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Treatises are single volumes or sets, often regularly updated, that describe and analyze a limited subject area of the law.
They can be scholarly, practical, and/or a combination of the two; some offer basic or introductory coverage of a topic, while others
are more in-depth.
Westlaw provides several up-to-date, full-text treatises databases on various topics. Below are descriptions of
just a few of the many available:
- Admiralty and Maritime Law, ADMMARL, contains Admiralty and Maritime Law (4th edition)
by Thomas J. Schoenbaum. It covers current practice, recent cases and developments, and offers an overview
of the history and traditions underlying current law.
- 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Legislation with Analysis, BAPCPA, contains 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Legislation
with Analysis 2d. On October 17, 2005, all remaining provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection
Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) became effective. This treatise is an updated version of the first edition and includes almost 200 pages
of expanded coverage and analysis of BAPCPA and provides the full-text of Title 11 in red-line form (the 1st edition included
only the sections of the Bankruptcy Code that were changed by the new 2005 legislation).
- eDiscovery & Digital Evidence, EDISCOVERY, contains the two volume set eDiscovery & Digital Evidence
along with the forms on CD. It discusses preservation and retention policies, discovery, disclosure, cost sharing,
spoliation, and the admissibility of digital evidence, and includes an Appendix, a Table of Laws and Rules, and a
Table of Cases. See the past tip “Electronic Discovery”
for additional information on this topic.
- Immigration Law Service 2d, IMMLS2D, contains the multi-volume set Immigration Law Service 2d,
by Anna Marie Gallagher, which provides a comprehensive approach to current immigration-related issues.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Perspective, SEC-SOAP, contains The Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Perspective,
by Harold S. Bloomenthal, an in-depth analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 covering topics such as the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Augmenting Enforcement of the Securities Laws, and Private Actions
after Sarbanes-Oxley. See the past tip
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Online Resources”
for additional information on this topic.
- Sutherland Statutes and Statutory Construction, SUTHERLAND, contains all of the author-prepared
analytical material in the initial release of the eight-volume print set. It provides a background in legislative
law and its role in legal disputes, an exploration of the rules of statutory construction with case law authority
drawn from all jurisdictions, and application of the rules of construction to important areas of law that are
governed by statutes.
Other treatises of interest available on Westlaw include:
- Employment Law, EMPLOYLAW
- Practical Guide to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, GUIDEOSHA
- Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure (3rd ed), CONLAW
To see a listing of all treatises available on Westlaw, use the Westlaw Database Directory (http://directory.westlaw.com/).
Click on the file folder icon to the left of Forms, Treatises, CLEs and Other Practice Material, then
click on the file folder icon to the left of Texts & Treatises in TEXTS & TP-ALL. From there,
click on the file folder icon to the left of “Databases beginning with” A,B,C, etc. Use the
scope link (green circle with an “i” in the middle) to the left of the database name to get
further information regarding a specific database.
Note: Department of Labor employees may not have access to all treatises databases due to subscription limitations.
Please contact the
Wirtz Labor Law Library for assistance.
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