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Black, Henry Campbell. Black's Law Dictionary. 7th ed. West, 2001. Abridged version of a standard reference of terminology, phrases, and quotations from ancient to modern times.

Brownlie, Ian, ed. Basic Documents in International Law. Oxford University Press, 1995. International law documents dealing with diplomacy, human rights, the sea, and outer space.

Cass, Ronald A. Rule of Law in America. John Hopkins University Press, 2001. A lucid and balanced account of the rule of law and its place in American society.

Feinman, Jay M. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About the American Legal System. Oxford University Press, 2000. A background for the layperson.

Friedman, Lawrence Meir. Law in America: A Short History. Random House, 2002. A concise social history of the U.S. legal system.

Irving, Shae; Kathleen A. Michon; and Beth McKenna, eds. Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions. 4th ed. Nolo, 2002. Provides a wide range of questions and answers to the many legal issues that confront us daily.

Kritzer, Herbert M., ed. Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. 4 vols. ABC-CLIO, 2002. Covers every country of the world as well as organizations and institutions.

Mersky, Roy M., and Donald J. Dunn. Legal Research Illustrated. 8th ed. Foundation Press, 2002. Guide to research methodology.

Pound, Roscoe. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law. Yale University Press, 1988. A classic by an American legal scholar.

Schulze, Enike. Introduction to the American Legal System. 6th ed. Pearson, 2000. A textbook survey.

Yogis, John A. Canadian Law Dictionary. Barron's, 1998. Defines legal terms and phrases.

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