secondary authority in U.S. law
C31156
concept
Secondary authority in U.S. law consists of nonbinding legal materials—such as treatises, law review articles, restatements, and legal encyclopedias—that analyze, explain, or comment on primary sources of law and may be used to persuade courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| secondary authority in U.S. law canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: secondary authority in U.S. law
Generated description
Secondary authority in U.S. law consists of nonbinding legal materials—such as treatises, law review articles, restatements, and legal encyclopedias—that analyze, explain, or comment on primary sources of law and may be used to persuade courts.
Instances (1)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Restatement (Second) of Contracts | — |