Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (Law School Casebook Series)

Rok: 1986
ISBN: 9780316482806
OKCZID: 110320957

Citace (dle ČSN ISO 690):
KAPLAN, John. Criminal law: cases and materials. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1986. xxix, 1187 s. Law School Casebook Series.

Anotace

Ideal for teaching international lawyers about the U.S.study of law, this coursebook uses a global perspective to put the basic principles of legal reasoning, writing, and research into context.To effectively teach analysis and communication within the U.S. legal system, the authors present:material that can be easily adapted to a one-semester or two-semester writing course, using a one chapter/one idea concepta building-block approach to legal analysis based on the common law each chapter focuses on a key concept that builds on what had been covered in the previous chaptertailored topical coverage that includes:a concise introduction to the U.S. legal system, the common law as U.S. precedent, and the anatomy of a U.S. lawsuitpractical guidance for law study in the United States, including how to brief a case for class and other suggestions about the law school classroom a special chapter on plagiarism, a particularly troublesome aspect of writing for ESL students instruction on drafting client letters and demand letters, including effective word, phrasing, and structural choices for emphasisan overview of statutory interpretation theories coverage of drafting both fact-based and law-based issue discussions citation rules, including citing to international and online materials chapters on the U.S. approach to drafting contracts, emphasizing international transactions techniques for taking law school examinationsengaging examples and exercisesa glossary of termsTo prepare international lawyers for practice in the U.S. legal system, use the coursebook that employs basic coverage, solid pedagogy, and a multicultural perspective.

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