Conflict of Laws: Cases, Materials, and Problems (Aspen Casebook)

Award-winning teacher Laura Little offers a progressive, innovative approach to teaching complex material in the new casebook, Conflict of Laws. In a subject where there are few "right" answers and plenty of room for debate, this casebook offers a contemporary alternative to the subject by connecting coverage of key issues and concepts to law practice using modern cases-and-problem pedagogy.

Features:

• Award-winning teacher and respected author Laura Little brings her considerable expertise in federal courts, conflict of laws, and constitutional law to the subject.
• Well-balanced casebook presents the deep jurisprudential lessons imbedded in the conflict of laws subject matter.
• Proven cases-and-problems pedagogy helps students apply concepts.
• Maintains a clear presentation of doctrines relevant to current law practice.
• Thematic approach puts conflicts of law in the context of actual issues confronted in law practice.
• Clear, straightforward writing avoids the "hide the ball" approach of many other books and maximizes accessibility to difficult material.
• Innovative organization, beginning with personal jurisdiction, follows the way issues arise in litigation and highlights the importance of forum selection.
• Highly adaptable modular presentation allows professors to customize approach.
• Contemporary cases and hypotheticals allow students to apply rules to current situations, while hallmark cases maintain continuity with the development of the discipline.
• Full coverage of current topics such as Internet issues, same-sex marriage, choice of law clauses, and class actions.
• International and comparative materials cover global aspects of conflicts.
• Emphasis on the Restatement (Second) of Conflicts, now the predominant United States approach but insufficiently covered in most other texts.
• Online PowerPoint slides, charts, and diagrams support teachability.
• Comprehensive Teachers Manual includes answers to every problem, teaching suggestions, sample syllabi, and a graphical depiction of each main case, as well as unique insights and case backgrounds.