legal texts

legal texts
Books that cover specific areas of the law, usually dealing with a single topic.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Legal history — or the history of law is the study of how law has evolved and why it changed. Legal history is closely connected to the development of civilizations and is set in the wider context of social history. Among certain jurists and historians of legal… …   Wikipedia

  • Legal formalism — is a legal positivist view in philosophy of law and jurisprudence. While Jeremy Bentham s legal positivism can be seen as appertaining to the legislature, legal formalism appertains to the Judge; that is, formalism does not (as positivists do)… …   Wikipedia

  • Legal translation — is the translation of texts within the field of law. As law is a culture dependent subject field, legal translation is not a simple task.Only professional translators specialising in legal translation should translate legal documents and… …   Wikipedia

  • Legal education in the United States — generally refers to the education of lawyers before entry into practice. Other types of legal education, such as that of paralegals, of Limited Practice Officers (in Washington), and of the citizenry in general, and of the education of lawyers… …   Wikipedia

  • Legal English — is the style of English used by lawyers and other legal professionals in the course of their work. It has particular relevance when applied to the drafting of written material, including:* legal documents: contracts, licences etc * court… …   Wikipedia

  • legal glossator — ▪ medieval jurist       in the Middle Ages, any of the scholars who applied methods of interlinear or marginal annotations (glossae) and the explanation of words to the interpretation of Roman (Roman law) legal texts. The age of the legal… …   Universalium

  • Legal writing — is a type of technical writing used by legislators, lawyers, judges, and others in law to express legal analysis and legal rights and duties. Its distinguishing features include reliance on and citation to authority, importance of precedent,… …   Wikipedia

  • legal publishing — The production of texts that report laws or discuss the practice of law. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. legal publishing …   Law dictionary

  • Legal humanists — The legal humanists were a group of scholars of Roman law, which arose in 16th century France (Bourges) as a reaction against the Commentators. They had a general disdain for the Middle Ages and felt nothing good could come from then. They also… …   Wikipedia

  • Legal system of Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Saudi Arabia …   Wikipedia

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