Major Legal Systems in the World Today
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0420473505 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 650 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language Notes Text: English, French (translation)
Professor David's Les Grands Systems de Droit Contemporains is acknowledged as a classic in the literature on comparative law. It provides a discursive account of contemporary families of law, analysing their history, development and present day structure.
"lex mundi" according to W. CERCAL. French professor René David is one of the most renowned scholars of comparative law and this book is his masterpiece. Committed to the Cartesian methodology, the work is divided in four parts, each part representing a major legal system: i) Romanists, ii) Soviet law, iii) Common-law, iv) Eastern law.Roma. This book is a must-have! Clever, cunning, insightful.Very useful for any law student who needs to be introduced to the realm of comparative law.