Table of Contents

Introduction; Our Legal System: The Basics; The Structure of Our Legal System: How It Works; The Concept of Legal Fault: Who's to Blame?; The Concept of Legal Obligation: Why Me?; Negligence: Oops!; Defusing Negligence Liability; Intentional Tort: I Meant to Do That; Contracts: Put It in Writing; Contracts: Buying & Selling; Contracts for Personal Services: Hiring & Firing; Property Rights: It's Mine; Constitutional Protections: I Have My Rights; Legal Concepts of Equity & Equality: It's Not Fair; Defusing Liability: Managing the Risks; Concepts in Context: Evaluating Current Issues.