LEADER 04680nam 2200613 450 001 9910671841403321 005 20170816143150.0 010 $a1-61438-438-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000431799 035 $a(EBL)1420351 035 $a(OCoLC)861538228 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001002187 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12449604 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001002187 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10997163 035 $a(PQKB)11382445 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1420351 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000431799 100 $a20160820h20122012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNarrowing the gap $elegal English for the new international legal practitioner /$fKevin Fandl ; cover design by Andrew O. Alcala 210 1$a[Chicago, Illinois] :$cAmerican Bar Association,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (436 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61438-437-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the Author; Chapter 1 Introduction; What This Guide Offers; Chapter 2 U.S. Legal Institutions; Introduction; Overview of the U.S. Federal System; Federal Courts; Article III Courts; Article I Courts; State Courts; Juries; Jurisdiction; Jurisdiction in State Courts; Jurisdiction in Federal Courts; Federalism and Preemption; The Commerce Clause; Common Law and Legal Precedent; How are cases decided?; Why do we use precedent?; Precedent; Changing Precedent; Nature of Legal Authority; Primary Authority; Secondary Authority 327 $aWeight of AuthorityApplying Precedent; Concluding Notes; Chapter 3 U.S. Contract Law; Introduction; The Law of Contracts; Forming a Valid Contract; Terms and Conditions after the Acceptance; Changes in Terms and Conditions; Valid Acceptance; Capacity or Competency to Contract; Terminating an Offer; Quasi-Contract; Oral Contracts; Consideration; What about gifts?; Past Consideration; Mutual Assent; Promissory Estoppel; Exercise on Promissory Estoppel; Mistake; Misrepresentation; Duress and Unconscionability; Duress; Undue Influence; Unconscionability 327 $aDischarging an Obligation: Impossibility and ImpracticabilityAssignment and Delegation; Breach of Contract; Anticipatory Repudiation; Mitigation; Damages; Warranties; Implied Warranties; Express Warranties; The Uniform Commercial Code; Introduction to the UCC; Key Provisions of the UCC; UCC Article 2; UCC Article 2A; Distinctions between the UCC and the Common Law; Concluding Notes; Chapter 4 Commercial Law; Introduction; Trade Policy and Politics; Treaties; Legal Aspects of Commerce in the United States; Legal Foundations of Trade Authority 327 $aSignificant Trade Institutions in the United StatesCustoms Law; Rules of Origin; Trade Remedies/Safeguards; Section 201; Section 301; Antidumping and Countervailing Duties; Chapter 5 Legal Reasoning; Introduction; Chapter 6 Legal Research and Citation; Paid Research Sources; Conducting a Basic Search in Lexis; Free Research Sources; Legal Citation; Citing a Case from a U.S. Court; Citing a U.S. Statute; Citing Foreign Legal Sources in a U.S. Legal Document; Structuring a Citation; Concluding Thoughts; Appendix A Key Legal English Terminology; Appendix B Key Clauses of the U.S. Constitution 327 $aAppendix C Case LawAppendix D Key Clauses of the Uniform Commercial Code; Appendix E The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods; Appendix F Sample Documents; Index 330 $aThis concise guide provides instruction for foreign legal practitioners or advanced LLM students on the basics of the U.S. legal system and the process of legal reasoning, using substantive topics in U.S. law as example. The book also provides special focus on contracts, torts, and trade law. In these areas, you'll find an outline of the law in the U.S., and central concepts of relevance to that area of law today 606 $aLaw$zUnited States 606 $aLaw$zUnited States$xMethodology 606 $aLegal research$zUnited States 615 0$aLaw 615 0$aLaw$xMethodology. 615 0$aLegal research 676 $a349.73 700 $aFandl$b Kevin J.$01153669 702 $aAlcala$b Andrew O. 712 02$aAmerican Bar Association.$bSection of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910671841403321 996 $aNarrowing the gap$93045450 997 $aUNINA