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Guides

  • Great American Court Cases
    4 vol.
    (in Credo Reference - info)
    "Information on major U.S. court decisions that have had a significant impact on American society... focusing primarily on Supreme Court cases, also includes major federal or state cases that set precedents. The 4-volume set contains numerous cases, organized by broad legal principles, then arranged alphabetically under the more specific legal issue."
  • Legal Analysis and Writing for Paralegals
    Francis A. Drexel Library
    Book shelves (2nd fl.)
    KF250 .P87 1998

    Summary: "This text provides comprehensive, in-depth coverage of the fundamentals of legal analysis and writing. National in scope, it is designed for students who have completed introductory legal assistant courses. Chapters include examples of each concept of principle discussed and a hypothetical fact situation through which the application of the principles are illustrated."
 
 

Nutshell Series

The volumes in this series are condensed study guides that provide references to major cases and statutes involving a particular area of the law. All books are written by recognized experts their fields.

33 books available in print in the Library.
 
Examples: 
  • International Business Transactions in a Nutshell
    Francis A. Drexel Library
    Book shelves (2nd fl.) K3943 .F63 2004

    Summary: International Business Context: From Brockton and Burbank to Bangkok and Beijing; Negotiating International Business Transactions; International Trading of Goods; Financing the International Trading of Goods; Money and International Business Transactions; Technology Transfers; International Business Transactions in Market Economy Nations; International Business Transactions in Non-Market anti Transition Economy Nations; Dispute Settlement; Litigation and Arbitration; Immunity of States in Commercial Transactions; Act of State Doctrine in Commercial Transactions.

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  • The Law of Schools, Students and Teachers in a Nutshell
    Francis A. Drexel Library
    Book shelves (2nd fl.) KF4119.3 .A43 2003

    Summary: Attendance in Public Schools; The Instructional Program; Due Process Rights of Students; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Religion in Public Schools and State Funding of Religious Schools; Student Publications; Search and Seizure; Student Discipline; Racial Segregation; Education of Disabled Children; Student Sex Discrimination; Civil Liability; Student Records, Defamation and Privacy;

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Hornbook Series

Each volume in this series is a treatise on a specific legal subject. The coverage is much more detailed than that of a simple text. Commentary is provided by specialists in the topical field. Footnoted citations reference major court decisions.

20 books available in print in the Library.

 
Examples: 
  • Constitutional Law
    Francis A. Drexel Library
    Reference (1st fl.) KF4550 .N6 1995

    Summary: Origins of Judicial Review; Federal Jurisdiction; Sources of National Authority; The Federal Commerce Power; Federal Fiscal Powers; International Affairs; The President and Congress; The Commerce Clause and Restrictions on State Regulatory Powers; Federal Regulation and State Authority; Individual Liberties -- An Overview; State Action; Procedural Due Process -- The Requirement of Fair Adjudicative Procedures; Equal Protection; Congressional Enforcement of Civil Rights; Freedom of Speech; Freedom of Religion.

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  • Criminal Law
    Francis A. Drexel Library
    Reference (1st fl.) KF9219 .L38 1986

    Summary: "This book is an abridgement of LaFave and Scott's two volume Substantive criminal law, in West's criminal practice series."
  • Health Law
    Francis A. Drexel Library
    Reference (1st fl.) KF3821 .H4343 1995

    Summary: Regulation of Health Care Institutions; Federal Tax Exemption of Health Care Institutions; Regulation and Licensure of Health Care Professionals; Professional Relationships in the Health Care Enterprise; Health Care Business Associations; Liability of Health Care Professionals; Liability of Health Care Institutions; Liability of Managed Care Organizations; Reforming the Tort System for Medical Injuries; Antitrust Law; Regulation of Private Health Care Financing; Obligations to Provide Medical Care; Medicare; Medicaid; Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse; Definitions of Death; Making Decisions About Death and Dying; Limitations on Reproduction; Sterilization and Contraception; Wrongful Birth, Wrongful Life and Wrongful Conception; Abortion; Potential Fetal-Maternal Conflicts; Assisted Conception; Regulation of Research Upon Human Subjects; Health Care Reform.

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