Principles of civil procedure / by Kevin M. Clermont, Ziff Professor of Law, Cornell University.

Fifth edition.

St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2018]

©2018

1 online resource (577 pages).

Concise hornbook series.

This Concise Hornbook covers the main points of civil procedure that any student needs to understand, and covers them briefly but thoroughly enough to be understandable. It focuses on the material covered in a typical law school course on civil procedure, tied to no one casebook. It breaks down the subject of civil procedure along the standard lines: a brief orientation; then a lengthier overview of the stages of litigation, followed by a close inspection of the major procedural problems (governing law, authority to adjudicate, former adjudication, and complex litigation); and finally some reflections in conclusion. It discusses specific problems and illustrations, with the aid of generously sprinkled diagrams and special text boxes. Special attention was given to fitting the civil procedure course's main points together to form the big picture, with each topic ending in a section on the "big idea ("separation of powers, vertical federalism, horizontal federalism, full faith and credit, or procedural due process) that the student is supposed to take from the topic.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource (West Academic, viewed November 8, 2017).

www

West Academic study aids.

English

9781683286820 (electronic book)
1683286820 (electronic book)

Monographs & Serials
Electronic Resources