How would you rule? : legal puzzles, brainteasers, and dilemmas from the law's strangest cases / Daniel W. Park.
2016
KF385.A4 P36 2016 (Mapit)
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How would you rule? : legal puzzles, brainteasers, and dilemmas from the law's strangest cases / Daniel W. Park.
Imprint
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Copyright
©2016.
Description
277 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
A duty to die
Bringing a gun to a fistfight
Don't lie to me
Show me yours
Dead dogs don't bark
When is fruit a vegetable?
Private parts
Is a burrito a sandwich?
Haunted contracts
That jet won't fly
What have you done for me lately?
The dancer that didn't dance
A peerless peer
And the band played on
Don't do me like that
The five-year-old defendant
Don't forget to duck
The worth of a chance
Pray at your own risk
Coin-flip wrongdoers
Growing your own
Your body, my body
Image no (copyright) possessions
My Barbie world
A time for dying
The voice of God
Judging Jenna
Three generations
A good walk spoiled
That's my mother you're talking about!
Funeral crashers
Bench memo.
Bringing a gun to a fistfight
Don't lie to me
Show me yours
Dead dogs don't bark
When is fruit a vegetable?
Private parts
Is a burrito a sandwich?
Haunted contracts
That jet won't fly
What have you done for me lately?
The dancer that didn't dance
A peerless peer
And the band played on
Don't do me like that
The five-year-old defendant
Don't forget to duck
The worth of a chance
Pray at your own risk
Coin-flip wrongdoers
Growing your own
Your body, my body
Image no (copyright) possessions
My Barbie world
A time for dying
The voice of God
Judging Jenna
Three generations
A good walk spoiled
That's my mother you're talking about!
Funeral crashers
Bench memo.
Summary
"How Would You Rule is a light-hearted introduction to fundamental concepts of law through strange but true legal cases. Each chapter tells the story of a different case and presents the main arguments of the opposing parties. The twist? Before revealing the ruling of the court, readers are challenged to put themselves in the shoes--or the robes--of the judges and decide for themselves how they would rule in these cases. After coming to their own solutions, readers can move on and learn how the actual judges resolved the disputes. The goal is to get readers to think for themselves about what's right and what's wrong, sharpening their own instincts for the reasons and analyses that win arguments"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-273) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF385.A4 P36 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780520290570 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0520290577 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9780520290587 (paperback alkaline paper)
0520290585 (paperback alkaline paper)
0520290577 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9780520290587 (paperback alkaline paper)
0520290585 (paperback alkaline paper)
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