Foreword / Justice James M. Dolliver
Preface / Joanne I. Moore
Introduction / Judge Paul J. DeMuniz
1. Speaking of Culture: Immigrants in the American Legal System
2. Interpreters in Court Proceedings, by Joanne I. Moore and Judge Ron A. Mamiya
3. Immigration Information for Criminal Cases in State Courts, by Norton Tooby
4. Law and Legal Culture in China, by Pitman B. Potter
5. Mexican Immigrants in Courts, by Juan-Vincente Palerm, Bobby R. Vincent, Kathryn Vincent
6. The Shari'a: Islamic Law: What Muslims in the United States Have in Common, by M. Cherif Bassiouni
7. Middle Easterners in American Courts, by Mosabi Hamed and Joanne I. Moore
8. The Russian Federation, by Antti Korkeakivi and Maria Zolotukhina
9. Vietnamese Immigrants in American Courts, by Tai Van Ta
10. Application: Presiding Over Cases Involving Immigrants, by Judge Paul J. DeMuniz and Joanne I. Moore
Appendix 1: Summary of Survey Results
Appendix 2: Translated Explanations of Important Legal Concepts
Appendix 3: Code of Professional Responsibility for Interpreters
Appendix 4: Providing Information about the Law to Immigrants
Appendix 5: Immigration Status and Battered Immigrants
Appendix 6: More Information on Immigration Consequences
Notes
Contributors
Index
