Adversarial Legalism

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Adversarial Legalism is written by Robert A. Kagan and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674242688 (ISBN 10) and 9780674242685 (ISBN 13).

American dispute resolution is more adversarial, compared with systems of other economically advanced countries. Americans more often rely on legal threats and lawsuits. American laws are generally more complicated and prescriptive, adjudication more costly, penalties more severe. Here, Kagan examines the origins and consequences of this system.