The civil law tradition : an introduction to the legal systems of Europe and Latin America.
By: Merryman, John Henry and Perez-Perdomo, Rogelio.
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BookPublisher: Stanford : Stanford University Press, 2007Edition: 3rd ed.Description: x, 173 p. : 22 cm.ISBN: 9780804755696.Subject(s): Civil LawDDC classification: 340.56 MER 2007 Summary: 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.
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Contents
I. Two Legal Traditions
II. Roman Civil Law Canon Law and Commercial Law
III. The Revolution
IV. The Sources of Law
V. Codes and Codification
VI. Judges
VII. The Interpretation of Statutes
VIII. Certainty and Equity
IX. Scholars
X. Legal Science
XI. The General Part
XII. The Legal Process
XIII. The Division of Jurisdiction
XIV. Legal Categories
XV. The Legal Professions
XVI. Civil Professions
XVII. Criminal Professions
XVIII. Constitutional Review
XIX. Perspectives
XX. The Future of the Civil Law Tradition
Recommended Readings
Index
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.
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