Law 101 : everything you need to know about American law
by
Feinman, Jay M.
ISBN: 0197662595
Law 101 provides an overview of American law and the American legal system. It explains the basics of the law: the rules, principles, and arguments that lawyers and judges use. Written to be accessible to the ordinary reader, it uses many examples of cases to illustrate key terms and ideas. Law 101 covers the topics that are fundamental to an understanding of US law and taught in every law school: constitutional law, civil liberties, civil procedure and the litigation process, property law, contract law, tort law, criminal law, and criminal procedure and the criminal justice system.