Burnham's Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States

Author: William Burnham
Published: April 2002
Publisher: West Group
ISBN: 0314253939
Paperback Book
Number of Pages: 625

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Intended for law students, lawyers, and legal scholars from foreign countries; U.S. graduate and undergraduate college students; and members of the general reading public in the United States. For use as the text of an introductory course on U.S. law, as a reference, or for self-study. Intended for law students, lawyers, and legal scholars from foreign countries; U.S. graduate and undergraduate college students; and members of the general reading public in the United States. For use as the text of an introductory course on U.S. law, as a reference, or for self-study. This introductory text is intended for people interested in the US legal system who have not completed law school in the US, including law students and lawyers from foreign countries, US graduate and undergraduate college students, and general readers. Coverage encompasses matters of constitutional, administrative, and judicial structure of the legal system, procedural law in civil and criminal cases, constitutional law, and private law and criminal law, with treatment of both sides of controversial issues of US institutions and laws. Numerous citations to original cases and statutes as well as books and articles are included. The book can be used as a text for an introductory course on US law, as a reference, or for self-study. The major change in this third edition is a new chapter on international aspects of US law. Burnham is with the Wayne State University Law School.

Table of ContentsHistory and Governmental Structure
Legal Methodology
The Adversary System and Jury Trials
The Legal Profession
The Judicial System
Administrative Law
Civil Procedure
Criminal Procedure
Constitutional Law
Contracts and Commercial Law
Torts
Property Law
Family Law
Criminal Law
Business Law
Tax Law
International Aspects of United States Law

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