Law Street : America's Dysfunctional and Sometimes Corrupt Legal System

by Touw, Wim J. M.

• ISBN13: 9781462008742
• ISBN10: 1462008747
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-06-14
• Publisher: Textstream

Summary

The American legal system is far from perfect. High standards of fairness and equal justice for all are lacking, and conflicts of interest are an integral part of the system. In Law Street, author Wim J.M. Touw discusses the ills of the American legal system and investigates the root of the dysfunction.In this analysis, Tuow argues that American lawyers have lost their moral and ethical moorings. He explains how the deficient criminal justice system puts innocent people in jail and provides a unique perspective of the British common law system And The manipulation of that system For The benefit of its legal practitioners. He compares the legal system of the United States with systems in the world's foremost democracies to illustrate how American jurisprudence has strayed from its mission Finally, he examines how the tort system, The contingency fee, And The loser pays laws have turned litigation into a profitable, unregulated business corrupting the entire legal process.With thorough explanations and examples, Law Street tells a story about serious flaws in American society and a legal system that has lost its moral and ethical anchor. it provides a wake-up call for America's dysfunctional and often corrupt legal system.