Title: Civil law and the Anglo-American lawyer :
Authors: De Vries, Henry P.,; Schneider, George A.,; David, René,; David, René,
Date: 1976
Publisher: Published for the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University [by] Oceana Publications,
Physical description: xviii, 447 pages ; 27 cm
Language: English
LC classification: K
Contents: Part one. The interaction of foreign and internal law -- The comparison of legal systems -- The law professional in foreign law matters -- Pleading and proof of foreign law in American courts -- Application of foreign law in courts abroad -- The language barrier -- The French legal professions -- Part two. Public law -- Political and administrative organization -- Constitutional and administrative law -- Control of powers of Parliament -- Control of executive and administrative action -- International and internal law -- Part three. Codification -- Droit civil and procedure -- Commercial law and procedure -- Labor law -- Penal law and procedure -- Part four. Civil law method -- Formulating rules of law -- Supremacy of written law -- Custom -- Prior decisions in the same or similar case -- Doctrine -- Part five. Outline of the law of obligations -- Civil liability -- Product liability -- Quasi-contract -- Contracts.
Notes: Based on The French legal system, by R. David and H. P. deVries. Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Law--France.