American law : an introduction / Lawrence M. Friedman, Grant M. Hayden.
2017
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Title
American law : an introduction / Lawrence M. Friedman, Grant M. Hayden.
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Call Number
KF387 .F74 2017
Edition
Third edition.
ISBN
9780190460587 (hardback ; alk. paper)
019046058X (hardback ; alk. paper)
9780190460594 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0190460598 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
019046058X (hardback ; alk. paper)
9780190460594 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0190460598 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Description
xiii, 360 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)951018042
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-337) and index.
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Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Added Author
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The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
Preface
ix
Acknowledgments
xiii
1.
What Is a Legal System?
1
2.
Law: Formal and Informal
19
3.
Background of American Law
35
4.
Structure of American Law: The Courts
55
5.
Structure of American Law: Statutes and Statute Makers
85
6.
Structure of American Law: Executing Policy
105
7.
Federalism and American Legal Culture
123
8.
Inside the Black Box: The Substance of Law
139
9.
Crimes and Punishments
155
10.
Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties
181
11.
On Legal Behavior
203
12.
Legal Culture: Legitimacy and Morality
213
13.
American Legal Profession
237
14.
Law and Social Change
261
15.
Epilogue: The Future of Law in the United States
291
Notes
303
Index
339