West's Encyclopedia of American Law Vol 1-4
West's Encyclopedia of American Law Vol 1-4
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0787663670 | edition 2004 | PDF | 37,7 mb
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0787663670 | edition 2004 | PDF | 37,7 mb
The new edition of this standard legal reference is a worthy successor to the original. The encyclopedia contains a comprehensive overview of American law, covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and significant persons. New cases, events, and trends have been thoroughly integrated into existing entries. Some, such as Absentee voting, Jurisdiction, and terrorism, have been substantially rewritten, while many others, such as Abington School District v. schempp, abortion, and Judge advocate have new content appended. Omissions from the first edition have been corrected, with new entries for Ralph David Abernathy, Bella Abzug, the Amistad mutiny, and the "abuse excuse" as well as for George W. Bush, Tom Ridge, and Kenneth Starr, of recent import. Of the more than 5,000 entries, 2,000 have been revised and 630 are new. Even the photographs have been updated–different photographs are often used, even when article content is the same.