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The Systems Approach To Teaching Business Associations, Lynn M. Lopucki, Andrew Verstein

UF Law Faculty Publications

The systems approach applies the methods of systems analysis to law. The principal method is to describe the system, situate a problem within the system, and take system mechanics into account in solving it. The system might be the “legal system”—essentially litigation. But more often, it is a “law-related system”—one not composed of law, but one in which law plays a role. That system might be crime, the Internet, the corporation, or any other activity substantially affected by law. The analyst situates the application of law in the context of the physical system as it actually operates. In business associations, …

Choosing A Criminal Procedure Casebook: On Lesser Evils And Free Books, Ben L. Trachtenberg

Faculty Publications

Among the more important decisions a law teacher makes when preparing a new course is what materials to assign. Criminal procedure teachers are spoiled for choice, with legal publishers offering several options written by teams of renowned scholars. This Article considers how a teacher might choose from the myriad options available and suggests two potentially overlooked criteria: weight and price.

The Changing Market For Criminal Law Casebooks, Jens David Ohlin

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

In the following Review, I analyze the leading criminal law casebooks on the market and describe the ways in which they do — and do not — respond to the needs of criminal law teachers. At least part of the issue is the changing nature of law teaching — what actually happens in the classroom has changed in the last three decades. Moreover, there may be less uniformity in classroom practice than in the past; in other words, what works in one law school might not work in another, due in part to the changing profile of law students, as …

Open Legal Educational Materials: The Frequently Asked Questions, James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins

Faculty Scholarship

There has been considerable discussion in academic circles about the possibility of moving toward open educational materials—those which may be shared, copied and altered freely, without permission or fee. Legal education is particularly ripe for such a transition, as many of the source materials—including federal statutes and cases—are in the public domain. In this article, we discuss our experience producing an open casebook and statutory supplement on Intellectual Property Law, and answer many of the frequently asked questions about the project. Obviously, open coursebooks are less expensive and more convenient for students. But we found that they also offer pedagogical …

Improving Legal Education By Improving Casebooks: Fourteen Things Casebooks Can Do To Produce Better And More Learning, Michael Hunter Schwartz

Faculty Scholarship

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The Role Of Case Studies In Natural Resources Law [Summary], John Copeland Nagle

The Future of Natural Resources Law and Policy (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

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"John Nagle, Univ. of Notre Dame Law School" -- Agenda

Keeping An Eye On The Golden Snitch: Implications Of The Interdisciplinary Approach In The Fourth Generation Of Natural Resources Law Casebooks, Sarah Krakoff

Publications

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Open Access In Law Teaching: A New Approach To Legal Education, Matthew T. Bodie

All Faculty Scholarship

The "open access" movement seeks to change our approach to the distribution of scholarship in the fields of science, medicine, the social sciences, and law. This Essay argues for the application of these principles to legal education itself. Open access would mean greater flexibility, interaction, and innovation in the creation of course materials. It would lead to new teaching methods and new forms of feedback between student and professor. Open access centers on particular legal subject areas could facilitate national and international collaboration. Ultimately, the open access law school would ameliorate the growing standardization and commodification of legal education by …

The Canon Has A History, Richard A. Primus

Reviews

Legal Canons, edited by J. M. Balkin and Sanford Levinson, is a collection of fourteen essays on subjects related to canonicity in law and legal education. Balkin and Levinson have two principal aims. One is to expand the category of things that can be canonical: not just texts, they say, but also arguments, problems, narrative frameworks, and examples invoked in conversation or teaching. In their view, what makes something canonical is its ability to reproduce itself in the minds of successive generations.' If generation after generation of legal academics argues about the countermajoritarian difficulty, then the countermajoritarian difficulty is a …

Cases Versus Theory, Richard B. Collins

Publications

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Free To Choose, Randy E. Barnett

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

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Book Review. Land Finance Law By G. Lefcoe, A. Dan Tarlock

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Land Ownership And Use: Statutes And Other Materials By Curtis J. Berger, A. Dan Tarlock

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Cases And Materials On Admiralty By N. J. Healy And B. Currie, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Managing Our Urban Environment: Cases, Text & Problems By D. R. Mandelker, A. Dan Tarlock

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Bock, E.A. (Ed.), Government Regulation Of Business: A Casebook, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Cases And Materials On Federal Taxation, 5th Ed. By Erwin N. Griswold, William W. Oliver

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Gelhorn, W. And C. Byse, Administrative Law, Cases And Comments, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Comparative Law: Cases, Text, Materials By R. B. Schlesinger, Wencelas J. Wagner

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Jaffe, L.L., Administrative Law: Cases And Materials, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Honnold, John, Cases And Materials On The Law Of Sales And Sales Financing, Kenneth B. Hughes

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Gelhorn, W. And C. Byse, Administrative Law, Cases And Comments, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Administrative Law: Cases And Materials By Walter Gellhorn And Clark Byse, Ivan C. Rutledge

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Stein, H. (Ed.), Public Administration And Policy Development: A Case Book, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Cases And Materials On Constitutional Law By John P. Frank, Monrad G. Paulsen

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. The Judicial Process In Tort Cases By Leon Green, Fowler V. Harper

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Sears, K.C., Cases And Materials On Administrative Law, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Gavit, B.C., Cases And Materials On An Introduction To Law And The Judicial Process, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Oppenheim, S. C., Cases On Trade Regulation, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Cases And Materials On Creditors' Rights, 2nd Ed. By John Hanna, James J. Robinson

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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