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    American law and the American legal system in a nutshell / by Lloyd Bonfield.

    • Title:American law and the American legal system in a nutshell / by Lloyd Bonfield.
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    • Author/Creator:Bonfield, Lloyd, 1949-
    • Published/Created:St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, ©2006.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Law--United States.
    • Description:xxi, 370 p. ; 19 cm
    • Series:Nutshell series.
    • Notes:Includes index.
    • ISBN:0314150161 ( pbk. : alk. paper)
      9780314150165 ( pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Introduction 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.
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