| Description |
xvi, 496 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Introduction and Comparative Overview -- 1. A descriptive and comparative overview -- I. Upon an invisible foundation: the claims of culture of the civil-law sphere -- II. The cultural voices of judge and jurist: purists, pragmatists and pollutionists -- III. The system builders and their edifice -- IV. The linguistic factor: the demands of dualism -- V. The place of precedent in legal reasoning and in the scheme of legal sources -- VI. The penetration of common law - pattern and process -- VII. "Original law" - the process of creating autonomous law -- VIII. The broad assimilation of Anglo-American procedure and evidence -- IX. Commercial law: the role of the dominant economy -- Pt. II. The Comparative Evidence -- 2. The Republic of South Africa -- 3. Scotland -- 4. Louisiana -- 5. Quebec -- 6. Puerto Rico -- 7. The Philippines -- 8. Israel -- App. A. The mixed jurisdictions questionnaire and instructions -- App. B. Other mixed jurisdictions of the world |
| Notes |
"This digitally printed first paperback version 2006" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Civil law systems.
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Common law.
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Legal polycentricity.
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| Author |
Palmer, Vernon V.
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| LC no. |
00063006 |
| ISBN |
052178154X |
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9780521781541 |
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0521033810 paperback |
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9780521033817 paperback |
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