Legal Research

New Acquisitions in June

Posted on July 06, 2010
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in June 2010: June 2010 Acquisitions.pdf The list also is available on the Library's home page. New titles for June include: Stoitchkova, Desislava. Towards corporate liability in International criminal law / Desislava Stoitchkova...

New Acquisitions in May

Posted on June 04, 2010
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in May 2010: May Acquisitions List.pdf. The list also is available on the Library's home page. New titles for May include: Madoff, Ray D. Immortality and the law : the rising power of the American dead / Ray D...

New Books Authored by Professor Borrows

Posted on May 14, 2010
John Borrows, Canada's Indigenous Constitution (University of Toronto Press, c2009) Call number: KE7709 .B673x 2009 Publisher's description: Canada's Indigenous Constitution reflects on the nature and sources of law in Canada, beginning with the conviction that the Canadian legal system has helped to engender the high level of wealth and security enjoyed by people across the country...

New Acquisitions in April

Posted on May 04, 2010
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in April 2010: April Acquisitions List . The list also is available on the Library's home page. In addition, here are some highlighted titles of particular interest: Crawford, Emily. The treatment of combatants and insurgents under the law of armed conflict / Emily Crawford...

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New on HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated

Posted on April 21, 2010
World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents & Resources World Constitutions Illustrated is now available on HeinOnline. This library brings together constitutional documents, books, articles, bibliographic references, and web sites...

Law Library Baseball Party!

Posted on April 07, 2010
Please join us for the Law Library's Annual Baseball Opening Day Event! Featuring hotdogs, popcorn, ice cream, prizes & fun! Monday, April 12 12:15-1:15 Law Library Lobby

New Faculty Publication by Welke

Posted on April 06, 2010
Barbara Young Welke, Law and the Borders of Belonging in the Long Nineteenth Century United States (Cambridge University Press, 2010) Call Number: HM821 .W45 2010 Publisher's Description: For more than a generation, historians and legal scholars have documented inequalities at the heart of American law and daily life and exposed inconsistencies in the generic category of "American citizenship...

New Acquisitions in March 2010

Posted on April 01, 2010
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in March 2010: March Acquisitions List . The list also is available on the Library's home page. In addition, here are some highlighted titles of particular interest: Nussbaum, Martha Craven, 1947- From disgust to humanity : sexual orientation and constitutional law / Martha C...

New! Library Guide to AV Materials Collection

Posted on March 31, 2010
The Law Library's collection includes a wide variety of audio visual materials from popular films such as, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Firm and Michael Clayton, to documentaries on a variety of topics. The library also owns a number of instructional AV materials related to law school courses such as civil procedure and trial practice...

New book edited by Professor Michele Goodwin

Posted on March 22, 2010
Baby markets : money and the new politics of creating families / edited by Michele Bratcher Goodwin. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. Call Number: KF545 .B33 2010 Publisher's Description: From Michael Jackson and Madonna to Nadya Suleman and Jon and Kate Gosselin, creating families can no longer be described by heterosexual reproduction in the intimacy of a couple's home and the privacy of their bedroom...

New Acquisitions in February 2010

Posted on March 02, 2010
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in February 2010: February 2010 Acquisitions. The list is also available on the Library's home page. In addition, here are some highlighted titles of particular interest: Morgan, Thomas D. The vanishing American lawyer / Thomas D...

Recent Faculty Publications by Parisi and Tonry

Posted on February 15, 2010
Legal Institutions and Economic Development (Robert D. Cooter and Francesco Parisi, eds., Edward Elgar, c2009. Call number: Law Library K3820 .L45x 2009 Publisher's description: This insightful collection of classic papers explores the effects of various legal institutions and policies on economic development...

Valentine's Treats in the Law Library!

Posted on February 10, 2010
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, We Want You to Know How Much We Appreciate You! Join the Law Library for Valentine's Treats! Thursday, February 11th, 2010 10:00am Law Library Lobby

New Acquisitions in January 2010

Posted on February 05, 2010
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in January 2010: Law Library Acquisitions.pdf The list is also available on the Library's home page. In addition, here are a few highlighted titles of particular interest: Austin, Raymond Darrel...

Listen to Assigned Cases through AudioCaseFiles! Develop Skills with Trial Videos!

Posted on February 04, 2010
The Law Library subscribes to AudioCaseFiles, which provides downloadable MP3 files of court opinions. Many of the over 1,000 digitally recorded opinions in this collection are cited and discussed in law school casebooks. Search by case name or browse by subject or casebook...

University of Minnesota Law Library Launches New Web Site!

Posted on January 11, 2010
The Law Library is pleased to announce the launch of its new web site at http://library.law.umn.edu. We hope you'll find this redesigned site enhances your ability to locate and view information about the library's services and resources. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions which you can send to us at: law-reference@umn...

New Acquisitions in December 2009

Posted on January 07, 2010
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in December 2009: Law Library Acquisitions List.pdf The list is also available on the Library's home page. In addition, here are a few highlighted titles of particular interest: Ford, Lisa, 1974- Settler sovereignty : jurisdiction and indigenous people in America and Australia, 1788-1836 / Lisa Ford...

Library Hours Change for Winter Break

Posted on December 21, 2009
Happy Holidays! The Law Library will close at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Winter Intersession hours will be in effect from December 23 - January 18: The Library will be open Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:30 The Reference Office will be open Monday-Friday, 9:00-4:30 Closed Weekends Closed Dec...

New Acquisitions in November 2009

Posted on December 03, 2009
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in November 2009: November 2009 Law Library Acquisitions List.pdf The list is also available on the Library's home page. In addition, here are a few highlighted titles of particular interest: Elkins, Zachary, 1970- The endurance of national constitutions / Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton...

New Acquisitions in October 2009

Posted on November 09, 2009
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in October 2009. The list is on the Library's home page. October Acquisitions List In addition, here are a few highlighted titles of particular interest: Reinier Kraakman ... [et al.]. The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach...

Supreme Court Database Website

Posted on November 02, 2009
The Supreme Court Database website is available at: http://supremecourtdatabase.org. The database, originally created by Harold Spaeth of the Michigan State University College of Law, currently contains 247 pieces of information for each case, roughly broken down into six categories: (1) identification variables (e...

Library Systems Downtime: November 1, 2009

Posted on October 29, 2009
Due to necessary OIT configuration changes to a critical networking component, a number of university and library systems will experience downtime on Sunday November 1, 2009 from 5:00 AM to 12 noon. There is a good possibility that the work will be completed before 12 noon...

HALLOWEEN TREATS!

Posted on October 26, 2009
THE LAW LIBRARY INVITES YOU FOR HALLOWEEN TREATS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009 BEGINNING AT 11:00 A.M. IN THE LIBRARY LOBBY

Library Systems Downtime: Oct. 23-25, 2009

Posted on October 20, 2009
Due to a necessary upgrade to the utility and emergency power provided to the University's WBOB Data Center, a number of library systems will experience downtime on Friday October 23, 2009 from approximately 7:00 PM to 12 noon Sunday October 25, 2009...

New Faculty Publications in Human Rights Law

Posted on October 12, 2009
Encyclopedia of Human Rights (David P. Forsythe, editor in chief; David Weissbrodt et al., senior editors, Oxford University Press, 2009) Call Number: Law Library Reference JC571 .E673 2009 David Weissbrodt served as a senior editor of the Encyclopedia and authored the following entries: Arvonne Fraser Discrimination and Older Persons Donald Fraser National Human Rights Institutions UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights Civil and Political Rights: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Due Process, Rule of Law, and Habeas Corpus Publisher's Description: This major five-volume encyclopedia offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history...

New Acquisitions in September 2009

Posted on October 02, 2009
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in September 2009. The list is on the Library's home page. ACQlist 2009-09F.pdf In addition, here are a few highlighted titles of particular interest: Queer mobilizations : LGBT activists confront the law / edited by Scott Barclay, Mary Bernstein, and Anna-Maria Marshall...

Law Library Welcomes New & Returning Students!

Posted on September 15, 2009
The Law Library staff welcomes new and returning law students! We'll be serving cookies and fruit in the Library Lobby tomorrow - Wednesday, September 16 - beginning at 10:00 am. Please drop by and enjoy some treats!

New Acquisitions in August 2009

Posted on September 04, 2009
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in August 2009. The list is on the Library's home page. August 2009 Acquisitions In addition, here are a few highlighted titles of particular interest: Dignam, Alan J. and Michael Galanis. The globalization of corporate governance...

Librarian Says Good-bye After Three Years

Posted on August 14, 2009
The Law Library hosted a farewell party yesterday (Thursday Aug 13) for circulation librarian Paula Seeger, who is leaving after three years with the Library. Paula will be starting with the Office of Classroom Management August 17. Here are some photos from the event...

iPhone App for Law School Rankings

Posted on August 13, 2009
iPhone App Provides Law School Rankings Law School 100 is an iPhone app that ranks 100 law schools in the United States and provides capsule profiles of each school. It's produced by LawTV Inc., the publisher of The Law School 100. "Even for aspiring law students, the app won't blow their budget...

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