American Law 101: An Easy Primer on the U.S. Legal System

Everyone who wants a better, working understanding of U.S. law and the way it is applied—foreign lawyers, law students or those thinking about law school, business professionals, journalists, and the simply curious—can use this straightforward, approachable guide to the American legal system. American Law 101 offers:

• easy-to-read and succinct explanations and examples of most of the concepts covered in U.S. law schools
• concepts and terms explained in plain English, with minimum use of Amer...