BISAC Subject Headings List

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LAW

LAW000000

LAW / General

LAW001000

LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice

 

LAW / Admiralty see Maritime

LAW102000

LAW / Agricultural

LAW002000

LAW / Air & Space

LAW003000

LAW / Alternative Dispute Resolution

LAW120000

LAW / Animal Law *

LAW004000

LAW / Annotations & Citations

LAW005000

LAW / Antitrust

LAW006000

LAW / Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation

LAW007000

LAW / Banking

LAW008000

LAW / Bankruptcy & Insolvency

LAW009000

LAW / Business & Financial

LAW010000

LAW / Child Advocacy

 

LAW / Children see Family Law / Children

LAW011000

LAW / Civil Law

LAW012000

LAW / Civil Procedure

LAW013000

LAW / Civil Rights

LAW014000

LAW / Commercial / General

LAW014010

LAW / Commercial / International Trade

LAW103000

LAW / Common

LAW015000

LAW / Communications

LAW016000

LAW / Comparative

LAW104000

LAW / Computer & Internet

LAW017000

LAW / Conflict of Laws

LAW018000

LAW / Constitutional

LAW019000

LAW / Construction

LAW020000

LAW / Consumer

LAW021000

LAW / Contracts

 

LAW / Copyright see Intellectual Property / Copyright

LAW022000

LAW / Corporate

 

LAW / Corporate Governance see Corporate or BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Governance

LAW023000

LAW / Court Records

LAW024000

LAW / Court Rules

LAW025000

LAW / Courts

LAW026000

LAW / Criminal Law / General

LAW026010

LAW / Criminal Law / Juvenile Offenders

LAW026020

LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing

LAW027000

LAW / Criminal Procedure

LAW028000

LAW / Customary

LAW106000

LAW / Defamation

LAW029000

LAW / Depositions

LAW030000

LAW / Dictionaries & Terminology

LAW031000

LAW / Disability

LAW094000

LAW / Discrimination

 

LAW / Divorce see Family Law / Divorce & Separation

 

LAW / Domestic Relations see headings under Family Law

LAW118000

LAW / Drugs & the Law

LAW092000

LAW / Educational Law & Legislation

LAW107000

LAW / Elder Law

LAW108000

LAW / Election Law

LAW032000

LAW / Emigration & Immigration

 

LAW / Employment see Labor & Employment

LAW033000

LAW / Entertainment

LAW034000

LAW / Environmental

LAW101000

LAW / Essays

LAW035000

LAW / Estates & Trusts

LAW036000

LAW / Ethics & Professional Responsibility

LAW037000

LAW / Evidence

LAW038000

LAW / Family Law / General

LAW038010

LAW / Family Law / Children

LAW038020

LAW / Family Law / Divorce & Separation

LAW038030

LAW / Family Law / Marriage

LAW041000

LAW / Forensic Science

 

LAW / Franchising see Business & Financial

LAW043000

LAW / Gender & the Law

LAW044000

LAW / General Practice

LAW109000

LAW / Government / General

LAW039000

LAW / Government / Federal

LAW089000

LAW / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal

LAW046000

LAW / Health

LAW047000

LAW / Housing & Urban Development

 

LAW / Human Rights see POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights

 

LAW / Immigration see Emigration & Immigration

LAW110000

LAW / Indigenous Law

LAW049000

LAW / Insurance

LAW050000

LAW / Intellectual Property / General

LAW050010

LAW / Intellectual Property / Copyright

LAW050020

LAW / Intellectual Property / Patent

LAW050030

LAW / Intellectual Property / Trademark

LAW051000

LAW / International

LAW119000

LAW / Islamic

LAW111000

LAW / Judicial Power

LAW052000

LAW / Jurisprudence

LAW053000

LAW / Jury

LAW054000

LAW / Labor & Employment

LAW055000

LAW / Land Use

LAW112000

LAW / Landlord & Tenant

LAW056000

LAW / Law Office Management

 

LAW / Legal Assistants see Paralegals & Paralegalism

LAW059000

LAW / Legal Education

LAW060000

LAW / Legal History

LAW061000

LAW / Legal Profession

LAW062000

LAW / Legal Services

LAW063000

LAW / Legal Writing

LAW113000

LAW / Liability

 

LAW / Libel & Slander see Defamation

LAW064000

LAW / Litigation

LAW100000

LAW / Living Trusts

 

LAW / Living Wills see Right to Die

LAW095000

LAW / Malpractice

LAW066000

LAW / Maritime

 

LAW / Marriage see Family Law / Marriage

LAW096000

LAW / Media & the Law

 

LAW / Mediation see Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation

LAW093000

LAW / Medical Law & Legislation

LAW067000

LAW / Mental Health

LAW114000

LAW / Mergers & Acquisitions

LAW068000

LAW / Military

LAW069000

LAW / Natural Law

LAW070000

LAW / Natural Resources

 

LAW / Negotiation see Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation

LAW071000

LAW / Paralegals & Paralegalism

 

LAW / Patent see Intellectual Property / Patent

LAW115000

LAW / Pension Law

LAW097000

LAW / Personal Injury

LAW098000

LAW / Practical Guides

LAW116000

LAW / Privacy

 

LAW / Professional Responsibility see Ethics & Professional Responsibility

LAW074000

LAW / Property

LAW075000

LAW / Public

LAW076000

LAW / Public Contract

LAW077000

LAW / Public Utilities

LAW078000

LAW / Real Estate

LAW079000

LAW / Reference

LAW080000

LAW / Remedies & Damages

LAW081000

LAW / Research

LAW082000

LAW / Right to Die

LAW099000

LAW / Science & Technology

LAW083000

LAW / Securities

 

LAW / Separation see Family Law / Divorce & Separation

LAW084000

LAW / Sports

 

LAW / Study & Teaching see Legal Education

LAW086000

LAW / Taxation

 

LAW / Technology see Science & Technology

LAW087000

LAW / Torts

 

LAW / Trademark see Intellectual Property / Trademark

LAW117000

LAW / Transportation

LAW088000

LAW / Trial Practice

 

LAW / Urban Development see Housing & Urban Development

LAW090000

LAW / Wills

LAW091000

LAW / Witnesses

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