Introduction to the Study of U.S. Law
by Robert H. Klonoff
West Academic Publishing (2016)
Professor Robert Klonoff has written an outstanding introduction to U.S. Law
that fills an important niche in legal education. Reading this book, enjoying the comments and answering the questions at the end of each section, and exploring the many cited articles and books, is the near equivalent of the first year in law school. It is well written, well organized, and is fun to read. Klonoff has drawn heavily on his expertise as a law school professor and dean, practicing lawyer, and author of articles and books on several areas of American law.
The book is organized into an introduction to the U.S. system of law that includes sections on the common law, the role of lawyers, state and federal courts, jury trials, judicial review, the U.S. Supreme Court, and legal education, followed by chapters on constitutional law, civil procedure, contracts, torts, property, criminal procedure and criminal law.
It is remarkable that in the introduction chapter Klonoff has in only sixty two pages presented a readable, informative, overall picture of American law and practice. The notes and questions that follow each short section in the book expand on each section and challenge the reader to think further about the issues discussed.
The heart of the book are the court opinions in many of the leading and most interesting cases in American law, including recent cases. Each court opinion has been skillfully edited to the several pages that express the core holdings of the majority opinion and relevant sections of the dissent(s).
I have practiced law for fifty years and have taught law in the U.S. in both law school and university settings. I have also taught U.S. law and philosophy of law in foreign law schools. I would have loved to have been able to use Professor Klonoff's book for teaching foreign students about U.S. law and important constitutional concepts and cases. Students coming to learn U.S. law in American law schools will also find this to be their “go to” book.. I now teach high school students and prepare them for competition in constitutional law and the historical and philosophical influences on the creation of our constitution and its subsequent amendments. For that I will be using a number of the cases and some of the chapters from professor Klonoff's book. The book has fresh materials and cases that appeal to all levels of legal scholarship.
There is a Teacher's Manual that will be helpful in organizing either a short or longer term of study that has many helpful suggestions for discussion and presentation of the content.
This is a book that will be enjoyed by interested readers at all levels of study from high school to university to law school and scholars in other disciplines. It is a remarkable achievement that Professor Klonoff has been able to present all of the cases, text, comments, questions, discussion, and referrals to other sources, in one book of fewer than 700 pages.
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