Tuesday, March 18, 2008

New Lectures on CD

Trial practice lectures by Irving Younger

Each lecture is preceded by an introduction updating Younger’s material and comes with a manual from the original lecture in 1989. Published by the Professional Education Group.

First Year Program – Law School Legend series

The library now has two copies of the First Year Program 31-disc set. The set includes:
  • Civil procedure / Richard D. Freer
  • Torts / Richard J. Conviser
  • Contracts / David Epstein
  • Criminal law / Charles H. Whitebread
  • Real property / Paula A. Franzese
  • Law school exam writing / Charles H. Whitebread

Monday, March 17, 2008

Dr. Juli Ponce Solé

The Sturm College of Law is honored to have Dr. Juli Ponce Solé visiting during the month of March, 2008.

Dr. Ponce is a professor of administrative law at the University of Barcelona. His research involves land use, sustainable development, administrative, and European Union law. He will be visiting law classes, giving lectures and conducting research at the Westminster Law Library during his stay.

Dr. Ponce has graciously allowed the Law Library to post a draft version of his paper on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which will have binding legal effect once the Treaty of Lisbon is ratified by all EU member states.

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - 24 Questions to Consider
http://law.du.edu/library/hearsay/blog/EuropeanCharterPonce.doc

Text of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
http://law.du.edu/library/hearsay/blog/EUcharter.pdf

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Resource Update: New Titles List posted for Feb.

New Titles announcements are sent out each month by e-mail with a link to the site where you can view the library's new acquisitions for the previous month.
The New Titles page allows you to:
  • view new acquisitions by category (books & periodicals or government documents)
  • request items you would like the library to purchase
  • view new titles from previous months
  • sign up to receive the new titles announcement e-mails