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Providing a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the legal approach to key areas of law within different legal systems, this book offers a blueprint for comparative legal study by evaluating the current epistemological debate on comparative law and comparative legal research... Read Full Overview

Accessibly written, this book outlines recent changes to EC law, compares the civil law of France, Germany and England, examines the Russian Federation in the post-Soviet era and explores socialist legal influences and non-Western legal traditions.

This is a contemporary introduction to comparative law, tracing its history, aims and functions and increasing relevance in a rapidly changing world. Topics covered include the origins of civil law and common law traditions, non-Western legal systems and the implications of the... Read Full Overview

Providing a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the legal approach to key areas of law within different legal systems, this book also offers a blueprint for comparative legal study by evaluating the current epistemological debate on Comparative Law and demonstrating comparative... Read Full Overview

Providing a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the legal approach to key areas of law within different legal systems, this book offers a blueprint for comparative legal study by evaluating the current epistemological debate on comparative law and comparative legal research... Read Full Overview