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Courts

Abraham, Henry Julian. The Judicial Process: An Introductory Analysis of the Courts of the United States, England, and France. Oxford University Press, 1998. A classic text.

Bushnell, Ian. The Federal Court of Canada: A History, 1875-1992. University of Toronto Press, 1997. A history of this institution.

Jacob, Herbert, and others. Courts, Law, and Politics in Comparative Perspective. Yale University Press, 1996. A comparison of the courts in several countries.

Meyer, Howard N. The World Court in Action: Judging among the Nations. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. Traces the World Court from its beginnings in 1899 to its contemporary challenges.

Reichell, Philip L. Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: A Topical Approach. Prentice Hall, 1998. Examines traditional questions of justice from the perspectives of several countries.

Schabas, William A. An Introduction to the International Criminal Court. Cambridge University Press, 2001. A good introduction on the court's role in the protection of human rights.

Terrill, Richard J. World Criminal Justice Systems: A Survey. 4th ed. Anderson, 1999. A study of the justice systems of seven countries.

Jury

Burnett, D. Graham. Trial by Jury. Knopf, 2001. A candid memoir of the challenges faced by the author as a jury foreman in a murder case.

Dwyer, William L. In the Hands of the People: The Trial Jury's Origins, Triumphs, Troubles and Future in American Democracy. St. Martin's, 2001. A compelling and entertaining argument in support of the jury system.

Hans, Valerie P., and Neil Vidmar. Judging the Jury. Plenum, Perseus, 1986, 1990. 2001. An examination of jury justice, with cases; for general readers.

Lehman, Godfrey D. We the Jury: The Impact of Jurors on Our Basic Freedoms: Great Jury Trials of History. Prometheus, 1997. The author uses examples of classic cases to praise the role of the jury system in upholding justice.

Lief, Michael S.; H. Mitchell Caldwell; and Benjamin Bycel. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments in Modern Law. Scribner, 1998. Closing arguments from ten noteworthy cases, including background information on the trials and evaluation of the lawyers' techniques.

Miller, Marvin. You Be the Jury. Apple, 1992. For younger readers.

Stanley, Jacqueline D. Juror's Rights. Sourcebooks, 1998. What to expect if called for jury duty.

Wolf, Robert V. Ed. Austin Sarat. The Jury System. Chelsea House, 1998. For middle school readers.

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Law

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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