01996nam a2200313Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030010001700071020003600088020003900124024003100163035002000194040001000214049000900224050002200233084001500255100003400270245008100304260003900385300002400424490003500448500002000483505091700503650003501420830002101455999001901476952018701495285341OCoLC20260701063816.0060612s2006    mnu           001 0 eng c  a  2006277635  a0314150161 ( pbk. : alk. paper)  a9780314150165 ( pbk. : alk. paper)3 a9780314150165 (alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)66912839  aPUCPR  acicg00aKF 386b.B59 2006  a86.102bcl1 aBonfield, Lloyd2Local96380410aAmerican law and the American legal system in a nutshellcby Lloyd Bonfield.  aSt. Paul, MNbThomson/Westcc2006.  axxi, 370 p.c19 cm.0 aNutshell series2Local9143957  aIncludes index.0 aIntroduction 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. 0aLawzUnited States.2LEMB9150  aNutshell series.  c205981d205981  00102lc406KF_386_000000000000000__B59_2006708cil9320172a7b7c4d2016-05-27eThomson Westg27.00i417280l0oKF 386 .B59 2006p70000000840624r2016-05-27 00:00:00xr:285341y6