How would you rule? : legal puzzles, brainteasers, and dilemmas from the law's strangest cases

Park, Daniel W. 1971- (author.).

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.

Item details

ISBN: 9780520290570
ISBN: 0520290577
ISBN: 9780520290587
ISBN: 0520290585
Physical Description: print
277 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.