The civil law tradition : an introduction to the legal systems of Europe and Latin America

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The civil law tradition : an introduction to the legal systems of Europe and Latin America

John Henry Merryman and Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo

Stanford University Press, 2007

3rd ed

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Note

Bibliography: p. 163-166

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Designed for the general reader and students of law, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. This new edition deals with recent significant events-such as the fall of the Soviet empire and the resulting precipitous decline of the socialist legal tradition-and their significance for the civil law tradition. The book also incorporates the findings of recent important literature on the legal cultures of civil law countries.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS I Two Legal Traditions 000 II Roman Civil Law, Canon Law, and Commercial Law 000 III The Revolution 000 IV The Sources of Law 000 V Codes and Codifi cation 000 VI Judges 000 VII The Interpretation of Statutes 000 VIII Certainty and Equity 000 IX Scholars 000 X Legal Science 000 XI The General Part 000 XII The Legal Process 000 XIII The Division of Jurisdiction 000 XIV Legal Categories 000 XV The Legal Professions 000 XVI Civil Procedure 000 XVII Criminal Procedure 000 XVIII Constitutional Review 000 XIX Perspectives 000 XX The Future of the Civil Law Tradition 000 Recommended Readings 000 Index 000

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Details

  • NCID
    BA82898244
  • ISBN
    • 9780804755689
    • 9780804755696
  • LCCN
    2007003956
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Stanford, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 173 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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