American legal system
Subtitle: perspectives, politics, processes, and policies
By: Albert P. Melone and Allan Karnes.
Contributors: Karnes, Allan, 1953-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 685
ISBN-13: 9780742547537
Subjects: Law -- United States.; Courts -- United States.; Justice, Administration of -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Law in perspective; value: Legitimacy and the limits of authority; value: The judiciary and the federal system; value: Judicial interpretation and decision-making; value: Civil suits for money damages; value: Equity processes; value: Criminal processes; value: Administrative processes; value: Alternative dispute resolution; value: Torts; value: Property; value: Family law; value: Criminal law; value: Contracts; value: Government regulation of business.