Fundamentals of American LawThe American legal system is the most significant in the world today, yet until the publication of Fundamentals of American Law, there has been no book that provides both the basic rules and the theoretical understanding necessary to comprehend it. This book is not simply the work of a single author, but a collection of especially written essays, each by an expert in the field, all of whom are on the faculty of New York University School of Law, which is recognised as one of the elite law schools in America and which offers this book as an element of its unique Global Law School Program. The book is written specifically for lawyers and law students all over the world who have a need to deal with American Law generally, but are not seeking to become specialists in any one area. For them, it is vital to understand the basic principles of a wide range of American legal fields so they can act as informed intermediaries between their public or private clients and their American counterparts. The book not only provides the reader with a solid foundation in American law, but will also serve as a basic reference book for the fundamentals, even as some of the details change over the years. It will also be an ideal course text for students of business, accountancy, political science, or public administration, where the enquiring student will constantly find intersections with the law. |
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Contents
Preface Alan B Morrison V | xxv |
Table of Cases | xxxiii |
Table of Legislation | liii |
Introduction | 1 |
Courts | 3 |
Common Law Systems | 9 |
The Sources and Limits of Legal Authority | 27 |
ALAN B MORRISON | 57 |
Choice of Law | 184 |
A Constitutional Limitations | 190 |
B International Choice of Law | 191 |
Judgments Enforcement | 193 |
A International Judgments Enforcement | 196 |
Contract | 201 |
Performance | 223 |
Torts | 239 |
256 | 72 |
An Overview of the Bill of Rights | 83 |
37 | 91 |
II | 103 |
Administrative | 129 |
Ą RuleMaking | 137 |
B Adjudicatory Procedure | 138 |
Judicial Review | 143 |
B Scope | 145 |
Freedom of Information | 148 |
The American Legal Profession STEPHEN GILLERS | 151 |
Entering the Profession | 152 |
Regulating the Profession | 154 |
IV | 157 |
Court Sanctions | 159 |
Right to Counsel | 160 |
Conflicts of Interest | 161 |
Confidentiality | 164 |
Adversary Justice | 166 |
Legal Fees | 168 |
Lawyers Employed by Corporations | 170 |
Marketing Legal Services | 171 |
The Judiciary | 173 |
More Competition | 175 |
Conflict of Laws LEA BRILMAYER | 177 |
Personal Jurisdiction | 178 |
A The Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause | 180 |
B Jurisdiction Over International Cases | 183 |
Litigation | 251 |
Property | 263 |
The Ultimate Protection of Property Rights | 291 |
I | 293 |
Corporations and Other Business Organizations | 331 |
Redemption and Repurchase of Shares | 356 |
Conclusion | 363 |
The Common Law of Suretyship and Guaranty | 391 |
Family | 397 |
Private Family LawMarriage Separation | 413 |
Antitrust | 427 |
Monopolization | 433 |
Conclusion | 457 |
Environmental | 481 |
Law | 491 |
Enforcement Techniques | 498 |
Conclusion | 506 |
Intellectual Property | 507 |
Labor and Employment | 535 |
F Religious Discrimination | 548 |
Conclusion | 561 |
Federal Regulation of Securities | 583 |
Conclusion | 608 |
Federal Taxation of United States Corporations | 626 |
Federal Taxation of Other Flow Through | 635 |
Federal Estate and Gift Taxes | 645 |
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Fundamentals of American Law Alan B. Morrison,New York University. School of Law No preview available - 1996 |
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