The civil law tradition: an introduction to the legal systems of Europe and Latin America/

Main Author: Merryman, John Henry
Other Authors: Perez-Perdomo, Rogelio
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press, 2007
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Two legal traditions
  • Roman civil law, canon law, and commercial law
  • The revolution
  • The sources of law
  • Codes and codification
  • Judges
  • The interpretation of statutes
  • Certainty and equity
  • Scholars
  • Legal science
  • The general part
  • The legal process
  • The division of jurisdiction
  • Legal categories
  • The legal professions
  • Civil procedure
  • Criminal procedure
  • Constitutional review
  • Perspectives
  • The future of the civil law tradition.