Elgar encyclopedia of comparative law / edited by Jan M. Smits.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smits, J. M. (Jan Martien)

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Series:

Elgar original reference.

Elgar original reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Encyclopedias.

Law.

Comparative law--Encyclopedias.

Comparative law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1024 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Containing newly updated versions of existing entries and adding several important new entries, this second edition of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law takes stock of present-day comparative law scholarship. Written by leading authorities in their respective fields, the contributions in this accessible book cover and combine not only questions regarding the methodology of comparative law, but also specific areas of law (such as administrative law and criminal law) and specific topics (such as accident compensation and consideration). In addition, the Encyclopedia contains reports on a

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Accident compensation; 2 Administrative law; 3 Agency and representation; 4 The aims of comparative law; 5 American law (United States); 6 Arbitration; 7 Assignment; 8 Australia; 9 Belgium; 10 Canada; 11 China; 12 Civil procedure; 13 Commercial regulation; 14 Common law; 15 Comparative law and economics; 16 Competition law; 17 Consideration; 18 Constitutional law; 19 Consumer protection; 20 Coordination of legal systems; 21 Corporate responsibility; 22 Criminal law and criminal procedure; 23 The Czech Republic; 24 Damages (in tort)

25 England and Wales26 European Civil Code; 27 Family law; 28 Finland; 29 France; 30 German law; 31 Greece; 32 Human rights law; 33 Insolvency law; 34 Insurance law; 35 Interpretation of contracts; 36 Israel; 37 Italy; 38 Japanese law; 39 Legal culture; 40 Legal families; 41 Legal history and comparative law; 42 Legal reasoning; 43 Legal translation; 44 Legal transplants; 45 Lithuania; 46 Methodology of comparative law; 47 Mistake; 48 Mixed jurisdictions; 49 Nationality law; 50 The Netherlands; 51 Offer and acceptance inter absentes; 52 Personal and real security; 53 Personality rights

54 Poland55 Privacy; 56 Private international law; 57 Product liability; 58 Property and real rights; 59 Public law; 60 Remedies for breach of contract; 61 Russian law; 62 Scots law; 63 Social security; 64 South Africa; 65 Spain; 66 Statutory interpretation; 67 Supervening events and force majeure; 68 Sweden; 69 Switzerland; 70 Tax law; 71 Tort law in general; 72 Transfer of movable property; 73 Transnational law, evolving; 74 Trust law; 75 Turkey; 76 Unjustified enrichment; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-69893-5

1-78100-610-5

OCLC:

812275755