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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, outrageous, and infamous cases, from the scalding coffee case that cost McDonald's half a million dollars, to the sensational murder trial in Victorian London
that led to the legal definition of insanity, to the epochal decision in Marbury v. Madison that gave the Supreme Court the power to declare state and federal laws unconstitutional. He broadens the reader's legal vocabulary, clarifying the meaning of everything from "due process" and "equal
protection" in constitutional law, to the distinction between "murder" and "manslaughter" in criminal law. Perhaps most important, we learn that law is voluminous and complex, but accessible to everyone.
Anyone who enjoys Court TV will find this book irresistible. Everyone who wants a better grasp of current legal issues, from students contemplating law school to journalists covering the legislature or the courts, will find here a wonderful source of information--a complete, clear, and colorful
map of the American legal system.
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The book is about American law, but if you’re a UK reader, you presumably don’t have to be reminded that America, in the context of a global economy, is not a million miles away and that it is also a common law jurisdiction with almost everything in commo...
評分The book is about American law, but if you’re a UK reader, you presumably don’t have to be reminded that America, in the context of a global economy, is not a million miles away and that it is also a common law jurisdiction with almost everything in commo...
評分What is law? Law is not in law books.While books tell us a lot about the law, they are not the law. Instead, law lives in conduct, not on the printed page; it exists in the interactions of judges, lawyers, and ordinary citizens.To understand the law, then, ...
評分Your Day in Court The Litigation Process How Does a Lawsuit Begin? Complaint 起诉书 Pro se 自诉 Summons 传票 What Can the Defendant Do to Respond to a Lawsuit? Default judgment 缺席判决 Motion to dismisss 防止案件进入下一程序？ Demurrer--motion to dismiss f...
評分The book is about American law, but if you’re a UK reader, you presumably don’t have to be reminded that America, in the context of a global economy, is not a million miles away and that it is also a common law jurisdiction with almost everything in commo...
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米國法律入門全書。。。
评分終於...讀完瞭????
评分原來是已經看過的一本書，那時候不用這個名字。
评分米國法律入門全書。。。
评分A READABLE AND ROBUST LOOK AT THE LAW--- about American law
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