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02171cam a22003854a 4500 001 322796DA2B0C11DE82774608A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20090730150949 008 060612s2006 mnu 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2006277635 020 $a 9780314150165 (alk. paper) 020 $a 9780314150165 ( pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 0314150161 ( pbk. : alk. paper) 040 $a YLS $c YLS $d SILO $d BAKER $d YHU $d NLGGC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d UBY $d AG# $d NIU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF386 $b .B59 2006 084 $a 86.10 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Bonfield, Lloyd, $d 1949- 245 1 $a American law and the American legal system in a nutshell / $c by Lloyd Bonfield. 260 $a St. Paul, MN : $b Thomson/West, $c c2006. 300 $a xxi, 370 p. ; $c 19 cm. 490 0 $a Nutshell series 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Introduction to American law -- The sources of law and common law reasoning -- The American constitutional system: allocation of governmental powers -- The American judiciary: guardians of the Constitution -- The American civil trial: ritualized combat -- Contract and commercial law: a promise is a promise (maybe) -- American tort law: venerable common law on the eve of reform? -- American property law: plenty of old wine in both new and old bottles -- Americas business is business: and business lawyers govern the show -- Criminal law: (much) crime and (severe) punishment in modern America -- Criminal procedure: the 'long and winding road' from apprehension of criminals to their release -- A Bill of Rights for all seasons -- Administrative agencies and their law: the fourth branch of American law -- International law in the American legal system: is it really there? -- Conclusions: the American bar. 650 0 $a Law $z United States. 650 17 $a Rechtsstelsels. $2 gtt 830 0 $a Nutshell series. 941 $a 4 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171230020140.0 952 $l N5UX522 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l N3AX771 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=322796DA2B0C11DE82774608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search