Civil law and the Anglo-American lawyer : a case-illustrated introduction to civil law institutions and method

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Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Henry P. De Vries, George A. Schneider
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): New York (State)
Publication Information: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Published for the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University [by] Oceana Publications, 1976, ©1975
Type: Book
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XVIII, 447 pages ; 27 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Civil law and the Anglo-American lawyer : a case-illustrated introduction to civil law institutions and method is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publisher: The Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University in the City of New York by Oceana Publications
Responsable Person: by Henry P. deVries, assisted by George A. Schneider.
Publication Date: 1976
Copyright Date: 1975
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Country/State: New York (State)
Number of Editions: 14 editions
First edition Date: 1973
Last edition Date: 1976
General Notes: Based on The French legal system, by R. David and H.P. deVries.
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KJV233
Dewey Code: 349.44
ISBN: 0379002221 9780379002225
OCLC: 1322958

Main Contents

Part one. The interaction of foreign and internal law
The comparison of legal systems
The law professional in foreign law matters
Pleading and proof of foreign law in American courts
Application of foreign law in courts abroad
The language barrier
The French legal professions
Part two. Public law
Political and administrative organization
Constitutional and administrative law
Control of powers of Parliament
Control of executive and administrative action
International and internal law
Part three. Codification
Droit civil and procedure
Commercial law and procedure
Labor law
Penal law and procedure
Part four. Civil law method
Formulating rules of law
Supremacy of written law
Custom
Prior decisions in the same or similar case
Doctrine
Part five. Outline of the law of obligations
Civil liability
Product liability
Quasi-contract
Contracts.

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France