To most Americans, the law--especially noncriminal (civil) law--is
a mystery that only someone with a law degree can solve. With a
masterful mixture of explanatory text, real cases showing the law
at work, and the reflections of important historical and
contemporary legal thinkers, "Understanding Law in a Changing
Society" renders the complexity of law at a level that everyone can
understand. The book walks students through the structure of the
legal system, different divisions of civil law, and the core
concepts and distinctions that underlie contemporary legal thought.
It also provides insight into the way law and social change effect
one another.In this revised and updated third edition, important
developments in judicial selection, the state secrets doctrine, and
family law (including same-sex marriage, child custody, and unwed
fathers' rights) are highlighted.Author team This distinguished
author team includes scholars and award-winning teachers from
political science and public justice, as well as one who has
practiced law in a private setting before joining the scholarly
world.Multidisciplinary appeal Over the years, this text has been a
reliable one for a variety of courses in a variety of departments
introducing the American court system to students in political
science, pre-law, criminal justice, and law & society
courses.Features In the new edition, the authors have provided
updated information for every chapter in a compact introduction to
the text. Updates include new cases, readings, discussion
questions, legal terms to know, further readings, and "You Be the
Judge" items--all the features (including chapter objectives) that
have made this text stand out from its inception.Updates Highlights
of the updates include important developments in judicial
selection, the state secrets doctrine, and family law including
same-sex marriage, child custody, and unwed fathers' rights.New
Features In addition, this edition includes for the first time
annotated Websites for legal studies and a full text Glossary. This
website for the book includes live links to the new sites in the
book.How to Brief a Case For students new to law who may find the
case format intimidating, the text opens with a section explaining
step by step how to approach this task.Distinctiveness What sets
this text apart from others you may consider? We think that its
combination of casebook, reader, and basic text material is
skillfully and uniquely woven together in a presentation designed
for student interest and comprehension. Fascinating cases have been
edited and introduced at just the right pitch and level. Students
will come away with a solid understanding not just of the rule of
law, but of how it works. The process of legal decisionmaking is at
least as important as the laws themselves, for understanding the
process helps students deal with complexity and inevitable change
in the system.Finally, even with the new material and updates, this
text is more compact than other introductory texts, offered in
paperback, and competitively priced. In addition to its many other
attributes, students will appreciate this text Websites from the
Revised and Updated Third Edition
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