An introduction to the comparative study of private law : readings, cases, materials
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An introduction to the comparative study of private law : readings, cases, materials
Cambridge University Press, 2021
2nd ed
- : pbk
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This collection of readings places side by side the principal doctrines of contracts, torts, unjust enrichment, and property in the cases of the United States, England, France, Germany and China. It presents code provisions, cases, and other legal materials that describe the law in force, and places each doctrine in its historical context to enable an understanding of the development of law as an ongoing process, in which the resolution of current issues depends upon how past issues were resolved. It both provides a road map of the private law of these jurisdictions, and illustrates how private law has been shaped by history, by the effort to solve common problems, and by differences in culture. This new edition reflects changes in the law, and includes the addition of Chinese Law as a comparative study.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Foreword by Shiyuan Han
- Foreword by Reinhard Zimmermann
- Foreword by Andre Tunc
- Foreword by Roscoe Pound
- 1. Traditions
- 2. Institutions
- Part I. The Law of Obligations: 3. The structure of contract law
- 4. Voluntary commitment
- 5. Fairness
- 6. Excuses for non-performance
- 7. Remedies
- 8. The scope of the rights protected
- 9. The conduct for which one is liable
- 10. The principle
- 11. Must one party gain at the other's expense?
- Part II. The Law of Property: 12. Possession
- 13. Ownership.
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