01773cam a2200325 a 4500 114124 114124 BJBSDDR 20230411090639.0 ta 200312s2011 mnu b 001 0 eng 9780314266101 (pbk.) 0314266100 (pbk.) DLC DLC spa eng pcc n-us--- KF 386 B966i 2011 349.73 Burnham, William, 1947- Introduction to the law and legal system of the United States / by William Burnham. Legal system of the U.S. 5th ed. St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2011. xxxii, 735, [95] pages ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. This text provides an introduction to U.S. law. It is intended for law students, lawyers, and legal scholars from foreign countries; U.S. graduate and undergraduate college students; members of the general reading public in the United States; and anyone who seeks a "big picture" of the law and legal system. Not a casebook, it explains the major substantive areas of the law in narrative form with citations to cases and sources for additional detail. In addition to covering the principal substantive areas of the law, the book has chapters on: essential basic history and governmental structure necessary to an understanding of the legal system; the legal profession; the theory and practice of the adversary system of justice; and statutory interpretation and case law reasoning. Law United States. Derecho Estados Unidos 156 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy11pdf03/2011290364.html lcc BK 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2020-03-12 0 KF 386 B966i 2011 00000122602 2020-03-12 00:00:00 1 2020-03-12 BK