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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807728803321

Autore

Feinman Jay M

Titolo

Law 101 [[electronic resource] /] / Jay M. Feinman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-975069-6

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 363 p.)

Disciplina

349.73

Soggetti

Law - United States

Advice and Rights

Law - U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Law - U.S. - General

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 2006.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

There are no secret books : you can understand the law -- Constitutional law and constitutional politics : interpreting and applying the constitution -- First freedoms : constitutional rights -- Your day in court : the litigation process -- Auto accidents, scalding coffee, and medical malpractice : personal injuries and tort law -- When is a deal a deal? Businesses, consumers, and contract law -- You are what you own : the law of property -- From insanity to in cold blood : criminal responsibility and criminal law -- Protecting the innocent, freeing the guility : criminal procedure.

Sommario/riassunto

Covering all the basic subjects covered in a first-year law student's curriculum, this book not only explains why lawyers think the way they think, but gives you the basic tools to understand the mechanics of the American legal tradition.