Web Links

Useful websites for further research and exploration.

Jump to a ChapterCh 1: IntroductionCh 2: Ethics and LawCh 3: The Judicial SystemCh 4: Civil Procedure Ch 5: Institutional Sources of American Law Ch 9: Family LawCh 10: ContractsCh 11: The Law of TortsCh 13: Administrative Law and Administrative AgenciesCh 14: Alternative Dispute ResolutionGeneral Resources

Note: there are no Web Links for Chapters 6,7,8, and 12.


Chapter 1: Introduction

Philosophy

http://www.utm.edu/research/iep

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Information about most famous philosophers and their writings including: John Stuart Mill, Immanuel Kant, John Locke.

Magna Carta

http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/index.html

National Archives and Records Administration
On this site can be found many significant documents, including a translated copy of Magna Carta issued in 1297 by Edward I of England.

Physician-Assisted Suicide

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/348/10/961

New England Journal of Medicine Special Report
Five Years of Legal Physician-Assisted Suicide in Oregon. (2003)


Chapter 2: Ethics and Law

Legal Ethics

http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/


Chapter 3: The Judicial System

Omnibus Law Sites - Federal

http://www.law.cornell.edu/federal/

http://www.fedworld.gov/

http://www.findlaw.com/10fedgov

Omnibus Site - State

http://www.cornell.edu/states/index.html

http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/

Federal Courts - General Information

http://www.uscourts.gov/faq.html

Omnibus Law Site - Other Countries and International

http://www.law.cornell.edu/world/


Chapter 4: Civil Procedure

Federal Rules of Evidence

http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

http://www.law.cornell.edu/

A Quick Overview of Civil Procedure

http://home.wlu.edu/~wendelb/procedure.htm


Chapter 5: Institutional Sources of American Law

United States Constitution

http://www.constitutioncenter.org

Online Searchable Constitution

http://www.usconstitution.net

Monitor Current Constitutional Issues and Decisions

http://www.usconstitution.net/constcur.html

Omnibus Information About Congress

http://www.congresslink.org/


Chapter 9: Family Law

Children and Families

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sitemap.html

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families an omnibus website containing information about adoption, foster care, child abuse and neglect, statistics and many other topics relating to children and families.

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/dis/vcis/preface.htm#1

Analysis Of State Child Welfare Data: Vcis Survey Data From 1990 Through 1994.

http://www.childstats.gov/

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics This site provides links to federal and state statistics regarding children and families.

Adoption and Foster Care

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/mepa94/

A Guide to The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, As Amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of 1996.

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/adopt02/

Adoption 2002: The President's Initiative on Adoption and Foster Care Guidelines for Public Policy and State Legislation Governing Permanence for Children.

Civil Unions

http://www.usconstitution.net/civilunionnews.html


Chapter 10: Contracts

Contracts

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/contracts.html

Contracts Overview


Chapter 11: The Law of Torts

Torts

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/torts.html

Torts Overview

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/products_liability.html

Products Liability Overview

http://www.rand.org/icj/

Rand Institute for Civil Justice

http://www.mcandl.com/states.html

Summaries of Medical Malpractice Law by State


Chapter 13: Administrative Law and Administrative Agencies

Administrative Law

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/administrative.html

Administrative Law overview

http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/index.htm#toc

Agency Website Locators

http://www.fedworld.gov/


Chapter 14: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Alternative Dispute Resolution

http://www.atra.org/

American Tort Reform Association

http://www.atlanet.org/

American Trial Lawyer's Association

General Resourcess

Links to the following list of online full text law journals can be found at this address:

http://stu.findlaw.com/journals/general.html

Akron Law Review

Alaska Law Review

Albany Law Review

American Law Review

American University Law Review

Boston College Law Review

Buffalo Law Review

Cardozo Law Review

Chapman University Law Review.

Deakin Law Review

Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University Law Review

Drake Law Review

Duke Law Journal

Emory Law Journal

Florida Law Review

Florida State University Law Review

Hofstra Law Review

Indiana Law Journal

Journal of Law and the Public Interest

Law and Contemporary Problems

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

Oregon Law Review

Seton Hall Law Review

The Electronic Legal Journal

The Federal Courts Law Review

Villanova Law Review

Washburn Law Journal

Washington University Journal of Law and Policy

Washington University Law Quarterly