Law in the United States 2ed

by Arthur T. von Mehren and Peter L. Murray

Book Overview

Law in the United States, Second Edition, is a concise presentation of the salient elements of the American legal system designed mainly for jurists of civil law backgrounds. It focuses on features of American law likely to be least familiar to jurists from other legal traditions, such as American common law, the federal structure of the U.S. legal system, and the American constitutional tradition. The use of comparative law technique permits foreign...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521617537
• ISBN13: 9780521617536
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"