BISAC Subject Headings List
Law
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LAW
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LAW000000 |
LAW / General |
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LAW001000 |
LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice |
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LAW / Admiralty see Maritime |
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LAW102000 |
LAW / Agricultural |
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LAW002000 |
LAW / Air & Space |
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LAW003000 |
LAW / Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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LAW120000 |
LAW / Animal Law * |
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LAW004000 |
LAW / Annotations & Citations |
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LAW005000 |
LAW / Antitrust |
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LAW006000 |
LAW / Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation |
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LAW007000 |
LAW / Banking |
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LAW008000 |
LAW / Bankruptcy & Insolvency |
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LAW009000 |
LAW / Business & Financial |
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LAW010000 |
LAW / Child Advocacy |
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LAW / Children see Family Law / Children |
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LAW011000 |
LAW / Civil Law |
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LAW012000 |
LAW / Civil Procedure |
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LAW013000 |
LAW / Civil Rights |
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LAW014000 |
LAW / Commercial / General |
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LAW014010 |
LAW / Commercial / International Trade |
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LAW103000 |
LAW / Common |
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LAW015000 |
LAW / Communications |
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LAW016000 |
LAW / Comparative |
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LAW104000 |
LAW / Computer & Internet |
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LAW017000 |
LAW / Conflict of Laws |
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LAW018000 |
LAW / Constitutional |
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LAW019000 |
LAW / Construction |
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LAW020000 |
LAW / Consumer |
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LAW021000 |
LAW / Contracts |
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LAW / Copyright see Intellectual Property / Copyright |
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LAW022000 |
LAW / Corporate |
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LAW / Corporate Governance see Corporate or BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Governance |
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LAW023000 |
LAW / Court Records |
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LAW024000 |
LAW / Court Rules |
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LAW025000 |
LAW / Courts |
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LAW026000 |
LAW / Criminal Law / General |
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LAW026010 |
LAW / Criminal Law / Juvenile Offenders |
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LAW026020 |
LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing |
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LAW027000 |
LAW / Criminal Procedure |
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LAW028000 |
LAW / Customary |
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LAW106000 |
LAW / Defamation |
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LAW029000 |
LAW / Depositions |
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LAW030000 |
LAW / Dictionaries & Terminology |
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LAW031000 |
LAW / Disability |
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LAW094000 |
LAW / Discrimination |
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LAW / Divorce see Family Law / Divorce & Separation |
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LAW / Domestic Relations see headings under Family Law |
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LAW118000 |
LAW / Drugs & the Law |
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LAW092000 |
LAW / Educational Law & Legislation |
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LAW107000 |
LAW / Elder Law |
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LAW108000 |
LAW / Election Law |
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LAW032000 |
LAW / Emigration & Immigration |
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LAW / Employment see Labor & Employment |
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LAW033000 |
LAW / Entertainment |
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LAW034000 |
LAW / Environmental |
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LAW101000 |
LAW / Essays |
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LAW035000 |
LAW / Estates & Trusts |
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LAW036000 |
LAW / Ethics & Professional Responsibility |
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LAW037000 |
LAW / Evidence |
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LAW038000 |
LAW / Family Law / General |
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LAW038010 |
LAW / Family Law / Children |
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LAW038020 |
LAW / Family Law / Divorce & Separation |
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LAW038030 |
LAW / Family Law / Marriage |
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LAW041000 |
LAW / Forensic Science |
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LAW / Franchising see Business & Financial |
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LAW043000 |
LAW / Gender & the Law |
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LAW044000 |
LAW / General Practice |
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LAW109000 |
LAW / Government / General |
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LAW039000 |
LAW / Government / Federal |
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LAW089000 |
LAW / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal |
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LAW046000 |
LAW / Health |
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LAW047000 |
LAW / Housing & Urban Development |
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LAW / Human Rights see POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights |
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LAW / Immigration see Emigration & Immigration |
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LAW110000 |
LAW / Indigenous Law |
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LAW049000 |
LAW / Insurance |
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LAW050000 |
LAW / Intellectual Property / General |
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LAW050010 |
LAW / Intellectual Property / Copyright |
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LAW050020 |
LAW / Intellectual Property / Patent |
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LAW050030 |
LAW / Intellectual Property / Trademark |
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LAW051000 |
LAW / International |
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LAW119000 |
LAW / Islamic |
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LAW111000 |
LAW / Judicial Power |
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LAW052000 |
LAW / Jurisprudence |
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LAW053000 |
LAW / Jury |
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LAW054000 |
LAW / Labor & Employment |
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LAW055000 |
LAW / Land Use |
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LAW112000 |
LAW / Landlord & Tenant |
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LAW056000 |
LAW / Law Office Management |
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LAW / Legal Assistants see Paralegals & Paralegalism |
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LAW059000 |
LAW / Legal Education |
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LAW060000 |
LAW / Legal History |
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LAW061000 |
LAW / Legal Profession |
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LAW062000 |
LAW / Legal Services |
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LAW063000 |
LAW / Legal Writing |
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LAW113000 |
LAW / Liability |
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LAW / Libel & Slander see Defamation |
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LAW064000 |
LAW / Litigation |
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LAW100000 |
LAW / Living Trusts |
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LAW / Living Wills see Right to Die |
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LAW095000 |
LAW / Malpractice |
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LAW066000 |
LAW / Maritime |
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LAW / Marriage see Family Law / Marriage |
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LAW096000 |
LAW / Media & the Law |
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LAW / Mediation see Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation |
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LAW093000 |
LAW / Medical Law & Legislation |
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LAW067000 |
LAW / Mental Health |
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LAW114000 |
LAW / Mergers & Acquisitions |
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LAW068000 |
LAW / Military |
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LAW069000 |
LAW / Natural Law |
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LAW070000 |
LAW / Natural Resources |
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LAW / Negotiation see Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation |
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LAW071000 |
LAW / Paralegals & Paralegalism |
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LAW / Patent see Intellectual Property / Patent |
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LAW115000 |
LAW / Pension Law |
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LAW097000 |
LAW / Personal Injury |
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LAW098000 |
LAW / Practical Guides |
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LAW116000 |
LAW / Privacy |
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LAW / Professional Responsibility see Ethics & Professional Responsibility |
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LAW074000 |
LAW / Property |
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LAW075000 |
LAW / Public |
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LAW076000 |
LAW / Public Contract |
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LAW077000 |
LAW / Public Utilities |
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LAW078000 |
LAW / Real Estate |
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LAW079000 |
LAW / Reference |
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LAW080000 |
LAW / Remedies & Damages |
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LAW081000 |
LAW / Research |
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LAW082000 |
LAW / Right to Die |
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LAW099000 |
LAW / Science & Technology |
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LAW083000 |
LAW / Securities |
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LAW / Separation see Family Law / Divorce & Separation |
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LAW084000 |
LAW / Sports |
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LAW / Study & Teaching see Legal Education |
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LAW086000 |
LAW / Taxation |
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LAW / Technology see Science & Technology |
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LAW087000 |
LAW / Torts |
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LAW / Trademark see Intellectual Property / Trademark |
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LAW117000 |
LAW / Transportation |
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LAW088000 |
LAW / Trial Practice |
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LAW / Urban Development see Housing & Urban Development |
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LAW090000 |
LAW / Wills |
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LAW091000 |
LAW / Witnesses |
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