This book covers all the fundamentals in an engaging way. Very readable but not overly simplified either. It explained some "legalese" that I had never been able to understand and gave me new insights into our legal system. Highly recommended.

I read Licensed to Rape? upon the recommendation of a friend. What a compelling and chilling story! A woman brings rape charges against her physician and suffers the inevitable trauma necessary to bring her case to trial. I was impressed with the author's ability to recreate the individual personalities so vividly. Since the author was a member of the jury I felt every minute of the proceedings to be intensely accurate. The jury room descriptions especially were eye opening. I would highly recommmend this book as a lesson in how the legal process works as well as how one person faced a life altering challenge.

The perfect collection of the laws that determine ultra-successful leaders. Historical examples along with JOhn's personal insight makes this one of the best books I have ever read on the subject.

French professor René David is one of the most renowned scholars of comparative law and this book is his masterpiece. Committed to the Cartesian methodology, the work is divided in four parts, each part representing a major legal system: i) Romanists, ii) Soviet law, iii) Common-law, iv) Eastern law.
Romanist: Also known as Roman-Germanic System, a branch formed by the ancient Roman law perpetrated in the universities of Europe. It is still the legal axis in Western Europe (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, etc.), and today is also the foremost structure in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, etc.). A legal system historically inspired in a mixed conception mending law and morality: law is only what it should be.
Soviet law: The law of the former communist countries (USSR, Poland, Yugoslavia, etc.). Law is viewed as an instrument of public domination controlled by the upper classes. The best law is no law at all. A system strongly biased by Marxist ideology, where the legal rule is committed to the 'will of the people'.
Common-law: A system shared by the Anglophonic countries (England, USA, Australia, etc.). Born in the British Empire, this kind of approach privileges the courts decisions by the precedents doctrine, electing jurisprudence as the main source of law. A refined version of this system, with more weight to the legal rule is now adopted in the USA.
Easter law: This heterogeneous group relatively unknown to the Western World. Hardly gathered together as group, legal systems of Africa, China, India and Japan are unique and fruitful.
Finally, it is opportune to notice the book has an important analysis of the MUSLIM LAW, a conception in which religion is the law itself.

This is a very interesting topic and this book covers the material thoroughly. Would be an interesting read for athletes, coaches, parents of athletes lawyers, managers and Sociologists. Congratulations Dr. Bridges.

1. O. MILLER & SCHWARTZ, RECOMMENDED PUBLICATIONS FOR LEGAL RESEARCH (1998) (gives "Marine Pollution and the Law of the Sea" an "A" rating).

2. Excerpts from the book review in 21 VAND. L. TRANSNAT'L L. 843 (1998). "The encyclopedia search for answers...furnishes the intellectual foundation for John Warren Kindt's treatise, "Marine Pollution and the Law of the Sea." The findings discovered at the end of this quest likewise boldly highlight the real significance of this major contribution to the law of the sea literature." Id. at 847 (emphasis added).

"Professor Kindt's study is actually designed not simply to furnish assessments and appraisals of law and policy, but also to serve as an authoritative research source on issues pertaining to marine pollution and the law of the sea. Professor Kindt, to his great credit, succeed laudably in achieving these ambitions in this monumental work." Id. at 848 (emphasis added).

There is much to recommend in "Marine Pollution and the Law of the Sea." This study merits great commendation for compiling, synthesizing, and analyzing diverse facets of contemporary marine pollution and for identifying the multiple realms where new and better international law is needed. The treatment represents a meticulously documented account. Its four volumes are replete with authoritative citations which undoubtedly will serve as valuable source clues for serious scholars on the law of the sea. A helpful bibliography of works cited is appended to each chapter, as are tables of relevant treaties, statutes, and cases. In addition, when appropriate to the contextual analysis in a chapter, specific provisions of the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention are also reprinted for the reader's to reference convenience.
No less important are the substantive policy alternatives and thoughtful recommendations for new law furnished in the final section of the study. These will be of genuine interest to scholars of ocean law. More particularly, they should also hold significant value for governmental officials, policy-makers, and diplomats who are seriously concerned about improving international standards for marine conservation and preservation, as well as regulating practices of global marine pollution.

Id. at 852 (emphasis added).

3. Excerpts from the book review in 24 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 689 (1987).

Professor Kindt began work on the book in earnest in 1975 and the depth of his commitment to the issue is reflected therein. It certainly mirrors and synthesizes into one source the current state of knowledge on pollution in the marine environment and its effect on multilateral decision-making. Professor Kindt's book will prove an extremely useful work and indeed become the locus classicus, standard reference work, in the field.

Id. at 699. "In its entirety, "Marine Pollution" constitutes a thorough analysis of marine pollution issues and related issues in the law of the sea." Id. at 689. "Certainly, this is the first work to elevate pollution concerns to top priority in examining the numerous issues surrounding the law of the sea. Professor Kindt approaches his subject systematically, using the Lasswell/McDougal format." Id. at 690. "As noted, this is the first book to deal comprehensively with this subject. By comparison, "Marine Pollution' is of far grater scope and is easier to use than Professor Timagenis' two-volume work, and "Marine Pollution" will prove of much use to those interested in the international environment area." Id. "The tables included...are a cornucopia of data...systematically collated for the first time..." Id. at 691. "The tables involving maritime claims...are particularly noteworthy."

..."Marine Pollution" is part of the "record" and will impact on international policy and on determinations involving customary international la accordingly. This is particularly true since the book is scheduled to be updated regularly. This book will help delimit the parameters of future debate, because it must necessarily be cited with regard to environmental law, marine pollution issues, and the law of the sea. Accordingly, the book performs a service to international law and policy and to the "maintenance of a favorable legal order."

Id. at 698 (emphasis added).

4. Excerpts from the book review in 27 VA. J. INT'L L. 945 (1987) (review by Ambassador Iguchi & Prof. David Bederman). "[T]his monumental four-volume work...is a formidable piece of scholarship." Id. at 94.

All pollution eventually becomes marine pollution. Recognizing the biogeophysical unity of the environment means that there can never be too many interdisciplinary studies on the subject. However, there are few publications as comprehensive in their coverage and as elaborate in their documentation as John Warren Kindt's "Marine Pollution and the Law of the Sea". This multi-volume set combines extensive research and analysis of how marine pollution challenges international law, particularly the law of the sea, with a careful evaluation of the perceived scientific and technological parameters of the problem. The measure of success for scholarship in this area is the degree to which this new frontier of law, policy, science, and technology is assessed with adequate data. The reviewers believe, on the whole, that John Warren Kindt has met this test with his most recent contribution.

Id. at 945-46. "While the Lasswell-McDougal methodology has been applied before to issues of global environmental protection, nowhere has it been used as extensively of as consistently to illuminate this subject." Id. at 948.

Thematic qualms aside, Professor Kindt's treatise should become the standard sourcebook on the subject. The advantage of using both the Lasswell-McDougal methodology and having a format that accommodates new developments is that the scope of the work is inherently prospective...The time has come for international law scholars to begin organizing the essential premises, options, and sources for this new round of environmental protection. John Warren Kindt's recent work answers this call.

Id. at 949-50 (emphasis added).

What are the social, legal, medical and psychological implications of the fact that marriage is good for you? This collection of essays seeks to answer that question.

The social sciences have make it quite clear that marriage confers a number of benefits on those who partake of it. Married people live longer, healthier and fuller lives than those who do not marry. How are the various professions, such as law, medicine and therapy, to respond to these facts?

A number of family experts, theologians, and social scientists here address these questions. The professions, they argue, have tended not to discuss such issues because marriage is often viewed as a strictly private and personal affair. But as we begin to understand the public nature of the institutions of marriage and family, the professions need to look more closely at some of the new findings concerning marriage.

For example, if marriage is indeed good for couples, good for children, and good for society, how should family law reconsider its role? What changes might business leaders make in the light of the new research? How should governments respond to the findings of the social sciences?

The 14 chapters in this book address these issues, and explore a number of related themes. The result is a new examination of marriage and its importance, especially in its social and public setting.

Several of the chapters alone are worth the price of the book. The chapter by David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead on "The Personal and Social Costs of Divorce" is a very fine summary of what the social sciences have been discovering over the past few decades. Their concluding remarks are worth repeating:

"It is clear that children are hurt by divorce, often seriously and much more than many adults seem to believe. And high rates of divorce create a social climate in which the kinds of intact families most likely to help children thrive are in ever shorter supply. Through its gradual corruption of a strong culture of marriage, childbearing, and child rearing, divorce may have negative consequences for society far greater than we now realize."

Equally important is the article, "The Health Benefits of Marriage" by Linda Waite. She provides a helpful overview of the available evidence which tells us that married people do indeed live longer, healthier and happier lives than do non-marrieds. Singleness, cohabitation and other relationships simply do not compare with that of marriage.

The implications of these truths are spelled out in the remainder of the book. Legal changes, for example, seem to be in order if it is true that easy divorce has such bad ramifications for children, adults and the broader community. A return to some kind of concept of fault in divorce laws is one possibility. Covenant marriage is another. But societies must make marriage more secure while making divorce more difficult.

Likewise, in education we need to do more to spread the message that marriage is a valuable social good, as well as a benefit to individuals. And the negative impact of divorce also needs to be made known. Just as society has cut down smoking, drink driving and other harmful behaviours by education campaigns, such an approach is needed here as well.

In the same vein, counselors and therapists need to reassess their approach to marital difficulties. Instead of simply blessing a quick divorce, more work needs to be done on getting couples to work through their difficulties, and reinforcing the ideal of marriage. And marriage educators need to restore the social dimension of marriage, instead of treating it in such a highly individualised manner. Marriage is much more than a private, individual affair, and this needs to be kept at the forefront of any counselling.

Indeed, on every front we need to affirm the goodness and usefulness of marriage and family, while pointing out the negative results of divorce and family breakdown. Individuals and societies both need to hear this message.

As John Witte concludes in his article on the goods and goals of marriage: "Stable marriages and families are essential to the survival, flourishing, and happiness of the greater commonwealths of church, state, and civil society. And a breakdown of marriage and the family will eventually have devastating consequences on these larger social institutions."

We now know this truth conclusively, with a wealth of social science research to back it up. The next step is to act accordingly. This book helps us to do just that.

I couldn't put this one down. Stalfort captures the crackling intrigue of Maryland commercial forms in a way that grabs you by the lapels and won't let go until this thrill ride is over. Show me where to sign!

The book is full of usefull information incorporated in an easy to use format. It gives a user friendly atmosphere to a complex subject. The information is also useful to the up and coming electrician ready to sit for his or her exam. The illustrations make it easy to relate to each issue.

THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE HANDBOOK by Bruce Livingston, Physician, J.D., & Stephen Morewitz, Ph.D., is an excellent handbook, particularly for those who are unfamiliar with the field. It provides a detailed road map for the investigation, preparation, and disposition of a medical malpractice case.