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Guide for First-Year Law Students  Tags: law_students 1l survival_guide torts civil_procedure contracts criminal_law legal_research legal_writing  

This guide will aid new law students in preparing for and surviving the first year of law school. It includes books, audio and video resources, and websites on survival skills and first year courses. Also includes books for international students.
Last update: Jul 09th, 2009 URL: http://libraryguides.law.pace.edu/firstyear  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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CALI Lessons

  • Lessons on criminal law  
    Lessons on many topics in criminal law.
  • CALI code  
    If you haven't registered for CALI click here for the authorization code you'll need to set up your account. You only need the code once, after that sign in with your email address and password.
 

Area of Law Outlines

 

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Hornbooks, Treatises, and Nutshells

Most of these are on reserve, ask for them at the Circulation Desk.  Older versions may be in the stacks and can be checked out for longer periods of time.

 
 

Hornbook, Treatise, What?

Hornbook = single-volume scholarly work on a specific area of law geared towards law students.  Hornbooks are very often condensed versions of longer works, called treatises.

Treatise = scholarly work, often multi-volume and with the author's name in the title (e.g., Corbin on Contracts).  These offer in-depth analysis of an area of law, and include historical information and current trends.

Nutshell = short, single-volume, pocket-sized overview of an area of law, published by Thomson/West.

 

Audio Resources

  • Criminal Law - Joshua Dressler
    Call Number: KF9219 .D735 2005 Audio CD (Reserve)
    Disc 1: Sources of the criminal law; Criminal vs. civil law; Theories of punishment; Principle of legality; Burdens of proof; Voluntary act or omission; Social harm; Mens rea; Strict liability. Disc 2: Mens rea terms; "Specific intent" vs. "general intent"; Mistakes of fact; Mistakes of law; Actual cause. Disc 3: Proximate cause; Self defense; Defense of third parties; Defense of property; Defense of habitation; Law enforcement; Necessity. Disc 4: Necessity (cont.); Duress; Intoxication; Insanity; Diminished capacity; Introduction to criminal homicide; Murder: Malice aforethought. Disc 5: Murder: Malice aforethought (cont.); Murder--first-degree vs. second-degree; Murder: Model Penal Code; Voluntary manslaughter: Common law and Model Penal Code; Other forms of manslaughter: Common law; Model Penal Code: Manslaughter vs. homicide; Rape. Disc 6: Rape (cont.); Larceny; Embezzlement; False pretenses; Criminal attempts: Mens rea; Criminal attempts: Actus reus; Criminal Attempts: Defenses; Criminal solicitation. Disc 7: Conspiracy; Complicity.
 
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