Law and Economics in Civil Law Countries (The Economics of Legal Relationships) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762307129 ISBN 13: 9780762307128

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

The aim of the book is to highlight the law and economics issues confronting civil law countries. The following questions are addressed in this volume: to what extent have the existing codes in civil law countries been designed to incorporate economic considerations? Can the modifications made to codified rules over time be explained by a will to react to new economic constraints? Which economic problems are at the root of the revision of codes? And, given that the code is not the only source of law in civil law countries, the volume also explores the relationship between law and economics in the context of both the legislature and the courts.

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Review:

'...Fourteen essays explore some of the ways in which economics analysis can contribute to an understanding of some key aspects of the relationships between legal systems and thus provide a useful methodology for comparative law and economics.' - Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 40, No. 2, B. Deffains

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0762307129
• ISBN 13: 9780762307128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Deffains Bruno, Kirat Thierry