Legal System: General

Today, statutes make up the bulk of the relevant law heard in federal courts and arguably represent the most important source of American law. The ...

The latest volume in the Supreme Court Review series. Since it first appeared in 1960, the Supreme Court Review has won acclaim for providing a sus...

New book purchase includes complimentary digital access to the eBook.This statutory compilation is an essential text for any course on the Louisian...

This casebook addresses the global dimension of civil procedure, and the conflicts that American law gives rise to in cross-border litigation scena...

Comparative studies can reveal much about how law is formed out of social reality and political power by exploring these interactions in different ...

A comprehensive source of the most authoritative statements of the International Criminal Court's appellate jurisprudence. Its clear format include...

The Russian Empire and its legal institutions have often been associated with arbitrariness, corruption, and the lack of a 'rule of law'. Stefan B....

This volume provides a unique overview of methodologies that are conducive to a successful legal transplant in East Asia and Oceania. Each chapter ...

This book presents a quantitative history of constitutional law in the United States and brings together humanistic and social-scientific approache...

On 13 February 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia passed away unexpectedly at the age of 79, vacating a seat on the Supreme Court which he had held for n...

On 16 March 2016, President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) ...

The selection and confirmation process for U.S. circuit and district court judges is of continuing interest to Congress. Recent Senate debates over...

This book studies ideological divisions within Chinese legal academia and their relationship to arguments about the rule of law. The book describes...