Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States 5th edition

ISBN:0314266100

ISBN13:9780314266101

Publisher:West Academic Publishing

Author:William Burnham

Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States Description

Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States 5 Edition This text provides an introduction to U.S. law. It is intended for law students, lawyers, and legal scholars from foreign countries; U.S. graduate and undergraduate college students; members of the general reading public in the United States; and anyone who seeks a "big picture" of the law and legal system. Not a casebook, it explains the major substantive areas of the law in narrative form with citations to cases and sources for additional detail. In addition to covering the principal substantive areas of the law, the book has chapters on: essential basic history and governmental structure necessary to an understanding of the legal system; the legal profession; the theory and practice of the adversary system of justice; and statutory interpretation and case law reasoning.
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