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Legal Treatises: California Law

Books (both print and online) that summarize or analyze an area of law. Covers scholarly and practical sources.

Witkin California Law Treatises

Witkin treatises are:

  • Wide-ranging, with broad treatment of California substantive & procedural law,
  • Highly regarded in practice and often cited in opinions and court documents,
  • Easy to use in print, because each treatise has its own thorough index, and
  • Updated by pocket parts and supplements.

Other California Treatises & Practice Guides

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For more California treatises, check the tabs in this guide for the relevant subject area.

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Call numbers & locations

  • Upstairs call numbers:
    • KF (current U.S. treatises)
  • Downstairs call numbers:
    • KFC (California treatises) 
    • K, KA - KE, KG - KX, KZ (Comparative, Foreign, and International materials)
  • Langson books are at Langson Library. See the UCI Libraries Maps.
  • Reserves books are upstairs, behind the Front Desk. Ask for them at the Desk.