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How would you rule? : legal puzzles, brainteasers, and dilemmas from the law's strangest cases / Daniel W. Park.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 277 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780520290570
  • 0520290577
  • 9780520290587
  • 0520290585
Subject(s):
Contents:
A duty to die -- Bringing a gun to a fistfight -- Don't lie to me -- Show me yours -- Dead dogs don't bark -- When is fruit a vegetable? -- Private parts -- Is a burrito a sandwich? -- Haunted contracts -- That jet won't fly -- What have you done for me lately? -- The dancer that didn't dance -- A peerless peer -- And the band played on -- Don't do me like that -- The five-year-old defendant -- Don't forget to duck -- The worth of a chance -- Pray at your own risk -- Coin-flip wrongdoers -- Growing your own -- Your body, my body -- Image no (copyright) possessions -- My Barbie world -- A time for dying -- The voice of God -- Judging Jenna -- Three generations -- A good walk spoiled -- That's my mother you're talking about! -- Funeral crashers -- Bench memo.
Summary: "How Would You Rule is a light-hearted introduction to fundamental concepts of law through strange but true legal cases. Each chapter tells the story of a different case and presents the main arguments of the opposing parties. The twist? Before revealing the ruling of the court, readers are challenged to put themselves in the shoes--or the robes--of the judges and decide for themselves how they would rule in these cases. After coming to their own solutions, readers can move on and learn how the actual judges resolved the disputes. The goal is to get readers to think for themselves about what's right and what's wrong, sharpening their own instincts for the reasons and analyses that win arguments"--Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 349.73 P235 Available 33111008561223
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 349.73 P235 Available 33111008485654
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

How Would You Rule is a lighthearted introduction to fundamental concepts of law through strange but true legal cases. Each chapter tells the story of a different case and presents the main arguments of the opposing parties. The twist? Before the ruling of the court is revealed, readers are challenged to put themselves in the shoes--or the robes--of the judges and decide for themselves how they would rule in these cases. After coming up with their own solutions, readers can learn how the actual judges resolved the disputes. The goal is to get readers to think for themselves about what's right and what's wrong, sharpening their own instincts for the reasons and analyses that win arguments.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A duty to die -- Bringing a gun to a fistfight -- Don't lie to me -- Show me yours -- Dead dogs don't bark -- When is fruit a vegetable? -- Private parts -- Is a burrito a sandwich? -- Haunted contracts -- That jet won't fly -- What have you done for me lately? -- The dancer that didn't dance -- A peerless peer -- And the band played on -- Don't do me like that -- The five-year-old defendant -- Don't forget to duck -- The worth of a chance -- Pray at your own risk -- Coin-flip wrongdoers -- Growing your own -- Your body, my body -- Image no (copyright) possessions -- My Barbie world -- A time for dying -- The voice of God -- Judging Jenna -- Three generations -- A good walk spoiled -- That's my mother you're talking about! -- Funeral crashers -- Bench memo.

"How Would You Rule is a light-hearted introduction to fundamental concepts of law through strange but true legal cases. Each chapter tells the story of a different case and presents the main arguments of the opposing parties. The twist? Before revealing the ruling of the court, readers are challenged to put themselves in the shoes--or the robes--of the judges and decide for themselves how they would rule in these cases. After coming to their own solutions, readers can move on and learn how the actual judges resolved the disputes. The goal is to get readers to think for themselves about what's right and what's wrong, sharpening their own instincts for the reasons and analyses that win arguments"--Provided by publisher.

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