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1 online resource (xv, 465 pages) |
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Introduction -- The discipline of comparative law -- Comparative legal linguistics -- Comparative jurisprudence -- Lawyers -- Judges and judiciaries -- Lay judges and juries -- Legal reasoning -- Statutes and their construction -- Judicial precedents |
| Summary |
5. Judges and Judiciaries; A. Historical Development; B. Court Structure; C. The Selection, Training, and Tasks of Judges; Summary; 6. Lay Judges and Juries; A. Historical Development; B. Selection and Training; C. Justifications for Lay Judges and Juries; Summary; PART THREE: Legal Rules; 7. Legal Reasoning; A. Law, Rules, Norms, Making Law, and Finding Law; B. Four Steps in Making and Applying the Law; C. The Thinking Processes in Making Law; D. Logic and Legal Reasoning; E. Mischaracterizations of Common Law Reasoning; Summary; 8. Statutes and their Construction |
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What does it mean when civil lawyers and common lawyers think differently? In Charting the Divide between Common and Civil Law, Thomas Lundmark provides a comprehensive introduction to the uses, purposes, and approaches to studying civil and common law in a comparative legal framework. Superbly organized and exhaustively written, this volume covers the jurisdictions of Germany, Sweden, England and Wales, and the United States, and includes a discussion of each country's legal issues, structure, and their general rules. Professor Lundmark also explores the discipline of comparative legal studie |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-453) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Comparative law.
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Common law.
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Civil law.
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LAW -- Essays.
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LAW -- General Practice.
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LAW -- Jurisprudence.
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LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism.
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LAW -- Practical Guides.
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LAW -- Reference.
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Civil law
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Common law
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Comparative law
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199876365 |
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0199876363 |
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1299940269 |
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9781299940260 |
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9780190259914 |
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0190259914 |
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