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1984 
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BOOKS RECEIVED
THE ADVERSARY SYSTEM: A DESCRIPTION AND DEFENSE. By Ste-
phan Landsman. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Re-
search: Washington and London. 1984. Pp. 53. No price given. All too
often, the lawyer and the layman lose sight of a fundamental aspect of the
American judicial system: the adversary process. Cleveland-Marshall Col-
lege of Law Professor Stephan Landsman's book examines the history,
evolution and establishment of the adversary system, both procedurally
and functionally, as a means of illustrating its rationale. This includes a
look at the respective roles of the system's major participants. Thus, there
is an examination of the attorneys as advocates, juries as passive and neu-
tral fact-finders, and the judge as the objective arbiter.
The book also presents a brief discussion of nonadversarial elements
present in the American judicial system. Specifically addressed areas in-
clude the criminal process with its ex parte grand jury proceedings and
lack of reciprocal discovery; nonadversarial reforms, for example, work-
man's compensation and labor disputes resolved by administrative meth-
ods; and, recent restrictions on the availability and scope of appellate
review. Following is a presentation of common criticisms of the adversary
system. Ranging from the delays inherent in the present system and party
and evidentiary restrictions on evidence before the jury to limited access to
the judicial process, the author addresses and quells each in due fashion.
Finally, a defense of the adversary system is presented whereby argu-
ments are set forth in the hope of justifying the present system, notwith-
standing its obvious pitfalls. Recognizing the value of the nonadversarial
resolution of disputes, this interesting book cautions against radical change
in the present system without a consideration of its merits.
COMPARATIVE LAW YEARBOOK. By The Center for International
Legal Studies. Martinus-Nijhoff Publishers: The Hague, The Nether-
lands. 1983. Pp. 253. No price given. Volume Six of the Center for Inter-
national Legal Studies Yearbook presents a compilation of manuscripts
submitted to the Center in furtherance of its goal to promote international
legal education, research, and information exchange for a better under-
standing of different legal systems.
This volume of the Yearbook is divided into two major parts. The first
part is devoted to studies of the legal status of foreign workers in six coun-
tries: France, Federal Republic of Germany, Israel, Sweden, Switzerland
and the United Kingdom. Topics addressed by the individual authors
cover areas such as immigration legislation, practice and policies; foreign
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worker regulations, foreign worker social rights, and, the existence or non-
existence of labor unions and the like.
The second part of the Yearbook, entitled "Significant Developments in
Private International Law," entails a view of pertinent court decisions and
legislative mandates as they relate to the practice of law in the interna-
tional arena. Specifically, decisions and legislation in the areas of Anti-
trust, Commercial Law, Domestic Relations, Intellectual Property and
Procedure are addressed with the view to apprise the international legal
community of recent important developments.
The Yearbook is a valuable mode utilized by the Center to further its
aforementioned goals, supplementing Center seminars and sponsored re-
search studies. The Yearbook is thus relevant not only to the international
practitioner, but also to the legal community at large, as a better under-
standing of the many different systems leads to a better understanding of
one's own.
How TO PROCEED IN BUSINESS LEGALLY: THE ENTREPENEUR'S PRE-
VENTATIVE LAw GUIDE, FEDERAL EDITION. By Stanley G. Jackson.
Prentice-Hall, Inc.: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. 1984. $12.95, Paper-
back. $22.95, Cloth. Author Jackson, a practicing attorney, offers the lay
small-business person help with a step-by-step guide through the relevant
and often vexing federal rules and regulations to which he often finds him-
self subject.
The Guide is a comprehensive and informative work modeled with the
lay business person in mind. Replete with exemplar forms and the federal
laws and regulations affecting small businesses, this book takes a vast array
of the often complex legal realities facing the entrepeneur and reduces
them to manageable and understandable formalities, many of which may
be dealt with by the business-person without the aid of counsel. Included
are: descriptions of various business entities and their attendant legal re-
quirements; employee relations in light of employment contracts and fed-
eral regulations; and, federal and state income tax laws for the employer,
employee, and business itself.
Perhaps the most attractive aspect of the Guide is in its simplistic yet
illuminating treatment of the legal obstacles the small business-person
faces in the formation and operation of his enterprise. While this book is
by no means an absolute substitute for an attorney, it is indeed a valuable
supplement. It benefits the small business-person in saving time and ex-
pense from mistakes and needless counseling, and further provides the at-
torney with a client who is at least partially informed as to the general
requirements and operations of the law. An edition geared toward individ-
ual states is also available.
JUDICIAL POLITICS: AN INTRODUCTION. By Jerome R. Corsi. Pren-
tice-Hall, Inc.: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. 1984. Pp. 352. No price
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given. Author Corsi proffers an expansive yet scrutinizing study of the
interaction between politics and the entire system of justice in America.
Judicial Politics is an empirical, sociological and economical survey of the
many factors which comprise the legal system, and often serve to influence
and control it.
Through an effective use of statistics, case studies and history, Corsi
takes the reader through the political aspects and import of legal educa-
tion, lawyers, law firms, and the judicial selection process. The organiza-
tion and structure of courts in America are then examined with a chapter
devoted to the economic realities of resolving legal disputes. The judicial
decisionmaking process itself is then viewed in Judicial Politics' exacting
manner. Finally, the political and public policy implications of Supreme
Court decisions are considered in terms of impact and compliance.
In sum, the title of this book is misleading as it is in fact a vast and
engrossing study. Judicial Politics offers an interesting, albeit distressing,
confirmation of that gut feeling that one who is conversant with the Amer-
ican legal system has: politics in justice.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIPS: THEORY INTO PRACTICE. By Gary
R. Gordon & R. Bruce McBride. Anderson Publishing Company:
Cincinatti, Ohio. 1984. Pp. 92. No price given. This Criminal Justice
Studies publication is geared towards appraising the prospective criminal
justice intern of the many facets, practically and emotionally, of the crimi-
nal justice internship experience.
Practice serves to introduce the criminal justice student to the duties,
concepts and goals of serving an internship. There is also a section re-
vealing the professional and ethical considerations facing an intern, for ex-
ample, interagency conflicts and relationships. The organizational
structure of criminal justice agencies are examined to inform the intern-to-
be of various aspects necessarily found in doing an internship and also
suggests ways to cope with them. The final section of the book addresses
the academic side of doing an internship, mainly, assessing and docu-
menting the experience.
Practice is a fine book for one considering serving a criminal justice in-
ternship. It can help reduce the element of surprise in the endeavor, pro-
vide a possible answer to problems encountered, and further increase the
benefits available by exploring the undertaking's educational potential for
the intern.
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Books Received

Handberg, Roger B.

Hill, Jr., Harold F.

Judicial Activism and Restraint on the United States Supreme Court: A Political-Behavioral Analysis

Ingrassia, Frank J.

People v. Shirley: The Use of Hypnotically Enhanced Testimony at Trial

Romano, Michael F.J.

Churning and the Death of Low Risk Larceny: Calculating Damages to Redress the Churning Client\u27s Loss in Portfolio Value

McLane, Michael J.

The Right of Publicity: Dispelling Survivability, Preemption and First Amendment Myths Threatening to Eviscerate a Recognized State Right