Von Mehren, Arthur T. <br/><br/>
Law in the United States 

 - 2a ed. 
 - Cambridge  Cambridge University Press  2007 
 - xvi; 325 p. 
<br/><br/> Law in the United States. 2ed Edition, is a concise presentation of the salient elements of the American legal system designed mainly for jurists of civil law backgrounds. It focuse on those attributes of American law that are likely to be least familiar to jourists from other legal traditions such as American common law, the federal structure of the U.S legal system, and the American constitutional tradition. The use of comparative law technique permits foreing jurists to appreciate the American legal system in comparison with legal system with which they are already familiar. Chapters of the second edition olso cover such topics as American civil justice, criminal law, jury trial, choice of laws and international jurisdiction, the American legal profesion, and the influence of amerian law in the global legal orger. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-0-521-61753-6 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>COMMON LAW<br/>LEYES<br/>JUSTICIA<br/>ESTADOS UNIDOS<br/>DERECHO PENAL<br/>DERECHO CIVIL<br/>DERECHO
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>34(73) =111 V89