Subject Guide to Legal Treatises

Legal treatises provide well-organized, detailed and exhaustive explanations and analyses of individual legal topics, such as contracts, torts, property, and criminal law.  A treatises may be a single volume, a multi-volume set, or a loose-leaf series, and may be updated with supplements, pocket parts, or inserted pages  Treatises in the Law Library's collection are listed below by subject.  West's Nutshell Series volumes on many of these legal topics are also on Law Reserve .

If you are looking for additional treatises in these subject areas or in others not listed, ask a reference librarian for assistance, click on the links at the end of each subject listing, or call the reference desk at (914) 422-4208.

 Administrative Law

Administrative Law by Alfred C. Aman, Jr. & William T. Mayton, 2d ed. (West 2001) (KF5402 .A8) (Hornbook)

Administrative Law Treatise by Richard J. Pierce, Jr., 4th ed. (Aspen 2002) (KF5402 .D32) (multi-volume)

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Agency, Partnerships & Limited Liability Companies

An Introduction to Agency and Partnerships by Melvin A. Eisenberg, 2d ed. (Foundation Press 1995) (KF1366 .E37)

The Law of Agency and Partnership by William A. Gregory, 3rd ed. (West 2001) (KF1345 .R48) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Restatement of the Law Third, Agency, adopted May 17, 2005 (American Law Institute 2006) (KF1345 .A742)

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Animal Law

Animals, The Law, and Veterinary Medicine: A Guide to Veterinary Law  by Orland A. Soave, 4th ed. (Austin & Winfield 2000) (KF3835 .S67)

Animals, Property and the Law by Gary L. Francione (Temple Univ. Press 2005) (KF3841 .F73)

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Antitrust Law

Antitrust Law: An Analysis of Antitrust Principles and Their Application by Phillip E. Areeda & Herbert Hovenkamp, 3rd ed. (Aspen 2006) (KF1649 .A852)

The Law of Antitrust: An Integrated Handbook by Lawrence A. Sullivan & Warren S. Grimes, 2d ed. (Thomson/West 2006) (KF1649 .S91) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Antitrust Law by Richard A. Posner, 2d ed. (Univ. of Chicago Press 2001) (KF1649 .P66)

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Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law

Art Law: The Guide for Collectors, Investors, Dealers, and Artists by Ralph E. Lerner & Judith Bresler, 3rd ed. (Practising Law Inst. 2005) (KF4288 .Z9 L47) (multi-volume)

The Deskbook of Art Law by Leonard D. DuBoff & Sally Holt Caplan, 2d ed. (Oceana 1993-) (KF4288 .D8) (loose-leaf)

Entertainment Law, Howard Siegel, ed.-in-chief, 3rd ed. (NYSBA 2004) (KF4290 .A75 E58)

Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts: Agreements and the Law by Alexander Lindey & Michael Landau, 3rd ed. (Thomson/West 2004-) (KF2992 .L562) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

Fundamentals of Sports Law by Walter T. Champion, Jr., 2d ed. (Thomson/West 2004) (KF3989 .C47)

Law of Professional and Amateur Sports, Gary A. Uberstine, ed. (West Group 2002) (KF3989 .L38) (multi-volume)

Sports Law Practice by Martin J. Greenberg & James T. Gray, 2d ed. (Lexis Law Pub. 1998) (KF3989 .G73) (multi-volume)

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Banking Law

Federal Banking Law Reporter (Commerce Clearing House 1982-) (KF971.5 .C65) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

Banking Law in the United States by Alfred M. Pollard & Joseph P. Daly, 3rd ed. (Juris Pub. 2003-) (KF974 .B382) (2-vol. loose-leaf)

Bank Officer's Handbook of Commercial Banking Law by Frederick K. Beutel & Milton R. Schroeder, 5th ed. (Warren, Gorham & Lamont 1982) (KF975 .B4)

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Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy by David G. Epstein, Steve H. Nickles, & James J. White (West Pub. Co. 1993) (KF1524 .E67) (Hornbook) & 2006 ed. CD-ROM set (Law Reserve)

Collier on Bankruptcy,  Lawrence P. King, ed.-in-chief, 15th ed. rev. (Matthew Bender 1996-) (KF1524 .C6) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

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Commercial Law

Uniform Commercial Code Series by William D. Hawkland (Callaghan 1982-) (KF879.527 .H38) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

Anderson on the Uniform Commercial Code by Ronald A. Anderson, 3rd ed. (Lawyers Co-operative 1981) (KF879.514 .A53) (multi-volume)

Uniform Commercial Code by James J. White & Robert S. Summers, 5th ed. (West Group 2000) (KF890 .W45) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

The Portable UCC , Corinne Cooper, ed., 4th ed. (ABA Section of Business Law 2005) (KF890 .U47)

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Constitutional Law

American Constitutional Law by Laurence H. Tribe, 3rd ed. (Foundation Press 2000) (KF4550 .T785) (2nd ed. contains matters not covered in the 3rd ed.)

Constitutional Law by John E. Nowak & Ronald D. Rotunda, 7th ed. (West Group 2004) (KF4550 .N68) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure by Ronald D. Rotunda & John E. Nowak, 4th ed. (Thomson/West 2007) (KF4550 .R63) (multi-volume)

A Treatise on the Principles of American Constitutional Law and Legislation by John A. Jameson, 2d ed. (Rothman 1981) (reprint of 1869 edition) (KF4541 .J35)

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Contracts

Corbin on Contracts by Arthur L. Corbin, rev. ed. (West Pub. Co. 1993) (KF801 .C67) (multi-volume)

Farnsworth on Contracts by E. Allan Farnsworth, 3rd ed. (Aspen 2004) (KF801 .F37) (multi-volume)

Calamari and  Perillo on Contracts by John D. Calamari & Joseph M. Perillo, 5th ed. (West Group 2003) (KF801 .C26) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Murray on Contracts by John E. Murray, 4th ed. (Lexis Pub. 2001) (KF801 .M87) (multi-volume)

A Treatise on the Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, 4th ed. by Richard A. Lord (Lawyers Co-op 1990-) (KF801 .W54) (multi-volume loose-leaf & CD)

Restatement of the Law Second, Contracts  (American Law Institute 1981) (KF801 .A842) (multi-volume)

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Copyright

Boorstyn on Copyright by Neil Boorstyn, 2d ed. (Clark Boardman Callaghan 1994-) (KF2996 .B66) (2-volume loose-leaf)

Copyright Law and Practice by William F. Patry (Bureau of National Affairs 1994) (KF2994 .P35) (3 volumes)

Nimmer on Copyright: A Treatise on the Law of Literary, Musical and Artistic Property, and the Protection of Ideas by Melville B. Nimmer (Matthew Bender 1963-) (KF2991.5 .N5) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

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Corporations

Corporation Law by Franklin A. Gevurtz (West Group 2000) (KF1414 .G48) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Cox and Hazen on Corporations: Including Unincorporated Forms of Doing Business by James D. Cox & Thomas L. Hazen, 2d ed. (Aspen 2003) (KF1414 .C69) (multi-volume)

Corporations by James D. Cox, Thomas L. Hazen & F. Hodge O'Neal (Little, Brown 1995) (KF1414 .C69) (3-volume loose-leaf)

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Criminal Law and Procedure

Criminal Law by Wayne R. LaFave, 4th ed. (West 2003) (KF9219 .L38) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Criminal Procedure by Wayne R. LaFave, Jerold H. Israel & Nancy J. King, 4th ed. (Thomson/West 2004) (KF9619 .L34) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Orfield's Criminal Procedure Under the Federal Rules by Lester B. Orfield, 2d ed. (Lawyer's Co-Op 1985) (KF9619 .O7) (multi-volume)

Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment by Wayne R. LaFave, 4th ed. (Thomson/West 2004) (KF9630 .L26) (multi-volume) (Law Reserve)

Wharton's Criminal Law by Charles E. Torcia, 15th ed. (Clark Boardman Callaghan 1993) (KF9219 .W43)

Wharton's Criminal Procedure by Nancy Hollander, Barbara E. Bergman & Melissa Stephenson, 14th ed. (Thomson/West 2002) (KF9619 .W432) (multi-volume)

Wharton's Criminal Evidence by Barbara E. Bergman & Nancy Hollander, 15th ed. (West Group 1997) (KF9660 .W43) (multi-volume)

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E-Commerce Law

The Law of Electronic Commerce by Jane K. Winn & Benjamin Wright, 4th ed. (Aspen 2001-) (KF1357.5 .W754) (loose-leaf)

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Education Law

Education Law by James A. Rapp (Matthew Bender 1984-) (KF4119 .R36) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

Education Law, Charles J. Russo & Ralph D. Mawdsley, eds. (Law Journal Press 2002-) (KF4119 .E276) (loose-leaf)

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Environmental Law

Compendium of Sustainable Energy Laws  by Richard Ottinger, Nicholas Robinson & Victor Tafur (Cambridge Univ. Press 2005) (K3981 .C66)

Environmental Law by William H. Rodgers, Jr., 2d ed. (West Pub. Co. 1994) (KF3775 .R6) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve) (multi-volume)

Treatise on Environmental Law by Frank P. Grad (Matthew Bender 1973-) (KF3775 .G7) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

Comparative Environmental Law and Regulation, Nicholas A. Robinson, ed. (Oceana 1996-) (K3585.4 .C66) (2-volume loose-leaf)

Environmental Regulation of Real Property by Nicholas A. Robinson (Law Journal Seminars-Press 1982-) (KF5698 .R6) (loose-leaf)

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Evidence

Evidence by Christopher B. Mueller & Laird C. Kirkpatrick, 3rd ed. (Aspen 2003) (KF8935 .M836)

Federal Evidence by Christopher B. Mueller & Laird C. Kirkpatrick, 3rd ed.  (Thomson/West 2007) (KF8935 .L68) (multi-volume)

McCormick on Evidence, John W. Strong, gen. ed., 6th ed. (Thomson/West 2006) (KF8935 .M29) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Weinstein's Federal Evidence: Commentary on Rules of Evidence for the United States Courts, Joseph M. McLaughlin, gen. ed., 2d ed. (Matthew Bender 1997-) (KF8933 .W39) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

Weissenberger's Federal Evidence by Glen Weissenberger & James J. Duane, 5th ed. (Matthew Bender 2006) (KF8935 .W42)

Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony by David L. Faigman et al., 2d ed. (Thomson/West 2007) (KF8961 .M63) (multi-volume)

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Family Law

The Law of Domestic Relations in the United States by Homer H. Clark, Jr., 2d ed. (West Pub. Co. 1988) (KF504 .C55) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Family Court Law and Practice in New York by Kristin M. Kerschensteiner, rev. ed. (Thomson/West 2005) (KFN5116 .K472) (multi-volume)

New York Law of Domestic Relations by Alan D. Scheinkman (West Pub. Co. 1996) (KFN5115 .S34 + CD-ROM on Reserve)

Family Law and Practice by Susan R. Winters & Thomas D. Baldwin (West Group 1999) (KFN1880 .N4) (multi-volume manual with forms - New Jersey))

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Federal Practice and Procedure

Federal Practice and Procedure by Charles A. Wright & Arthur R. Miller (West Pub. Co. 1969) (KF8840 .W68) (multi-volume)

Law of Federal Courts by Charles A. Wright & Mary Kay Kane, 6th ed. (West Group 2002) (KF8840 .W7) (Hornbook) (Law Reserve)

Moore's Federal Practice by James W. Moore, Daniel R. Coquillette, ed., 3rd ed. (Matthew Bender 1997-) (KF8820 .A313 M63) (loose-leaf)

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Financial Products

Business Basics for Law Students: Essential Concepts and Applications by Robert W. Hamilton & Richard A. Booth (Aspen 2006) (KF889 .H238)

Business Organization and Finance: Legal and Economic Principles by William A. Klein & John C. Coffee, Jr., 10th ed. (Foundation Press 2007) (KF1366 .K56)

Dalhuisen on International Commercial, Financial, and Trade Law by J.H. Dalhuisen, 2d ed. (Hart 2004) (K1005 .D35)

KPMG International Handbook of Financial Instruments and Transactions, compiled by Arun Kumar Sarwal (Butterworths 1989) (HG4527 .S25)

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Immigration Law

Immigration Law and Procedure: Practice and Strategy  by Charles Gordon & Stanley Mailman, rev. ed. (Matthew Bender 1988-) (KF4815 .I46) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

Bender's Immigration Regulations Service, Aileen Jenner, ed. (Matthew Bender 1994-) (KF4815 .B46) (2-volume loose-leaf)

Essentials of Immigration Law by Richard A. Boswell (American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n 2006) (KF4819 .B67)

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Insurance Law

Holmes's Appleman on Insurance, 2d, Eric M. Holmes, gen. ed., 2d ed. (LexisNexis 1996) (KF1164 .A76) (multi-volume)

Couch on Insurance 3d by Lee R. Russ, in consultation with Thomas F. Segalla (Clark Boardman Callaghan 1995-) (KF1159.5 .C62) (multi-volume loose-leaf)

Understanding Insurance Law by Robert H. Jerry II, 3rd ed. (LexisNexis 2002) (KF1164 .J47)

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International Law

Principles of Public International Law by Ian Brownlie, 6th ed. (Oxford Univ. Press 2003) (KZ3225 .B76 A37)

International Law by Malcolm N. Shaw, 5th ed. (Cambridge Univ. Press 2003) (KZ3275 .S53) (Law Reserve)

An Introduction to International Law by Mark W. Janis, 3rd ed. (Little, Brown 1999) (KZ3140 .J36 A35)

Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International Law by Peter Malanczuk, 7th ed. (Routledge 1997) (KZ1242 .M35)

Internet and Information Law

Information Law by Raymond T. Nimmer (West Group 2002-) (KF2979 .N56) (2-volume loose-leaf)

Internet and Online Law by Ken D. Stuckey (Law Journal Seminars Press 1996-) (KF390.5 .C6 S78) (loose-leaf)

Internet Law and Regulation by Graham J. H. Smith (Sweet & Maxwell 2002) (KD667 .C65 I57)

Law of the Internet by F. Lawrence Street & Mark P. Grant (Lexis Law Pub. 2001-) (KF390.5 .C6 S762) (loose-leaf updated to August 2007; now available on LexisNexis)

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