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280 pages : 36 cm When the British colonies decided to establish themselves as a new country unto themselves, they were faced with many different decisions. One of the most important of these was to establish, promote, & uphold new laws that would protect their new-found freedoms & the many issues inherent in the growth of the new nation. How were these laws to be enforced? Who would create the new justice system? How would schools be established in which to train the lawyers to assist in the explanations & implementation of these laws? What type of court system would exist? Would it be based on the Common Law practices of Mother England, or on the Civil Law system that emerged from the burgeoning democracy in France? Law in America celebrates the establishment, growth, & continual change that the practice of American law has undergone over the past two & a half centuries. The ability to adapt to the continual changes necessitated by American freedoms has been one of the hallmarks of law & its practice in American society. Kauffman & Collier, law librarians & professors at Yale University Law School, take readers through the decisions & events that have collectively given birth to

Author

S. Blair Kauffman; Bonnie B. Collier

Publisher

Universe; Hugh Lauter Levin Associates; Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780883633779

Subjects

Law, Art, History