978-1111578718 Legal Aspects of Architecture, Engineering and the Construction Process

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1111578710
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1111578718
• Author: Justin Sweet, Marc M. Schneier

The primary focus of this text is to provide a bridge for students between the academic world and the real world. This bridge is built through an understanding of what is law, how law is created, how law affects almost every activity of human conduct, and how legal institutions operate. Intended mainly for architectural and engineering students, but increasingly for those in business schools and law schools, this text features a clear, concise, and jargon-free presentation. It probes beneath the surface of legal rules and uncovers why these rules developed as they did, outlines arguments for and against these rules, and examines how they work in practice.

Table contents:

CHAPTER ONE: Sources of Law: Varied and Dynamic
SECTION 1.01 Relevance
SECTION 1.02 The Federal System
SECTION 1.03 Constitutions
SECTION 1.04 Legislation
SECTION 1.05 The Executive Branch
SECTION 1.06 Administrative Agencies
SECTION 1.07 Courts: The Common Law
SECTION 1.08 Contracting Parties
SECTION 1.09 Publishers of Standardized Documents
SECTION 1.10 Restatements of the Law
SECTION 1.11 Summary
CHAPTER TWO: The American Judicial System: A Forum for Dispute Resolution
SECTION 2.01 State Court Systems: Trial and Appellate Courts
SECTION 2.02 The Federal Court System
SECTION 2.03 Statute of Limitation: Time to Bring the Lawsuit
SECTION 2.04 Hiring an Attorney: Role and Compensation
SECTION 2.05 Jurisdiction of Courts
SECTION 2.06 Parties to the Litigation
SECTION 2.07 Prejudgment Remedies
SECTION 2.08 Pleadings
SECTION 2.09 Pretrial Activities: Discovery