DE>EN>DE law dictionary/Karin Linhart, Wörterbuch Recht

I summarized a number of small German-English law dictionaries some time ago. Here's another one, by Karin Linhart: Wörterbuch Recht, Beck Verlag. Now a review of this dictionary, in German, by Christine Haselwarter, has appeared in the ADÜ Nord Infoblatt, 2/2010, available online as a PDF at www.adue-nord.de. As I've said before, I don't think these small dictionaries are so useful for translators, because there are bigger ones available and there is a limit to the number one wants to consult. But they are an ideal size to be carried in a bag, for instance by law students. This seems to me - on a cursory inspection - a good and reliable dictionary from US legal English into German. It has a number of Infokästchen - boxes on a grey background with extra information - very popular with students and with the review too. For instance, on contingency fees (only US), punitive damages, zealous lawyer (seems to be a US term), jurisdiction (US only) and many more. There are frequent references to US terms that are not translated into German, but cited and explained. In the DE>EN direction, there are fewer boxes. There is extra material at the end, for example ten rules on how German lawyers should behave 'im englisch-sprachigen Ausland'. Here I note that Karin Linhart is familiar with US law and South African law, but I don't know how far her rules apply to all common-law countries. For example, there is no need to use euphemisms when looking for the loo in the UK - in fact, it might be counter-productive. I have my doubts about South Africa too, but I've never been there ('Fragen Sie niemals nach der "Toilet"!). So without doing a proper full review, I would just like to say I think this dictionary should be seen in an American context, and I think that's what very many German law students want in any case. There is another book by Karin Linhart, Englische Rechtssprache - Ein Studien- und Arbeitsbuch. I really must say I have no idea why the book is so huge - A4 with thick paper. The p…