American law and the American legal system in a nutshell
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American law and the American legal system in a nutshell
(Nutshell series)
West Academic Pub., c2021
2nd ed
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American law and the American legal system
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book, suitable as a primer for foreign LLMs — or as an introductory survey for American students of both procedural and substantive law — is a comprehensive, though concise, survey of the American legal system — its structure and its methodology.
Table of Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Table of Cases Chapter 1. Introduction to American Law Chapter 2. The Sources of Law and Common Law Reasoning Chapter 3. The American Constitutional System: Allocation of Governmental Powers Chapter 4. The American Judiciary: Guardians of the Constitution Chapter 5. The American Civil Trial: Ritualized Combat Chapter 6. Contract and Commercial Law: A Promise Is a Promise (Maybe) Chapter 7. American Tort Law: Venerable Common Law on the Eve of Reform? Chapter 8. American Property Law: Plenty of Old Wine in Both New and Old Bottles Chapter 9. America's Business Is Business: And Business Lawyers Govern the Show Chapter 10. American Labor Law: Laissez-Faire—Freedom to Contract
- Limitations Regarding Discrimination Chapter 11. Criminal Law: (Much) Crime and (Severe) Punishment in Modern America Chapter 12. Criminal Procedure: The "Long and Winding Road" from Apprehension of Criminals to Their Release Chapter 13. A Bill of Rights for All Seasons Chapter 14. Administrative Agencies and Their Law: The Fourth Branch of American Law Chapter 15. International Law in the American Legal System: Is It Really There? Chapter 16. Conclusion: The American Bar Index
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