French Law: A Comparative Approach, 2nd Edition

Comparative Law

French Law: A Comparative Approach, 2nd Edition

By Eva Steiner
Oxford University Press March 2018

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ISBN-13
9780198790891
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
March 2018
Format
Paperback , 448 pages
Jurisdiction
France ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The second edition of French Law: A Comparative Approachprovides an authoritative, comprehensive, and up to date account of the French legal system and its internal workings.

It sets out the institutional frameworks, substantive law, and methodologies that underpin the system, and provides expert insight into the civil law way of thinking and an explanation of how law is made and enforced in France.

It offers detailed case studies of how French law is shaped in practice in key areas, including commentary on landmark cases that have shaped modern French law.

Illuminating and insightful comparisons to other legal jurisdictions are made throughout, helping readers appreciate the distinguishing features and unique nature of the French legal landscape.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The French legal tradition
Part I The law making process
1: Legislation
2: Codification
3: Statutory interpretations
4: Case law
5: Law reform
Part II The method of deciding cases
6: Judges
7: Judicial reasoning
8: Judicial style
9: Case notes
Part III
10: Method of teaching
11: Legal exercises
Part IV Public Law
12: Administrative law
13: Constitutional law
Part V Procedure
14: Civil procedure
15: Criminal procedure
Part VI The law of obligation
16: The law of contract
17: The law of tort
18: The law of property

About the Author

Eva Steiner, Senior Lecturer in French Law, King's College London

 

Reviews

"This book is, without a doubt, the best introduction to French Law ever written for English-speaking law students" - Emmanuelle Bouvier, Société de Législation comparée
 
 
 

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