Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- International Law (8)
- Comparative and Foreign Law (7)
- Arts and Humanities (4)
- History (4)
- Political Science (4)
-
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (4)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (3)
- Criminal Law (2)
- Commercial Law (1)
- Constitutional Law (1)
- Criminal Procedure (1)
- Elder Law (1)
- First Amendment (1)
- Housing Law (1)
- Immigration Law (1)
- International Trade Law (1)
- Labor and Employment Law (1)
- Land Use Law (1)
- Legal Education (1)
- Legal History (1)
- Property Law and Real Estate (1)
- Religion Law (1)
- Torts (1)
- United States History (1)
- Water Law (1)
- Keyword
-
- California (4)
- Civil rights (4)
- Democrat (4)
- George Moscone (4)
- History (4)
-
- Mayor of San Francisco (4)
- Political history (4)
- Politician (4)
- Politics (4)
- San Francisco (4)
- Office of the Mayor (2)
- Senator (2)
- Understanding series (2)
- Decriminalize (1)
- Drug policy (1)
- Elder law (1)
- Global; Immigration law (1)
- International Law (1)
- Laws (1)
- Marijuana (1)
- Medicaid (1)
- Medical decision-making (1)
- Medicare (1)
- Organizations (1)
- Property law (1)
- Retirement (1)
- Students (1)
- Trial practice;simulation; (1)
- Water law (1)
- Western Regioinal Office of the Law Students (1)
- Publication Year
Articles 1 - 20 of 20
Full-Text Articles in Law
Consent And Intuitions Of Justice, Nadia Banteka
Consent And Intuitions Of Justice, Nadia Banteka
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Books
No abstract provided.
Understanding Property Law, John G. Sprankling
Understanding Property Law, John G. Sprankling
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
No abstract provided.
Tort Law And Practice, Lawrence C. Levine, Dominick Vetri, Joan Vogel, Ibrahim J. Gassama
Tort Law And Practice, Lawrence C. Levine, Dominick Vetri, Joan Vogel, Ibrahim J. Gassama
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
Tort Law and Practice provides a rich context for the study of Tort Law. Teachers and students consistently rate this book highly. This innovative casebook thoroughly develops the core torts principles, and has many unique features, such as:
- Emphasis on contemporary cases while retaining the classic cases;
- Use of problems (with model answers for teachers) to facilitate learning and application;
- Variety of negligence duty issues to select from for classroom focus;
- Balanced presentation of alternative points of view;
- Inclusion of substantive and damages issues reflecting the diversity of U.S. society;
- Summary of contents at the beginning of each chapter to …
Understanding International Law, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
Understanding International Law, Stephen C. Mccaffrey
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
his clearly written Understanding treatise is designed to explain what international law is, why it exists, and the basic subjects it covers. The law of treaties is given particular attention, chiefly because of the increasing importance of the treaty in international life. The number of treaties has mushroomed since the Second World War and many of these agreements include over 100 states as parties. Because of their number and the breadth of their coverage, treaties are thus the main form of international legislation. But since they are also contractual in character, and since many multilateral treaties allow states to place …
Cases And Materials On Water Law, Jennifer L. Harder, Gregory S. Weber, Bennett L. Bearden
Cases And Materials On Water Law, Jennifer L. Harder, Gregory S. Weber, Bennett L. Bearden
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
This new edition begins by covering the long-established systems of private water rights (the appropriation doctrine and the riparian doctrine for surface waters and the various doctrines for groundwaters). Then it covers public rights, water quality regulation, and other environmental regulation primarily from the perspective of how these affect private water rights. The book also addresses interstate allocation and federal-state relations. There is one new principal case and many new notes. The notes in all the chapters have been updated.
Global Issues In Immigration Law, Raquel Aldana, Won Kidane, Beth Lyon, Karla M. Mckanders
Global Issues In Immigration Law, Raquel Aldana, Won Kidane, Beth Lyon, Karla M. Mckanders
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
This title is designed to introduce comparative and international perspectives to the study of immigration law and policy. Topics include an introductory discussion of comparative versus international law and the relevance of both to U.S. Jurisprudence; a comprehensive overview of international migration multilateral and bilateral regimes; glimpses into the immigration law and practices of Mexico, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, and Spain; and a final part that examines international norms on freedom of movement, the right to nationality, policing, living conditions, immigrant workers and anti-terrorism law.
Huntington V. Aster: Case File, Warren A. Jones, Joseph E. Taylor
Huntington V. Aster: Case File, Warren A. Jones, Joseph E. Taylor
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
Rose Huntington, the plaintiff, is suing Mark Aster, the defendant, for professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, and set aside of irrevocable trust.
Global Issues In Criminal Procedure, Linda Carter, Christopher L. Blakesley, Peter J. Henning
Global Issues In Criminal Procedure, Linda Carter, Christopher L. Blakesley, Peter J. Henning
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
This book provides an overview of constitutional issues that arise when searches, seizures, and interrogations occur outside the United States. Global Issues examines prosecutions in U.S. courts that involve evidence obtained abroad and the reach of the Fourth Amendment when the searches and seizures involve U.S. citizens abroad compared with non-U.S. citizens. Cases such as Verdugo-Urquidez and Alvarez-Machain are included, along with sections on electronic surveillance and the reach of the Fifth Amendment and Due Process Clause abroad, plus materials on torture and extraordinary renditions. There is also a short discussion of indefinite detention in places like Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, …
Global Issues In Commercial Law, Claude D. Rohwer, Kristen David Adams
Global Issues In Commercial Law, Claude D. Rohwer, Kristen David Adams
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
This book seeks to provide an international perspective and also sufficient domestic context to facilitate a comparative-law discussion. The book includes staples of international commercial law, such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and international insolvency, but also items of particular contemporary concern, including clawbacks, microfinance, and religious objections to the payment of interest in commercial contracts.
The Kennedy Justice Department's Enforcement Of Civil Rights: A View From The Trenches, Brian K. Landsberg
The Kennedy Justice Department's Enforcement Of Civil Rights: A View From The Trenches, Brian K. Landsberg
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Books
The Kennedy Justice Department's Enforcement of Civil Rights: A View from the Trenches, in The Kennedy Justice Department’s Enforcement of Civil Rights: A View from the Trenches, in John F. Kennedy History, Memory, Legacy: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry (John Delane Williams et al. eds., 2010) available at www.und.edu/instruct/jfkconference/.
Civil Rights Chronology, January 1961 -- November 1963, in The Kennedy Justice Department’s Enforcement of Civil Rights: A View from the Trenches, in John F. Kennedy History, Memory, Legacy: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry (John Delane Williams et al. eds., 2010) available at www.und.edu/instruct/jfkconference/.
Global Issues In Freedom Of Speech And Religion: Cases And Materials, Leslie Gielow Jacobs, Alan Brownstein
Global Issues In Freedom Of Speech And Religion: Cases And Materials, Leslie Gielow Jacobs, Alan Brownstein
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
Brownstein and Jacobs's Global Issues in Freedom of Speech and Religion: Cases and Materials is a companion volume to existing materials. Designed to assist professors in introducing issues of international and comparative law, this title is ideal for use in educational courses that address:
- The First Amendment
- Law and religion
- Individual rights
- Other topics dealing with free speech and religious liberty
In order to make companion materials understandable and accessible to students as well as to professors who have not taught the materials before, this title:
- Includes case excerpts, helpful background materials, and notes
- Is set out in a structure …
Expert Learning For Law Students, Michael Hunter Schwartz
Expert Learning For Law Students, Michael Hunter Schwartz
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Books
Expert Learning for Law Students is designed to help law students build the analytical skills necessary to succeed in law school, on the bar exam, and in law practice. This book reveals how successful law students and lawyers plan, monitor, and implement their work, and it provides detailed guidance regarding individual student personality types and learning styles. The accompanying workbook includes questions and exercises to assist students in practicing the concepts explained in the text.
The second edition includes greater emphasis on students personalizing all strategy suggestions by adapting strategies to their individual learning styles, personality types, and, most importantly, …
Global Issues In Employment Discrimination Law, Brian K. Landsberg, Samuel Estreicher
Global Issues In Employment Discrimination Law, Brian K. Landsberg, Samuel Estreicher
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
This casebook emphasizes primary materials (statutes, European Union directives, regulations, guidelines, and cases) that have been edited to facilitate classroom discussion. Topics include what employers are covered, including extraterritorial application; protected classes in Europe, Asia, South Africa and Mexico; types of unlawful discrimination; and remedies and enforcement mechanisms. The primary material is enhanced by brief notes and questions. The book can supplement a domestic-only employment discrimination law course, or serve as the basis of a stand-alone seminar, to advance the students' understanding of their own system and the kinds of issues they will face in an era of globalization.
Global Issues In Criminal Law, Linda Carter, Christopher L. Blakesley, Peter J. Henning
Global Issues In Criminal Law, Linda Carter, Christopher L. Blakesley, Peter J. Henning
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
This book provides an introduction to issues arising in international and transnational crimes, giving students a broader perspective on a developing area of the law. Faculty and students have access to material from domestic and international sources. The book builds on a number of subjects treated in the traditional criminal law class, such as mens rea, actus reus, accomplice and conspiratorial liability, and defenses, by analyzing three subjects of current interest: transnational crimes, terrorism, and genocide.
Global Issues In Property Law, John G. Sprankling, Raymond R. Coletta, M.C. Mirow
Global Issues In Property Law, John G. Sprankling, Raymond R. Coletta, M.C. Mirow
McGeorge School of Law Teaching Materials
This title is designed to introduce comparative law perspectives that help students understand domestic property law concepts, in areas including adverse possession, the right to exclude, estates in land, future interests, marital property, the landlord-tenant relationship, eviction of tenants, low-income housing, land sales transactions, title assurance, nuisance, and land use. It also introduces students to areas of international law that are beginning to affect domestic property law, including the human right to property, international regulatory takings, and global land sales transactions.
Advising The Elderly Or Disabled Client, Melissa Brown, Lawrence Frolik
Advising The Elderly Or Disabled Client, Melissa Brown, Lawrence Frolik
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Books
Advising the Elderly or Disabled Client provides specific answers and solutions to legal and practical questions and problems that arise in daily practice when representing elderly or disabled clients. This resource offers coverage across the full range of elderly or disabled client concerns, including: planning for Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance; medical decision-making and right-to-die issues; retirement and disability income planning; acute, chronic or changing medical conditions such as AIDS, Alzheimer's, strokes and mental illness. Includes practice aids such as official forms, model documents, detailed real-world examples, checklists for interviewing and planning, and a quick-reference glossary of technical terms, concepts, …
Dianne Feinstein To Jimmy Carter, 31 January 1979, Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein To Jimmy Carter, 31 January 1979, Dianne Feinstein
Mayor Moscone
Letter asking the President to support gun control
Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White
Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White
Mayor Moscone
Letter claiming that he, Dan White, did not really resign
Western Regional Offices Of The Law Students, George Moscone
Western Regional Offices Of The Law Students, George Moscone
Senator Moscone
Moscone's statement endorsing a progressive law student organization
Marijuana Laws, George Moscone
Marijuana Laws, George Moscone
Senator Moscone
Moscone's statement on decriminalizing marijuana