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American law and the American legal system in a nutshell
Title
American law and the American legal system in a nutshell / Lloyd Bonfield, Thomas J. André, Jr. Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law (Retired), Visiting Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for International Law Emeritus, New York Law School.
ISBN
9781634606455
1634606450
Edition
Second edition.
Publication
St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2021]
Physical Description
xxi, 451 pages ; 19 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Variant and related titles
American law and the American legal system.
Other editions
Bonfield, Lloyd, 1949- American law and the American legal system in a nutshell. St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, [2006]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 13, 2021
Series
Nutshell series.
Contents
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?
Conclusions: the American bar.
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