Introduction to Belgian Law, 2nd Edition

Author: M. Kruithof; Walter De Bondt
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
ISBN: 9789041167040

Previous Edition ISBN: 9041114564
Published In: February 2017
Format: Hardback , 496 pages
Jurisdiction: Belgium ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Introduction to Belgian Law, now in its second completely revised and upgraded edition, is the ideal overview of Belgian law for foreign lawyers. This book identifies the basic legal sources, institutions and concepts of Belgian law. It offers an up-to-date, state of the art systematic and critical rendition of the principal branches of the law as practised, and it provides the necessary historical background and theoretical framing.

What’s in this book:

The book consists of sixteen chapters, covering all major fields of Belgian law including:

constitutional and administrative law;
procedural law;
criminal law;
family law and trusts and estates;
property, contracts and torts;
commercial transactions and company law;
labour and social security law;
tax law; and
conflicts of laws.

This book also offers in-depth studies of the general features of the Belgian legal system and legal culture.

Every contribution is written by a generally recognised expert in this particular field of law. The authors cover the legislation at the different levels, guiding the reader through the multi-layered governance in the complicated federal structure of Belgium within the European Union, and pay ample attention to the reality of legal practice in court cases. Each chapter concludes with a very useful bibliography of works in both official languages (French and Dutch). Where available, basic works in English are listed.

How this will help you:

Both a valuable handbook for practitioners and a comprehensive survey of Belgian law and legal institutions, this book – written for a diversified, primarily for non-Belgian readership – provides information and guidance to navigate through legal proceedings with a Belgian element. This book helps lawyers, scholars, business persons and government officials in facing and overcoming the challenges inherent in engaging with Belgium’s complex legal realities.

Editors

Contributors

Chapter 1 The Belgian Legal Tradition: Does It Exist?

Dirk Heirbaut

Chapter 2 Basic Features of the Belgian Legal System

Mark Van Hoecke & Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde

Chapter 3 Constitutional Law

Francis Delpérée

Chapter 4 Administrative Law

Robert Andersen & David Renders

Chapter 5 The Judicial System and Civil Procedure

Piet Taelman & Claudia Van Severen

Chapter 6 Criminal Law

Joëlle Rozie

Chapter 7 Family Law

Patrick Senaeve

Chapter 8 Successions, Donations Inter Vivos and Wills

Christian De Wulf

Chapter 9 Property Law

Vincent Sagaert

Chapter 10 Contract Law

Ignace Claeys

Chapter 11 Tort Law

Marc Kruithof

Chapter 12 Commercial Law and Business Transactions

Eddy Wymeersch & Diederik Bruloot

Chapter 13 Company Law

Hans De Wulf

Chapter 14 Labour and Social Security Law

Willy van Eeckhoutte

Chapter 15 The Belgian Tax System

Miguel De Jonckheere

Chapter 16 Private International Law

Johan Erauw

Index

Marc Kruithof is a law professor at Ghent University. He holds a PhD in Law, as well as Licentiates in Law and in Economics, from Ghent University, and a Master of Laws from Yale Law School.

Walter De Bondt is an emeritus professor at Ghent University and at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He holds a PhD in Law as well as a Licentiate in Law from Ghent University, and a Master of Laws from UC Berkeley.