American law and the American legal system in a nutshell / Lloyd Bonfield.
2021
KF386 .B59 2021 (Mapit)
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Title
American law and the American legal system in a nutshell / Lloyd Bonfield.
Edition
Second edition.
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Description
xxi, 451 pages ; 19 cm.
Series
Nutshell series.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction to American law
The sources of law and common law reasoning
The American constitutional system : allocation of governmental powers
The American judiciary : guardians of the Constitution
The American civil trial : ritualized combat
Contract and commercial law : a promise is a promise (maybe)
American tort law : venerable common law on the eve of reform?
American property law : plenty of old wine in both new and old bottles
America's business is business : and business lawyers govern the show
American labor law : laissez-faire, freedom to contract; limitations regarding discrimination
Criminal law : (much) crime and (severe) punishment in modern America
Criminal procedure : the "long and winding road" from apprehension of criminals to their release
A Bill of Rights for all seasons
Administrative agencies and their law : the fourth branch of American law
International law in the American legal system : is it really there?
Conclusion: the American Bar.
The sources of law and common law reasoning
The American constitutional system : allocation of governmental powers
The American judiciary : guardians of the Constitution
The American civil trial : ritualized combat
Contract and commercial law : a promise is a promise (maybe)
American tort law : venerable common law on the eve of reform?
American property law : plenty of old wine in both new and old bottles
America's business is business : and business lawyers govern the show
American labor law : laissez-faire, freedom to contract; limitations regarding discrimination
Criminal law : (much) crime and (severe) punishment in modern America
Criminal procedure : the "long and winding road" from apprehension of criminals to their release
A Bill of Rights for all seasons
Administrative agencies and their law : the fourth branch of American law
International law in the American legal system : is it really there?
Conclusion: the American Bar.
Note
Includes index.
Other Editions
Available in Other Form
Online version: Bonfield, Lloyd, 1949- American law and the American legal system in a nutshell. Second edition. St. Paul, MN : West Academic, [2020]
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American law and the American legal system
Call Number
KF386 .B59 2021
Language
English
ISBN
9781634606455
1634606450
1634606450
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