Law Subject Guide: Background Info

Introduces readers to the major concepts, cases, and thinkers that have shaped American legal scholarship and history.

This clear, jargon-free Very Short Introduction cuts introduces the essentials of law and legal systems in a lively, accessible, and stimulating manner. Explaining the main concepts, terms, and processes of the legal system, it focuses on the Western tradition, but also examines other legal systems, such as customary law and Islamic law. And it looks to the future too, as globalization and rapid advances in technology place increasing strain on our current legal system.

10,000 entries cover vocabulary, etymologies, definitions, concepts, the judicial system, landmark cases, and government agencies.

Learn the language of the law, without the legalese! Open the average law dictionary and chances are you'll feel more confused than before you read a word.nbsp;Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionarynbsp;is different. Written for the 21st century, this reference contains complete definitions of the legal terms you need today.