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American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide (2015) Paperback – 13 July 2015

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The book provides an overview of American legal institutions and sources of law, and presents a guide to the interrelationships between and among those institutions and legal authorities. It discusses the defining role of the doctrine of stare decisis in the American common law system and the critical judicial review function. In addition, American Legal Systems shows the reader how to determine and apply the relative priorities of sources of law, all in the context of the legislative process, agency action, and principles of constitutional and legislative supremacy. American Legal Systems ties many of these concepts to the realities of law practice. Portions of the book demonstrate how to locate specific resources, use legal terms, and prepare commonplace legal documents.

Among the main virtues of the book is its reader-friendliness. It introduces readers to some extremely complicated issues of American jurisprudence in a clear and straightforward way. It is relatively short and concise, much of it in chart form, allowing the user to quickly find and assimilate sought-after information. American Legal Systems can be used for reference purposes in conjunction with a student's substantive course work, or it could be used in connection with an experiential task, such as legal research and writing. Of course, it can also be read on its own.

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  1. ISBN-10
    1422423972
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1422423974
  3. Edition
    Second
  4. Publisher
    LexisNexis
  5. Publication date
    13 July 2015
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    17.78 x 1.27 x 25.4 cm
  8. Print length
    120 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ LexisNexis; Second edition (13 July 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1422423972
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1422423974
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 1.27 x 25.4 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Toni Jaeger-Fine is an Assistant Dean at Fordham Law School. She has taught or lectured domestically and in Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Dean Jaeger-Fine is the author of numerous articles on a wide range of topics published in the United States and abroad, as well as several books: American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide; An Introduction to the Anglo-American Legal System (which has been translated into Italian, Korean, and Portuguese), The U.S. LL.M.: From Whether to When, What, Where, and How; and Mastering the U.S. Legal System. She is a regular speaker to delegations hosted by the U.S. Department of State, Senior Counselor to the International Section of the Federal Bar Association, and an application reader for the Schwarzman Scholars program.

Previously, Dean Jaeger-Fine served as associate director of the global law program at NYU School of Law. She was twice a Fulbright Senior Specialist Program grant recipient, and is past chair of the sections on Post-Graduate Legal Education, International Legal Exchange, and Legal Education for Foreign Lawyers of the Association of American Law Schools. Dean Jaeger-Fine was associated with the law firm of Crowell & Moring in Washington, D.C., where her practice focused on commercial, appellate, and administrative litigation. She is a cum laude graduate of Duke Law School and received her B.A. from Harpur College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

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Lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource!
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This book contains a wealth of significant information but so succinctly and usefully presented. It is a great respurce for anyone wanting a better understanding of our legal system and is equally appropriate as a college, law school or advanced studies textbook or reference guide.
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This book is what I've been looking for and I'm happy to have found it here! Great service!!!
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Excellent , reader can understand the law without prior understanding how the law system works
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Very good and helpful if taking or going to school for law or wanting to know about law or lawyer
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