Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States

William Burnham (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

993 Seiten

2016 | 6th Revised edition
LEG Inc. (dba West Academic Publishing (Verlag)
9781634602075 (ISBN)

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Provides an introduction to US law. It is intended for law students, lawyers, and legal scholars from foreign countries; US non-law graduate and undergraduate college students; and anyone else who seeks a “big picture” of the law and legal system. Not a casebook, it explains the major substantive areas of the law in narrative form and includes citations to cases and sources for additional detail.

This text provides an introduction to U.S. law. It is intended for law students, lawyers, and legal scholars from foreign countries; U.S. non-law graduate and undergraduate college students; and anyone else who seeks a "big picture" of the law and legal system, including U.S. law students. Not a casebook, it explains the major substantive areas of the law in narrative form and includes citations to cases and sources for additional detail. In addition, the book has chapters on the essential basic history and governmental structure necessary to understand the legal system; the legal profession; the theory and practice of the adversary system of justice; and statutory interpretation and caselaw reasoning.

Erscheinungsdatum	17.09.2016
Reihe/Serie	American Casebook Series
Verlagsort	MN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	186 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1610 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Berufs-/Gebührenrecht
ISBN-13	9781634602075 / 9781634602075
Zustand	Neuware