American Law in a Global Context: The BasicsOxford University Press, 2005 M02 3 - 696 páginas American Law in a Global Context is an elegant and erudite introduction to the American legal system from a global perspective. It covers the law and lawyering tools taught in the first year of law school, explaining the underlying concepts and techniques of the common law used in U.S. legal practice. The ideas central to the development and practice of American law, as well as constitutional law, contracts, property, criminal law, and courtroom procedure, are all presented in their historical and intellectual contexts, accessible to the novice but with insight that will inform the expert. Actual cases illuminate each major subject, engaging readers in the legal process and the arguments between real people that make American law an ever-evolving system. |
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... fact. But the notion of law includes important issues that are not found in any great measure in civil law jurisdictions. These are: a. the law of jury instructions, which specifies exactly what the judge should tell the jury about a ...
... fact. But the notion of law includes important issues that are not found in any great measure in civil law jurisdictions. These are: a. the law of jury instructions, which specifies exactly what the judge should tell the jury about a ...
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... facts, questioning whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain a jury verdict or a judge's bench ruling, but ... fact could have reached it. It is quite unusual for one of these appeals to succeed. 9. Appellate opinions are the ...
... facts, questioning whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain a jury verdict or a judge's bench ruling, but ... fact could have reached it. It is quite unusual for one of these appeals to succeed. 9. Appellate opinions are the ...
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... fact, it is far older than European democracy. The common law has seen no rupture in its historical development comparable to the revolutions and movements toward codification that occurred in the civil law world. The codifications of ...
... fact, it is far older than European democracy. The common law has seen no rupture in its historical development comparable to the revolutions and movements toward codification that occurred in the civil law world. The codifications of ...
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... facts carefully with a view to making the fol- lowing distinctions: (1) facts relevant to the legal issue in dispute; (2) facts irrelevant to the dispute but added simply to give us some local color and background information; (3) ...
... facts carefully with a view to making the fol- lowing distinctions: (1) facts relevant to the legal issue in dispute; (2) facts irrelevant to the dispute but added simply to give us some local color and background information; (3) ...
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... fact) and ex post (after the fact). 7 The fear of interpreters is expressed in Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan 205 (Michael Oakeshott ed.) (orig. published 1651) (New York: Collier Books, 1962): “[B]y the craft of an interpreter, the law may ...
... fact) and ex post (after the fact). 7 The fear of interpreters is expressed in Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan 205 (Michael Oakeshott ed.) (orig. published 1651) (New York: Collier Books, 1962): “[B]y the craft of an interpreter, the law may ...
Contenido
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Constitutional Identity | 105 |
The Theory of the Common Law Liberalism and Its Alternatives | 315 |
Criminal Law The Adversary System and Its Alternatives | 525 |
The Right and the Reasonable | 591 |
Appendices | 613 |
INDEX | 649 |
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American Law in a Global Context: The Basics George P. Fletcher,Steve Sheppard Vista previa limitada - 2005 |
American Law in a Global Context: The Basics George P. Fletcher,Steve Sheppard Vista previa limitada - 2005 |
American Law in a Global Context: The Basics George P. Fletcher,Steve Sheppard Vista previa limitada - 2005 |
Términos y frases comunes
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