Amicus Humoriae: An Anthology of Legal Humor - Hardcover

Robert M. Jarvis; Thomas E. Baker; Andrew J. McClurg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0890894108 ISBN 13: 9780890894101

Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr, 2003

Synopsis

This book collects and reprints twenty-five funny law review articles from the past fifty years.  If "funny" and "law review article" sound like an oxymoron when used in the same sentence, that's only because you've never taken time to wonder: how law students might have written the Gettysburg Address; whether the Framers deserved Legal Writing credit hours for the Constitution; or how many footnotes can be crammed into one sentence (via The World's Greatest Law Review Article).

The articles are arranged in five categories: Law Students, Law Professors, Lawyers, Judges, and Legal Scholarship.

Also included is a comprehensive bibliography of legal humor.  The cover is an original cartoon by noted artist Alan Gerson.

Great gift for any student or practitioner of the law needing a lighter look at the legal side of life.

About this title

About the Author:

This book was compiled by three law professors who share a deep appreciation for the untapped well of legal humor: Robert M. Jarvis, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center; Thomas E. Baker, Florida International University College of Law; and Andrew J. McClurg, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.

Review:

"'Hello to law reviews!' If they seem like a vast literary desert, this is the oasis we’ve been looking for." -- Bryan A. Garner, editor-in-chief of Black’s Law Dictionary

". . . a very nice gift for the lawyers in our lives who need a good laugh or humor lessons." -- Bimonthly Review of Law Books

"...truly the definitive collection of law review humor... Every lawyer worthy of the name should own several copies." -- Daniel R. White, editor of Trials and Tribulations: Appealing Legal Humor

"A collect[ion] of rare gems." -- The Green Bag, Fall 2003

"A very funny romp through legal life." -- The National Law Journal, February 2004

"Definitely a good read." -- The National Jurist, March 2004

"What a funny book!" -- Bruce C. Ward, co-author of JP . . . The Legal Cartoon

"[S]plendid examples of the seriously underdeveloped genre of law review humor writing." -- Legal Times, February 2004

"[Y]ou will doubtless enjoy taking a break from your labors by perusing this collection of 25 amusing law review articles." -- The Law Teacher, Spring 2004

Each article is a gem of writing and parody that editors of law reviews should take to heart. -- Tony Mauro, Legal Times, Feb. 4, 2004

About this edition

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0890894108
• ISBN 13: 9780890894101
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272