The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America, Fourth Edition - Hardcover

Merryman, John Henry; Pérez-Perdomo, Rogelio

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1503606813 ISBN 13: 9781503606814

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Designed for the general reader and students of law, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The fourth edition is fully updated to include the latest developments in the field and to correct and update historical details gleaned from newly-published research on Roman and Medieval law. In the past ten years, the legal profession has changed radically, with the growing international ubiquity of large law firms operating across borders (which was previously a uniquely American phenomenon). This new edition updates the book from the post-Soviet era to ongoing current issues, including Brexit and the status of the European Union. It discusses how civil law codes have shifted in some countries to adapt to modern and changing ideologies and also includes brand-new material on legal education, which is of central importance to the legal profession today.

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About the Author

John Henry Merryman (1920–2015) was the Nelson Bowman Sweitzer and Marie B. Sweitzer Professor of Law, Emeritus at Stanford University. Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo is a law professor at the Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1503606813
• ISBN 13: 9781503606814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 192