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American Legal System for Foreign Lawyers

Authors
  • Eldon Reiley
  • Connie de la Vega
Series / Aspen Coursebook Series
Teaching Materials
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Description
Heavily classroom-tested by the authors and other instructors, this powerful teaching tool puts an emphasis on vocabulary and solid learning aids to introduce the American legal system to foreign law students. Focusing on constitutional law, the authors provide in-depth coverage of major issues such as the health care mandate, Arizona immigration law, the Defense of Marriage Act, affirmative action, the Supreme Court citation on international authority and more. The American Legal System for Foreign Lawyers uses contract law to show the continued development of common law and considers the role and function of judges, characterizing the differences between common and civil law. Other important issues are highlighted such as the differences between judicial review of legislation under constitutional challenge, judicial interpretation of statutes, and judicial development and application of common law contract and property law principles. Interesting cases and solid case-reading coverage combine with tables, graphical material, and glossaries to help students grasp United States law.

Features ofThe American Legal System for Foreign Lawyers:

  • Heavily class-room tested by the authors and other instructors
  • In-depth coverage of major issues
    • Health Care Mandate
    • Arizona immigration law
    • Defense of Marriage Act
    • Absorption of the Second Amendment
    • Affirmative Action
    • Supreme Court citation on international authority
  • Uses contract law to show continued development of common law
  • Considers the role and function of judges, characterizing the differences between common and civil law
  • Highlights important differences
    • judicial review of legislation under constitutional challenge
    • judicial interpretation of statutes
    • judicial development and application of common law contract and property law principles
  • Teaching and learning aids
    • tables
    • charts and graphical materials
    • chapter and whole book glossaries
  • Interesting cases and coverage of case-reading
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About the authors
Eldon Reiley

Professor Emeritus Reiley retired in 2006 after 47 years of teaching law, including 35 years at the USF School of Law where he taught courses in constitutional law, contracts, commercial law, and international law. He was the founding director of the law school's LLM program for foreign lawyers. He negotiated the establishment of a faculty exchange agreement with East China Institute for Politics and Law (1989) and USF summer abroad programs in London (University of Warwick, 1978), Dublin (Trinity College, 1983), and Prague (Charles University, 1991). Reiley taught as a visiting professor at University of Warwick, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, and East China Institute of Law.

In the 1982–1983 academic year, Reiley developed and taught, with Dr. Marcus Conant, the first course in America on legal issues relating to AIDS. His publications include Security Interests in Personal Property (West, Third Edition 1999–2009), International Sales Contracts: The U.N. Conventions and Related Transnational Law (Carolina Academic Press, 2008), and numerous articles. While in general practice in Spokane, Wash., Reiley was chairman of the Washington State Young Lawyers, State Bar Legal Education Committee, and Board of Trustees of Spokane Community College.

Product Information
Publication date
2014-11-12
Copyright Year
2012
Pages
544
Digital Product
9781454823902
Subject
Introduction to Law
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