0379213729 alk. paper 0379213737 pbk. : alk. paper 9780379213720 alk. paper 9780379213737 paperback
Alternate Call Number
B 310 FAR.I
Summary
Previous editions published : 1983 (2nd), and 1975 (1st).
Note
Price : NLG 59.67; Invoice No 148668 Invoice Date 17/05/97; Supplier : Nedbook International, Amsterdam; Recd 25/04/97; Table of Contents : Part 1. Sources and techniques : 1. Historical background; 2. Legal education; 3. Legal profession; 4. The judicial system; 5. Case law; 6. The legislative system; 7. Statutes; 8. Secondary authority; P art 2. Organization and substance; 9. Classification; 10. Procedure; 11. Private law; 12. Public law;. Publ. for the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
I. Sources and techniques : Historical background : Establishment of the union ; Origins of American law Legal education : Diversity ; Graduate level and professional objective ; Case method Legal profession : The bar ; Lawyers in private practice ; House counsel ; Lawyers in government ; Judges ; Law teachers ; Professional organizations ; Availability of legal services ; Continuing legal education The judicial system : State courts ; Federal courts ; Federal jurisdiction ; Law applied in the federal courts Case law : Form of reported cases ; Finding case law ; The judicial function ; Techniques in the use of precedent ; Two puzzles in precedent The legislative system : Hierarchy of legislation ; The United States congress ; State legislatures ; Special sources of legislation Statutes : Form of statute law ; Techniques of interpretation ; Weight of prior interpretations ; Judicial attitude toward legislation Secondary authority : Significance of secondary authority ; Kinds of secondary authority ; Restatement of the law II. Organization and substance : Classification : The problem of classification ; Law and equity ; Substance and procedure ; Public and private law Procedure : Civil procedure ; Criminal procedure ; Evidence ; Conflict of laws Private law : Contracts ; Torts ; Property ; Family law ; Commercial law ; Business enterprises Public law : Constitutional law ; Administrative law ; Trade regulation ; Labor law ; Tax law ; Criminal law.