American Legal System Perspectives, Politics, Processes, and Policies

Name: American Legal System Perspectives, Politics, Processes, and Policies
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ISBN: 9780742547537

ISBN-10: 0742547531

ISBN-13: 9780742547537

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Albert P. Melone, Allan Karnes

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This text is designed to introduce students to both private and public law matters and to the nature of the judicial system. Anchored in social science concepts, it demonstrates the relationship among private law, the business legal environment, and public law issues, as well as related subjects of interest.

Book details

List price: $126.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/24/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 720
Size: 7.43" wide x 10.43" long x 1.93" tall
Weight: 3.586
Language: English




The Legal System in Perspective



Law in Perspective



Legitimacy and the Limits of Authority



The Judiciary and the Federal System



Judicial Interpretation and Decision-Making



Contrasting Legal Processes



Civil Suits for Money Damages



Equity Processes



Criminal Processes



Administrative Processes



Alternative Dispute Resolution



Legal Norms: Law Governing Conduct, Property, Relations among Individuals, and Business Regulation



Torts



Property



Family Law



Criminal Law



Contracts



Government Regulation of Business



Constitution of the United States



Excerpts From ALI's Model Penal Code and Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code



Guide to Legal Citations



Guide to Internet Sites


Glossary of Selected Legal and Foreign Language Terms


Name Index


Subject Index