American law in a global context : the basics.

Provides an overview of US law, focusing on subject areas that make the American legal system distinctive. This introductory text serves as a comprehensive and accessible guide to American legal structure, history, and theory for students of law and lawyers outside the US. The authors provide in-dep...

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American law in a global context.
Hauptverfasser:
Fletcher, George P., Kong, Hoi L., Sheppard, Steve
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Ausgabe:
2nd ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Provides an overview of US law, focusing on subject areas that make the American legal system distinctive. This introductory text serves as a comprehensive and accessible guide to American legal structure, history, and theory for students of law and lawyers outside the US. The authors provide in-depth analyses of well-known cases to illustrate US law theory as well as practice.
Umfang:
1 online resource (569 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Previous edition: published as by George P. Fletcher and Steve Sheppard. 2005.
Includes index.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
ISBN:
0-19-087969-6
0-19-087970-X
0-19-087968-8
Schlagworte:
Law > United States.
Law.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
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