The unique focus of the book is first, to argue that civil justice no longer rests on historic foundations such as precedent, fairness, and impartiality, but has shifted to power and influence.
A comparison of English civil juries with their US counterparts appears in Justin C. Barnes, “Lessons from England's ... Civil Settlements: NASDAQ for Lawsuits?,” in Confidentiality, Transparency, and the U.S. Civil Justice System, ed.
California Civil Litigation, fifth edition, is designed to provide paralegal students and practicing paralegals with information, skills, and experience.
This succinct new paperback Litigating in America: Civil Procedure in Context explains the institutional bases and legal meaning of our procedural system, and captures American civil process at a time of change.
Giving paralegal students everything they need to understand civil litigation - in the office, during the discovery, and through trial and appeal. This completely revised edition of a distinctly student...
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The text provides students with an in-depth analysis of a wide variety of civil cases, beginning with laying out the basic foundation of the American legal system.
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Making use of two case studies which run throughout the book, this text provides student-focused coverage of the key procedures central to the civil litigation process.