George P. Fletcher

American Law in a Global Context: The Basics

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American Law in a Global Context is an elegant and erudite introduction to the American legal system from a global perspective. It covers the law and lawyering tools taught in the first year of law school, explaining the underlying concepts and techniques of the common law used in U.S. legal practice. The ideas central to the development and practice of American law, as well as constitutional law, contracts, property, criminal law, and courtroom procedure, are all presented in their historical and intellectual contexts, accessible to the novice but with insight that will inform the expert. Actual cases illuminate each major subject, engaging… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Sheppard, Steve

ISBN: 978-0-19-516723-8
EAN: 9780195167238
Produktnummer: 1341006
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Seitenangabe: 696 S.
Masse: H23.2 cm x B15.9 cm x D3.7 cm 993 g
Auflage: New
Gewicht: 993

Über den Autor

George P. Fletcher is the Cardozo Professor Jurisprudence at Columbia University School of Law. He is the author of many works on the U.S. Constitution and legal theory, and has taught his comparative introduction to American law course to lawyers from universities throughout the world. Steve Sheppard is a law professor at the University of Arkansas. He has written widely on legal history and legal philosophy and recently edited The Selected Writings and Speeches of Sir Edward Coke, a founder of modern common law.