| Description |
xviii,169 pages : charts ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Part A: Building Blocks -- 1. System Building in Law -- 2. Codes and Codification in the Civil Law -- 3. Judges and Precedent in the Common Law -- Part B: Law in Action -- 4. The Blame Game: Who Should Bear the Cost of Accidents? -- 5. Duty to Rescue: To Act or Not to Act? (That's the - Legal - Question!) -- 6. Law and Morality: Where is the Harm? -- 7. Industrial Democracy: In Search of Utopia? -- 8. Court Procedure -- 9. Good Faith in Contract Law -- Part C: Globalisation and the Law -- 10. Legal Order of the European Union -- 11. Theories of Convergence and Divergence -- Appendix: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
| Summary |
The rule of law constitutes the hallmark of contemporary Western society. However, public perceptions and attitudes to the law can vary in space and time. This book explores legal solutions to selected problem scenarios in their broader historical, economic, political and societal context |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
© The Federation Press |
| Subject |
Civil law systems.
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Civil law.
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Common law.
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| ISBN |
9781760020293 |
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