推開美國法律之門：你想知道的美國法律體系的一切 第2版(英文)（簡體書）

《推開美國法律之門》可以看作是一本美國法的微型百科全書，正如其副標題所寫的：“你需要知道的美國法律體系的一切”，在此書中您都會找到答案。它為大學法學院的學生及每一個想更好地掌握法律問題的人提供了一個豐富的信息資源庫——完整的、清晰的、生動的美國法律體系全貌。 本書不僅向你介紹法律知識，更重要的是，本書通過向你提出一些耐人思索的難題，或法官和律師處理的棘手案例，讓你身臨其境地了解立法的整個過程。讀過此書之后，當再聽到法律爭議問題時，你會對其背景和問題的復雜性有更好的理解，而且對事實真相獨立做出更正確的判斷。面對生活中遇到的法律問題你也會有更充分的準備，無論是購置房產還是起訴他人以確保自己的權利等等，都會使讀者從法律的角度思考問題。如果你是學生，無論讀法律還是其它專業，本書能讓你對所法律學科有一個全面了解，而通過其它方式則難以做到。

杰伊·M.費曼，美國路特格斯大學（Rutgers University）教授，合同法、侵權法、法理和法律教育等領域專家，著書5種，發表論文逾50篇，其中法律出版社引進并在中國出版《推開美國法律之門》（第1版和第2版）、《牛津法律術語小辭典》、《牛津財經術語小辭典》。

Preface
1 There Are No Secret Books:You Can Understand the Law
2 Constitutional Law and Constitutional Politics:Interpreting and Applying the Constitution
　What is Constitutional law
　Why do we need constitutional law
　How does the Supreme Court decide what the Constitution means？
　Where does the Supreme Court get the authority to interpret the constitution
　When can the Supreme Court hear Constitutional casses
　What Powers does constitutional law give to the rest of the federal governments？
　What powers do the states have under constitutional law
3 First Freedoms:Constitutional Rights
　What rights does constitutional law protect？
　What is due process？
　Does constitutional law requitr that everyon be treated equally
　How des the Constitution protect freedom of speech？
　What speech in not protected by the First Amendment？
　How does the Constitution protect freedom of religion？
　What other rights are protected by the Constitution？
4 Your Day in Court:the Litingation Process
5 Auto Accidents,Scalding Coffe,and Medical Malpractice:Personal Injuries and Tort Law
6 When Is a Deal a Deal？:Businesses,Consumers,and Contract Law
7 You Are What You Own:The Law of Property
8 From Insanity to In Cold Blood:Criminal Responsibility and Criminal Law
9 Protecting the Innocent,Freeing the Guilty:Criminal Procedure
Conclusion
Index of Legal Cases
Index