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Excellent International Law Treatise
Probably the best introduction to the topic for an American.Covers all important aspects of international law and explains historical and current U.S. positions.Very well written.I would have included Malcolm Evans' book in the treatise section of the bibliography, but now you have that information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. International    2. International law    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Estates & Trusts    3. Future interests    4. Inheritance and transfer tax    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Trusts and trustees    8. United States    9. Wills   

Subjects:  1. Health    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

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Vital for New York Practice
David Siegel's New York Practice is considered the bible for legal practitioners in the Empire State. The book follows the CPLR generally, pulls in appropriate court-made rules and references important proceduralprovisions of the Court Acts. It is written in a practical andconversational style infrequently encountered in legal writing.Theauthoritativeness of the book, despite its readability, is reflected in thenumerous cites to the text in the opinions of the courts of New York, andbeyond. As a law clerk, I refer to the book often. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

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Good from European point of view
Intellectual property is now very different from 1997, when the comparable work of the eminent Paul Godstein was published.Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Intellectual Property    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States    7. Intellectual property, copyright & patents   

Subjects:  1. Antitrust    2. Antitrust law    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States   

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I have spent my life at sea.So did my son.
Deaths, accidents and collisions and sinkings at sea are not viewed by U.S. Courts with laws that confine the everyday civil, criminal, commercial, or real estate business of this country.Like the sea itself, U.S. Maritime Law is a collection of interconnected forces that one must navigate to pass. Pocket Part not included
Customers should be aware that the Pocket Part used to bring this volume current is not included in the sale. You would be better off ordering this book directly from the publisher, West Group, if you want a law book that is current, at no additional cost, at the time of sale.

The definitive Hornbook on maritime law
Schoenbaum's Hornbook on Admiralty is indispensable from the point of view of this maritime practitioner.It is much better than the other Hornbook available - and so far beyond other guides that it's not even worth lookingat anything else. If you need a sound reference on such an esotericsubject, this is the one to get. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Admiralty    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Maritime    5. Maritime law    6. Taxation    7. United States   

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Nicely condensed
I like this book because it is condensed. It does a good job of quickly going over all of the issues and cases.
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Subjects:  1. Constitutional    2. Constitutional law    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Financial    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. International    4. International - Economics    5. Law   

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The best book on evidence
My professor suggested this book and deemed it the "Bible onEvidence".I bought it and it is.A great book that will clear upmany of your questions.If you don't understand what your law professor issaying, this book will make it clearer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Evidence    3. Evidence (Law)    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Civil Rights    2. Law    3. United States   

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Buyer Beware!
I am willing to admit that I contributed to my disappointment by purchasing a used book instead of brand new.However, those of us familiar with the costs of legal texts I am certain will understand my motivation.The edition I received from bookseller"oilpainter13" was a 20 year old text!! 8th Edition, NOT 9th Edition as advertised by Amazon.While the references and principles cited are obviously sound (after all, they're citing law) THEY ARE CONSPICUOUSLY DATED.My two stars are for the text itself in spite of its age.Apparently Oilpainter13 takes comfort in the fact that Amazon does not have any reviewer rate the provider. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Legal Reference / Law Profession    2. Legal Research    3. Reference    4. Research    5. United States    6. Law   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Evidence    3. Evidence (Law)    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States    7. Courts & procedure   

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I Love Charles Alan Wright
Wright's work is more technical than Glannons, but I used it for my civil procedure class, and I did extremely well in that class. I would buy both.

Quick summaries to get you through class and 1st year exams
If you are not understanding civil procedure and want something to clarify the rules or subject matter/personal jurisdiction, this is a good book to start.It provides clear summaries of the rules as well as the policydebates underlying issues raised in procedure.Keep in mind that this isnot a law review article, so in essence this book is more aimed atsummarizing all the critiques and debates that have gone on before ratherthan looking at the law from a different angle.But if you want a shortread that will get you through the exam, this book is just as about asuseful as anything else you might come across. There are professors whobase their classes on this book, as well as students who diligently readthis book every day to prepare for the socratic questions they can await inclass the next day.If you want good grades, though, I think it takes morethan reading all these horn books and what not.A lot of it just comesdown to the processing and understanding of the material, which can bedaunting at times and actually just comes at different times for differentpeople.However much you read these hornbooks, if you don't understand thestuff or can't apply it, it won't actually help you that much.

Succinct summaries of FRCP
This book is commonly used by first year students in civil procedure.I have known many students in the past who have found the book helpful in explaining the intricacies of the federal rules.A must read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Government - Federal    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. International Law   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Civil Procedure    3. Labor & Employment    4. Labor laws and legislation    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Social security    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminal investigation    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States   

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A handy (if dated) reference
I found this book to be a great resource when plowing my way through trusts & estates in law school.Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Property Law    4. Reference    5. Trusts and trustees    6. United States    7. Private, property, family law   

Subjects:  1. Corporate    2. Corporation law    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. United States    6. Company law   

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A Tremendous Accomplishment
I have been studying product liability law, and handling product liability cases, since 1979, and I have read most of the major works on the subject.Most of those works examine a limited number of subjects from a limited point of view, often evading altogether the thorniest issues.Even the Restatement (Third) of Torts:Products Liability treats many important subjects, such as the meaning of design defect, in a relatively superficial fashion. This hornbook is dramatically different.In what is clearly the work of a lifetime, Professor Owen examines every facet of product liability law from numerous different perspectives, pointing out all sides of virtually every issue with complete objectivity.Scholars and practicing lawyers alike can look to this book for a thorough and analytically sound evaluation of the issues they are likely to confront.Indeed, anyone interested in truly understanding product liability law should not refer to the Restatement (Third) without also referring to this book, both for context and for a candid assessment of the competing views.

The First Place Everyone Will Turn.
This is, quite simply, the best single-volume ever produced about products liability.It is comprehensive in three ways: (1) it covers the full spectrum of issues; (2) not only does it cover doctrine in depth, but it also includes helpful discussion of history and theory; and (3) it is elaborately footnoted with citations to cases, law review articles, and other sources.David G. Owen is one of the leading scholars in products liability, and within this highly politicized area, he is a centrist.For all of these reasons, Owen's treatise is destined to become the first place that lawyers, judges, law students, and other scholars will turn for guidance about products liability law.

A Great New Book on Products Liability.
I was very impressed with Professor Owen's new and modestly priced one-volume products liability treatise.Professor Owen is a leading products liability scholar and this book is the culmination of more than thirty years of work in this area.The book is well written and provides a practical, authoritative and comprehensive treatment of modern products liability law.I liked the book's organization and it is easy to find any topic I was looking for.The book also packs a lot of information in one volume.For example, it explores the historical origins of products liability, examines and explains its many doctrinal conflicts, and analyzes the economic and social policies and underlie this complex area of the law.The book is also well researched and the author provides numerous citations to leading cases and legal scholarship in the area.Another plus is that the book is completely up to date and covers many new topics such as negligent marketing, fast food litigation, federal preemption and "public tort" lawsuits against cigarette and handgun manufacturers.Like much of his other work, Professor Owen's book will certainly have a tremendous impact on the future development of product liability law as judges turn to it for information and ideas about products liability reform.I urge students, practicing lawyers,judges and anyone else who has an interest in products liability to purchase a copy of Professor Owen's book.It is an indispensable source of information about this constantly-changing area of the law and I use it constantly in my own work.In my opinion, Professor Owen's book is definitely a "must read" for people is want to learn more about products liability. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Financial    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Products liability    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Insurance    3. Insurance law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Reference    6. United States