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The Corpus Juris Civilis: A Guide To Its History And Use, Frederick W. Dingledy Sep 2019

The Corpus Juris Civilis: A Guide To Its History And Use, Frederick W. Dingledy

Frederick W. Dingledy

The Corpus Juris Civilis is indispensable for Roman law research. It is a vital pillar of modern law in many European nations, and influential in other countries. Scholars and lawyers still refer to it today. This valuable publication, however, may seem impenetrable at first, and references to it can be hard to decipher or detect. This guide provides a history of the Corpus Juris Civilis and the forms it has taken, states why it is still an important resource today, and offers some tips and tools for research using it.


Medicare And Medicaid: Getting Your Grounding And Staying Up To Date, Frederick W. Dingledy Sep 2019

Medicare And Medicaid: Getting Your Grounding And Staying Up To Date, Frederick W. Dingledy

Frederick W. Dingledy

No abstract provided.


A Golden Opportunity: Legal Research Simulation Courses, Leslie A. Street, Shawn G. Nevers Sep 2019

A Golden Opportunity: Legal Research Simulation Courses, Leslie A. Street, Shawn G. Nevers

Leslie A. Street

No abstract provided.


Dapp Legal Research Presentation 5-24-2019 Final.Pptx, Anne Hudson, Heather Hummons May 2019

Dapp Legal Research Presentation 5-24-2019 Final.Pptx, Anne Hudson, Heather Hummons

Anne Hudson

Living your best (Research) Life: How to Quickly and Efficiently Perform Legal Research. A Bootcamp for scholars from law schools across the country.


Chinese And American Forum On Legal Information And Law Libraries: Highlights From Hangzhou, Ning Han, Evelyn Ma, Wei Luo May 2018

Chinese And American Forum On Legal Information And Law Libraries: Highlights From Hangzhou, Ning Han, Evelyn Ma, Wei Luo

Ning Han

The Fifth Biennial Conference of the Chinese and American Forum on Legal Information and Law Libraries (CAFLL) was held in Hangzhou, China, June 1-2, 2017. More than sixty law school deans, law librarians, and law professors from more than fifty law schools in China attended the conference. Overseas attendees included more than twenty-five law librarians and library directors from Germany, Canada, as well as the presidents of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and International Association of Law Libraries (IALL).


中国法律检索教育新发展, Liying Yu, Ning Han Sep 2017

中国法律检索教育新发展, Liying Yu, Ning Han

Ning Han

本文通过问卷调查揭示中国法律检索教学领域的最新状况和发展趋势。该调查是作者2008年调查的继续,以期发现近年来国内该项教学的进展和变化。作者希望以中美法律图书馆员的视角对中国法律检索教学中诸如课程设置、教学方式、学分、考核评估等方面进行具体观察和分析;同时,对法律职业与法律教育者之间的反馈系统、学生对法律检索能力的认知、全国性指导标准等相关方面也有涉及。文章指出,当前,中国法律检索教学局限与机遇并存,特别是伴随信息与数据时代对社会经济文化的全面影响,中国法学教育改革适逢其时,法律检索教育也会不可避免地提到议事日程。而且,作者乐观地认为,中美法律图书馆员在其中的积极与促进作用也是无可替代的。


Researching Foreign Law: A Presentation For Usf's Comparative Law Class, Spring 2017, Lee A. Ryan Jan 2017

Researching Foreign Law: A Presentation For Usf's Comparative Law Class, Spring 2017, Lee A. Ryan

Lee A. Ryan

These slides illustrate a presentation on getting started with researching foreign legal systems and foreign law. The presentation was for the Spring semester Comparative Law class at the University of San Francisco School of Law. The Zief Law Library's guide on "Researching Foreign Legal Systems" (http://legalresearch.usfca.edu/ForeignLegalSystems) accompanies this presentation.


Bluebook Bootcamp Spring 2017 Dec 2016

Bluebook Bootcamp Spring 2017

Khelani Z.A. Clay

No abstract provided.


Assessing Academic Law Libraries' Performance And Implementing Change: The Reorganization Of A Law Library, Linda Kawaguchi Dec 2016

Assessing Academic Law Libraries' Performance And Implementing Change: The Reorganization Of A Law Library, Linda Kawaguchi

Linda Kawaguchi

The confluence of the crisis in legal education and the evolution of legal information presents the perfect opportunity for law schools to actively decide what the role of the law library should be, and to make considered, deliberate changes based on the best interests of the institution. The Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University recognized the opportunity to strengthen the institution by creating, essentially, a brand new law library. When I started at Chapman, I began a comprehensive assessment of law library operations; after six months, I recommended a complete reorganization, including the budget, collection, staff, and …


Finding The Middle Ground In Collection Development: How Academic Law Libraries Can Shape Their Collections In Response To The Call For More Practice-Oriented Legal Education, Leslie A. Street, Amanda M. Runyon Aug 2016

Finding The Middle Ground In Collection Development: How Academic Law Libraries Can Shape Their Collections In Response To The Call For More Practice-Oriented Legal Education, Leslie A. Street, Amanda M. Runyon

Leslie Street

To examine how academic law libraries can respond to the call for more practice-oriented legal education, the authors compared trends in collection management decisions regarding secondary sources at academic and law firm libraries along with law firm librarians’ perceptions of law school legal research training of new associates.


Introduction - Reading Modern Law: Critical Methodologies And Sovereign Formations, Sundhya Pahuja, Ruth Buchanan, Stewart J. Motha Jul 2016

Introduction - Reading Modern Law: Critical Methodologies And Sovereign Formations, Sundhya Pahuja, Ruth Buchanan, Stewart J. Motha

Ruth Buchanan

Reading Modern Law identifies and elaborates upon key critical methodologies for reading and writing about law in modernity. The force of law rests on determinate and localizable authorizations, as well as an expansive capacity to encompass what has not been pre-figured by an order of rules. The key question this dynamic of law raises is how legal forms might be deployed to confront and disrupt injustice. The urgency of this question must not eclipse the care its complexity demands. This book offers a critical methodology for addressing the many challenges thrown up by that question, whilst testifying to its complexity. …


Introduction - Reading Modern Law: Critical Methodologies And Sovereign Formations, Sundhya Pahuja, Ruth Buchanan, Stewart J. Motha Jul 2016

Introduction - Reading Modern Law: Critical Methodologies And Sovereign Formations, Sundhya Pahuja, Ruth Buchanan, Stewart J. Motha

Ruth Buchanan

Reading Modern Law identifies and elaborates upon key critical methodologies for reading and writing about law in modernity. The force of law rests on determinate and localizable authorizations, as well as an expansive capacity to encompass what has not been pre-figured by an order of rules. The key question this dynamic of law raises is how legal forms might be deployed to confront and disrupt injustice. The urgency of this question must not eclipse the care its complexity demands. This book offers a critical methodology for addressing the many challenges thrown up by that question, whilst testifying to its complexity. …


"They're Practically Learning:" Pointers On Practical Legal Research Exams, Steven R. Probst Sep 2015

"They're Practically Learning:" Pointers On Practical Legal Research Exams, Steven R. Probst

Steven Probst

No abstract provided.


Like Sands Through The Hourglass: How To Develop A Good Legal Research Problem, Susan T. Phillips Jul 2015

Like Sands Through The Hourglass: How To Develop A Good Legal Research Problem, Susan T. Phillips

Susan T. Phillips

Attorneys have a duty to conduct adequate legal research. Law schools have an obligation to educate students in the standard research techniques. To learn research, students must actually perform research using research problems. Therefore, professors must design appropriate problems for students to learn research skills. The first part of this article discusses the fundamentals of developing a research problem. The second part provides examples of research problems with an explanation of their development.


Legal Research Exercises Following The Bluebook: A Uniform System Of Citation, Susan Phillips, Nancy Johnson Jul 2015

Legal Research Exercises Following The Bluebook: A Uniform System Of Citation, Susan Phillips, Nancy Johnson

Susan T. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Creating A Legal Research Audit: Assessing Competency, Mary Jenkins, Gail A. Partin, Sally Wise Jan 2015

Creating A Legal Research Audit: Assessing Competency, Mary Jenkins, Gail A. Partin, Sally Wise

Gail A. Partin

No abstract provided.


There's A Competency For That! Competency Standards For The Successful Researcher., Gail A. Partin, Mary Jenkins Mar 2014

There's A Competency For That! Competency Standards For The Successful Researcher., Gail A. Partin, Mary Jenkins

Gail A. Partin

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Dodge V. Ford Motor Co.: Primary Source And Commentary Material, Linda Kawaguchi Dec 2013

Introduction To Dodge V. Ford Motor Co.: Primary Source And Commentary Material, Linda Kawaguchi

Linda Kawaguchi

Original documents in historic cases provide a uniquely valuable perspective on the cases themselves and the surrounding circumstances and history that contribute to the development of legal principles.

Understanding that access to historical materials can be difficult, the Chapman Law Review has endeavored to collect source documents regarding the case of Dodge v. Ford Motor Co.

After a short introduction to this compilation, including a discussion of research methodologies, several key historical documents are reproduced and transcribed that we hope will aid future researchers.


Who's Looking For "Free" Access?: Legal Databases At The Chase Law Library, Jennifer R. Mart-Rice Sep 2013

Who's Looking For "Free" Access?: Legal Databases At The Chase Law Library, Jennifer R. Mart-Rice

Jennifer Mart-Rice

No abstract provided.


Admiralty And Maritime Law, Sarah Wiant Dec 2012

Admiralty And Maritime Law, Sarah Wiant

Sarah K. Wiant

No abstract provided.


Five Useful Online Resources For Solo Practitioners, Jennifer R. Mart-Rice Nov 2012

Five Useful Online Resources For Solo Practitioners, Jennifer R. Mart-Rice

Jennifer Mart-Rice

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Special Issue: Determining Legislative Intent In State Courts, Selected Methods And Sources, Linda Kawaguchi Dec 2010

Introduction To Special Issue: Determining Legislative Intent In State Courts, Selected Methods And Sources, Linda Kawaguchi

Linda Kawaguchi

Judges and legislators alike have expressed a desire for more certainty on how and when legislative history should be used, both in the interpretation of statutes and to ascertain intent. This is an evolving area of the law, and states appear to be taking the lead in experimenting with methods to provide clarity to what has traditionally been a murky issue. These changes will have an impact on researchers in the future. The articles included in this issue were selected to demonstrate a range of approaches in the areas of legislative process, the history of courts and legislatures addressing the …


National Legal Research Teach-In Celebrates 10 Years Of Success, Gail A. Partin May 2003

National Legal Research Teach-In Celebrates 10 Years Of Success, Gail A. Partin

Gail A. Partin

No abstract provided.


Teach-In Reflections: Past, Present And Future, Gail A. Partin Dec 1994

Teach-In Reflections: Past, Present And Future, Gail A. Partin

Gail A. Partin

No abstract provided.


The European Community Depository Library System In North America, Timothy Kearley Dec 1986

The European Community Depository Library System In North America, Timothy Kearley

Timothy G. Kearley

This article describes the structure of the European Comminity and the history and nature of the Community's system of depostitory libraries. It then focuses on the Community's Depository Libraries, European Documentation Centres, and European Reference Centres in North America. The results of a survey the author sent to Each EC depository in the U.S. and Canada also are discussed.


An American Researcher's Guide To European Communities Law And Legal Literature, Timothy Kearley Dec 1981

An American Researcher's Guide To European Communities Law And Legal Literature, Timothy Kearley

Timothy G. Kearley

The article provides American researchers who need information on European Communities' law with a basic reference tool to which they can turn to find out where, how, or whether a piece of information they need can be obtained.