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American Courts Explained - A Detailed Introduction to the Legal Process Using Real Cases (Paperback)
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American Courts Explained - A Detailed Introduction to the Legal Process Using Real Cases (Paperback)
Series: Higher Education Coursebook
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American Courts Explained takes students on a detailed tour of
American courts by following two real cases-one criminal, one
civil-from the events that gave rise to them, through pre-trial
proceedings, jury trials, and appeals. Along the way there are
stops in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as
the U.S. Supreme Court. It introduces readers to major debates
relating to the courts: How "political" are judges? How well do
different methods of selecting judges work? Do ordinary people have
adequate access to lawyers? Should we trust jurors to decide
complex and emotional cases? But it presents these debates in the
context of actual cases so that readers can see why these debates
matter to the parties, lawyers, judges, and jurors. The conviction
behind this approach is that students learn best when engaged by
vivid, interesting cases with details that make abstract debates
and difficult legal concepts meaningful and easier to understand.
By the end of this book, readers will find that the judicial
process has been demystified. They will have a firm understanding
of what litigants, lawyers and judges do, will understand the
structure and procedure of American civil and criminal courts, will
see the purposes served by judicial rules and procedures, and will
see what effect these rules, and procedures have on the outcomes of
cases. Readers will have acquired the knowledge needed to
critically evaluate the legal institutions we have and proposals
for changing them.
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