Legal Positivism in American Jurisprudence

Legal Positivism in American Jurisprudence

Author: Anthony J. Sebok

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998-10-28

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0521480418

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This work represents a serious and philosophically sophisticated guide to modern American legal theory, demonstrating that legal positivism has been a misunderstood and underappreciated perspective through most of twentieth-century American legal thought.


Law 101

Law 101

Author: Jay Feinman

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0199341702

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In each of the first three editions of the bestselling Law 101, Jay Feinman gave readers an upbeat and vivid examination of the American legal system. Since the third edition was published in 2010, much has happened: several key Supreme Court cases have been decided, we've seen sensational criminal trials, and the legal system has had to account for the latest developments in Internet law. This fully updated fourth edition of Law 101 accounts for all this and more, as Feinman once again provides a clear introduction to American law. The book covers all the main subjects taught in the first year of law school, and discusses every facet of the American legal tradition, including constitutional law, the litigation process, and criminal, property, and contracts law. To accomplish this, Feinman brings in the most noteworthy, infamous, and often outrageous examples and cases. We learn about the case involving scalding coffee that cost McDonald's half a million dollars, the murder trial in Victorian London that gave us the legal definition of insanity, and the epochal decision of Marbury vs. Madison that gave the Supreme Court the power to declare state and federal law unconstitutional. A key to learning about the law is learning legal vocabulary, and Feinman helps by clarifying terms like "due process" and "equal protection," as well as by drawing distinctions between terms like "murder" and "manslaughter." Above all, though, is that Feinman reveals to readers of all kinds that despite its complexities and quirks, the law is can be understood by everyone. Perfect for students contemplating law school, journalists covering legislature, or even casual fans of "court-television" shows, Law 101 is a clear and accessible introduction to the American legal system. New to this edition: Featured analysis of: -the Obamacare case -Citizens United -the DOMA decision -the Trayvon Martin case As well as recent legal developments pertaining to: -online contracting -mortgages -police investigations -criminal sentencing


Oran's Dictionary of the Law

Oran's Dictionary of the Law

Author: Daniel Oran

Publisher: Oran's Dictionary of the Law

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 627

ISBN-13: 9781418080914

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This book gives the reader the core of each legal idea and helps them understand the American legal system as well as how to approach research tasks. It precisely explains contracts, laws, court decisions, and lawyers. It also includes a section on computerized legal research and overhauled sections on bankruptcy, intellectual property, litigation support, national security and other rapidly changing subject areas.


American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts, 3d Series

American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts, 3d Series

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13:

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Provides text and sample testimony to assist in preparing for and proving facts that may be in issue in judicial and administrative proceedings. Kept up to date by packet supplements. Library has second and third series.