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American law : an introduction /
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- What is a legal system?
- Law : formal and informal
- The background of American law
- The structure of American law : the courts
- The structure of American law : statutes and statute makers
- The structure of American law : executing policy
- Federalism and American legal culture
- Inside the black box : the substance of law
- Crimes and punishments
- Constitutional law and civil liberties
- On legal behavior
- Legal culture : legitimacy and morality
- The American legal profession
- Law and social change
- Epilogue : the future of law in the United States.