Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States

William Burnham, Stephen F. Reed (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

1366 Seiten

2021 | 7th Revised edition
West Academic Press (Verlag)
978-1-68467-583-8 (ISBN)

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Provides an introduction to US law. The book 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 and the legal profession.

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	01.09.2021
Reihe/Serie	Coursebook
Verlagsort	Minnesota
Sprache	englisch
Maße	186 x 254 mm
Gewicht	633 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Berufs-/Gebührenrecht
ISBN-10	1-68467-583-9 / 1684675839
ISBN-13	978-1-68467-583-8 / 9781684675838
Zustand	Neuware