An Introduction to the Comparative Study of Private Law: Readings, Cases, Materials - Hardcover

Gordley, James; Jiang, Hao; Von Mehren, Arthur Taylor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1108835848 ISBN 13: 9781108835848

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2021

Synopsis

This collection of readings places side by side the principal doctrines of contracts, torts, unjust enrichment, and property in the cases of the United States, England, France, Germany and China. It presents code provisions, cases, and other legal materials that describe the law in force, and places each doctrine in its historical context to enable an understanding of the development of law as an ongoing process, in which the resolution of current issues depends upon how past issues were resolved. It both provides a road map of the private law of these jurisdictions, and illustrates how private law has been shaped by history, by the effort to solve common problems, and by differences in culture. This new edition reflects changes in the law, and includes the addition of Chinese Law as a comparative study.

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About the Authors

James Gordley holds the W. R. Irby Chair in Law at Tulane University, and specialises in comparative and contract law.

Hao Jiang is an assistant professor of comparative law at Università Bocconi. He writes in the areas of American corporate and contract law, Chinese and European civil law and comparative law.

Arthur Taylor von Mehren was Professor of Law at Harvard University, Massachusetts, and was a world-renowned scholar in international and comparative law.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108835848
• ISBN 13: 9781108835848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 700