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Charting the divide between common and civil law [electronic resource] / Thomas Lundmark.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012Description: 1 online resource (xv, 465 p.).ISBN: 9780190259914 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Comparative law
| Common law | Civil lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199738823DDC classification: 340.2 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: What does it mean when civil lawyers and common lawyers think differently? This book provides an introduction to the uses, purposes, and approaches to studying civil and common law in a comparative legal framework. The book covers the jurisdictions of Germany, Sweden, England and Wales, and the United States, and includes a discussion of each country's legal issues, structure, and their general rules. The author explores the discipline of comparative legal studies, rectifying many of the misconceptions and prejudices that cloud our understanding of the divide between the common law and civil law traditions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
What does it mean when civil lawyers and common lawyers think differently? This book provides an introduction to the uses, purposes, and approaches to studying civil and common law in a comparative legal framework. The book covers the jurisdictions of Germany, Sweden, England and Wales, and the United States, and includes a discussion of each country's legal issues, structure, and their general rules. The author explores the discipline of comparative legal studies, rectifying many of the misconceptions and prejudices that cloud our understanding of the divide between the common law and civil law traditions.
Description based on print version record.