The Wolters Kluwer Bouvier Law Dictionary: Compact Edition

作者 Stephen M. Sheppard著
出版社 Aspen
出版时间 2011年7月
ISBN 9780735568525
定价 383.30

内容简介

NEW!ThefirstcompleterevisionofJohnBouviersgreatlawdictionaryinmorethanacenturymaderelevantandauthoritativeformodernstudentsofthelaw.Derivedfromthefamous1853lawdictionaryusedbyDanielWebster,AbrahamLincoln,andJusticeOliverWendellHolmes,Jr.TheWoltersKluwerBouvierLawDictionaryhasbeenbroughtcompletelyup-to-datebyadistinguishedandwidely-publishedlegalscholarandteacher.SteveSheppard,withlawdegreesfromOxfordandColumbiaUniversities,bringshisscholarship,internationalpractice,andlitigationexperiencetobearinmakingthefamoustextasrelevanttodayasitwaswhenitfirstbrokegroundinAmericanlaw.Definitionsderivedfromcontemporaryaswellasclassicsourcesgivethereferencebookitsdepthandauthority.BuildingonBouvier'sstructureandentries,ProfessorSheppardhasaddedthousandsofnewtermsandrewrittenmanyoriginaldefinitions.8,500robust,paragraph-lengthentriesexplainmorethan11,200wordsandphrases,farmorethantheoriginaltwo-volumesetof6,600.Eachentryiswrittentobeunderstoodbythemodernstudent,arguedbythemodernlawyer,andcitedbythemodernjudge.Anintuitivestructureandthoroughcross-referencingmakesthefirstcompleterevisionofthisessentialdictionaryinmorethanahundredyearsaccessibleandeasytouse.FeaturesofTheWoltersKluwerBouvierLawDictionaryCompactEdition*Theclassicbecomescontemporary:Definitionsderivedfromancientandcontemporarysources,withcurrentstatutes,regulations,cases,andtreatisesbuildingonancientandmedievalsourcesDesignedformodernuseandcontemporaryissues*AuthorityinGeneralEditorStephenSheppard:WidelypublishedbyCambridge,OxfordandotherleadingpressesHoldslawdegreesfromOxfordandColumbiaUniversities,includingadoctorateinthescienceoflawDrawsoninternationallegalpractice,litigation,andteachingexperiencefortheselectionofterms*Encyclopedicinscope:8,500entries,explainingmorethan11,200wordsandphrases,farmorethanBouvier'soriginaltwo-volumesetwith6,600entriesRobustentries,writteninparagraphsratherthansentencefragmentsClearstatementofmeanings,contextandusageofkeyterms*Intuitivestructure,foreaseofuse:Majortermsorganizeconceptsandrelatedterms:e.g.exceptionstoHearsayunderhearsay,theformsofestateunderEstateThoroughcross-referencing,makingtermseasytofind*SummaryofContents:WelcometotheBouvierLawDictionaryHowtoUsetheBouvierLawDictionaryCompactEditionTheOrderofWordsandPhrasesTheBouvierLawDictionaryProjectTheEntries,A-ZFirstAppendix:TheDeclarationofIndependenceandtheUnitedStatesConstitutionSecondAppendix:JusticesoftheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt

作者简介

SteveSheppardgrewupinMississippi,wherehewenttoschoolandcollege.HewenttolawschoolatColumbiaandtogradschoolatOxford,finishinghisdoctoratebackatColumbia.Stevepracticedlawfull-timeforawhilebutstilldoesamusingorimportanttrials,mainlyforcharitiesandmainlyinMississippi.Hehastaughtlawinmanyplaces,lecturingandgivingscholarlypapersinmanycountries.HeteachesfulltimeattheUniversityofArkansas,whereheenjoyshisstudentsandcolleaguesandlivesbyalakeintheOzarkMountainswithhiswife,kids,anddogs.Sheppardlovesthelawandwishesmorepeoplecaredaboutmakingitworkwellforitsownsake.Thisisespeciallyimportantforlawyers,officials,andjudges.Healsolikestogetthestoryright,andhisinterestsinlegalhistoryaremainlyaboutunderstandingwhatreallyhappenedwithandtothelaw.Sheppardhasbeenluckytohavegreatparentsandteachers.Mostofhisbestideaswerestolenfromthem.

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