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Feinman, Jay M.

Law 101 : everything you need to know about the American legal system / Law one hundred one Law one hundred and one Jay M. Feinman. - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2006. - [xiii], 363 p. 24 cm.

Includes index.

Preface -- There are no secret books : you can understand the law -- Constitutional law and constitutional politics : interpreting and applying the Constitution -- -- First freedoms : constitutional rights -- Your day in court : the litigation process -- Auto accidents, scalding coffee, and medical malpractice : personal injuries and tort law -- When is a deal a deal? : businesses, consumers, and contract law -- You are what you own : the law of property -- From insanity to in cold blood : criminal responsibility and criminal law -- Protecting the innocent, freeing the guilty : criminal procedure -- Conclusion.

ISBN: 9780195179576 (hardback) 0195179579 (hardback)

LCCN: 2005055481

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA662053 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013511495 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Law--United States--Popular works.
Constitutional law--United States--Popular works.

LC Class. No.: KF 387 / .F45 2006