American civil procedure

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"This convenient description of civil procedure in the federal and state courts of the United States will be greatly welcomed by lawyers and legal scholars everywhere. While concise and compact, the book covers every important feature of these legal systems, drawing on the expertise and experience of two wellversed practitioner scholars. The author's discussion of rules, policies, normative principles, and future trends fully incorporates recent cases affecting civil procedure in the United States. Areas covered include sources, judicial organization, exercise of the legal profession, jurisdiction, due process standards, rules of evidence, enforcement of judgments, arbitration, and much more". -- BACKCOVER.