Overview of U.S. law / JR Swanegan, Ellen S. Podgor.

Second edition.

Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2019]

xxxvi, 521 pages ; 26 cm.

Includes index.

"[This book] provides a preliminary examination of seventeen subjects typically covered by United States law schools. Each chapter offers a...review of the topic and begins with a detailed outline of the subject...The opening chapter of the book provides an overview of the legal system in the United States, and offers comparison with a civil code system. The book covers basic first year courses like contracts, torts, criminal law, civil procedure, constitutional law, and property. It also examines typical bar-type courses such as wills and trusts, evidence, and family law. Finally, there are chapters on some 'hot topics, ' such as intellectual property."-- Publisher's website.

Overview of United States law.

Overview of United States law. Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, c2009.

English

August 21, 2019

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