Major legal systems in the world today : an introduction to the comparative study of law

Author(s)

• David, René
• Brierley, John E. C.

Bibliographic Information

Major legal systems in the world today : an introduction to the comparative study of law

René David, John E.C. Brierley

Stevens, 1985

3rd ed

• pbk.

Other Title

Grands systèmes de droit contemporains

Uniform Title

Grands systèmes de droit contemporains

Note

Translation of: Les grands systèmes de droit contemporains

Bibliography: p. 577-609

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Professor David's Les Grands Systems de Droit Contemporains is acknowledged as a classic in the literature on comparative law. It provides a discursive account of contemporary families of law, analysing their history, development and present day structure.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Romano-Germanic system. Socialist legal systems. The common law. Other conceptions of law and the social order.

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Details

• NCID: BA03221644
• ISBN:
  • 0420473408
  • 0420473505
• LCCN: 86132781
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 624 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : K583
  • DC19 : 340/.2
  • DC19 : 342
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Comparative law