000			01804nam a2200301Ia 4500
001			285341
003			OCoLC
005			20260701063816.0
008			060612s2006 mnu 001 0 eng c
010			_a 2006277635
020			_a0314150161 ( pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a9780314150165 ( pbk. : alk. paper)
024	3		_a9780314150165 (alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)66912839
040			_aPUCPR
049			_acicg
050	0	0	_aKF 386 _b.B59 2006
084			_a86.10 _2bcl
100	1		_aBonfield, Lloyd _2Local _963804
245	1	0	_aAmerican law and the American legal system in a nutshell _cby Lloyd Bonfield.
260			_aSt. Paul, MN _bThomson/West _cc2006.
300			_axxi, 370 p. _c19 cm.
490	0		_aNutshell series _2Local _9143957
500			_aIncludes index.
505	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.
650		0	_aLaw _zUnited States. _2LEMB _9150
830			_aNutshell series.
999			_c205981 _d205981