01804nam a2200301Ia 4500 285341 OCoLC 20260701063816.0 060612s2006 mnu 001 0 eng c 2006277635 0314150161 ( pbk. : alk. paper) 9780314150165 ( pbk. : alk. paper) 9780314150165 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)66912839 PUCPR cicg KF 386 .B59 2006 86.10 bcl Bonfield, Lloyd Local 63804 American law and the American legal system in a nutshell by Lloyd Bonfield. St. Paul, MN Thomson/West c2006. xxi, 370 p. 19 cm. Nutshell series Local 143957 Includes index. 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 -- Americas business is business: and business lawyers govern the show -- 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. Law United States. LEMB 150 Nutshell series. 205981 205981 0 0 lc 0 KF_386_000000000000000__B59_2006 0 cil 320172 7 7 4 2016-05-27 Thomson West 27.00 417280 0 KF 386 .B59 2006 70000000840624 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:285341 6