Archive for the ‘Law’ Category

Capital Markets Law Journal

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Capital Markets Law Journal

Capital Markets Law Journal is the first periodical to focus entirely on aspects related to capital markets for lawyers and covers all of the fields within this practice area: Debt; Derivatives; Equity; High Yield Products; Securitisation; and Repackaging. With an international perspective, each issue covers articles and news relevant to the financial centres in the US, Europe and Asia. – Publisher’s blurb.

Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice

JIPLP is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to intellectual property law and practice. Published monthly, coverage includes the full range of substantive IP topics, practice-related matters such as litigation, enforcement, drafting and transactions, plus relevant aspects of related subjects such as competition and world trade law. – Publisher’s blurb.

Trusts & Trustees

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Trusts & Trustees

Trusts and Trustees provides a mixture of thoughtful yet accessible articles on trust law and practice; case notes on topical cases; and updates on trends and developments in trusts law and practice from around the world. – Publisher’s blurb.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Legal History

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Oxford Encyclopedia of Legal History

The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History, edited by Stanley N. Katz, is the first encyclopedia of law to provide both historical and contemporary comparisons of the world legal systems. Approximately 1,000 articles explore the traditions of Ancient Greek Law, Ancient Roman Law, Medieval Roman Law, Chinese Law, English Common Law, Islamic Law, United States Law, and the laws of such other regions as Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. Major categories of law explained in detail include private law (contract, tort, civil procedure), public law (statutory, criminal, etc.), and higher or constitutional law. – Publisher’s blurb.

Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States

Focuses on the substance of American law, the processes that produce its legal principles, and the history of the Supreme Court, from its creation to the present. Overview essays address the history of such topics as citizenship, due process, Native Americans, racism, and contraception, emphasizing the social context of each and the social and political pressures that shaped interpretation. – Publisher’s blurb.

Encyclopedia of Education Law

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Encyclopedia of Education Law

Covers a number of essential topics, including: key cases in education law; constitutional issues; key concepts, theories, and legal principles; key statutes; treaties; curricular issues; educational equity; governance; rights of students and teachers; technology; biographies; and organizations. – Publisher’s blurb.

 

China Doctor / Master’s Dissertation Databases

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

China Doctor / Master’s Dissertation Databases

(Zhongguo you xiu bo shuo shi xue wei lun wen quan wen shu ju ku)

(中國優秀博碩士學位論文全文數據庫 )

Doctor dissertations, English interface.

Doctor dissertations, Chinese interface.

Master dissertations, English interface.

Master dissertations, Chinese interface.

China Doctor/Master Dissertations Full-text Database is the most comprehensive, highest quality database of dissertations and theses in China.  CDMD contains dissertations/theses from 300 doctoral training institutions across China.  Northwestern University has access to series F & G (Literature/History/Philosophy and Politics/Military Affairs/Law).

Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law

Fills a much-needed gap between legal texts focusing on the theory and history behind the law and more practical guides dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon its citizens. Articles include brief descriptions of each issue’s historical background, profiles of various U.S. laws and regulations, details of how laws and regulations vary from state to state, and comprehensive bibliographies that include print and Web resources and lists of relevant organizations. – Publisher’s blurb.

International Journal of Transitional Justice

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

International Journal of Transitional Justice

The International Journal of Transitional Justice publishes high quality, refereed articles in the rapidly growing field of transitional justice; that is the study of those strategies employed by states and international institutions to deal with a legacy of human rights abuses and to effect social reconstruction in the wake of widespread violence.

International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice

Friday, April 4th, 2008

International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice

The International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice is a refereed journal for high quality research and analysis in the areas of socio-legal studies and the psychology of law, criminology and social justice studies. The Journal invites papers based on empirical research, theoretical analysis and debate, and policy analysis and critique.

This journal was formerly published as the International Journal of the Sociology of Law.