Screen LibraryAmerican law : an introduction /
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=b5f0e2e032cd4d9b9eff92696e4d6664 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiii, 360 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-337) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190460600 9780190460587 |
| Index Number: | KF387 |
| CLC: | D971.2-49 |
| Contents: | What is a legal system? -- Law : formal and informal -- The background of American law -- The structure of American law : the courts -- The structure of American law : statutes and statute makers -- The structure of American law : executing policy -- Federalism and American legal culture -- Inside the black box : the substance of law -- Crimes and punishments -- Constitutional law and civil liberties -- On legal behavior -- Legal culture : legitimacy and morality -- The American legal profession -- Law and social change -- Epilogue : the future of law in the United States. |