.  The Law of Human Rights in Canada: Practice and Procedure.
                         Aurora, Ont.: Canada Law Book, c1996.

Subject: Civil rights--Canada.

Moys Classification Scheme: KF Modified:                          
Step 1:

Check Index-Thesaurus for civil rights and find...

    civil rights                    KM 201
         UF: civil liberties
         UF: fundamental rights
         UF: liberties
         UF: Petition of right
         UF: political rights
         RT: human rights + international law   
          
Step 2:

Check Schedules for civil rights and find...

   KM 201          Civil rights
               .2              Bill of rights
         203                 Habeas corpus
         204                 Freedom of speech,
                                      freedom pf expression
         205                 Freedom of assembly
         207                 Equal opportunities,
                                      discrimination, minorities
               .1 - .7       By classes of persons (Table VII)
         209                Others, by keyword A - Z
         211 - 239       By jurisdiction (Table IV)

Step 3:

Check Table IV and find...

      10               Canada

Step 4:

KM 211 + 10  - 1 (as instructed) and get...
  KM 220 as Moys classification number.
Step 1:

Check Subject Table for civil rights and find...

          Constitutional law - History
               Canada

KF 4483       Special topics, A - Z
             .B5      Bilingualism and biculturalism
             .C5      Civil and political rights
                            and liberties
             .F4       Federalism
             .F6       Foreign relations
             .I5        Immigration and emigration. 
                            Aliens. Passports.

Step 2:

KF 4483 + .C5 and get...
  KF 4483.C5 as KF Modified number.

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