Title: Comparative law : cases, text, materials /
Authors: Schlesinger, Rudolf B.; Schlesinger, Rudolf B.
Publisher: Foundation Press,
Year: 1988
Subjects: Comparative law Cases.
Contents: Preface -- Explanations and abbreviations -- Table of cases -- Author index -- A. The nature of a foreign law problem. I. Introduction : The comparative method : its purpose and promise -- II. Foreign law in our courts : pleading and proof of foreign law -- B. Common law and civil law : comparison of methods and sources. I. Common law and civil law jurisdictions distinguished -- II. Procedure in civil law countries -- III. Substantive law -- C. A topical approach to the civil law : some illustrative subjects. I. Agency -- II. Corporations -- III. Conflict of laws -- D. Caveat : The special hazards of comparative law. I. Language difficulties -- II. Differences in classification -- III. The contrast between the printed word and actual practice -- Appendix. A brief excursus on comparative and foreign law research : how to find the relevant materials -- Index.