In this handbook, VerSteeg - a former Latin teacher and now a law professor - provides translations, discussions, and explanations of Latin legal terminology that law students and lawyers are most likely to use. He then explains the use of the Latin terminology with respect to its broader legal context. Unlike other reference books, this book is arranged by subject areas in law, such as constitutional law, contracts, property, torts, general terms, etc. The book also contains a glossary of approximately 290 Latin terms that occur frequently in legal writing, an appendix, and a guide to classical Latin pronunciation.

Essential Latin for Lawyers (English and Latin Edition)

VerSteeg, Russ

Carolina Academic Pr

In this handbook, VerSteeg - a former Latin teacher and now a law professor - provides translations, discussions, and explanations of Latin legal terminology that law students and lawyers are most likely to use. He then explains the use of the Latin terminology with respect to its broader legal context. Unlike other reference books, this book is arranged by subject areas in law, such as constitutional law, contracts, property, torts, general terms, etc. The book also contains a glossary of approximately 290 Latin terms that occur frequently in legal writing, an appendix, and a guide to classical Latin pronunciation.

History

Ancient Civilizations

Carolina Academic Press

This book examines the legal philosophy, legal institutions, and laws of the ancient Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. Ancient documents, accounts, and literature provide the basis for a wide perspective of law and the procedural features of these ancient legal systems. VerSteeg delineates and analyzes the elements of ancient laws, explaining how social, religious, cultural, and political forces shaped both procedure and substance. The book is comprised of four units: Early Mesopotamian Law, Law in Ancient Egypt, Law in Classical Athens, and Roman Law. 
Each unit has three chapters, and the first chapter in each unit begins with an overview which provides essential historical background. The next section of the initial chapter considers the role of law in society, exploring law in the abstract, the theoretical bases of justice. The middle chapter in each unit traces the development of the ancient judicial systems, distinguishing the various types of judges, courts, and procedures that were employed to make justice available to both citizens and foreigners. The third chapter in each unit reconstructs the substantive laws, including sections detailing Personal Status, Property, Family Law, Inheritance and Succession, Torts, Criminal Law, and Contracts and Commercial Law. A variety of sources, such as early law collections, land records, wills, sales documents, court chronicles, works of ancient literature, accounts of ancient trials, and great codes such as Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis illustrate the sophisticated, often subtle, and complex nature of law in the ancient world.

Law in the Ancient World

Americas

This book synthesizes law in ancient Mesopotamia from its beginnings (roughly 3000 BC) to about 1600 BC. Author Russ VerSteeg explains Mesopotamian law using modern legal categories as points of reference in order to make the subject more accessible to the reader. Early Mesopotamian Law is the first book of its kind, filling a void of information left by most ancient law books, which discuss the law of Ancient Greece and Rome. It brings together information from many books on Mesopotamian history; translations of ancient law collections and documents; as well as monographs, journal articles, and unpublished papers dealing with specialized aspects of Mesopotamian law. This book will be of interest to scholars of Near Eastern studies who wish to have a single volume covering the basics of early Mesopotamian law as well as to law students and lawyers who are interested in legal history. Topics covered include: Part 1: Overview, Justice, Organization and Procedure - the law collections ("codes"); justice and jurisprudence (the role of law); legal organization and personnel and legal procedure; Part 2: Substantive Law - personal status; the family; inheritance and succession; criminal law; torts; property; and trade, contracts and business law.

Early Mesopotamian Law

This book examines the legal philosophy, legal institutions, and laws of the ancient Egyptians. Ancient documents, accounts, and literature provide the basis for perspectives of law and the Egyptian legal system. VerSteeg delineates and analyzes the elements of Egyptian law, explaining how social, religious, cultural, and political forces shaped both the procedural and substantive aspects of law. 
Part I considers the theory of justice in ancient Egypt, exploring the role of law in society. Part I also traces the development of the judicial system distinguishing the various types of judges, courts, and procedures that were employed to make justice available to all. Part II reconstructs the substantive laws of the ancient Egyptians, including chapters detailing property, family law, inheritance and succession, tort and criminal law, contracts, and status. Land records, wills, sales documents, court chronicles, works of ancient fiction, and accounts of ancient trials illustrate the sophisticated, often subtle, and complex nature of law in ancient Egypt. 
This study provides an introduction to law in ancient Egypt. It is the first comprehensive overview of the subject written from the perspective of an American lawyer. The book will be of interest to Egyptologists, legal historians, law students, and educated non-specialists who are interested in the interaction of law, history, and ancient culture.

Law in Ancient Egypt

Twelve Chapters documenting specific landmark periods of the sport of pole vaulting, from its ancient roots to the the modern era. 296 pages 800 pictures.

Illustrated History Of The Pole Vault

Sports & Outdoors

Johnson, Jan Eric

Training

Sky Jumpers

Essential Latin for Lawyers provides translations, discussions, and explanations of Latin legal terminology that law students and lawyers are most likely to use. Unlike other reference books, this book is arranged by subject areas in law, such as constitutional law, contracts, property, torts, general terms, etc. The book also contains a glossary of approximately 290 Latin terms that occur frequently in legal writing, an appendix, and a guide to classical Latin pronunciation. Since the first edition of this book was published in 1990, lawyers, lawmakers, judges, and legal scholars have continued to use Latin words and phrases in their legal writing and analysis and show no signs of discontinuing that practice. This second edition updates legal Latin terminology by adding dozens of references, illustrations, and quotes from cases decided in the last few decades. In addition, references to statutes and model acts that have been amended subsequent to 1990 have been brought up to date to reflect amended wording and numbering systems. Essential Latin for Lawyers explains legal Latin words and phrases in context by using cases, statutes, and hypotheticals; it is not merely a dictionary.

Essential Latin for Lawyers

Countless books detail the development of Roman law and explain the laws of the ancient Romans. Similarly, many scholars have traced the law of ancient Athens. Written for both students and educated lay readers, the chapters dealing with ancient Greece focus primarily on the law of ancient Athens in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.E. But material relating to other Greek colonies and city states also plays a significant role in the development of ancient Greek law. The Roman law chapters explore both law and legal institutions and emphasize the growth and expansion of legal principles. Roman law still serves as the foundation for the civil laws of many nations today. And given the importance of globalization, Roman law is likely to continue to influence the modern word for the foreseeable future.

The Essentials of Greek and Roman Law

Legal History

Most Sports Law students are passionate about sports, and would love to work in the field of Sports Law. That goal has shaped the content of this book. Although there are precious few opportunities for students to become sports agents, there are thousands of other opportunities available for lawyers in the world of sports. Leagues, conferences, schools, teams, shoe and apparel companies, equipment companies, and media (both electronic and print) have jobs that would be fabulous for a sports nut with a law degree. Thus, although this book does have a chapter on Sports Agency, it covers a broad range of other topics and issues, dealing with both professional and amateur sports. Familiarity with a variety of topics will provide the best foundation for students to determine which aspects of Sports Law they would like to pursue. This book is designed to be used in three types of classes. First, these materials can be used in a standard 2 or 3 credit law school Sports Law course. In addition, the book includes explanations about the elementary principles of each legal topic (e.g., torts, contracts, constitutional law, antitrust, etc.) so that professors who teach Sports Law to undergraduates can use it in their classes. Those same explanations also make the book appropriate for graduate students studying Sports Law in many graduate programs, such as Exercise and Sports Management. About the author: Professor Russ VerSteeg has been involved in sports since childhood. In high school he pole vaulted and ran cross country. After a brief stint on the track team during his freshman year in college, he hung up his spikes and focused on academics. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1979) and Magna Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut School of Law (1987). Between college and law school, he taught high school and coached track and cross country. Professor VerSteeg has taught at New England Law | Boston, MA, since 1991, and specializes in Sports Law, Copyright, Trademarks, and Legal History. He has published seven books and over 25 law review articles (five relating to pole vault safety). He has crusaded to improve pole vault safety and serves on the USATF Women's Pole Vault Development Committee and as legal adviser for the Pole Vault Safety Certification Board. Russ also volunteers as the pole vault coach at the Norwich Free Academy in Connecticut.

Sports Law: Cases & Materials

Specialties

Vandeplas Pub.

Most Sports Law students are passionate about sports, and would love to work in the field of Sports Law. That goal has shaped the content of this book. Although there are precious few opportunities for students to become sports agents, there are thousands of other opportunities available for lawyers in the world of sports. Leagues, conferences, schools, teams, shoe and apparel companies, equipment companies, and media (both electronic and print) have jobs that would be fabulous for a sports nut with a law degree. Thus, although this book does have a chapter on Sports Agency, it covers a broad range of other topics and issues, dealing with both professional and amateur sports. Familiarity with a variety of topics will provide the best foundation for students to determine which aspects of Sports Law they would like to pursue. About the authors: Professor Russ VerSteeg has been involved in sports since childhood. In high school he pole vaulted and ran cross country. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1979) and Magna Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut School of Law (1987). Between college and law school he taught high school and coached track and cross country. He has taught at New England Law | Boston since 1991 and specializes in Sports Law, Intellectual Property, and Legal History. He has published seven books and over 30 law review articles. He has served on the USATF Women's Pole Vault Development Committee, Pole Vault Safety Certification Board, and coaches both at the USATF club, Skyjumpers Connecticut, and Norwich Free Academy in Connecticut. Professor Jack Sahl is the Faculty Director of the Miller-Becker Center for Professional Responsibility at the University of Akron School of Law. He earned his BA from Boston College, a JD from Vermont Law School, and an LL.M. from Yale Law School. He has played a variety of sports, including NCAA Division I soccer. Professor Sahl has advised athletes, managers, and agents. He has served as Akron's Alternate NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative since 2002 and as a member of Akron's Faculty Senate's Athletic Committee since 1999. He was appointed to Akron's NCAA Athletics Certification Self-Study Committee in 1996 and has taught Sports Law for over twenty-five years. Professor Sahl also teaches evidence, professional responsibility, and entertainment law, among other subjects. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles, book chapters and the book, EVIDENCE PROBLEMS AND MATERIALS. Professor Sahl clerked for Chief Judge William Holloway Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and was senior counsel to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sports Law: Cases and Materials, Third Edition

Sahl, Jack P.

Vandeplas Publishing

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Essential Latin for Lawyers (English and Latin Edition)

Essential Latin for Lawyers (English and Latin Edition)

Law in the Ancient World

Early Mesopotamian Law

Law in Ancient Egypt

Illustrated History Of The Pole Vault

Essential Latin for Lawyers

The Essentials of Greek and Roman Law

Sports Law: Cases & Materials

Sports Law: Cases and Materials, Third Edition