A modern, conceptual and historical guide to the study of the world's major legal systems within a methodological framework. It is supported by comparative overviews of comparable legal topics in the common law and civil law and evaluates the impact of EC law. It also examines different conceptions of law existing in countries like China and Japan, and typical hybrid legal systems such as Scotland, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles. In addition, it assesses the future of the socialist legal system in light of the disintegration of the former USSR. Topics covered include contract and tort, the sale of goods, corporate law, and labour law.
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- PublisherKluwer Law International
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 9065446621
- ISBN 13 9789065446626
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages360