Constitutional Law (Casebook Series)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 1574 pages
• Published by: Aspen Publishers, Inc.
• Edition: 2nd Edition May 13, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 073554946X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0735549463
• Book Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 2.3 inches
• Weighs: 4.7 pounds

Reader Reviews
Mr. Chemrinsky is surely one of the leaders in the education of constitutional law, and his casebook is well tailored for the beginning law school student. Instead of trying to impress other lawyers, or simply reprinting case text as-is with no synthesis (a criminally unpunished activity by many casebook creators), Chemrinsky states early on that this book is structured for the student. There is certainly plenty of supplemental information here, with Chemerinsky doing a fine job of synthesizing and categorizing the myriad dimensions of constitutional law, and usefully facilitating the student's learning experience through more than just reprinted cases. The only real problem with this book is its sheer size, which cannot be blamed only on the nature of the subject matter. In my three-credit, one-semester course we only got through about a quarter of the book. When creating a casebook that truly presents constitutional law for the student, which is Chemerinsky's goal, the editor should figure out a way to emphasize the bare fundamentals that should be mastered by the average student who has a limited amount of time available for doing so. [~doomsdayer520~] Comment | | (Report this)