The American Legal System Perspectives,

This text is designed to introduce students to both private and public law matters and to the nature of the judicial system. Anchored in social science concepts, it demonstrates the relationship among private law, the business legal environment, and public law issues, as well as related subjects of interest.

Albert P. Melone is Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

The Legal System in Perspective
Law in Perspective	p. 3
Legitimacy and the Limits of Authority	p. 47
The Judiciary and the Federal System	p. 81
Judicial Interpretation and Decision-Making	p. 127
Contrasting Legal Processes
Civil Suits for Money Damages	p. 171
Equity Processes	p. 223
Criminal Processes	p. 245
Administrative Processes	p. 289
Alternative Dispute Resolution	p. 331
Legal Norms: Law Governing Conduct, Property, Relations among Individuals, and Business Regulation
Torts	p. 361
Property	p. 405
Family Law	p. 445
Criminal Law	p. 483
Contracts	p. 519
Government Regulation of Business	p. 559
Constitution of the United States	p. 611
Excerpts From ALI's Model Penal Code and Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code	p. 627
Guide to Legal Citations	p. 639
Guide to Internet Sites	p. 641
Glossary of Selected Legal and Foreign Language Terms	p. 643
Name Index	p. 663
Subject Index	p. 667
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