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Treatises by Topic (A-Z)

Key legal works, organized by topic.

TREATISES & HORNBOOKS

Treatises are works written by legal scholars that provide exhaustive coverage of a legal topic.  Treatises may be a single volume, but more often they are multi-volume sets of five, ten, or even more volumes.   Treatises provide description, analysis and commentary with extensive references to primary sources including cases, statutes and other authorities.  Often, the name of the author is included in the title, such as Scott on Trusts or Corbin on Contracts.

For treatises that focus on New York Law, please consult our list of New York Treatises by Topic.

Hornbooks are legal texts written for law students by law professors.  They explain the law, and are similar to traditional textbooks in other fields.  Hornbooks are one-volume works that provide an overview of a legal topic and a discussion of major cases in the evolution of the legal area.  Hornbooks are popular with students because they condense the law into the essentials, presenting the “black letter law.”  Several publishers publish hornbooks.  The West hornbooks are published in an official “hornbook series.”   Aspen’s “Examples and Explanations” series and Lexis’ “Understanding the Law” legal text series, are similar to hornbooks.  As a general rule, a hornbook is a basic one volume text written for law students, while a treatise is a larger work that provides more detailed coverage, analysis and citation.

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SUBJECTS

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

ADMIRALTY & MARITIME LAW

ADVERTISING LAW

ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION

ART & ENTERTAINMENT LAW

ARBITRATION, MEDIATION AND ADR

BANKING & CONSUMER FINANCE

BANKRUPTCY

CIVIL RIGHTS

CIVIL LITIGATION--See FEDERAL PRACTICE

COMMERCIAL LAW

COMMUNICATIONS LAW

CONFLICT OF LAWS

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--See CIVIL RIGHTS

CONSTRUCTION LAW

CONSUMER FINANCE & BANKING

CONSUMER LAW

CONTRACTS

COPYRIGHT--See INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

CORPORATIONS

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE

DISABILITIES LAW

EDUCATION LAW

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR LAW

ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

ENTERTAINMENT & ART LAW

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

EVIDENCE

FAMILY LAW

FEDERAL PRACTICE

GOVERNMENT BENEFITS LAW

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

HEALTH CARE LAW

IMMIGRATION

INSURANCE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

INTERNET

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW--See EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW

LAND USE--See ZONING AND LAND USE

LEGAL ETHICS

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES & PARTNERSHIPS

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MEDIATION--See ARBITRATION, MEDIATION AND ADR

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE--See HEALTH CARE LAW

MILITARY LAW

MUNICIPAL LAW--See LOCAL GOVERNMENT

NATURAL RESOURCES & ENERGY LAW

PARTNERSHIPS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

PATENT LAW--See INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

PRODUCTS LIABILITY

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY--See LEGAL ETHICS

PROPERTY

REMEDIES

SECURITIES

SOCIAL SECURITY--See GOVERNMENT BENEFITS LAW

SPORTS

STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION

SUPREME COURT--See FEDERAL PRACTICE

TAXATION

TORTS

TRADEMARKS AND TRADE SECRETS--See INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

TRANSPORTATION

TRUSTS & ESTATES

WORKERS COMPENSATION LAW-See GOVERNMENT BENEFITS LAW

ZONING AND LAND USE