West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2nd Edition, 13 Volumes

This is the e-book version of the 13-volume West's Encyclopedia of American Law (2nd
edition), published in 2004. Its 5,000 entries cover historical and current terms, concepts, events,
movements, cases, and persons significant to U.S law.

The new edition of this standard legal reference is a worthy successor to the original. New cases,
events, and trends have been thoroughly integrated into existing entries. Some, such as Absentee voting,
Jurisdiction, and terrorism, have been substantially rewritten, while many others, such as Abington
School District v. schempp, abortion, and Judge
advocate have new content appended. Omissions from the
first edition have been corrected, with new entries for Ralph David Abernathy, Bella Abzug, the Amistad
mutiny, and the "abuse excuse" as well as for George W. Bush, Tom Ridge, and Kenneth Starr, of recent
import. Of the more than 5,000 entries, 2,000 have been revised and 630 are new. Even the photographs
have been updated--different photographs are often used, even when article content is the same.

This new edition, which replaces The Guide to American Law, provides:

* Current information on 5,000 legal topics in 12 volumes cover important issues
* 630 brand-new entries and 2,000 revised articles
* Biographies of interesting and influential people who have played a part in creating
or shaping U.S. law, along with a portrait, a timeline and a quote from the biographee
* Increased coverage of women and minorities
* Definitions of legal terms
* "In Focus" pieces that provide additional facts and details on important issues
* Color and black-and-white photographs and other visual aids enhance the text
* Full text of many documents and legal forms
* Cross-referencing within articles to related entries and extensive indexing
* And much more

Table of contents

v. 1. A to Ba
v. 2. Be to Col
v. 3. Com to Dor
v. 4. Dou to Fre
v. 5. Fri to Jam
v. 6. Jap to Ma
v. 7. Mc to Pl
v. 8. Po to San
v. 9. Sar to Ten
v. 10. Ter to Z
v. 11. Milestones in the law
v. 12. Primary documents
v. 13. Dictionary and indexes