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Welcome to West Academic Publications!
The 2012-2013 West Academic Publishing Catalog is now available and has been sent to full-time law school professors. Other faculty may request a copy of the catalog by emailing their West Account Manager. A new electronic/interactive version where you can quickly and easily search from your computer can be accessed here.
In response to requests for an easier way to locate information
about West Academic publications, West has designed this web site to
specifically address the unique needs of law school faculty. There is now one
efficient source to assist you in adopting West Academic publications for
your courses.
Whether you are a veteran law professor or you are new to teaching, you can:
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access an online catalog of West Academic publications with detailed
information about new and current casebooks and study aids
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review teaching materials such as tables of contents, sample chapters, casebook
features and benefits, and teacher's manuals
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request review copies by simply adding a book to your cart
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update your teaching information, including your school, subjects and
communication preferences in My Account
West Law School remains committed to personalized service.
Continue to watch for West Account Manager visits to your school, call on us at
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Featured Products
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Merritt & Simmons’s Learning Evidence: From the Federal Rules to the Courtroom, 2d
by Deborah Jones Merritt and Ric Simmons
Learning Evidence engages students by offering colorful courtroom examples, excerpts from trial transcripts, and lucid explanations of each evidentiary rule. The second edition has been fully updated to reflect the emergence of electronic media, the Supreme Court’s Sixth Amendment jurisprudence, and the restyled Federal Rules of Evidence. A comprehensive teacher’s manual and website include classroom exercises, PowerPoint slides, videos, and other support.
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Kamisar, LaFave, Israel, King, Kerr, and Primus’s Modern Criminal Procedure: Cases, Comments and Questions, 13th
by Yale Kamisar, Wayne R. LaFave, Jerold H. Israel, Nancy J. King, Orin S. Kerr and Eve Brensike Primus
One of the best-selling casebooks of all time: Kamisar, LaFave, Israel, King, Kerr & Primus's Modern Criminal Procedure (and "spinoffs" Basic and Advanced). These materials afford a teacher maximum freedom to shape his or her own course in light of a particular teacher’s own sense of priorities and interests. At many places the editors have sought to enrich the case material with editors’ Notes & Questions or extracts from illuminating and insightful books, reports and law review articles. The book contains such topics as:
- Arrest, search and seizure
- Right to counsel
- Police interrogation and confessions
- Undercover investigations
- Computer network surveillance
- Guilty pleas
- Trial by jury
- Post-conviction review
- Individual rights and the war on terrorism
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Sprankling and Coletta’s Property, A Contemporary Approach, 2d (Interactive Casebook Series)
by John G. Sprankling and Raymond R. Coletta
This casebook is designed to introduce property law to 21st century law students. It covers the standard property topics with a blend of familiar and modern cases selected to appeal to today’s students. It also includes sections on intellectual property and environmental law. As with other books in the Interactive Casebook series, the accompanying electronic version allows students immediate access to the full text of cited cases, statutes, articles, and other materials in the Westlaw database. In addition, the electronic version includes over 180 photographs, maps, diagrams, original documents, and audio clips that help students understand the case materials, together with multiple choice questions and answers so that students can assess their progress. Learn More
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