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082			_a340.56 MER 2007
100			_aMerryman, John Henry and Perez-Perdomo, Rogelio.
245			_aThe civil law tradition : _ban introduction to the legal systems of Europe and Latin America.
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aStanford : _bStanford University Press, _c2007.
300			_ax, 173 p. : _c22 cm.
500			_aContents 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
520			_aDesigned 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.
650		0	_aCivil Law
942			_cEB