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The Contemporary Civil Law Tradition: Europe, Latin America, and East Asia - 2nd Edition - John Henry Merryman

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9780820556765
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2nd Edition
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The Contemporary Civil Law Tradition: Europe, Latin America, and East Asia 2nd Edition John Henry Merryman ISBN 9780820556765

The Contemporary Civil Law Tradition: Europe, Latin America, and East Asia explores the rich and diverse world of modern civil law systems, which cover more countries and populations than any other legal tradition. While many rules may appear similar to those in the United States or other common law nations, the real challenge lies not in identifying the rules but in understanding how they function within their respective legal systems. This book aims to illuminate that context, helping readers grasp how contemporary civil law operates in practice.

The book has two primary goals. First, it identifies and analyzes the similarities across the civil law nations studied, demonstrating why they can be grouped within the same legal family. Second, it highlights key differences among the 13 civil law countries covered, examining them on two levels: by continent—Europe, Latin America, and East Asia—in the historical order of civil law development, and by individual nation within each continent: France, Germany, Italy, and Spain; Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico; and Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

The Contemporary Civil Law Tradition: Europe, Latin America, and East Asia 2nd Edition John Henry Merryman ISBN 9780820556765, 978-0820556765 & 978-08205-56765

Authors
John Henry Merryman
David S. Clark
John Owen Haley