| Description |
x, 173 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Two legal traditions -- Roman civil law, canon law, and commercial law -- The revolution -- The sources of law -- Codes and codifi cation -- Judges -- The interpretation of statutes -- Certainty and equity -- Scholars -- Legal science -- The general part -- The legal process -- The division of jurisdiction -- Legal categories -- The legal professions -- Civil procedure -- Criminal procedure -- Constitutional review -- Perspectives -- The future of the civil law tradition |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166) and index |
| Subject |
Civil law systems.
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| Author |
Pérez-Perdomo, Rogelio.
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| LC no. |
2007003956 |
| ISBN |
9780804755689 cloth alkaline paper |
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080475568X cloth alkaline paper |
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9780804755696 paperback alkaline paper |
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0804755698 paperback alkaline paper |
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