Law 101 Everything You Need to Know about the American Legal System

Name: Law 101 Everything You Need to Know about the American Legal System
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ISBN: 9780195132656

ISBN-10: 0195132653

ISBN-13: 9780195132656

Edition: 2000 (Reprint)

Authors: Jay M. Feinman

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Most of us know very little about the law. We pick up bits of information from television and newspaper accounts of current legal battles, and from bestselling novels and popular movies. But these pieces do not give us an accurate or complete picture. In Law 101, Jay M. Feinman offers a delightfully clear introduction to law, covering the main subjects found in the first year of law school and giving us a basic understanding of the American legal tradition. Readers are introduced to every aspect of the legal system, from constitutional law and the litigation process to tort law, contract law, property law, and criminal law. Feinman illuminates each discussion with many intriguing,…

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List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/30/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 9.49" wide x 6.42" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English



Preface



There Are No Secret Books



Constitutional Law and Constitutional Politics



First Freedoms



Your Day in Court



Auto Accidents, Scalding Coffee, and Medical Malpractice



When is a Deal a Deal?



You Are What You Own



From Insanity to in Cold Blood



Protecting the Innocent, Freeing the Guilty


Conclusion


Index of Legal Cases


Index of Subjects