William E. Butler
John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law and International Affairs
1. Copyright’s Paradox / Neil Weinstock Netanel – NY: Oxford University Press, 2008. – 274 p.
In Copyright’s Paradox, Neil Weinstock Netanel examines the tension between copyright and freedom of speech, showing how copyright can restrict expression. Drawing on examples from traditional and digital media, including remix culture and disputes involving online platforms and digitised books, he argues that copyright remains an important engine of expression but must be limited to encourage debate and diversity under First Amendment principles.
2. Principles of Criminal Procedure: Post-Investigation / Wayne R. LaFave, Jerold H. Israel, Nancy J. King, Orin S. Kerr – St. Paul: Thompson Reuters/West, 2009.- 821 p.
Designed for students and researchers of criminal procedure, this book examines the formal stages of criminal proceedings. It covers the right to counsel, bail, charging decisions, preliminary hearings, jury trials, locating defendants, speedy-trial requirements, courtroom submissions and disclosure, guilty pleas, pre-trial publicity, sentencing, appeals, and collateral challenges to judgments.
3. Russia and the Law of Nations in Historical Perspective / Collected Essays: W. Butler – London: Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing, 2009. – 590 p.
This collection examines the origins and development of Russian law and the state’s practice in the development of international law. It contains 35 specially prepared articles and reports, biographical studies of American, British, and Russian lawyers whose roles have received insufficient attention, and rare Soviet-era curricula documenting international legal education from 1917 to 1991.
4. Contracts: Cases and Comments / John P. Dawson, William Burnett Harvey, Stanley D. Henderson, Douglas G. Baird. – Ninth edition. – New York: Thomson/Foundation Press, 2003. – 948 p.
The ninth edition marks the forty-ninth year of this long-established casebook. It continues to use classic cases to explain foundational principles of contract law, with particular attention to legal history, doctrinal development, and remedies for breach. The revised structure and sequence sharpen its central themes while giving instructors flexibility in selecting material and framing classroom discussion.
5. International law: Cases and materials: Fourth edition / Lori F. Damrosh, Louis Henkin, Richard Crawford Pugh, Oscar Schachter, Hans Smit. – St. Paul: West Group, 2001. – 1678 p.
This edition updates and enriches a classic international-law casebook. It combines established approaches with major changes in contemporary international law, including the growing influence of social movements, transnational networks, and international non-governmental organisations. It addresses developments in human rights, trade, environmental protection, and disarmament, as well as institutions created to advance new objectives through law.
6. Legal Ethics: Rules, Statutes, and Comparisons. 2011 edition / Richard Zitrin, Kevin E. Mohr. – San Francisco: LexisNexis, 2011. – 692 p.
Legal Ethics: Rules, Statutes and Comparisons, 2011 Edition
The volume presents the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the Model Code of Professional Responsibility, California professional-conduct rules and statutes, and a comparative study of these sources of professional ethics.
7. Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules & Statutes. 2010-2011 edition / John S. Dzienkowski (ed.). – USA: West, 2010. – 1174 p.
Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules and Statutes, 2010–2011 Edition
The American Bar Association and other organisations have conducted extensive research into professional legal responsibility. This handbook brings together the resulting information and legal sources for students, lecturers, and researchers.
8. Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules & Statutes. 2010-2011 abridged edition / John S. Dzienkowski (ed.). – USA: West, 2010. – 702 p.
Professional Responsibility Standards, Rules and Statutes, 2010–2011 Abridged Edition
This abridged handbook presents key research, information, and legal sources on professional legal responsibility prepared by the American Bar Association and other organisations for students, lecturers, and researchers.
9. Model Rules of Professional Conduct. 2009 edition. – USA: American Bar Association, 009. – 209 p.
ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 2009 Edition, Amended
Drawing on the American Bar Association’s extensive experience in developing modern standards of professional responsibility, this edition provides comprehensive information on the state of professional ethics in the United States.
10. Principles of Public International Law. Seventh edition / Ian Brownlie. – New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. – 784 p.
Principles of Public International Law, Seventh Edition
Substantial developments occurred across many areas of international law after the previous edition. This edition reflects contemporary practice of the International Court of Justice and the International Law Commission and focuses on lawful state practice that contributes to the development of international law.
11. The Philosophy of International Law / Samantha Besson, John Tasiolas. – New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. – 611 p.
The Philosophy of International Law
This volume contains 29 essays by 33 leading philosophers and international lawyers. It demonstrates the importance of the philosophy of international law through analysis of the field’s central questions.
12. The Law of Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials. Third edition / Joel Wm. Friedman, Michael G. Collins. – St.Paul: West, 2010. – 988 p.
Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials, Third Edition
This casebook is designed as a clear and accessible introduction rather than an encyclopaedia of civil procedure. It is suitable for first-year law students and other readers interested in civil litigation. The third edition adds new cases and analysis of updated legislation.
13. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with Resources for Study 2009-2010 / Eds.: Stephen N. Subrin and others. – USA: Aspen Publishers, 2009. – 412 p.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with Selected Materials, 2009–2010
Prepared as a supplementary source for studying civil procedure, this volume includes the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the United States Constitution and amendments, relevant provisions of the United States Code, sample statutes, and selected civil-procedure cases.
14. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2010-2011. – San Francisco: LexisNexis, 2010. – 285 p.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2010–2011
The volume presents the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as in force on 1 December 2010.
15. Civil Procedure Supplement for Use with All Pleading and Procedure Casebooks / Jack H. Friedenthal and others. – St.Paul: West, 2010 – 556 p.
Civil Procedure Supplement, 2010–2011, for Use with Casebooks on Procedure and the Adversarial Process
This civil-procedure statutory supplement includes the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the United States Constitution, civil-procedure statutes, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, selected cases, and sample procedural documents.
16. Federal Civil Rules Supplement 2010-2011 for Use with All Civil Procedure Casebooks / A. Benjamin Spencer. – St. Paul: West, 2010. – 355 p.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2010–2011, for Use with Any Civil Procedure Casebook
This statutory collection includes the United States Constitution, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure effective from 1 December 2009, the 2010 amendments, and earlier rules that ceased to have effect on 1 December 2007.
17. Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials. Compact tenth edition for shorter courses / Jack H. Friedenthal and others. – St.Paul: West, 2010. – 655 p.
Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials, Concise Tenth Edition
Because most United States law students encounter civil procedure early in their studies, this concise edition was prepared for courses with a limited allocation of teaching time and provides an accessible route into a demanding subject.
18. Trial Techniques. Eighth edition / Thomas A. Mauet. – USA: Aspen Publishers, 2010. – 586 p.
Trial Techniques, Eighth Edition
The book presents the author’s research on preparing for and appearing in court, with particular attention to the foundational advocacy and examination skills lawyers need in hearings and trials.
19. Cross-Examination Handbook: Persuasion, Strategies, and Techniques / Ronald H. Clark, George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr., William S. Bailey. – New York: Aspen Publishers, 2011. – 389 p. + CD.
Cross-Examination: Persuasion, Strategies and Techniques
This study guide helps readers plan and conduct effective cross-examination, including courtroom conduct and the ethical and moral considerations that must be taken into account.
20. The Business Lawyer / American Bar Association. – Chicago: University of Maryland School of Law. – 2000. – Vol. 55, № 4. – P. 1533-2057.
The Business Lawyer — Volume 55, No. 4
This issue examines public securities markets; licensing intellectual property and industrial inventions in financially distressed companies; franchising; exchange-rate regulation; business security measures; and the challenge of establishing legal and economic order in cyberspace.
21. Penn State International Law Review: University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law
22. Penn State Law Review: University of Pennsylvania Law Review
23. Penn State Environmental Law Review: University of Pennsylvania Environmental Law Review
24. Journal of Legal Education Journal of Legal Education
25. Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal / Thompson Reuters/West Publication – St. Paul: Thompson Reuters/West.
Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal:
26. The International Lawyer
The International Lawyer
27. The American Journal of Comparative Law
The American Journal of Comparative Law
William E. Butler
John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law and International Affairs
Education:
LL.D., University of London
Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
LL.M., School of Law of the Academy University of Law, Institute of State and Law, Russian Academy of Sciences
J.D., Harvard Law School
M.A., The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
B.A., The American University
William E. Butler, formerly of University College London, is the preeminent authority on the law of Russia and other former Soviet republics and the author, co-author, editor, or translator of more than 120 books on Soviet, Russian, Ukrainian and other Commonwealth of Independent States legal systems. He also edits the journal Russian Law, published by the Russian Academy of Legal Sciences; the East European and Russian Yearbook of International and Comparative Law, published by The Vinogradoff Institute; and is on the editorial board of a number of other journals.
The former Chair of Comparative Law at the University of London, Professor Butler is the founder and director of The Vinogradoff Institute, which operates as a unit of Penn State Law. Under Professor Butler’s direction, the Institute coordinates research and teaching activities related to Russian and CIS legal systems.
The recipient of numerous honors for his service to Russian and international law, Professor Butler is an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and is serving his fourth term as a member of the Russian International Court of Commercial Arbitration. He recently was appointed to the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals as an arbitrator of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. He teaches Russian Law; Foreign Investment in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States; Law of Treaties, Law of the Sea; History of International Law; and Comparative Approaches to International Law.
Contact Information:
E-mail: web15@psu.edu
Phone: (717) 240-5227
Principal Office: Carlisle
Selected Publications:
- The Russian Legal Practitioner, Eleven Publishers, 2011.
- Russia and the Law of Nations in Historical Perspective, Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2009.
- Russian Law, 3d ed., Oxford University Press, 2009.
- International Law and the Russian Legal System, by B. L. Zimnenko, ed. & transl., Eleven International Publishing, 2007.
- Spitsbergen: Legal Regime of Adjacent Marine Areas, by A. N. Vylegzhanin and V. K. Zilanov, ed. & transl., Eleven International Publishing, 2007.
- Russian Foreign Relations and Investment Law, Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Russia & The Republics: Legal Materials, Juris Publishing Inc., 2006 (loose-leaf service).
- Russian Public Law: The Foundations of a Rule-of-Law State — Legislation and Documents, Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2005.
- The Law of Treaties in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
- Foreign Investment Law in the Commonwealth of Independent States, London: Simmonds & Hill, 2002.
- Russian-English Legal Dictionary and Bibliographic Sources for Russian Law in English, New York: Transnational, 2001.
- Soviet Law, 2d ed., London: Butterworths, 1983; 1988.
- The History of International Law in Russia, 1647-1917, by V. E. Grabar, ed. & transl., Oxford: University Press, 1990.
The Library of Kyiv University of Law expresses its deep gratitude to Honorary Professor of the University, Doctor of Law, and Professor at Pennsylvania State University William Butler for the donated books and journals. Cooperation with Professor Butler, an outstanding legal scholar, is a great honour for the University’s students and academic staff. The Library’s foreign legal literature collection has recently been enriched again with new publications donated by Professor Butler.
Contacts with distinguished international scholars, developed through the University’s strategy for international partnerships in education and research, provide exceptional benefits for students.
Of particular importance is the long-standing partnership between Kyiv University of Law and Professor Butler, a respected scholar and author of renowned books on the legal systems of Russia, Ukraine, and other post-Soviet states.
Professor Butler has donated more than two hundred English-language books and journals to the University Library. These publications help students study international law and the national law of the United States, European countries, and Russia, while also strengthening the professional English skills needed by future international-law specialists. The collection is a substantial addition to the Library and an invaluable resource for comparative law, foreign legal systems, student training, and academic research.