Part One Anglo—American Legal Culture Ghapter 1 Historical Development of the Common Law Ghapter 2 The Doctrine of Stare Decisis and Ratio Decidendi or Holding of a Case Chapter 3 Federal Courts and What They Do Chapter 4 The Opinions of the Appellate Courts and Precedents
Part Two Introduction to American Laws Constitutional Law Chapter 1 The Judicial Power Chapter 2 Legislative Power Chapter 3 Executive Power Chapter 4 Individual Guarantees Against Governmental or Private Action Ghapter 5 Due Process Chapter 6 Equal Protection Chapter 7 Fundamental Rights Chapter 8 The First Amendment Contracts Chapter 1 Basics of Contracts Chapter 2 Contract Formation Chapter 3 Capacity of a Gontract Chapter 4 Vitiating Factors Chapter 5 Discharge Chapter 6 Breach of Contract Chapter 7 Remedies for Breach of Contract Torts Chapter 1 Intentional Torts Chapter 2 Defenses to Intentional Torts Chapter 3 Negligence Chapter 4 Cause in Fact Chapter 5 Proximate Cause Chapter 6 Multiple Tortfeasors Chapter 7 Damages for Personal Injuries Chapter 8 Limited Duties: Special Limitations on the Scope of Duty Chapter 9 Premises Liability: Duties of Owners and Occupiers of Land Chapter 10 Defenses Chapter 11 Vicarious Liability Ghapter 12 Products Liability Chapter 13 Defamation Chapter 14 Competitive Torts Property Law Chapter 1 Acquisition of Property Ghapter 2 Possessory Estates Chapter 3 Future Interests Chapter 4 Concurrent Estates Chapter 5 Landlord and Tenant Chapter 6 Fixtures Chapter 7 Rights in the Land of Another—Easements,Profits,Govenants,and Servitudes Chapter 8 Conveyancing Chapter 9 Cooperatives,Condominiums,Zoning and Nuisance Evidence Law Chapter 1 General Considerations Chapter 2 Relevance and Judicial Notice Chapter 3 Real Evidence Chapter 4 Documentary Evidence Chapter 5 Testimonial Evidence Chapter 6 The Hearsay Rule Chapter 7 Procedural Considerations Criminal Law Chapter 1 Basics of Criminal Law Chapter 2 How Defendants’’ Mental States Affect Their Responsibility for a Grime Chapter 3 Criminal Offenses Chapter 4 Implications of a Crime’’s Classification Criminal Procedure Chapter 1 Exclusionary Rule Chapter 2 Fourth Amendment Chapter 3 Confessions Chapter 4 Pre—Trial Procedures Chapter 5 Trial Chapter 6 Guilty Pleas and Plea Bargaining Chapter 7 Constitutional Rights in Relation to Sentence and Punishment Chapter 8 Constitutional Problems on Appeal and Rights During Punishment Chapter 9 Double Jeopardy Chapter 10 Forfeiture Actions References