The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America

by John Henry Merryman

Book Overview

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. This new edition deals with recent significant events--such as the fall of the Soviet empire and the resulting precipitous decline of the socialist legal tradition--and their significance for the civil law tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804755698
• ISBN13: 9780804755696
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"