Comparative legal traditions in a nutshell
- ISBN: 9780314285607
- Editorial: West Academic
- Fecha de la edición: 2016
- Lugar de la edición: St. Paul (MN). Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Edición número: 4th ed.
- Colección: Nutshell Series
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 20 cm
- Nº Pág.: 343
- Idiomas: Inglés
This nutshell offers a general introduction to comparative law that includes both an overview of the methods of comparative law as well as of the two most widespread legal traditions in the world: civil (or Romano-Germanic) law and common law. For both legal traditions, this expert discussion covers their history; legal structures, including constitutional systems, courts, and judicial review; the roles of central legal actors, including lawyers, judges, and scholars; an overview of civil and criminal procedure; the principal sources of law and divisions of substantive law; and the judicial process. Throughout, the discussion also includes references to the place and the importance of supranational law and institutions and their impact on the civil law and common law traditions in Europe.
