''American Jurisprudence'' (second edition is cited as Am. Jur. 2d) is an
encyclopedia
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of the
United States law, published by
West. It was originated by
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, which was subsequently acquired by the
Thomson Corporation. The series is now in its second edition, launched in 1962. It is a staple of
law libraries, and the current edition is over 140 volumes, updated with replacement volumes, annual pocket supplements, and a New Topic Service binder. The discussion has extensive research references to other Thomson West publications, including sister publications ''Am. Jur. Trials, Am. Jur. Proof of Facts, Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms,'' and ''Am. Jur. Legal Forms.'' Before Thomson's acquisition of West Publishing, it was a competitor to
Corpus Juris Secundum. ''Am. Jur.'' is available online through both
Westlaw, and
LexisNexis.
There is also an American Jurisprudence award in some law schools given to law school students for achieving the highest grade and rank in the class for a particular subject (Contracts, Constitutional Law, etc.).
See also
*
List of sources of law in the United States
*
Secondary authority
References
External links
* Eric Allen Engle
Lex Naturalis, Ius Naturalis: Law as Positive Reasoning and Natural Rationality.Elias Clark, Melbourne 2010, (full text
Google Books).West publishing page on ''American Jurisprudence'', 2d West (publisher)
Legal research
Law of the United States
Encyclopedias of law
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