Burnham's Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States

• Covers history and governmental structure, and legal methodology • Examines the adversary system, jury trials, and the legal profession • Reviews the judicial system and administrative law • Looks at civil and criminal procedures and constitutional law • Provides insight into contracts and commercial law, torts, and property law • Investigates family, criminal, business, and tax laws Intended for law students, lawyers, and legal scholars from foreign countries; U.S. graduate and undergraduate college students; and members of the general reading public in the United States. For use as the text of an introductory course on U.S. law, as a reference, or for self-study.