French law
Subtitle: a comparative approach
By: Eva Steiner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9780199232376
Subjects: Law; Recht
Description: This text provides an authoritative, thorough, and clear account of the French legal system and its internal workings. It explains both the institutions and substantive law along with the methodology that underpins the system. Illuminating and insightful comparisons to other legal jurisdictions are made throughout.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Legislation and the constitutional framework; title: Codification; title: Statutory interpretation; title: Case law; title: Law reform; title: Judges; title: Judicial reasoning; title: Judicial style; title: Case notes; title: Method of teaching; title: Legal exercises; title: Administrative law; title: Procedure; title: The law of contract; title: The law of tort; title: Property law.