In
United States legal education
Legal education in the United States generally refers to a graduate degree, the completion of which makes a graduate eligible to sit for an examination for a license to Practice of law, practice as a Lawyer. Around 60 percent of those who complete ...
, hornbooks are one-volume
legal treatise
A legal treatise is a scholarly legal publication containing all the law relating to a particular area, such as criminal law or trusts and estates. There is no fixed usage on what books qualify as a "legal treatise", with the term being used broadl ...
s, written primarily for law students on subjects typically covered by
law school
A law school (also known as a law centre or college of law) is an institution specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for becoming a lawyer within a given jurisdiction.
Law degrees Argentina
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courses.
Hornbooks summarize and explain the law in a specific area. They are distinct from
casebooks, which are collections of cases (or parts of cases) chosen to help illustrate and stimulate discussion about legal issues.
The term derives from the
hornbook, an early children's educational tool, implying that the material is basic.
A hornbook law is a basic, settled legal principle (see
black letter law).
See also
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Black's Law Dictionary
''Black's Law Dictionary'' is the most frequently used legal dictionary in the United States. Henry Campbell Black (1860–1927) was the author of the first two editions of the dictionary.
History
The first edition was published in 1891 by West P ...
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Bouvier's Law Dictionary''
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Law dictionary
A law dictionary (also known as legal dictionary) is a dictionary that is designed and compiled to give information about terms used in the field of law.
Types
Distinctions are made among various types of law dictionaries.
Differentiating facto ...
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Legal terminology textbook
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List of legal abbreviations
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Wex
Wex is a collaboratively-edited legal dictionary and encyclopaedia, intended for broad use by "practically everyone, even law students and lawyers entering new areas of law".
It is sponsored and hosted by the Legal Information Institute ("LII ...
References
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External links
A list of hornbooks and study aids managed by the D'Angelo Law Library at the University of Chicago.
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