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This succinct paperback on tort reform lays bare one of the most important recent movements in the civil justice field. It begins with a brief overview of central themes and issues and then presents a series of original essays and comments by preeminent scholars, lawyers, and leaders in Tort Reform.

Unlike most constitutional law books, this text does not assume that the students have any particular knowledge of American history, government, or law. It begins with a rich introductory chapter to provide students with a necessary foundation for the rest of the material. Thereafter, it supplements the familiar cases with historical context.

The fourth edition of this casebook reflects the rapidly changing legal landscape of mass tort litigation. This new edition also reflects the wisdom gained from teaching the text over many years and incorporates changes that hopefully render the subject of mass tort litigation more comprehensible to students.

A perennial student and faculty favorite, written by the authors of the leading Torts treatise. As with the previous eight editions, this volume contains the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of Tort law available, including dozens of new cases that were decided since the publication of the previous edition.

The tenth edition continues the basic approach of its predecessors: using problems as a vehicle for discussing cases and textual material to develop an understanding of the law of business enterprises and the policy issues that influence its evolution.

A complete, unchanged reprint of chapters one to six of Saltzburg & Capra, American Criminal Procedure (tenth edition, 2013). The new edition of the hardcover text contains detailed commentary, highlighted treatment of selected lower court cases, and full consideration of Supreme Court cases.

A complete, unchanged reprint of chapters six to thirteen of Saltzburg & Capra, American Criminal Procedure (tenth edition, 2013). The new edition of the hardcover text contains detailed commentary, highlighted treatment of selected lower court cases, and full consideration of Supreme Court cases.

This law school casebook examines how the vast increase in international movements of people, capital, goods, ideas and information affect politics in and beyond nation-states, the rule of law and separation of powers, and fundamental rights.

Contains detailed and authoritative commentary, extensive discussion of practical problems, highlighted treatment of selected recent lower-court cases, full consideration of Supreme Court cases, and questions that challenge the conceptions and analytical powers of law students. The authors have made a concerted attempt to make the book as lean and as user-friendly as possible.

Students today expect learning to be both efficient and interesting. They use online materials and study aids to supplement class-assigned materials and to ""hack"" the law. This textbook cuts out the middle person by integrating challenging principal cases that are aggressively edited into an engaging overview of the black letter law.

Offers a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the vital field of legislation and regulation. This volume addresses efforts by President Trump to curtail the powers of the administrative state, and new Supreme Court decisions reviewing challenges to these efforts under the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act.

For 30 years, this casebook has been the staple of Complex Litigation courses. It covers a wide variety of cases - civil rights, mass torts, securities, consumer rights - and provides a strong foundation for classroom coverage regarding any type of complex litigation. The current edition retains the book's familiar broad coverage while adding coverage of important recent developments.

An innovative casebook on legal method and process that introduces students to the synthesis of judicial opinions, analysis of statutory issues, and the role of the lawyer, the courts, and the legislature in conflict resolution. The book challenges students with diverse topics in civil procedure, torts, and criminal law.

The 2021 Supplement incorporates important developments that have arisen or deepened since the publication of the sixth edition of the casebook in 2020.

Emphasizes the essential cases and materials at the heart of copyright law. Instead of attempting to exhaustively cover every doctrine in copyright, this casebook selectively focuses on the major cases, doctrines, ideas, and theories in this complex and fascinating area of the law. The result is streamlined and well-organised.

Intended for non-lawyers, graduate and undergraduate students as well as foreign-trained law professionals, this book provides a unique and comprehensive introduction to the entire corpus of United States' law, through succinct and cogent notes as well as excerpts from both famous cases and recent cases.

The Ninth Edition of this popular casebook retains the basic organisation and coverage of its predecessors, but comprehensively addresses the tremendous changes that have occurred in the past five years in real estate finance and in the real estate industry.

Focuses on the rules-based multilateral trading system established by the World Trade Organization, with particular emphasis given to the rich and detailed jurisprudence developed by the WTO's Appellate Body. The book also devotes considerable attention to national laws operating in the shadow of the WTO system.

A casebook devoted to renewable energy law and policy - a captivating and rapidly-expanding area of legal practice. It provides detailed and accessible introductions to a diverse array of legal issues associated with renewable energy development, ranging from wind rights to solar access protection to geothermal resource rights.

Equips students and teachers with a framework for confronting systemic injustice by developing advocacy projects rooted in insights of the critical schools of legal knowledge and field-based advocacy approaches. The textbook describes both law's complicity in maintaining injustice and its importance as a tool in struggles to advance equal justice.