1st Edition

Legal Culture in the United States: An Introduction

By Kirk Junker Copyright 2016
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

For law students and lawyers to successfully understand and practice law in the U.S., recognition of the wider context and culture which informs the law is essential. Simply learning the legal rules and procedures in isolation is not enough without an appreciation of the culture that produced them. This book provides the reader with an understandable introduction to the ways in which U.S.... Read more

1. Understanding US Legal Culture Through Common Law 2. The Comparative Nature of ‘Foreign’ Law 3. Comparative Law Applied: Differences Between Common Law and Civil Law in Theory and Practice 4. The Historical Reference Frame 5. The Social Reference Frame 6. The Language Reference Frame 7. The Philosophy Reference Frame 8. The Disciplinary Reference Frame 9. The Mechanistic Reference Frame.

Biography

Kirk W. Junker is a University Professor of Law and holds the chair in U.S. law at the University of Cologne, having previously been a member of faculties of science, communication, and law in the U.K., Ireland and the U.S., respectively.