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Private Law: A Casebook for Master's Degree Students - Russell Korobkin

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Private Law: A Casebook for Master's Degree Students Russell Korobkin ISBN 9781685611118

LL.M. and Legal Master’s degree students deserve the same strong foundation in American law afforded to J.D. students, yet their programs typically allow only a fraction of the instructional time. This innovative casebook is designed to meet that challenge by delivering a comprehensive introduction to property law, tort law, and contract law within a single, carefully structured course.

The book follows a coherent conceptual arc that traces how the law assigns property rights, protects those rights, and facilitates their transfer. This unifying framework enables students to understand core legal doctrines not as isolated subjects, but as interconnected components of a functional legal system.

Approximately 25% of the text is devoted to property law, covering the initial allocation of property rights, including intellectual property (copyright and patent), as well as trespass, nuisance, and other intangible rights. Another 25% addresses tort law, introducing intentional torts through the law of battery and providing an in-depth treatment of negligence as the central organizing principle of modern tort doctrine. The remaining 50% focuses on contract law, offering thorough coverage of contract formation, defenses to enforcement, interpretation, conditions, excuses, and remedies.

Each chapter is designed for efficient and effective learning, featuring a clear narrative introduction, carefully selected excerpts from the Restatements, principal cases, and three discussion problems drawn from real cases. Together, these elements ensure that students gain both doctrinal understanding and practical analytical skills, making this casebook an ideal foundational resource for LL.M. and Legal Master’s degree programs seeking depth, coherence, and efficiency without sacrificing rigor.

Private Law: A Casebook for Master's Degree Students Russell Korobkin ISBN 9781685611118, 978-1685611118 & 9798895458341

Author:
Russell Korobkin