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Articles 1 - 18 of 18
Full-Text Articles in Law
European Community Law- A Selective Bibliography Of Publications In English, French And German With Annotations, Claire M. Germain
European Community Law- A Selective Bibliography Of Publications In English, French And German With Annotations, Claire M. Germain
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Earl Warren: The Judge Who Changed America. By Jack Harrison Pollack, Richard Y. Funston
Earl Warren: The Judge Who Changed America. By Jack Harrison Pollack, Richard Y. Funston
Vanderbilt Law Review
Earl Warren was a decent, personable, and humane man who had the good fortune to preside over the Supreme Court of the United States at a peculiarly propitious moment. That, surely, is enough to say for any man's lifetime, and someday the definitive biography of Warren will say it. In the meantime, it remains some-thing of a mystery why aging liberals find it necessary to canonize the late Chief Justice. Nevertheless, journalist Jack Harrison Pollack's Earl Warren: The Judge Who Changed America is the latest addition to the Warren hagiography. In it you meet Warren,the self-effacing, underpaid, young District Attorney; …
The Works Of Reed Dickerson: A Bibliography, Colleen K. Pauwels
The Works Of Reed Dickerson: A Bibliography, Colleen K. Pauwels
Indiana Law Journal
The Board of Editors dedicates this issue to Professor of Law F. Reed Dickerson upon the occasion of his retirement, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the study of law
Lawyer's Writing, Richard C. Wydick
Lawyer's Writing, Richard C. Wydick
Michigan Law Review
A review of How To Write Plain English: A Book for Lawyers & Consumers by Rudolf Flesch
How To Write And Speak More Effectively As Advocate, Negotiator, Or Counselor -- Suggestions To The Budding Lawyer, Arthur R. Landever
How To Write And Speak More Effectively As Advocate, Negotiator, Or Counselor -- Suggestions To The Budding Lawyer, Arthur R. Landever
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
How best to give you some ideas about legal communication? The traditional approach is to focus narrowly upon a particular type, for example, appellate oral argument. My approach is different. I view communication in its total aspect -- whatever its general nature (e.g. writing or speech), degree of formality (e.g. brief or office negotiation), or audience (e.g. lawyer or layman). My ideas proceed from a fundamental assumption: As a student you can gain insights about the subject, by first studying the broad canvas. As you then reflect upon any particular mode, it can be set against that background. The suggestions …
Copyright And The Library Reserve Room, Fritz Snyder
Copyright And The Library Reserve Room, Fritz Snyder
Faculty Journal Articles & Other Writings
This article examines the issue of copyright and the photocopying of materials for library reserve within the fair use doctrine.
Secondary Legal Sources: A Selected Subject Bibliography Of Treatises, Looseleaf Services And Form Books Fourth Edition, Bruce S. Johnson, Steven M. Barkan, Mary C. Wilson
Secondary Legal Sources: A Selected Subject Bibliography Of Treatises, Looseleaf Services And Form Books Fourth Edition, Bruce S. Johnson, Steven M. Barkan, Mary C. Wilson
Law Library Publications
The fourth edition of this bibliography is a subject arrangement of selected English language treatises, looseleaf services and form books. Most all of the works listed were published in this country and all are in the collection of this law library.
Our object in revising this bibliography has been to present to the law students of The University of Michigan a reasonably thorough listing of useful and current secondary sources covering dorr1estic and international Jaw. The inclusion of a work in this bibliography does not mean that the Law Library is endorsing either the author's style or the substance of …
The "Plain English" Trust, J. Rodney Johnson
The "Plain English" Trust, J. Rodney Johnson
Law Faculty Publications
Professor Johnson argues in favor of, and then provides an example of, a trust drafted in "plain English."
Should Plain English Be Legislated?, F. Reed Dickerson
Should Plain English Be Legislated?, F. Reed Dickerson
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Teaching Legislative Drafting In Law School: A Model Course, Robert J. Hopperton
Teaching Legislative Drafting In Law School: A Model Course, Robert J. Hopperton
Duquesne Law Review
Law Schools traditionally have failed to provide adequate instruction in legislative drafting and this failure has been the subject of recent criticism. The author, a teacher of legal writing, advances for consideration his model course in legislative drafting as a means of increasing writing abilities and applying analytical skills. The author discusses the operation of his course and has included many of the materials he has developed for use in the course.
Language, Law, And Logic: Plain Legal Drafting For The Electronic Age, Layman E. Allen
Language, Law, And Logic: Plain Legal Drafting For The Electronic Age, Layman E. Allen
Book Chapters
The achievement of current demands for clearer legal drafting in the United States (New York, 1973 and President's Executive Order, 1978) and Great Britain (Renton Report, 1975) can be aided by applying modern logic to improve the language of the law. In considering how the expression of legal norms can be clarified by using some formal language techniques, particular attention will be given to alternatives for dealing with problems of inadvertent imprecision in current legal drafting, alternatives that facilitate human understanding as well as enhance the possibilities for analysis by computer. A brief sketch of the imprecision of the expression …
The Need For Clear Structure In 'Plain Language' Legal Drafting, Layman E. Allen, C. Rudy Engholm
The Need For Clear Structure In 'Plain Language' Legal Drafting, Layman E. Allen, C. Rudy Engholm
Articles
Language is not simple. To pretend otherwise is to mislead. In practice the aspect that is handled most ineptly in written legal materials is the structure. The focus of this article is upon structure and how to improve it. At the outset, let one thing be absolutely clear. In seeking to achieve clarity of expression, those who have no more to recommend than short sentences, simple words, and readability formulas are offering a cracker in circumstances where a full gourmet feast is gleaming in the chef's eye for those with the wit but to ask for the menu. To practice …
Rewriting First Year Legal Writing Programs, Michael Botein
Rewriting First Year Legal Writing Programs, Michael Botein
Articles & Chapters
No abstract provided.
Clear Legal Drafting: What's Holding Us Back?, F. Reed Dickerson
Clear Legal Drafting: What's Holding Us Back?, F. Reed Dickerson
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Legislative Process And Drafting In U.S. Law Schools: A Close Look At The Lammers Report, Reed Dickerson
Legislative Process And Drafting In U.S. Law Schools: A Close Look At The Lammers Report, Reed Dickerson
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
The Scope Of Federal Habeas Corpus Review: Rose V. Mitchell, Mary Ann Chirba
The Scope Of Federal Habeas Corpus Review: Rose V. Mitchell, Mary Ann Chirba
Mary Ann Chirba
No abstract provided.
Employers' Indirect Discrimination: Degrace V. Rumsfeld, Mary Ann Chirba
Employers' Indirect Discrimination: Degrace V. Rumsfeld, Mary Ann Chirba
Mary Ann Chirba
No abstract provided.
Seniority Systems: California Brewers Association V. Bryant, Mary Ann Chirba
Seniority Systems: California Brewers Association V. Bryant, Mary Ann Chirba
Mary Ann Chirba
No abstract provided.