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001			on1453620975
003			OCoLC
005			20260616152242.0
008			251202s2025 ncua f 001 0 eng
010			_a 2024040277
020			_a9781531028657 _qpaperback
035			_a(OCoLC)1453620975
040			_aPUCPR _beng
049			_acicg
050	0	0	_aKF 240 _b.J34 2025
100	1		_aJaeger-Fine, Toni, _d1961- _eauthor
245	1	0	_aAmerican legal systems : _ba resource and reference guide / _cToni Jaeger-Fine.
250			_aFourth edition.
264		1	_aDurham, North Carolina : _bCarolina Academic Press, _c2025.
300			_axvi, 228 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes index.
505	0	0	_tChapter I. The U.S. legal systems revealed -- _tChapter II. The Constitution of the United States of America -- _tChapter III. U.S. statutory law and legislative interpretation -- _tChapter IV. U.S. administrative law -- _tChapter V. U.S. judicial systems -- _tChapter VI. Working with case law -- _tChapter VII. Legal writing and citation form -- _gAppendix A. _tConstitution of the United States of America -- _gAppendix B. _tCase brief template.
520			_a"American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide, now in its fourth edition, is a reader-friendly introduction to U.S. legal principles, terms, institutions, and sources of law, including a discussion of precedent and the defining concept of stare decisis. Many of the concepts covered are tied to the realities of law practice. The text provides practices tips and instruction, including templates, on how to prepare and commonplace legal documents. Website sources are provided for additional information. The information is largely presented in charts, with explanatory interspatial text to provide context, and can be used as a complement to other coursework or on its own as an introduction to the U.S. legal system"--Back cover
650		0	_aLegal research _zUnited States.
650		0	_aLaw _xStudy and teaching _zUnited States.
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