Books by Matthew Lippman

Organizing the book around clashing points of view on contemporary issues in criminal justice and criminal law, award-winning professor and author Matthew Lippman puts each debate into context for students to help them develop their critical thinking skills.

Taking an interactive approach, and referencing actual cases that illustrate the application of the law of evidence, this text highlights the theme of "balancing of interests" to students of criminal justice.

Relatively little has been written in English about the Islamic legal tradition, a serious deficiency in light of recent tensions in the Middle East and the Islamic revival in general.