Criminal Law: Cases and Materials

Ideal for teaching international lawyers about the U.S.study of law, this coursebook uses a global perspective to put the basic principles of legal reasoning, writing, and research into context.To effectively teach analysis and communication within the U.S. legal system, the authors present:material that can be easily adapted to a one-semester or two-semester writing course, using a one chapter/one idea concepta building-block approach to legal analysis based on the common law each chapter focuses on a key concept that builds on what had been covered in the previous chaptertailored topical coverage that includes:a concise introduction to the U.S. legal system, the common law as U.S. precedent, and the anatomy of a U.S. lawsuitpractical guidance for law study in the United States, including how to brief a case for class and other suggestions about the law school classroom a special chapter on plagiarism, a particularly troublesome aspec