Albert P. Melone, Allan Karnes

The American Legal System

Perspectives, Politics, Processes, and Policies

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Firmly anchored in social science concepts, the second edition of The American Legal System demonstrates the relationships among private law, the business legal environment, and public law issues, as well as related subjects of interest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 720
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1526g
• ISBN-13: 9780742547537
• ISBN-10: 0742547531
• Artikelnr.: 22857460

Autorenporträt

Albert P. Melone is professor emeritus of political science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Allan Karnes is the KPMG Tax Research Professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 The Legal System in Perspective Chapter 2 Law in Perspective Chapter
3 Legitimacy and the Limits of Authority Chapter 4 The Judiciary and the
Federal System Chapter 5 Judicial Interpretation and Decision-Making Part 6
Contrasting Legal Processes Chapter 7 Civil Suits for Money Damages Chapter
8 Equity Processes Chapter 9 Criminal Processes Chapter 10 Administrative
Processes Chapter 11 Alternative Dispute Resolution Part 12 Legal Norms:
Law Governing Conduct, Property, and Relations among Individuals, and
Business Regulation Chapter 13 Torts Chapter 14 Property Chapter 15 Family
Law Chapter 16 Criminal Law Chapter 17 Contracts Chapter 18 Government
Regulation of Business Part 19 Appendices Chapter 20 Appendix I:
Constitution of the United States Chapter 21 Appendix II: Excerpts from
ALI's Model Penal Code and Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code Chapter
22 Appendix III: Guide to Legal Citations 23 Appendix IV: Guide to Internet
Sites Part 24 Glossary of Selected Legal and Foreign Language Terms

Rezensionen

This introduction to the American legal order sets a new standard of excellence in the field. It views the legal order with a wide-angle lens, covering all major phases of American public and private law within the framework of our constitutional and political system. Its clear goals and lucid prose, not to mention its lively discussion questions, simply add to its luster as an effective-and student-friendly-teaching tool. -- Donald P. Kommers, University of Notre Dame An accessible and comprehensive introduction to the American legal system that is useful for gateway courses and, indeed, anyone who wishes to understand American law. -- Lawrence B. Radine, University of Michigan at Dearborn