The Civil Law Tradition, 3rd Edition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America

John Henry Merryman; Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo

Published by Stanford University Press 2007

The Civil Law Tradition, 3rd Edition

An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America

John Henry Merryman and Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804768337

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About this book

Designed 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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
I TWO LEGAL TRADITIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II ROMAN CIVIL LAW, CANON LAW, AND COMMERCIAL LAW Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
III THE REVOLUTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
IV THE SOURCES OF LAW Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
V CODES AND CODIFICATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
VI JUDGES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
VII THE INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
VIII CERTAINTY AND EQUITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
IX SCHOLARS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
X LEGAL SCIENCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
XI THE GENERAL PART Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
XII THE LEGAL PROCESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
XIII THE DIVISION OF JURISDICTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
XIV LEGAL CATEGORIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
XV THE LEGAL PROFESSIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
XVI CIVIL PROCEDURE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
XVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
XVIII CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
XIX PERSPECTIVES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
XX THE FUTURE OF THE CIVIL LAW TRADITION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
RECOMMENDED READINGS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167

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Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 192
Keywords: Law -- International and Comparative Law

eBook

Published: May 21, 2007
ISBN: 9780804768337