The Civil Law Tradition, 3rd Edition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America

Merryman, John; Pérez-Perdomo, Rogelio

ISBN 10: 0804755698 / ISBN 13: 9780804755696

Published by Stanford University Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Civil Law Tradition, 3rd Edition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804755698
• ISBN 13: 9780804755696
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Designed for the general reader and students of law, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. This new edition deals with recent significant events―such as the fall of the Soviet empire and the resulting precipitous decline of the socialist legal tradition―and their significance for the civil law tradition. The book also incorporates the findings of recent important literature on the legal cultures of civil law countries.

About the Author

John Henry Merryman is Nelson Bowman Sweitzer and Marie B. Sweitzer Professor of Law, Emeritus at Stanford University. Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo is Dean of the Law School at the Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas