You and the Law [antikvár]

INTRODUCTION Law is the set of rules that we have established to make it easier for us to live with one another. It has grown out of thousands of years of experience, and it is still growing and changing as our society grows and changes. The law affects all of us every day in almost everything we do, whether we are aware of it or not. People think of law as a complicated field, and in a sense they are right. The law must encompass all the complex elements of human society. But everyone can understand its fundamental principles—and it is important enough to us so that we should be familiar with them. You and the Law will give you just this kind of basic but essential legal knowledge: information that will save you needless worry, trouble and possible expense. It will help you to understand the legal principles that underlie even ordinary transactions—buying a house or a television set, writing a check, getting married, taking out an insurance policy, joining a union, lending a car to a friend, signing a lease—and hundreds of other everyday activities. This book is not intended as a substitute for a lawyer, however, nor as a do-it-yourself kit. It does suggest when you may or may not require a