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1. Substantive Law governs the behavior of all of us in ordinary life. a. It regulates the creation and exchange of property and contracts. b. It also defines what creates a criminal issue and a tort claim 2. A working definition of procedural law is the rules and principles that govern the behavior of courts and lawyer in dealing with disputes. a.
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Powers of the Federal Government 17 Powers of the State Government 22 Exclusive and Concurrent Powers of Federal and State Governments 22 Conflicts Between Federal and State Law— The Supremacy Clause 23 The Supremacy Clause and the Bill of Rights 25.
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law, the concept of a right is different when thinking about an individual’s freedom from torture than when talking about Mother Nature’s right to remediation. 14 Conversely, a similar con-
- The Law in Context Series
- Books in the Series
- 5 Law and property
- 6 Law and the settlement of disputes
- 7 The making of legal rules
- 8 The European dimension of English law
- 10 Liability in English law: crime and the criminal justice system
- 13 The legal profession
- 14 The judges
- Preface
Editors: William Twining (University College London) and Christopher McCrudden (Lincoln College, Oxford) Since 1970 the Law in Context series has been in the forefront of the movement to broaden the study of law. It has been a vehicle for the publication of innovative scholarly books that treat law and legal phenomena critically in their social, po...
Anderson, Schum and Twining: Analysis of Evidence Ashworth: Sentencing and Criminal Justice Barton & Douglas: Law and Parenthood Beecher-Monas: Evaluating Scientific Evidence: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Intellectual Due Process Bell: French Legal Cultures Bercusson: European Labour Law Birkinshaw: European Public Law Birkinshaw: Freedom of ...
The function of private property in capitalist society The law of property Intellectual property and data protection Land and the law Land and its use: private or public control? Housing Conclusion
The prevention and settlement of disputes in modern society Business disputes: avoidance and arbitration The growth of tribunals Some recent developments The English courts: the constitutional position The English court structure The courts and society
Parliamentary legislation: politics, pressure and public policy Precedent and policy I: the common law Equity and the common law Precedent and policy II: statutory interpretation
Principal institutions of the European Community European Community law and the principle of direct effect European Community law: an overview
Liability in criminal law ‘Intentions’ ‘Recklessness’ Strict liability Defences The criminal justice system Criminology and the criminal justice system
The divided profession and its work The social composition of the legal profession The cost of legal services Conclusion
The social background of the judiciary The appointment and training of judges Judges, politics and the process of decision-making Conclusion
This book is written for students who are studying law on courses ranging from ‘A’ and ‘AS’level and BTEC through to a wide range of undergraduate degree courses. Students studying for law degrees will find much material which introduces them to most of the foundation subjects, as well as familiarising them with legal concepts, legal method, and ma...
About the Book. Law 101: Fundamentals of Law, New York and Federal Law is an attempt to provide basic legal concepts of the law to undergraduates in easily understood plain English. Each chapter covers a different area of the law. Areas of law were selected based on what legal matters undergraduates may typically encounter in their daily lives.
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Elements of Law Professor Margaret M. Flint. Executive Director, John Jay Legal Services. Elisabeth Haub School of Law
