Book Review - Robert H. Klonoff, Introduction to the Study of U.S. Law. Cases and Materials (West Academic Publishing)

Abstract

Teaching an introductory course on U.S. Law to foreign students is a challenging task, regardless of whether it is done in an American law school as part of an LL.M. program, or in a course taught abroad. LL.M. programs usually provide one such course each academic year. Some of these courses use material randomly assembled by the teachers and assigned to the class. Others use books available on the market, most of which are outdated or otherwise unsatisfactory, too synthetic to achieve their stated goal, lacking a unitary vision, and devoid of informative comparative angles. Professor Klonoff’s “Introduction to the Study of U.S. Law. Cases and Materials” is the most updated, thorough, and precise text on the subject currently available. The first true “American Law” casebook designed in the American law school tradition, one that embarks on the analysis with intriguing comparative law angles, addressing the questions that a foreigner would have when approaching American law, and offering a solid, engaging, and effective guidance to the study of the subject.