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A Student's Guide to the Study of Law by Publication Date: 2014
Criminal ProcedurePublication Date: 2016
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Law and Society: A Sociological Approach by Publication Date: 2020This text introduces students to the study of law from a sociological perspective by focusing on four themes: the relationship between law and society; law in everyday life; the role of race, class and gender in the legal system; and current political debates that are connected to law. While explaining the essentials elements of law, and drawing on scholarly literature and relevant cases, the author does not advocate for normative views on law and the legal system.
Looking for Law in All the Wrong Places : Justice Beyond and Between by Publication Date: 2019For many inside and outside the legal academy, the right place to look for law is in constitutions, statutes, and judicial opinions. This book looks for law in the "wrong places"--sites and spaces in which no formal law appears. These may be geographic regions beyond the reach of law, everyday practices ungoverned or ungovernable by law, or works of art that have escaped law's constraints.
Understanding Law and Society by Publication Date: 2009This textbook on the sociology of law is organised according to the theoretical traditions of sociology, and oriented towards providing an accessible, but sophisticated, introduction to, and overview of, the central themes, problems and debates in this field.
Access to databases from HeinOnline's Social Justice Suite, free to HeinOnline Core subscribers and any interested organizations. Civil Rights and Social Justice, Open Society Justice Initiative, Gun Regulation and Legislation in America, Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law, LGBTQ+ Rights.
Nexis Uni replaced Lexis Nexis Academic. It features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to the 1790s.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
- Journal of Legal Analysis
The Journal of Legal Analysis is the only peer-reviewed journal on all aspects of law. It welcomes traditional legal articles as well as interdisciplinary work and invites submissions from scholars worldwide.
- Law and Social Inquiry
Law & Social Inquiry (LSI) is a multidisciplinary quarterly publication of original research articles and review essays that analyze law, legal institutions, and the legal profession from a sociolegal perspective.
- Race and Justice
Race and Justice: An International Journal serves as a quarterly forum for the best scholarship on race, ethnicity, and justice. The journal seeks to engage and promote progressive means of thinking by publishing articles from diverse, inclusive, and intersectional perspectives, theories, methodologies, and ways of knowing.
- Regulation and Governance
Regulation & Governance is the leading journal dedicated to the study of regulatory governance for academics across political science, law, psychology, criminology, sociology, organization and public management, economics and the social sciences, as well as regulators and legal experts in business and civil society.
- Social Justice Research
Acts as an multidisciplinary forum for the publication of original papers that have broad implications for social scientists investigating the origins, structures, & consequences of justice in human affairs.
- Introduction to the American Legal System | LexisNexis
Excerpt reproduced from American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide (Anderson Publishing, a member of the LexisNexis Group 1997) by Toni M. Fine
- Justia
A centralized source for legal resources and news
- Law and Society Association
a scholarly resource for studying the intersection of law and sociological analysis
Pre-Law
Law School Basics : A Preview of Law School and Legal Reasoning by Publication Date: 2016Law School Basics presents a thorough overview of law school, legal reasoning, and legal writing. It was written for those who are considering law school; for those who are about to start law school; and for those who are interested in knowing more about lawyering and the legal process.
The Legal Analyst by Publication Date: 2007In The Legal Analyst, Ward Farnsworth brings together in one place all of the most powerful of those tools for thinking about law. From classic ideas in game theory such as the “Prisoner's Dilemma” and the “Stag Hunt” to psychological principles such as hindsight bias and framing effects, from ideas in jurisprudence such as the slippery slope to more than two dozen other such principles, Farnsworth's guide leads readers through the fascinating world of legal thought.
Web Resources
- Law School Admission Councila non-profit that provides resources for prospective law school students
- Law School Course Outlines | Justiasample course outlines from top programs
- Preparing for Law School | American Bar AssociationLegal Education and Admissions to the Bar resources
- Types of Law Degrees and Specializationsa list from The Princeton Review
Legal Advocacy Resources
- Alliance for JusticeAn organization focusing on advocacy through the United States Court System
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)"For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States."
- Comic Book Legal Defense FundOrganization dedicated to protecting the first amendment rights in comic books
- Documenting Citizenship & Other Forms of Legal Identity : a Community-Based Practitioner's Guidea guide by the Open Society Justice Initiative
- Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law"The principal mission of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law, targeting in particular the inequities confronting African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities."
- Making the Law Work for People : a Handbook on Legal Empowerment and Inclusive Innovationa handbook from the Open Society Foundation
- Southern Poverty Law Center"The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society."
