Duke University Law Library: Collection Development Policy: Introduction
ACCOUNTING
Level: 2
Scope: Study of basic accounting principles and practices and their relationship to the law, as well as problems relating to financial disclosure and the accountant's financial
responsibility.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Cox, Metzloff
Collect materials on legal aspects of accounting. (e. g. standards) Otherwise rely on other libraries, e.g. Fuqua school of Business
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Level: 4
Scope: Covers the body of law created by administrative agencies in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions to carry out regulatory obligations. To some extent, the study of this area
encompasses a review of due process rights under the Constitution and judicial review as they relate to administrative decisions. This area has broad application in the areas of banking and
environmental law, as well as other specialized fields, that are highly regulatory in nature.
The topic of regulated industries involve the study of government economic regulation and deregulation in areas such as transportation, electric power, telephone, broadcasting, oil and gas, and
health care. Emphasis on control of entry, mergers, rates, and interface between regulation and antitrust laws.
Notes: Faculty interest/Current Awareness: Culp, Schroeder, Spruill, Wiener
Primary sources are collected as part of the general law library collection.
(See also format section on administrative codes and decisions).
Extensive collection of treatises and journals. Administrative agency policy and procedure manuals are in the government documents collection.
Most administrative agency decisions are collected via the depository program.
AIR AND SPACE LAW
Level: 4
Scope: Governs the use of airspace and its benefits for aviation, the public, and the world. Also known under the older term, Aviation Law.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness:
Library collects all major works in English, but does not collect foreign language Periodicals or monographs.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Level: 4
Scope: Includes negotiation, arbitration, mediation and other alternatives to litigation.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Dimond, Ellis, Metzloff, Rowe, Vidmar
The negotiation and mediation course which is taught in multiple sections has one of the highest enrollments of any course.
Additionally, the Law School is home to the Private Adjudication Center. There is also a center for Dispute Resolution directed by Professor McGovern.
ANTITRUST AND TRADE REGULATION
Level: 4
Scope: The study of both federal and state statutes that proscribe unlawful restraint on trade and commerce, including in addition to the statutory study and case interpretation, the actions taken
by the Federal Trade Commission
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Havighurst
BANKING, FINANCIAL, AND INVESTMENT LAW
Level: 3
Scope: Covers federal and state regulations that govern banks and their business. Regulations exist at both the federal and state Level and cover traditional of notions commercial and investment
banking as well as savings and loan associations and thrift institutions. As the area of banking is highly regulatory, an understanding of administrative law is also helpful.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Schwarcz
Global Capital Markets Center (Wallenstein)
Buy basic materials and rely on faculty for additional purchases. Many titles may be interdisciplinary, economics and policy and we rely on other campus libraries for those.
BANKRUPTCY
Level: 4
Scope: Study of the rights and obligations between debtors and creditors and the resolution of conflicts between them, including discharge or exemptions of those obligations. In addition, the
process of liquidation or rehabilitation and reorganization under the Bankruptcy Reform Act is explored. The role of an attorney, their duties and right to compensation in a bankruptcy action are
also important to the student studying this area of law.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Schwarcz
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Level: 3
Scope: The application to industry of advances made in the techniques and instruments of research in the biological sciences. Linked to the development of genetic engineering in the 70's. In 1980,
the Supreme Court decided that a live human-made microorganism may be patented. This area covers intellectual property and medical applications.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Havighurst, D. Coleman
Adjunct: Ken Sibley may be interested in this area, Karen Magri
See also Science, Technology, and Law, Health Care, Medicine, and Law
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
Level: 4
Scope: Examines the state and federal laws pertinent to corporations, and, to a lesser extent, partnerships as business entities. Covers the organization, financial structure, governance and
dissolution, as well as relevant portions of federal securities law impacting on the corporation, such as federal regulation of the proxy system, tender offers and federal restraints on inside
trading.
Covers both business organizations, such as agency and partnership, other forms of association, fiduciary obligation, and corporate law.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Cox, DeMott, Schwarcz, Wallenstein
Cox has interest in Latin America; DeMott in Australia/New Zealand (See relevant countries in Foreign Law Collection Policy)
CANON LAW
Level: 3
Scope: See Religion and the Law
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Powell
check Innopac and consult with Divinity school to avoid duplication of items.
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Level: 4
Scope: Covers methods, procedures, and practices used in civil litigation. Each state has its own civil procedure code while federal court procedures are set out in Title 28 of the United States
Code (the Federal Rules of Procedure). This is primarily a procedural area of law that provides rules regarding motions, discovery, appropriate venue and jurisdiction, alternative dispute
mechanisms, as well as other procedures necessary to maintain the smooth operation of civil litigaiton.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Carrington, Jones, McAllister, Metzloff, Rowe, Schroeder, Vidmar
1L course
CIVIL RIGHTS
Level: 4
Scope Civil rights are guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the Constitution (freedom of the press, speech, religion, etc.) and by statutory mandate, the most important of which is the Civil Rights of
1964, as amended, that addresses principles of equality particularly in area of employment law.
Notes Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Clotfelter, Culp, Jones, McAllister, Rowe, Spruill, Underkuffler, Van Alstyne
AIDS Legal assistance Project-students assist people with AIDS/HIV legal problems including wills, powers of attorney, guardianship planning and discrimination through the AIDS Clinic.
Program in Public Law-sponsors lectures and workshops
COMMERCIAL LAW
Level: 4
Scope: Commercial law covers the area of jurisprudence that regulates trade, commerce, and mercantile pursuits. It is primarily a codified area of law that is governed at the state Level. Most
states base their commercial code on the Uniform Commercial Code published by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the American Law Institute. Within the scope of
commercial transactions are the sale and leasing of goods, transfer of funds, commercial paper, bank deposits and collections, letters of credit, bulk transfers, warehouse receipts, investment
securities and secured transactions.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Haagen, Schwarcz, Weistart
Growing international interest
Global Capital Markets Center-Wallenstein
COMMUNICATIONS LAW
Level: 3
Scope: Covers FCC regulations, and telecommunications.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Felder, Lange, Ocko, Van Alstyne
Pike and Fisher series
Administrative agency materials (FCC) selected through GPO
COMPARATIVE LAW
Level: 4
Scope: Study of legal traditions and systems of the nations of the world. It examines the attitude and nature of the law, its role in society and polity, its organization and operation and how it
is taught, applied and studied. Extensive collection mainly in English.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Haagen, Lange, Morris, Ocko, Topulos, Underkuffler, Wallenstein
Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law
Courses are also offered on Islamic and Jewish Law
Also courses on Chinese legal system.
Periodic course on Japanese Law
COMPUTER LAW
Level: 3
Scope: Covers software applications, internet regulation and use, issues of privacy.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Felder, Hirsh, Ocko, Wallenstein
CONFLICTS OF LAWS
Level: 4
Scope: Conflict of law rules address a sovereign's judicial competence on obligations that arise within the territory of two jurisdictions. It can be said to be a branch of jurisprudence that is
derived from the diversity of laws of different nations or states and either the reconciliation of the rights and remedies granted by such jurisdictions, or the determination of which legal system
would most appropriately apply.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Reppy
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Level: 4.5
Scope: Constitutional law is that branch of public law that studies the powers and limitations of the government. This area of law examines issues such as the separation of powers; rights of
individuals; balance between the federal and state government authorities; jurisdiction; and judicial review. Additionally, a historical overview of Constitutional interpretation through case law
and legislative history is reviewed.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Fish, Jones, Lange, Powell, Rowe, Schroeder, Spruill, Underkuffler, Van Alstyne
Program in Public Law sponsors talks on Constitutional issues
Also a major subject area for foreign jurisdictions.
(See foreign law collection policy)
CONSTRUCTION LAW
Level: 2.5
Scope: Includes liability, contracts, mechanics liens, etc.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: none
This is a very practice oriented area and the library collects only the most basic materials
CONTRACTS
Level: 4
Scope: Covers all aspects of contract law.
(See also Commercial law)
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: DeMott, Haagen, Weistart
Center for Sports Law
Overlaps with several areas including entertainment law
CORPORATIONS
Level: 4
Scope: All areas of corporation law including shareholder rights and actions, director liability, and issuance of stocks.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Cox, DeMott, Wallenstein
Includes not for profit corporations (Schmalbeck) and Limited Liability Corporations
Also collect Delaware corporate law treatises and journals
COURTS
Level: 4
Scope: Covers the workings of federal and state courts, administration of justice, the history of the courts.
Notes: Faculty interest/Current Awareness: Beale, Carrington, Everett, Fish, Maher, McAllister, Metzloff, Powell, Rowe, Schroeder, Spruill
Also collect state documents relating to courts and court administration
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Level: 2.5
Scope: Includes juvenile delinquency and justice, prisons, police, and other aspects of the criminal justice system. Other areas that overlap with social work as well. (See also Criminal Law and
Procedure)
Notes: Faculty interest/Current Awareness: Beale, Mosteller
This is a subject that "falls between the cracks" at Duke. Perkins library does not collect much in this area. NCCU has a criminal justice program and does have some materials.
Capital punishment and death penalty materials are collected by the law library There is faculty interest (Mosteller, Beale) in death penalty materials.
Death Penalty Litigation Clinic-gives students the opportunity to work on capital post-conviction cases either under the supervision of an attorney instructor or with attorneys in the
community.
Prisoner Rights Project
Mosteller particularly interested in victims rights and compensation
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Level: 4
Scope: Covers criminal law, criminal procedure and some criminal justice (see criminal justice page)
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Beale, Everett, Herrup, Morris, Mosteller, Underkuffler, Vidmar
Library collects selective trials. Sensational trials are collected on an ad hoc basis.
Vidmar has particular interest in juries
ECONOMICS AND LAW
Level: 4
Scope: Includes the interdisciplinary aspect of law and economics.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Clotfelter, Cox, Havighurst, Rowe, Schmalbeck, Schwarcz, Wallenstein, Weistart, Wiener
Global Capital Markets Center
Check catalog to avoid duplication with Perkins and Fuqua libraries
EDUCATION AND THE LAW
Level: 3
Scope: Covers the intersection of education and law, although not law school (see Legal Education). Includes school law issues, rights of students and teachers. Includes constitutional law issues
and also market trends in education.
Notes: Faculty Interest/ Current Awarenes: Clotfelter, Culp, Haagen, VanAlstyne, Wettach
ELDER LAW
Level: 3
Scope: Covers estate planning, living wills, arrangement for long term care, qualifying for Medicaid,. Deals with social work, gerontology, ethics and medicine.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Shaw, Spruill, Wettach
Some estate planning is collected-consult with Prof. Nancy Shaw for selection purposes.
Prof. Havighurst works in health care reform area.
ENERGY LAW
Level: 3.5
Scope: The study of natural resources includes an examination of the legal rules that govern development of privately owned mineral rights. This area of law in some ways mirrors that of property
law in that it entails a discussion of the creation of interests in mineral rights and leasing arrangements. It also includes a detailed examination of contract clauses that are particular to these
types of leases: royalties, protection and development of the minerals, conveyance of mineral rights, and taxation of oil and gas interests and transactions.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Maxwell (emeritus)
Some aspects are covered by administrative law
Public Utility decisions, etc-reliance on LexisNexis/Westlaw
ENTERTAINMENT LAW
Level: 3
Scope: Covers First Amendment aspects, communication, contracts. See also intellectual property and sports law.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Lange
Center for Sports Law has overlapping issues
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Level: 4
Scope: The area of law represents an examination of current environmental and administrative policies and statutory interpretation by the agencies and courts. Since most environmental litigation
arises from agency disputes, a grounding of administrative law is important and is briefly reviewed in this area. Applicable federal statutes are also studied, focusing on the Administrative
Procedures Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. The principle agency responsible for effecting national environmental policy is that Environmental Protection Agency; thus a discussion of
how that agency is structured and its posture on specific environmental issues is usually warranted.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Wiener
Duke Environmental Law Policy Forum (student edited journal)
Interdisciplinary materials reviewed-consult catalog to avoid duplication with the Nichols School of the Environment Library (Biology-Forestry)
International Development Clinic-water rights is key area of research
EQUITABLE REMEDIES
Level: 4
Scope: The law of judicial remedies deals with the nature and scope of the relief to be given to a plaintiff after appropriate procedures have been followed in court and a substantive right has
been established. The four major categories of remedies are damage remedies, restitutionary remedies, coercive remedies and declaratory remedies.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Rowe
See also contracts
Historical collection strong
EVIDENCE
Level: 4
Scope: The study of the law of evidence entails an examination of the federal rules that relate to the admissibility and presentation of evidence during a trial. In connection with the statutory
requirements, the theory underlying the existence and development of the evidence rules in the American legal system is explored.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: McAllister, Mosteller, Vidmar
Trial Practice courses
FAMILY LAW
Level: 4
Scope: Also known as domestic relations. This area of law is very broad in scope and can include traditional notions of family law (such as marital relations and divorce) to more specifically
highlighted areas (such as in vitro fertilization and adoption). Generally speaking, family law covers all aspects of the marital relationship: marriages requirement, property rights in marriage,
antenuptial agreements, unmarried cohabitation, divorce procedures and settlements. It also covers the relationship between parents and children. This includes adoption procedures and requirements,
rights to in vitro fertilization, fetal and child custody rights, respect by the courts of parental authority, child abuse and child support, for parents and the state.
Notes: Faculty Interest/ Current Awareness: Bartlett, McAllister, Reppy, Spruill
Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Level: 2
Scope: Covers U. S. relations and doctrines with other countries. Some of this material is State Department Documents selected through the depository program.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Christie, Ocko, Robertson
Rely on Perkins library for non-legal aspects of foreign relations.
GENDER AND LAW
Level: 4
Scope: Covers feminism, sexuality and law, and women and law
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Bartlett, Culp, Dimond, Herrup, Jones, Spruill, Underkuffler
Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy
HEALTH CARE, MEDICINE, AND LAW
Level: 3
Scope: It deals with the legal and financial structure of health care and bioethics, the dilemma of keeping health care costs within affordable limits while ensuring reasonable patient access to
care of acceptable quality, and antitrust aspects.
The bioethical area of health care law deals with the ethical issues in patient care decisions. This part of the course covers the definition of death, organ transplants, privacy issues, and
surrogacy.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Havighurst, McAllister, Metzloff, Schroeder, Spruill, Underkuffler, Vidmar
Consult with Medical Center Library on interdisciplinary materials
Exclude practitioner and health care administration materials (personnel)
Consult with Havighurst on possible purchases
HUMAN RIGHTS
Level: 3
Scope: Deals with the protection of individuals and groups against violations by governments of their internationally guaranteed rights, and with the promotion of those rights.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Ocko, Spruill, VanAlstyne
Mainly collect on the legal aspects of human rights.
Rely on Perkins for more general treatment of human rights.
International law policy also covers this via United Nations and other groups.
IMMIGRATION LAW
Level: 2.5
Scope: Covers all aspects of immigration law.
Notes: Faculty Interest/ Current Awareness:
Limited collection-library does not collect most of the practice oriented materials
Library keeps Gordon, Immigration Law as major treatise
Changing demographics of community may warrant more in this field especially regarding work permits for non resident aliens.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Level: 3
Scope: This topic covers Native American law, law of Canadian indigenous peoples, aboriginal law and any other native groups.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Haagen, Jones
INSURANCE LAW
Level: 3
Scope: The study of insurance begins by defining what constitutes insurance. It also covers the ability of insurance companies to market and enter into contracts with individuals or companies. This
breaks down into the various types of insurance policies, their interest and premium rates and the concept of risk based insurance. Finally, the procedures for presenting claims and processing
settlements is reviewed. Throughout the study of this area regulatory measures, an abundant amount of case law and policies that play into insurance law are examined.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Culp, Havighurst, McAllister
AIDS Legal Assistance Project deals with disability insurance issues & social security issues.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Level: 4.5
Scope: Intellectual property covers a wide array of areas, from art work, such as movies to industrial design to computer software programs. It covers copyright, patent and trademark law and the
procedures for complying with each. Both statutory regulations and case law, as well as agency decisions, are discussed in relation to each area. Also, the rights of others to use the material and
the rights of the owners are explored.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Boyle, Dimond, Lange, Ocko, Reichman
See also Computer Law
Possible new faculty with Cyberspace interests
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
Level: 4
Scope: Covers international aspects of business organizations and corporations. Also includes national laws of foreign business associations and companies laws. (See international law and foreign
law policies)
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Haagen, Schwarcz, Topulos, Wallenstein
Global Capital Markets Center
JUDGES BIOGRAPHY
Level: 4.5
Scope: This covers all judicial biographies. The library collects all available judicial biographies
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Fish, Haagen, Powell, Shimm
JURISPRUDENCE AND LEGAL THEORY
Level: 4.5
Scope: This is a major area of the collection covering all legal theory and philosophy.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Bartlett, Christie, Culp, Golding, Herrup, Horowitz, McAllister, Ocko, Powell, Spruill, Underkuffler, Van Alstyne
Christie Collection in Jurisprudence
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Level: 2.5
Scope: See Criminal Law and Procedure. The library collects only in legal areas affecting juvenile justice such as courts and penalty issues. Generally do not collect in related areas such as
social work and juvenile delinquency.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: McAllister, Spruill
LABOR RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Level: 4
Scope: This area of law entails the study of labor-management relationships, the obligations owed to each other under federal law, protection of individual rights and the settlement process for
dispute resolution that is unique to labor contracts. The study of labor law encompasses a review of the historical events that led to the creation of the present day system of labor relations,
including the role and establishment of labor unions. Principal federal statutes are discussed and applied, such as the National Labor Relations Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended. In addition the establishment and enforcement of the collective bargaining agreement is reviewed, particularly in relation in individual rights under such agreements. Finally, methods
of enforcing individual rights and settling workers' disputes are examined.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Culp, DeMott, Horowitz, Jones
Private Adjudication Center
Center for Dispute Resolution
LAND USE LAW
Level: 3
Scope: Includes zoning and land use planning.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Rice, Wiener
LAW LIBRARIANSHIP
Level: 4.5
Scope: Library has professional journals and newletters from all areas of law librarianship including international and foreign associations.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: None specifically, although all library staff have opportunity to see professional reading in their areas of interest.
LAW OF THE SEA
Level: 4
Scope: Much of this is international in scope, including treaties. For domestic law, see Maritime Law
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Robertson
LAWYERS BIOGRAPHY
Level: 3
Scope: Not as comprehensive as the judicial biography collection. Selections are made of leading lawyers both historical and current.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Fish, Haagen, Powell, Shimm
Check online catalog to avoid duplication with Perkins Library.
LEGAL EDUCATION
Level: 4
Scope: Includes trends in legal education, training of lawyers, etc. It does not include paralegal or pre law materials generally.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Beale, Carrington, Dunshee, McAllister, Rowe, Schmalbeck, Spruill,
LEGAL FICTION
Level: 2.5
Scope: Includes legal novels and other fiction. Leading authors are collected
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Cox, Herrup, Newman, Shimm, Spruill
Cox Collection in Legal Fiction supports this collection.
LEGAL HISTORY
Level: 4
Scope: Covers history of legal system in the United States. Historical collection is maintained.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Beale, Christie, Culp, Golding, Haagen, Herrup, Ocko, Powell, Shimm, Spruill, Topulos, Underkuffler, VanAlstyne
LEGAL PROFESSION
Level: 4
Scope: This includes materials on law firms, development of the profession in the United States, current trends, etc.
See Professional Responsibility for ethics related issues.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Beale, Carrington, Jones, Maher, Metzloff, Newman, Rowe, Schmalbeck, Spruill
LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING
Level: 4.5
Scope: General as well as research guides for particular subjects, individual states, and other jurisdictions are collected. Legal writing books are also collected.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Culp, Danner, Dunshee, Herrup, Maher, Rice, Spruill, Wettach
Most research guides are placed on reference; several legal writing books are put on reserve
LEGISLATION
Level: 3
Scope: The term legislation refers to the making of law and the system of principles that govern the political process that must be undertaken to accomplish this. Within this study is the
difficulties of drafting statutes and in their interpretation by the judiciary are discussed. Emphasis is on the legal aspect of legislation.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Danner, Spruill
MARITIME LAW
Level: 2.5
Scope: Admiralty. Covers the transport of persons and goods by sea and the private law rights and obligations connected with ships.
See Law of the Sea (international in scope)
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Robertson
Sub-specialities in admiralty law are generally not collected.
MILITARY LAW
Level: 3
Scope: This includes national defense and security. It also includes government documents selected on deposit from various parts of the Defense department.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Everett, Morris, Robertson, Silliman
Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security (LENS)
Morris-particular interest in crimes in the military
Silliman/LENS: Strong interest in weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
NORTH CAROLINA LAW
Level: 4.5
Scope: Some continuing education materials are collected. For North Carolina, more practice oriented materials are collected than for other jurisdictions.
Notes: Faculty Interest/ Current Awareness: Maher, McAllister, Rice, Spruill
North Carolina alcove has primary materials and legal encyclopedia
PRISONS AND PRISONERS
Level: 2
Scope: See also Criminal Law and Procedure. Generally, does not include items on prison reform and non legal aspects of the prison system.
Notes: Reliance on campus libraries
NCCU collection/program in criminal justice
Prisoner Rights Project
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Level: 4
Scope: Legal ethics; materials from relevant bar associations are purchased. Publications containing ethics opinions. Some codes of professional responsibility are collected from other professions
for comparative purposes.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Beale, DeMott, Dimond, Jones, Metzloff, Newman, Spruill
PROPERTY
Level: 4
Scope: Property covers the history of property law development in relation to basic modern concepts that govern property law. The study of property law entails common law and statutory land
interests (such as life-estates, fee simple, etc.), future interests, conveyances of real property, landlord-tenant relationship, easements and recording the ownership of land in various types of
title systems. It also includes personal property, community property, and historic preservation law.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Maxwel, Reppy, Schroeder, Underkuffler, Wiener
First year required course
PUBLIC WELFARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY
Level: 3
Scope: Includes serving indigents, pro bono aspects, and people with disabilities as well.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: McAllister, Rice, Schroeder, Spruill, Wettach
Course is offered in poverty law requiring students to work at least 20 hours with attorneys representing low income people with legal problems and to interview clients in a Legal Services
program.
AIDS Legal Assistance Project
Law School now requiring pro bono work of all students
RACE DISCRIMINATION
Level: 4
Scope: See Civil Rights
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Clotfelter, Culp, Jones, McAllister, Rice, Spruill, Van Alstyne, Wettach
RELIGION AND LAW
Level: 3.5
Scope: Covers freedom of religion aspects. Also, includes Canon Law, Jewish Law, and Islamic Law. Most of the collection is for comparative law purposes.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Golding, Powell, Schwarcz, Spruill, Underkuffler
Consult with Divinity to avoid duplication
Collect legal aspects rather than the theological aspects which will be in the Divinity library
ROMAN LAW
Level: 3
Scope: See Canon Law, Religion and the Law
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Powell, Topulos
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND LAW
Level: 3
Scope: See Computer Law, Intellectual Property
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Danner, Dunshee, Felder, Ocko, Rice, Schroeder
Concentrates on computer aspects
Growing field including biotechnology (see also intellectual property)
SECURITIES
Level: 4
Scope: Legal aspects only. Discusses the significant securities legislation, mainly the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Act of 1934. There is a review of disclosure requirements and
regulation over the sale of the securities and the people who sell the securities. Additionally, concepts of securities fraud are introduced and methods of enforcement are looked at.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Cox, DeMott, Schwarcz
Non Legal aspects should be at the Fuqua library
SPORTS LAW
Level: 4
Scope: Includes various aspects of sports law, including contracts, labor negotiations, and estate planning, and antitrust. This area is very interdependent on other subjects.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: D. Coleman, Haagen, Weistart
Center for Sports Law
TAXATION
Level: 4
Scope: Taxation reviews the underlying principles of the federal tax code and its application to practical situations. It covers individual taxation, corporate taxation, not-for-profit taxation and
international taxation. The study of taxation entails not only the statutory review of the Internal Revenue Code but agency and judicial decisions interpreting the Code. With respect to
international taxation, the taxation of aliens and foreign corporations in the US and of US citizens and corporations abroad are analyzed.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Schmalbeck
High interest in tax policy issues
TORTS
Level: 4
Scope: This area of law covers civil wrongs including intentional torts, personal injury, defamation, negligence, and products liability among others.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Christie, Culp, Lange, Schroeder, Wiener
First year course
Practice oriented trial materials are generally not collected.
TRIAL PRACTICE AND APPELLATE ADVOCACY
Level: 3
Scope: Covers all aspects of a trial and appellate advocacy including jury selection, discovery, evidence, and other aspects of trial and appeal.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: Herrup, McAllister, Metzloff, Schroeder
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Level: 3
Scope: Covers aspects of financial planning, wills, trusts. By its nature, much of the collection contains practice oriented materials.
Notes: Faculty Interest/Current Awareness: McAllister, Reppy, Schmalbeck, Shaw
AIDS Legal Assistance Project
Consult with Professor Nancy Shaw re: practice oriented estate planning materials for new purchases and renewals.
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