Law in the United States

This book is about the American legal system for jurists of civil law backgrounds.

Arthur T. von Mehren (Author), Peter L. Murray (Author)

9780521852067, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 8 January 2007

342 pages
23.6 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.571 kg

Law in the United States, Second Edition, is a concise presentation of the salient elements of the American legal system designed mainly for jurists of civil law backgrounds. It focuses on features of American law likely to be least familiar to jurists from other legal traditions, such as American common law, the federal structure of the U.S. legal system, and the American constitutional tradition. The use of comparative law technique permits foreign jurists to appreciate the American legal system in comparison with legal systems with which they are already familiar. Chapters in the second edition also cover such topics as American civil justice, criminal law, jury trial, choice of laws and international jurisdiction, the American legal profession, and the influence of American law in the global legal order.

1. Sources of American law
2. American common law
3. Comparative perspectives on American contract law
4. American federalism
5. American constitutional law and the role of the United States Supreme Court
6. American civil justice
7. American criminal justice
8. American trial by jury
9. Choice of law, international civil jurisdiction and recognition of judgments in the United States
10. The American legal profession
11. The United States and the global legal order.

Subject Areas: Comparative law [LAM], Jurisprudence & general issues [LA]