Bonfield, Lloyd,  1949- <br/><br/>
American law and the American legal system in a nutshell / 
by Lloyd Bonfield. 
 - St. Paul, MN :  Thomson/West,  c2006. 
 - xxi,  370 p. ;  19 cm. 
 - Nutshell series .
 - Nutshell series. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to American law -- The sources of law and common law reasoning -- The American constitutional system: allocation of governmental powers -- The American judiciary: guardians of the Constitution -- The American civil trial: ritualized combat -- Contract and commercial law: a promise is a promise (maybe) -- American tort law: venerable common law on the eve of reform? -- American property law: plenty of old wine in both new and old bottles -- Americas business is business: and business lawyers govern the show -- Criminal law: (much) crime and (severe) punishment in modern America -- Criminal procedure: the 'long and winding road' from apprehension of criminals to their release -- A Bill of Rights for all seasons -- Administrative agencies and their law: the fourth branch of American law -- International law in the American legal system: is it really there? -- Conclusions: the American bar. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0314150161 ( pbk. : alk. paper) 9780314150165 ( pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9780314150165 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006277635 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF386  / .B59 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>349.73