The civil law tradition
Subtitle: an introduction to the legal systems of Europe and Latin America
By: John Henry Merryman and Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo
Contributors: Pérez-Perdomo, Rogelio
Edition: 3rd ed
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780804755689; 9780804755696
Subjects: Civil law systems
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-166) and index
Table of contents: title: Two legal traditions; title: Roman civil law, canon law, and commercial law; title: The revolution; title: The sources of law; title: Codes and codification; title: Judges; title: The interpretation of statutes; title: Certainty and equity; title: Scholars; title: Legal science; title: The general part; title: The legal process; title: The division of jurisdiction; title: Legal categories; title: The legal professions; title: Civil procedure; title: Criminal procedure; title: Constitutional review; title: Perspectives; title: The future of the civil law tradition