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Great Legal Traditions : Civil Law, Common Law, and Chinese Law in Historical and Operational Perspective by John Head (2011, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCarolina Academic Press

ISBN-101594609578

ISBN-139781594609572

eBay Product ID (ePID)102819679

Product Key Features

Number of Pages700 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGreat Legal Traditions : Civil Law, Common Law, and Chinese Law in Historical and Operational Perspective

Publication Year2011

SubjectCivil Law, General, Legal History, Comparative, Common

TypeTextbook

AuthorJohn Head

Subject AreaLaw

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight43.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2010-053972

SynopsisGreat Legal Traditions: Civil Law, Common Law, and Chinese Law in Historical and Operational Perspective draws on the nearly thirty years of experience that the author has accumulated from working in and writing about a variety of legal systems around the world. After an introduction to the underlying concepts and values of comparative legal studies, Head embarks on a brisk six-chapter survey of European civil law, English and American common law, and Chinese law (both dynastic and contemporary). Each legal tradition is divided into two perspectives -- first historical and then operational. Numerous illustrations and biographical sketches bring the historical surveys to life, thereby setting the stage for a close examination of several key attributes of representative legal systems in each of the three traditions. Head's "operational" topics include sources of law, the role and training of lawyers, the division of court jurisdiction, constitutional review, the role of codification, and more -- and he gives special attention to comparative criminal procedure. Great Legal Traditions is designed primarily for use in law schools and other graduate programs in comparative history, international relations, and both European and Chinese area studies, but the book is also written to be accessible to a more general readership. The main text is supplemented with numerous appendices that serve in place of a documents supplement. A teacher's manual is also available with guidance on each of the study questions that Head places at the beginning of each chapter (roughly 200 study questions in all). The teacher's manual also provides guidance (and confidence) to instructors not already familiar with Chinese law and history.

LC Classification NumberK583.H43 2011