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: title: Law in perspective; title: Legitimacy and the limits of authority; title: The judiciary and the federal system; title: Judicial interpretation and decision-making; title: Civil suits for money damages; title: Equity processes; title: Criminal processes; title: Administrative processes; title: Alternative dispute resolution; title: Torts; title: Property; title: Family law; title: Criminal law; title: Contracts; title: Government regulation of business.