Deciphering a Civil Code: Sources of Law and Methods of Interpretation

by Alain A. Levasseur

The primary purpose of this book is to dispel some misunderstandings -- or even erroneous views -- on what a ''code'' is and, more specifically, how one can work with a ''civil code.'' The text explains that in a civil law system, codification is the product of the combination of three sources of law: legislation, jurisprudence or court cases, and doctrine or legal scholarship. It then analyzes the many different methods of reasoning and interpretation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611636345
• ISBN13: 9781611636345
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"