A Short Introduction to the Common Law

by Geoffrey Samuel

Geoffrey Samuel's distinctive approach is to present the English common law in the light of its history and its dominant ideas. A student will learn not only what are the major rules of private law and civil law procedure, but will grasp the spirit of the common law. He will thus learn why they exist in a particular form and how common lawyers make them work. Civilian terms are used to provide a guide for the student from a civil law system to understand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782549501
• ISBN13: 9781782549505
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages