Review (PDF) Ocean And Coastal Law, Cases And Materials (American Casebook Series)
This new edition has been significantly revised to address the challenge to ocean and coastal law from global warming and climate disruption. It also covers governance changes in response to sea level rise and coastal disasters, including hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The context for these changes is drawn from developments in international oceans law.
Series: American Casebook Series
Hardcover: 1014 pages
Publisher: West Academic Publishing; 4 edition (July 25, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0314266747
ISBN-13: 978-0314266743
Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.6 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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I am in my last year of law school, and hands down this is the worst case book I've encountered. The case facts are edited to the point it is almost impossible to figure out what is going on, so then when you get to the holding and rule application it doesn't make sense. With just a few more sentences in the background, it would save the time I spend having to go to WestLaw to get the framework needed. Or, I wait until class, pray I'm not called on, and wait for my prof to set it up. So far this semester I've heard my professor say, "the edits make this one hard to understand, let me help explain what's going on here" too many times to count.The second complaint I have is that because the facts are edited to the point of almost incomprehensibility, the editors have left out critical defined terms. Suddenly pages in the opinion will refer to the Authority, or the Regulations, or Whatever, and I'll search the pages preceding to figure out what they are talking about, but then, again, have to go to WestLaw to figure it out because it was defined in a section edited out.Third, Ocean and Coastal Law has a number of authorities at play: international, national, state, and local municipalities. Oftentimes the edits make it hard to determine that you've moved from a national entity to a state entity without google. Once you figure out that you've read three paragraphs thinking you were reading about national regulation, but then figure out it is state statute, you have to reread the section again with the right mental framework. If I were a 1L, I would think I just don't have reading casebooks down yet, but given that I'm almost done with school [I can graduate this semester] I don't think its solely user error.
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