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ABA Publications With a Focus on Practice Essentials
The Negotiator’s Fieldbook The Desk Reference for the Experienced Negotiator
“Eighty contributing authors with varied practical and academic expertise provide a full range of new knowledge about negotiation. The Fieldbook pulls together in readable, short chapters the current insights, strategies and techniques in negotiation from law, psychology, business, economics, cultural studies and a dozen other fields which have not previously been available in any single textbook.”
The Modern Rules of Order: A Guide for Conducting Business Meetings, Third Edition
Review: Five Security Suites You May Not Know About
It seems everywhere we turn when it comes to information technology the topic sooner or later always turns to computer security. As mentioned below in this Review published on November 7, 2007 by InformationWeek, Norton and McAfee still dominate this field. The Review as posted consists of a major part of a piece writen by Serdar Yegulap. It does not however include many useful graphics included with the original piece. To see the entire article, including graphics, you will need to click on the URL listed below:
“While big-name security suites such as Norton and McAfee dominate the market, there are others out there that may be just as good — or better. We look at five alternative security suites.”
By Serdar Yegulalp, InformationWeek
ABA Publications: Focus on Criminal Law
Street Legal: A Guide to Pre-trial Criminal Procedure for Police, Prosecutors, and Defenders
This book provides specific guidance on pre-trial criminal procedure of all sorts, and explains in understandable terms “what you can do and what you cannot do” under 4th Amendment search and seizure law. From traffic checkpoints and forceful felony arrest, from Miranda warnings to inmate and cell searches, it is all covered in this concise reference. Search warrants, electronic surveillance, and use of canine search and seizure are also covered in great detail.
The Criminal Lawyer’s Job: A Survival Guide
New on LLRX.Com for October 2007
The following are new articles and papers included in LLRX.com for October 2007:
**Cultural Challenges in Cross Border Mediation http://www.llrx.com/features/crossbordermediation.htm
Vikrant Singh Negi discusses how the role of cultural differences are crucial in cross border mediation. Although an individual’s nationality does not necessarily determine the attitudes and behavior brought to the table, it can provide valuable guidelines as to which negotiation strategies are likely to work and which are likely to end in failure.
Law and Policy: Call for Papers
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue: Global Warming, Governance, and the Law
Fiona Haines, Nancy Reichman, and Colin Scott, as editors of Law & Policy, are bringing together a series of papers on the legal and policy issues around global warming. We are interested in papers in all areas of law and policy related to climate change from any relevant academic discipline including:
Recent and Forthcoming Books and E-Books: Criminal Procedure
The following is a list of new and forthcoming hardbound books and e-books with a publication date range from 2007 – 2009. This subject search was run on Bowker Books in Print Professional on October 22, 2007:
Arkansas and Missouri DWI Defense: The Law and Practice
Author: Abele, Jon R. et al. Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Incorporated ISBN or UPC: 1-933264-19-5(Active Record)
The Scitech Lawyer
Volume 6 Issue 2 FALL 2007 Section of Science & Technology Law American Bar Association
The SciTech Lawyer is published quarterly as a service to the members of the Section of Science & Technology Law of the American Bar Association. It endeavors to provide information about current deevelopments in law, science, medicine and technology that is of professional interest to members of the Section.
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Court Demeanor: The Theatre of the Courtroom
A recent paper very useful to all who are involved with the courts and the judiciary. The Abstract appears below:
LAURIE L. LEVENSON
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Domestic Violence and Youth at Risk
Each quarterly issue of the Judges Journal , the official publication of the Judicial Division, American Bar Association, emphasizes a particular theme of interest and concern to the judiciary. The Summer 2007 issue, Volume 46 Number 3 is devoted primarily to matters related to domestic violence and youth at risk. The following is an overiew of the various articles and other features included. I am grateful to Steven Essig, our professional law librarian intern for special projects for his able assistance in compiling this material.
Domestic Violence and Youth at Risk
BY Steven Essig