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Effective Legal Writing: For Law Students and Lawyers
July 14th, 2010Legal Research Illustrated 9th Edition
June 3rd, 2010
Legal Research Illustrated offers an authoritative introduction to legal research, including the most recent methods and resources. This teaching tool provides an in-depth discussion of the legal research process, integrating electronic sources and other research aids. The Ninth Edition includes a new chapter on legal writing. Illustrations and charts help present and clarify fundamentals. Highlights of this edition include updated chapters covering the newest sources, with an emphasis on the Internet; major revisions of the chapters on federal legislation, federal legislative histories, administrative law, constitutional law, secondary sources, citators, electronic legal research, international and human rights law; and a revised glossary of legal research terms and updated appendixes.
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Gilbert Law Summaries: Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
February 17th, 2010
Gilbert Law Summaries are Americas best selling outlines and have set the standard for excellence since they were introduced more than thirty-five years ago. Its Gilberts unique combination of features that makes it the one study aid youll turn to for all of your study needs! Walk into class prepared with a comprehensive outline of the law, a concise capsule summary perfect for a quick review before class, charts of every kind, a text correlation chart so that you can match your specific reading assignment to the relevant pages in the Gilbert outline, and an index and table of cases. Ace your final exams with a step-by-step approach to attack your exam, exam tips, and sample multiple choice, true-false, and essay questions. 194
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The Transformation of American Law, 1870-1960: The Crisis of Legal Orthodoxy
February 17th, 2010
From Library Journal
For anyone seriously interested in studying American legal history, this insightful and persuasive account of the development of American law from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century is required reading. Comparing and contrasting Progressive Legal Thought with its predecessor, Classical Legal Thought, Horwitz clearly proves the impossibility of understanding the development of the American legal system separate from the broader cultural context, domestically and internationally. Building on his equally impressive earlier volume ( The Transformation of American Law , 1780-1860 , LJ 2/15/77), Horwitz provides lucid and challenging material on critical figures and events in the evolution of American law, such as Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Lochner decision, and Critical Legal Studies. Not everyone will agree with some of the conclusions, but this excellent work cannot be ignored. Especially recommended for upper-level graduate libraries. - Step
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Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History, 1400-1900
February 16th, 2010
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‘. . . this book can be warmly recommended for its topicality, as well as its provocative thesis and rich detail. ‘ The Round Table
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“Lauren Benton’s important new book deserves a careful reading from both legal historians and historians of imperialism. . . . Benton is to be congratulated for these insights, and for bringing such far-flung, complex subjects together into a compelling whole. Naturally, in so doing, she reaches conclusions with which not everyone will be comfortable, but that is what good history does. ” H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online”Lauren Benton has written an original and fascinating book. . . a major contribution to the fields of history and law. ” Canadian Journal of Law and Society”This valuable compilation of contexts, examples, and analyses constitutes a fascinating and accessible read for scholars across disciplines. . . . Benton’s research is impeccable in its careful conceptualization and the breadth and
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White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race
February 15th, 2010
From Publishers Weekly
In this study, narrowly academic yet intriguing, Lopez, who teaches law at the University of Wisconsin, examines early-20th-century cases in which courts sought to determine who qualified as white for the purposes of citizenship and naturalization. His conclusion: whiteness is “a complex, falsely homogenizing term. ” For example, he shows how courts issued contradictory decisions regarding the whiteness of groups such as Syrians, Armenians and Asian Indians; some followed scientific evidence, while most ultimately relied on “common knowledge,” thus finding many reasons?including culture and political sophistication?to reject foreigners who might be Caucasian. This leads the author to argue, a bit thinly, that whites must pursue a “self-deconstructive” race consciousness to pursue racial justice. Thus, whites must recognize the racial aspects of their privileged identity and daily engage in “choosing against Whiteness”; one example would be to resis
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Study Guide for Twomey/Jennings’ Anderson’s Business Law and the Legal Environment, Standard Volume, 21st
February 11th, 2010
Make the grade with this resource! The Student Study Guide includes chapter outlines, general rules, study hints and review and application exercises. Solutions to all study guide case problems are also included.
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A member of the faculty at the Boston College Carroll School of Management since 1968 and chair of the Business Law Department for over a decade, Professor David P. Twomey has received numerous teaching and service awards at Boston College. He has written 31 editions of his textbooks and numerous articles on labor, employment, and business law topics. As Business Law Chair, he serves as a spokesperson for a strong legal and ethical component in both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. He also has a special interest in curriculum development, serving four terms as chairman of his school’s Education Policy Committee. Professor Twomey is also a nationally known labor arbitrator. In the context of impending nationwide
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Law on Display: The Digital Transformation of Legal Persuasion and Judgment
February 7th, 2010
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“Feigenson and Spiesel combine their impressive talents in law and visual persuasion to provide us with an insightful account of how new media are transforming legal advocacy in powerful new directions. ” Valerie P. Hans, co-author of American Juries: The Verdict “At last we have the general introduction we need to begin to address the new paradigms and problems that attend the ‘pictorial turn’ in law. ” Richard K. Sherwin, New York Law School“Feigenson and Spiesel combine their impressive talents in law and visual persuasion to provide us with an insightful account of how new media are transforming legal advocacy in powerful new directions. Their critical analyses of fascinating case studies illustrate how cutting-edge lawyers are employing visual and digital media. The authors alert us to the new media’s transformative capacity yet also its manipulative potential, and cogently discuss the ethical and legal quandaries that new media present for the courts. Highl
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Anderson’s Business Law & Legal Environment, Standard
February 5th, 2010
A true landmark in legal education, ” Anderson’s Business Law and the Legal Environment” has long guided users to a practical understanding of business law. Now in it’s eighteenth edition, the book stands as a trusted reference point in business law, and as a clear guide for students preparing for the CPA exam.
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A member of the faculty at the Boston College Carroll School of Management since 1968 and chair of the Business Law Department for over a decade, Professor David P. Twomey has received numerous teaching and service awards at Boston College. He has written 32 editions of his textbooks and numerous articles on labor, employment, and business law topics. As Business Law Chair, he serves as a spokesperson for a strong legal and ethical component in both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. He also has a special interest in curriculum development, serving four terms as chairman of his school’s Education Policy Committee.
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Arguing About Law: An Introduction to Legal Philosophy
February 3rd, 2010
Using the rule of law as its main theme, this text shows how abstract questions and concepts of legal philosophy are connected to concrete legal, political, and social issues. The text addresses several modern controversies and challenges students to consider both sides of an argument, using sound, reasoned thinking.
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