Mixed jurisdictions worldwide : the third legal family / edited by Vernon Valentine Palmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Palmer, Vernon V., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil law systems.

Common law.

Legal polycentricity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 704 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

This examination of the mixed jurisdiction experience makes use of an innovative cross-comparative methodology to provide a wealth of detail on each of the nine countries studied. It identifies the deep resemblances and salient traits of this legal family and the broad analytical overview highlights the family links while providing a detailed individual treatment of each country which reveals their individual personalities. This updated second edition includes two new countries (Botswana and Malta) and the appendices explore all other mixed jurisdictions and contain a special report on Cameroon.

Contents:

A descriptive and comparative overview / Vernon Valentine Palmer

The Republic of South Africa / C.G. van der Merwe, Jacques du Plessis, Marius de Waal, Reinhard Zimmermann, and Paul Farlam

Scotland / Elspeth Reid

Louisiana / Vernon Valentine Palmer and Harry Borowski

Quebec / Michael McAuley

Puerto Rico / Luis Muñiz-Argüelles

The Philippines / Pacifico Agabin

Botswana / Charles Fombad

Malta / Biagio Andó, Kevin Aquilina, J. Scerri-Diacono, and David Zammit

Israel / Tamar Gidron.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781139028424

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.